Caritas Norway

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Caritas Norway
Caritas Norge
Established1952;72 years ago (1952)
Type nonprofit
Legal statusfoundation
Purpose development aid, humanitarian aid, social services
Location
Coordinates 59°55′00″N10°44′57″E / 59.9168°N 10.7492°E / 59.9168; 10.7492
Region served
Norway and worldwide
Secretary General
Ingrid Rosendorf Joys
Chairman of the Board
Peter Kuran [1]
Affiliations Caritas Europa, Caritas Internationalis
Revenue (2023)
 kr  317,201,510 [2]
Expenses (2023) kr  301,011,892 [2]
Staff (2023)
230 [3]
Volunteers (2023)
80 [3]
Website www.caritas.no
Formerly called
Norwegian Catholic Help for Refugees (Norsk katolsk flyktninghjelp)

Caritas Norway (Norwegian : Caritas Norge) is a Catholic aid organisation from Norway. It is part of the European network of Caritas organisations Caritas Europa, as well of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation.

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History

Caritas Norway was founded in 1952 as Norwegian Catholic Help for Refugees (Norsk katolsk flyktninghjelp) by the Catholic Church in Norway. In 1964, it became an independent organisation and adopted its current name, initially under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo, and later under the Norwegian Catholic Bishops' Council (Norsk Katolsk Bisperåd). Since 1991, the highest authority of Caritas Norway has been the council meeting, which includes representatives from all the Catholic congregations in the country. [4] Today Caritas Norway is run as an independent humanitarian foundation. [5] [6]

Work

As a humanitarian relief and development agency, Caritas Norway implements projects according to the localisation principle. [7] This means that Caritas Norway does not implement projects directly, but supports partner organisations across the world in their work. The partner organisations work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. [8] The supported projects reached more than 955,000 people in 2023: 31% through humanitarian relief activities, 57% through long-term development projects, and 12% through collaboration across projects. [2]

That same year, the budget for international projects reached almost 284 million NOK. Funding sources included private donors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. [2]

In Norway, Caritas offers various services, including resource centres for immigrants located in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Drammen, and Trondheim. At these centres, both employees and volunteers assist immigrants by providing information and guidance on their rights and opportunities within the Norwegian labour market, temporary and permanent housing, employment advice, job vacancies, and application processes, as well as legal and health counselling. Additionally, they offer Norwegian language courses, career counselling, and other activities for asylum seekers in reception centres. In 2017, Caritas Norway launched an au pair centre to support au pairs and host families. [9] [10]

In 2018, 12,000 migrant workers and refugees attended Norwegian language courses under the auspices of Caritas and Caritas helped 500 persons find employment. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Kuran elected as new head of Caritas Norway". 17 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Årsrapport (Annual Report) 2023" (in Norwegian). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Caritas international: Info-Reise nach Armenien und Georgien" (in German). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Caritas Norge". innsamlingskontrollen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ↑ https://www.ersonetwork.org/caritas-norway
  6. ↑ "Queen Sonja met with Ukrainian refugees at Caritas Norway". newmyroyals.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Caritas Norway is for example one of the signatories of the Charter for Change
  8. ↑ "Caritas Norge". frivillig.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Caritas Norway". ersonetwork.org. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Caritas Norway (Caritas Norge)". Devex . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "HOS CARITAS: – Vi deler Kristi kjærlighet til den som trenger oss mest". katolsk.no (in Norwegian). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Ane Bamle Tjellaug & Vårt Land (25 May 2019). "Caritas får én million ekstra over statsbudsjettet". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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