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Cast Out to the Deep

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Honorary Chair for the Go FAR Campaign, talks about casting out to the deep to help our most vulnerable brothers and sisters overseas.
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CRS interviewed Cardinal Timothy Dolan about the Go FAR campaign in New York on CRS February 24, 2020. The Go FAR Campaign highlights five priorities: 1. Transform livelihoods by helping 1 million productive farmers grow better crops, feed their families and overcome poverty and hunger. 2. Empower 5 million young people to thrive and lead by providing training and opportunities. 3. Build homes for 1.5 million people affected by crisis so they can live with dignity and begin to restore their torn lives. 4. Help 1 million children live in strengthened families so they can reach their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment. 5. Drive our mission to go where need is greatest and put people’s God-given dignity at the center of all we do.

Cast Out to the Deep

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Honorary Chair for the Go FAR Campaign, talks about casting out to the deep to help our most vulnerable brothers and sisters overseas.

Cardinal Dolan: Because We Should. Because We Can.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Honorary Chair for the Go FAR Campaign, talks about how we are called to help our most vulnerable brothers and sisters overseas.
Chief representative and the elder of Tinguri Community Seidu Adam (65) wears a cloth face mask at Tinguri Health Clinic in Tinguri, Northern Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic on June 15, 2020.

Staying Strong, Together

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to see things differently. In a time of uncertainty, we encourage you to watch this video through to the end, to see how hope can arise from fear.
May 23, 2019 - Ifanadiana District, Madagascar - Scenes from Ranomafana National Park, which displays Madagascar's unique biodiversity. With less than 10% of native rainforest left in Madagascar, CRS is implementing the SPICES project in Ranomafana in part to help reduce deforestation rates. Implementing through local partner ValBio, CRS efforts through SPICES are aimed at reducing deforestation by providing local access to a range of tree seedlings, and bolstering livelihoods through training and access to valuable cash crops like vanilla, pepper and cacao. The goal of the SPICES project is to improve local management of forested and agricultural landscapes, strengthen adaptive capacity and reduce exposure to climate risks of agricultural households, improve health and nutrition and improve education.

Go FAR: Transforming Livelihoods

It starts with the land. The world’s most vulnerable depend on farming for food and income. But far too many live on degraded land that cannot produce crops—poverty, unemployment, conflict and migration all escalate as a result. CRS is poised to strengthen our agricultural programming to transform livelihoods and landscapes on a regional scale.
Madame Félicité sorts her vanilla beans and prepares them to be curated.

Rebuilding Forests in Madagascar With Vanilla and Spices

Learn about farmers in Madagascar rebuilding their unique forest systems with vanilla and lots of other amazing spices to improve their lives, build habitat for the unique lemurs on the island and produce more nutritious food for their families. Your gift will help farmers send their children to school, fight malnutrition and live in harmony with the unique biodiversity of Madagascar.
May 21, 2019 - Ifanadiana District, Madagascar - Photos from the office of CRS partner agency ValBio, which CRS is supporting through the SPICES project, aimed at creating a more sustainable use of Madagascar’s forested areas.

Rainforests: The New Frontier

CRS is transforming livelihoods by restoring degraded land. Through a global land restoration movement, CRS will help farmers around the world adopt practices to protect soil, water and trees. In Madagascar, for example, CRS is helping farmers grow trees and valuable crops to reduce poverty and protect rainforests at the same time.
CRS is assisting Caritas Bangladesh in providing 265,636 Rohingya refugees with comprehensive support, including new safe, dignified shelters with support from local carpenters in planned camp areas; improvements in overly congested settlement areas to make it safer for families living there; construction gender-segregated toilet and bathing facilities; installation of tube wells and tube wells with solar-powered pumps; training of volunteers and development of messages to promote sanitation and hygiene; facilitating water and sanitation infrastructure maintenance; distributing hygiene kits, including female hygiene supplies; and protecting women and children through various activities, including: sharing protection and anti-trafficking messages; training community members to counsel and provide referrals for specialized help; constructing child friendly spaces where children can play and learn safely; bringing women together to discuss their unique challenges; and educating men so they can advocate on behalf of women.

Go FAR: Building Homes

Home is everything. In following our Gospel mission, CRS is ready to deliver safe and dignified housing to millions of people uprooted by crisis. CRS is ready to put faith into action and expand shelter programming based on our core values—focused not just on building roofs and walls, but homes and communities.
Annet Konga(pictured), 16 is now the head-of-household for her three siblings - Emmanuel Longa, 13, Irene Kobang, 8 AND (Juru) Gladys, 6. Both of her parents died of HIV and TB in 2012, long before she and her family were forced to flee in 2016 from the violence of civil war in her native South Sudan.

Go FAR: Meet Annet

Hear the story of Annet Konga from Uganda.
CRS is assisting Caritas Bangladesh in providing 265,636 Rohingya refugees with comprehensive support, including new safe, dignified shelters with support from local carpenters in planned camp areas; improvements in overly congested settlement areas to make it safer for families living there; construction gender-segregated toilet and bathing facilities; installation of tube wells and tube wells with solar-powered pumps; training of volunteers and development of messages to promote sanitation and hygiene; facilitating water and sanitation infrastructure maintenance; distributing hygiene kits, including female hygiene supplies; and protecting women and children through various activities, including: sharing protection and anti-trafficking messages; training community members to counsel and provide referrals for specialized help; constructing child friendly spaces where children can play and learn safely; bringing women together to discuss their unique challenges; and educating men so they can advocate on behalf of women. Photo by Ismail Ferdous for Catholic Relief Services

Support for Displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh

In western Myanmar, escalating violence has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. CRS and Caritas Bangladesh are supporting their most basic human essentials, such as shelter, clean water, living supplies, protection and child safety.
Atoch Mawut Lat, 36, gestures on the farm of a vegetable producer group in Malou village, Bor county, Jonglei State, South Sudan, April 9, 2019.

Go FAR: Driving Mission

CRS transforms lives. For more than 75 years, CRS has assisted the poor and vulnerable around the world. CRS’ mission is both the inspiration and the fuel that propels our agency forward.
Girlita “Girli” Ascalona, 37, will own one of seven pilot homes in the Anibong resettlement community. She is about to be evicted from her current home, one that floods in heavy rain and sits dangerously close to a main road with fast-moving traffic. She is most excited to have title to her land, something that felt out-of-reach on her own even though her husband has a steady job in sales. CRS is helping her to navigate the complicated, paper-based process of purchasing her small lot, which measures just 4x6 meters. She said that this land, which will belong to her free and clear in 10 years, will be her inheritance for her children, a place they can always come home. The house includes typhoon and earthquake-resilient construction, rainwater catchment system, indoor toilet, full electrical wiring, and is designed to safely hold a second story if Girlita decides to add another level in the future. This will be the first time Girlita lives in a home with running water. In these images, Girlita is taking care of chores around her current house. She also is pictured in a group portrait with 4 of her 6 children: Claire Ann, 17, black t-shirt Jielie Mae, 9, pink t-shirt Joshua, 6, yellow t-shirt Johnson, 3, red shirt Project background: Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, wreaked catastrophic devastation across the Philippine islands of Leyte and Samar on November 8, 2013, claiming more than 6,300 lives and leaving infrastructure and neighborhoods in ruins. At least 1.1 million homes were damaged or destroyed. Among the most devastated areas was the coastal district of Anibong in Tacloban, on Leyte island, where the super typhoon washed away or destroyed the vast majority of houses and local infrastructure. The damage was so severe, and the risk of further destruction in future storms so severe, that the Government of the Philippines declared it a “no-dwell zone” and compelled residents who had lived in the coastal area for generations to relocat

A Home of Her Own: Girli’s Story

Your support is helping those impacted by Typhoon Haiyan recover, and build homes that will shelter their families for generations. Watch this video to hear Girli Ascalona tell her story of recovery.
Louis Gama sits in front of his house in Saelai village in Timor Leste with his wife, Rosa Gama (beneficiary), 40 and his three children: Evangelina Gama, 6 months, Helio Gama, 5 and Aldo Gama, 7. Rosa has been part of the TOMAK CRS program for 6 months. They have lived in this village their entire lives. The family are farmers and tend to their crops daily. They grow maize, beans, sweet potato, vegetables and rice. They sell their vegetables at the local market or trade them for items like salt and oil for cooking. Before participating in the CRS nutrition groups, the mother only fed the baby porridge, but now she knows to mix in vegetables and other foods with protein like eggs that she knows provide vitamins and energy. She has also learned that if the baby is sick, she should continue to breastfeed. “I didn’t know what food my children needed.” The family also learned that visiting the health clinics for regular checkups is important. “I have seen improvement in their health because they now weigh more.” When Aldo’s grandfather passed away last year, he was very sad and did not want to go to school anymore so they kept him at home, but he is signed up for next year. Background Timor-Leste has the highest rate of child malnutrition in Asia with almost half of children under five stunted (low height for age). Research shows that rates of exclusive breastfeeding vary widely across the country (28-75%) and there is a lack of dietary diversity with only 13% of children under two years consuming a minimum acceptable diet. On a national level, widespread poor growth is attributed to limited availability of nutritional foods and high child illness burden. Previous research conducted in two (upland and lowland) populations in rural Timor-Leste indicates growth faltering in early development. In Timor-Leste, subsistence agriculture is the main livelihood strategy for the majority of the rural population. Subsistence in Timor-Leste is predominantly plant-based, with staple crops including rice, cassava, maize and beans. The country is food insecure, thus household nutritional security is difficult to achieve. TOMAK (To’os ba Moris Di’ak, or Farming for Prosperity) is an agricultural livelihoods and nutrition program supported by the Australian Government in Timor-Leste. CRS is working with local partners and communities to improve production of nutritious vegetables promoting appropriate nutrition for all age groups and increase access to savings and lending through SILC.

Go FAR: Strengthening Families

All children deserve safe, nurturing families. Driven by our faith to keep loving families together, CRS is poised to revolutionize the care and support of children and families worldwide.
Participants from the Muslim and Christian community take part in a Trauma Healing Workshop as part of the the Central African Republic Interfaith Peacebuilding Partnership (CIPP) project supported by USAID and partners in Boda, Central African Republic on September 13, 2019. The exercise involves linking hands to form a ring of unity that represents social cohesion between different faith groups in the community.The town was torn apart by inter religious violence in 2014 and with the support of NGOs assisting with shelter, medical treatment, social cohesion and trauma healing projects, is slowly rebuilding towards a lasting peace. Blaise Ndoïna, CRS Trauma Healing Animator says, “I am from Boda, I first worked with Caritas and then I started working with CRS in 2014. I was working on rebuilding homes for those whose homes’ had been burnt down after the initial violence struck our town. Before 2013, there was harmony between the community but after what happened this division was formed. People were suddenly labeled ‘Seleka’, ‘Christian’, ‘Muslim’ or ‘anti-Balaka’. At the beginning in 2014 with the kidnappings, the Christians fled to seek shelter at the church and the Muslims around the mosque. Despite that it was difficult to find something to eat, move around in the town..little by little the NGOs began to establish themselves within the two communities, they distributed food aid and medicine for everyone. At the moment that the two communities saw they were suffering the consequences on each side because of this violence, people realized there was no advantage in staying divided. Today, there has been an improvement in the relations between the communities. There are traumas that people have not been able to overcome. If we don’t help them, they will keep this with them until their deaths. We try to help them understand trauma and how to manage it in the different phases. Certain youth experienced parents who were killed on both sides.

Go FAR: Empowering Youth

Young people are our future. Through the Go FAR campaign, CRS will give young people the chance to pursue safe, productive futures in their home community. Together, we can transform a generation.
Portraif of Bayron Alejandro Cazún Castro, 26, in charge of communications of Raindrop Company. “For me Raindrop is to inform and give good information to farmers about their lands and agricultural companies so that they can take the best decisions. It’s a great experience to work in agriculture not in the traditional way, but using other methods and technology. We have all grown in our areas were we work”. Raindrop is a company committed to the restoration of landscapes. They give their services to farmers, which include the mapping of vegetation, technical advice for better soil health and productive water in it. It was formed with the help of training of Raíces Ahuachapán that is a 12 year project from CRS El Salvador, Caritas and other partners, that works with small holder farmers to help them survive drought, restore their plantations soil and renew ecosystems.

Go FAR: Meet Bayron

Hear the story of Bayron Alejandro Cazún Castro, a young man living and working in El Salvador.

Area-based Approach in Humanitarian Response and Recovery

An area-based approach puts people’s capacities and priorities at the center of the humanitarian response, building on existing government structures, and working in partnership with local government and communities to effectively meet people’s needs.

Building Homes and Communities in Nepal

As part of CRS’ Vision 2030 strategy, we are expanding shelter programming in Nepal based on our core values—focused not just on building roofs or walls, but safe, dignified homes and communities.

Building Safe and Dignified Homes

CRS Uganda Country Representative Niek de Goeij discusses CRS’ shelter building approach.

Water-Smart Agriculture in El Salvador

Farmers in El Salvador are tackling land degradation and transforming livelihoods with water-smart agriculture practices.

Transforming the Land and Futures

Farmers in El Salvador are using water-smart agriculture techniques to protect the land, increase production and generate more incomes.

Youth Are Building Stronger Societies

Through youth programs that provide job skills and prepare youth for adulthood, CRS is helping to build stronger, more resilient societies around the world.

Campaign Co-Chairs: The Call to Go Far

As co-chairs for this campaign, we are inspired by this moment of opportunity to drive impact like never before. It is time we transform the world, because we should and because we can. We ask you to join us.

Podcasts

Rahi Awudu (29) and her son at Bugyapala community, Northern Ghana on June 16, 2020. Rahi is a member of CRS initiative IMBC program that aims to support pregnant women and mothers with children under two years of age to become more resilient, decrease the risk for future depression, and manage daily stress effectively. "Before the IMBC program if I don't have money to send my child to the hospital I will get very worried. Now I can attend the meetings and seek help from this program. When my child is healthy I am healthy".
04.16.20 |

This Fight Won’t Be Won in Hospitals

In this episode, we hear about how CRS is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.
Santigi Tricket washes his hands at a Caritas stand. In Sierra Leone, CRS and its partner Caritas have been working to train more than 400 volunteers on key messages about Ebola as well as psychosocial counseling for those who've lost loved ones to the disease. Education is the only way to stop the spread of the disease, so CRS has been working on public awareness campaigns aimed at teaching the population about Ebola, including its spread and prevention. Photo by Tommy Trenchard for Caritas
05.20.20 |

When the Music Changes, So Does the Dance

In this episode, we look at how the West African Ebola crisis in West Africa from 2014 to 2016 informed our response to COVID-19.
08.18.20 |

In His Footsteps: A Journey of Hope to the Holy Land

In this episode, COVID-19 travel restrictions don’t stop our virtual visit to the West Bank and Gaza.
09.09.20 |

Cast Out to the Deep

In this episode, we look at how Catholic Relief Services is casting out to the deep to make transformational change around the world.
10.20.20 |

Walking the Path With Migrants

In this episode, we learn how CRS is working to address the root causes of migration and assisting those in search of safety for themselves and their families.
12.16.20 |

Vision 2030: How Do We Build a More Resilient World?

In this episode, we showcase our core principles of the CRS Vision 2030 strategy and discuss how the Go FAR campaign is supporting our work overseas.
02.25.21 |

Transforming Livelihoods: It Starts With the Land

In this episode, we discuss how CRS is moving farm families out of poverty by restoring degraded land and transforming livelihoods and landscapes on a regional scale.
03.25.21 |

Building Homes: Home Is Everything

In this episode, we hear how CRS is delivering safe and dignified housing to millions of people uprooted by crisis.
04.29.21 |

Empowering Youth: Young People Are Our Future

In this episode, we learn about our global initiative to educate, employ and empower today’s youth.
05.27.21 |

Strengthening Families: Fostering Safe and Nurturing Families

In this episode, we find out how CRS is poised to revolutionize care and support of vulnerable children and families worldwide.
06.24.21 |

Driving Mission Agility: Helping CRS Transform Lives

In this episode, we discover how CRS is poised to transform lives at scale across the globe.
11.19.21 |

Building Homes: A Discussion with Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone

In this episode, we learn more about our homes and communities work in Freetown, Sierra Leone, made possible by a special partnership with the municipal government.
01.27.22 |

Empowering Youth: Stories from Rwanda and El Salvador

In this episode, we find out how CRS is making an investment in tomorrow’s global leaders.

Webinars

CRS Kenya in partnership with the Ministry of Health conducted a training on COVID-19 targeting Health Care workers. Kisumu County Department of Health and Sanitation also received a donation of PPEs and hand washing equipment to help prevent the spread of the virus.
04.16.20

The Fight Won’t Be Won in Hospitals

CRS is certainly no stranger to crisis. While COVID-19 presents many unknowns, as an agency, we’d like to think that we’re at our very best during times such as these. Learn how our programming is pivoting in the midst of a pandemic so we can continue our mission to serve the world’s poor. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
CRS Cambodia has responded to COVID-19 by building on our existing programming with the Ministry of Health in our Global Fund work on TB, malaria, HIV and overall health system strengthening. CRS expanded support to the government for COVID-19 programming and is a provincial focal point in 6 provinces (Takeo, Kandal, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, Odar Meanchey and Phnom Penh City). CRS is coordinating at the national level with WHO, USAID, the Cambodian Communicable Disease Department and four other national programs.
05.06.20

We’re in the Same Storm, But in Different Boats

While we have all been affected by COVID-19 in some way, we explore what the pandemic really means for the poorest and most vulnerable among us, and what we can do to help. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
CRS is supporting the District Medical Office with the safe and dignified burials of Ebola victims in 3 districts in Sierra Leone. In the district of Port Loko, CRS is supporting 9 out of the 11 burial teams to bury anywhere from 20 to 30 deceased per day. CRS also supports the cemetery teams (grave diggers) in 3 designated cemeteries. Every death is treated as an Ebola victim as an extra precaution.
05.20.20

When the Music Changes, So Does the Dance

As we continue to respond to COVID-19 throughout the world, we take a look at lessons learned through the lens of Ebola, which devastated West Africa in 2014-2016, and elevated our work surrounding human dignity during health emergencies. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
Scenes from old city of Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock, and the wall around old Jerusalem.
08.18.20

In His Footsteps: A Journey of Hope to the Holy Land

In this virtual visit to the West Bank and Gaza, we take a look at how COVID-19 has impacted our programing and how we continue to serve our most vulnerable brothers and sisters in the Holy Land. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
09.09.20

Cast Out to the Deep

“Cast out to the deep,” the Lord told his first disciples. In this webinar, we share CRS’ long-term plan to go farther than ever before to serve those most in need in transformational ways. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
10.20.20

Walking the Path With Migrants

In this webinar, we discuss the root causes of migration and how, in keeping with our Catholic faith, we can accompany those on the journey. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
12.16.20

Vision 2030: How Do We Build a More Resilient World?

In this webinar, we discover how the Go FAR campaign is fueling the CRS Vision 2030 strategy. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
02.25.21

Transforming Livelihoods: It Starts With the Land

In this webinar, we learn more about CRS’ ambitious goal to help 1 million farmers and their families build sustainable livelihoods. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
03.25.21

Building Homes: Home Is Everything

In this webinar, we explore CRS’ bold plan to build homes for 1.5 million people affected by crisis. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
04.29.21

Empowering Youth: Young People Are Our Future

In this webinar, we discuss CRS’ vision to empower 5 million young people. To access, enter password: Vision2030.

 
05.27.21

Strengthening Families: Fostering Safe and Nurturing Families

In this webinar, we learn more about our plan to help 1 million children live in strengthened families. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
06.24.21

Driving Mission Agility: Helping CRS Transform Lives

The flexibility of unrestricted support helps us partner and innovate in ways that maximize our impact and efficiency. In this webinar, we share how CRS is taking action like never before. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
11.19.21

Building Homes: A Discussion with Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone

CRS is committed to building homes for 1.5 million people over the life of our current strategy. In this webinar, we discuss why the work in Freetown, Sierra Leone is an essential part of making that vision a reality. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
01.27.22

Empowering Youth: Stories from Rwanda and El Salvador

In this webinar, we share how CRS works with partners and communities to enable young people to find jobs, start businesses and return to school. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
03.10.22

Driving Mission Agility: Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

In this webinar, we discuss how CRS and our Caritas partners are meeting emergency needs for Ukrainian families, including providing food and supplies, safe housing, and emotional and social support. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
04.01.22

Driving Mission Agility: Conflict in Ukraine Update

As the war in Ukraine continues and humanitarian needs increase, we find out how CRS is reaching people in Ukraine and neighboring countries. To access, enter password: Vision2030.
04.29.22

Transforming Livelihoods: Global Food Insecurity Magnified by the Conflict in Ukraine

In this webinar, we learn how CRS is responding to increased food insecurity concerns around the world. To access, enter password: Vision2030.