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DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE
NGO
Caritas Switzerland
Contact: Ms. Nicole Stolz
Regional Representative of Caritas in Central Asia
Tel: 224-00-12, 224-00-71 Fax:
E-mail: caritas@caritas-ch.tj
Website:
Organization Profile
Caritas Switzerland is a Swiss NGO, founded in 1929 with its headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland. It assists people in need in more than 50
countries abroad as well as in Switzerland (political refugees). Caritas does its own fund raising, mostly through donations from people or
private institutions and is supported by the Swiss government. Caritas is involved in implementing a number of development and disaster
preparedness / prevention projects in all over the world. Caritas Switzerland has its focus on rural development (community based water
supply, extension services and seed production), local governance, disaster preparedness and prevention (water related disasters) and social
justice e.g. pension reform and home care.
Past and Current Programmes
1) Humanitarian and Response to Natural Disaster Programs
2) Social Sectors: Protection of Elderly people
3) Disaster Prevention preparedness
4) Local Development of Muminabad
Future Programming Direction
1) Humanitarian and Response to Natural Disaster Programs
2) Social Sectors: Protection of Elderly people
3) Disaster Prevention preparedness
4) Local Development of Muminabad
Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database
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