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From humble beginnings in 1897 Germany, Caritas, named after a Latin word meaning love and compassion, grew to become one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies. The Catholic Agency for Aid and Development, Caritas began in Australia in 1964. And many people, then and now, feel that supporting Caritas is a great way to reach out to people in need.

Caritas Kiyinda – Mityana is the social services department of the Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda – Mityana, Uganda. The organisation implements a number of programs focusing on; Social protection, Agriculture and Livelihood, Empowering communities with affordable credit facilities, Health, Human Rights and Good Governance, and Capacity Building. It covers a Geographical area comprising of the Districts of Mityana, Mubende, Kassanda, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi and Gomba with 30 Ecclesial Parishes, 654 Sub Parishes (Ebisomesa) and a population estimated to be slightly above 1.5 million people, 38% being Catholics. The department, has endeavoured to provide different services to God’s people regardless of the religious, gender, political or tribal affiliations.

In particular, through its social service department, Kiyinda Mityana Diocese seeks to reach out to the poor of the poor, vulnerable groups, and those that the society has generally discarded. Significant gains have been realised from the services offered. However, the area served by the Diocese still experiences serious social and economic problems that include; high rate of orphanage, school dropout, teenage pregnancies, delinquency, poor sanitation, poor health conditions, low agricultural productivity, violence against children and women, inadequate support to marginalized groups such as women and PWDs, environmental degradation, and generally, high poverty levels