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Catholic Relief Services works in over 30 countries throughout Africa and strives to enhance human dignity, empower the people that it helps and strengthen and support partner organizations. CRS achieves this by working in the areas of food security, peace building, HIV and AIDS, civil society building, Emergency Response and health among others.

Stories From Africa

Rape in Congo: Grim Statistics, Tender Victims

Counselors in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, report that civilian men are joining the ranks of armed groups committing rapes.Read More »»

What We're Praying for This Week

Find out how you can help change the world in less than five minutes.Read More »»

Flood Turns Senegal Town Into Fetid Swamp

A CRS health worker stepped in to guide cleanup crews in removing garbage and septic waste to make streets safe again.Read More »»

Restoring Peace in Kenya

Watch this video to learn how CRS helped support peacebuilding activities in Kenya when violence erupted after a disputed presidential election.Read More »»

Rwanda: An Unexpected Return on Investment

Neighbors who barely talked joined a CRS savings group, and found they enjoy each other's company as much as the loans.Read More »»

New Chances for Life and Education Renew Hope

A Kenyan mother too sick to support her family, much less cover fees for her children's schooling, now sees her once-distant dreams coming true.Read More »»

Child Soldiers Fight to Regain Their Youth

CRS partner Caritas offers a second chance at childhood for Congolese boys once forced to toil and fight for armed groups.Read More »»

One Man's Mission: Stop Rape in Congo

Pick your armed group in Congo, and it is likely Honoré Bisimwa has talked to them. His job: Persuade them not to rape.Read More »»

Congo Rape Counselor Offers Comfort, Confidentiality

A girl traumatized by a brutal crime and burdened with shame clings to the one woman she can trust.Read More »»

Rape in Congo: Grim Statistics, Tender Victims

Counselors in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, report that civilian men are joining the ranks of armed groups committing rapes.Read More »»

What We're Praying for This Week

Find out how you can help change the world in less than five minutes.Read More »»

Flood Turns Senegal Town Into Fetid Swamp

A CRS health worker stepped in to guide cleanup crews in removing garbage and septic waste to make streets safe again.Read More »»

Restoring Peace in Kenya

Watch this video to learn how CRS helped support peacebuilding activities in Kenya when violence erupted after a disputed presidential election.Read More »»

Rwanda: An Unexpected Return on Investment

Neighbors who barely talked joined a CRS savings group, and found they enjoy each other's company as much as the loans.Read More »»

New Chances for Life and Education Renew Hope

A Kenyan mother too sick to support her family, much less cover fees for her children's schooling, now sees her once-distant dreams coming true.Read More »»

Child Soldiers Fight to Regain Their Youth

CRS partner Caritas offers a second chance at childhood for Congolese boys once forced to toil and fight for armed groups.Read More »»

One Man's Mission: Stop Rape in Congo

Pick your armed group in Congo, and it is likely Honoré Bisimwa has talked to them. His job: Persuade them not to rape.Read More »»

Congo Rape Counselor Offers Comfort, Confidentiality

A girl traumatized by a brutal crime and burdened with shame clings to the one woman she can trust.Read More »»