| Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
Website: http://www.cafod.org.uk
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| Alias: | Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (old name) CAFOD (working name) |
| Activity: | CAFOD works in partnership with communities in the global south to reduce poverty and bring about sustainable change through development and humanitarian programmes; in England & Wales, it works in formal & informal eductation to increase understanding of the causes of poverty; it also campaigns for social justice & an end to global poverty. |
| (1) the relief of poverty throughout the world. (2) the advancement of education throughout the world. (3) the advancement of Christian religion throughout the world. (4) the relief and prevention of sickness disease and physical or mental disability throughout the world. (5) such other charitable purposes anywhere in the world as are for the benefit of the united kingdom community. | |
| Income: | £49.1 million |
| Accounts: | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Registrar: | Charity Commission 285776 |
Context
In addition to its work with the world’s poor, CAFOD is a campaigning organisation with substantial state funding, whose 2010 Annual Report boasts:
A core part of our mission is to challenge those with power to adopt policies and behaviour…
The targets that it set itself to achieve by 2011 included:
- …20,000 campaign actions to have been taken…
- …a network of 500 CAFOD campaign supporters who are regularly lobbying MPs in over half the constituencies in England and Wales…
- …a lead agency with Stop Climate Chaos in delivering the largest lobby of parliament [sic] in history.
Details
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In 2009/10, although CAFOD received £4.2 million (less than 9% of its income) from various Catholic agencies, it received more than twice that amount from governments, the largest state contributor being the Department for International Development (DFID).
- DFID: £7.4 million
- European Union: £1.6 million
- Isle of Man & Jersey governments: £212,000
- United Nations: £198,000
- Lottery: £154,000
— - Total: £9.5 million state funding (19% of all income)
DFID is an absolute menace. Never mind the Fake Charities – DFID is a Fake Government Department, who function is to piss our taxes up the wall. Cameron loves it because The Deluded Notting Hillbilly thinks it detoxifies the Tory “Brand”. Instead now EVERYONE hates him instead of just Labour’s core.
“Stop Climate Chaos” my arse, CAFOD. Climate Fakers on public money lobbying MPs. Undemocracy at work.