Here you will find texts referring to the topics which Caritas is currently focusing on in Germany.
Caritas is in the middle of a digital transformation: handovers in elderly care are organised via smartphone. Apps support the voluntary year (FSJ) programme and enable communication with refugees. And university cooperations are focussing on developing care robots. It’s time for a digital agenda! more
20-year-old Tabea feels slightly uneasy ringing the doorbell of complete strangers in Berlin-Kreuzberg. She wants engage them in a conversation. The subject: open society. One of many projects of these committed to youngcaritas: finding out how people are faring with regard to living together. more
Integration works when people become co-workers. And people who have only just arrived in Germany don’t yet have a network or connections. That’s why in November 2016 the digital project week “Become a door opener” was started, an initiative of the German Caritas Association. more
In emergency relief services, it is often necessary to act at a moment’s notice. How is it nevertheless possible to plan and control the impact? How can it be ensured that humanitarian aid achieves the desired positive results? And how is it possible to measure long-term improvement following humanitarian action? more
Caritas is a global, cross-border solidarity movement, and this is most apparent in its refugee relief. Caritas supports people in flight in their local regions, in neighbouring and transit countries and in Germany. more
Communication is becoming more and more digital. Since 2009, the German Caritas Association has been increasing its use of social media, and a socially empowered online community has been growing. A video on refugees showed the association just how far its reach may be. more
Many European households are too poor to heat their homes sufficiently, especially in countries like Bulgaria or Lithuania. That’s a high risk, as studies show: Fuel poverty has serious effects on physical as well as mental well-being. more
Caritas is there for everyone who needs special protection and support. This includes people who have been forced to flee their homelands. Caritas offers these people help, represents their interest in the world of politics and in the public sphere, and works towards a peaceful and open society. more
Around 80 per cent of those employed by Caritas are female, but men dominate the leadership positions. With the project “Equality in leadership” and the initiative “A matter for management”, the German Caritas organisation is championing a more balanced ratio of men and women in leadership positions. more
It is the greatest refugee tragedy since the Second World War: The wars in Iraq and Syria are the cause of unimaginable suffering that doesn’t stop at the border. The German Caritas relief organisations support people directly in their countries and in neighbouring countries. more
Mehr als 1.600 Tote, tausende Verletzte und mehr als 70.000 Menschen obdachlos. Die indonesische Insel Sulawesi wurde nacheinander von Erdbeben,... more
Eine Aktion von Caritas international und Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. Verfolgt und vertrieben – die Rohingya. Ende 2017 waren es fast 700.000... more
Im Jemen herrscht seit über einem Jahrzehnt ein blutiger Machtkampf zwischen den verschiedenen Lagern, angeheizt durch religiöse Konfliktlinien,... more