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VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
CAFOD is the overseas development and relief agency
of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, sharing in its tasks of proclaiming the good
news of the Kingdom of God, bearing witness to love, truth and justice and building
bridges of hope with the poor
VISION
Drawing its inspiration from Scripture, the
Church's social teaching, and the experiences and hopes of the poor - those who are
deprived, marginalised, or in any way oppressed, CAFOD looks forward to a world in which
 | the good things of creation are cherished,
developed and shared by all
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| the rights and dignity of each person are
respected, discrimination is ended and all are gathered into a single human family from
which no-one is excluded
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| the voice of the poor is heard and heeded by all,
and lives are no longer dominated by greed
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| all have access to food, shelter and clean water;
to a livelihood, health and education
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MISSION
CAFOD's mission is to promote human development and
social justice in witness to Christian faith and Gospel values. To fulfil this mission
CAFOD raises funds from within the Catholic community and beyond so that it can
| empower people in need regardless of their race,
gender, religion or politics to bring about change through development and relief
programmes overseas
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| raise public awareness of poverty and injustice,
increasing understanding of the world-wide interdependence of rich and poor, and creating
the will to change unjust structures and lifestyles.
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| act as an advocate for the poor, articulating a
clear analysis of the underlying causes of poverty and challenging governments and
international bodies to adopt policies which incorporate the principles of social justice.
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VALUES
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Compassion
Confronted by so much poverty and suffering, our
most fundamental response is compassion, regardless of whether or not the suffering is in
the public eye.
Solidarity
As we encounter the reality of poverty and exclusion
and discern its underlying causes, we seek to stand alongside suffering communities in
solidarity, sharing our resources, uniting with them in prayer, defending their rights,
and analysing and challenging the systems that bear down on them.
Partnership
Because we reject relationships of dependency, we
seek to foster partnership between poor communities overseas and our supporters at home,
recognising the importance of listening and trusting each other, of receiving as well as
giving, and of working together on programmes overseas and campaigns at home.
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Integrity
of Creation
We recognise the intimate relationship between
protecting and sustaining the environment and promoting human development and we seek to
take proper account of ecological sustainability in our work.
Stewardship
We strive to be good stewards of all the resources
entrusted to us, openly accountable for our work, systematic in evaluating our
effectiveness, professional in managing our funds and responsible in our outlays and
overheads.
Hope
We seek to draw upon and, in so far as we can, to
reinforce the hope that is so often present in the lives of the poor, believing that in
spite of all the setbacks a change for the better is still possible. It is hope that
provides the dynamic for realising our vision
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