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Violet-Makaika,-Ellen-Carlos,-Idah-Isaac-and-Wines-Sopo-watering-the-recently-planted-trees-as-part-of-Trócaire's-reforestation-support. Credit: Trócaire

Homes Destroyed by Malawi’s Cyclone Freddy Still in Ruins: Catholic Charity

Mar 21, 2024

It has been a year since Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit southern Malawi causing a massive destruction of homes, and yet most of those homes have not been repaired, an official of  Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has said.

Credit: Muiru Mbuthia/Trócaire

Catholic Entity’s Annual Lenten Appeal to Benefit Malawi’s Climate Change Victims

Feb 15, 2024

The annual Lenten Appeal of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, aims to benefit Malawi’s climate change victims. 

Yordanos with her family at the IDP camp in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Facilitating Food, “psycho-social support” to Victims of Ethiopia Conflict

Dec 10, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is facilitating the provision of food and “psycho-social support” to victims of war in Ethiopia, more than a year since the peace agreement to end the two-year violent conflict in the country’s Tigray region was signed. 

People in the Luuq region of Somalia leaving their homes in search of safe shelter. Credit: Trócaire

Bishops in Ireland Reaching Out to Flood Victims in Somalia with Humanitarian Support

Nov 19, 2023

Bishops in Ireland, through their development arm, Trócaire, are providing healthcare and nutrition services to victims of floods caused by the ongoing El Nino rains in Somalia.

Trócaire programme officers held a GBV awareness programme in Luuq, Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Bishops’ Entity Seeking to End Gender-Based Violence in Somalia, Helping Victims

Oct 1, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is seeking to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Somalia in an initiative that also involves supporting victims of the vice. 

Trócaire's community health workers conducting health screenings in Dollow, Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Mobile Clinic Extending Services to Somalia’s Far-flung IDP Communities

Aug 4, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is reaching out to the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somalia’s hard-to-reach areas with health care services.

Fadumo Islow with her two-year-old son, Mohamed, in the Trócaire-run hospital in Luuq, Gedo Region, southern Somalia after eight days of treatment. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Using “integrated community” Approach to Reach Out to Needy in Somalia

May 19, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has adopted an approach dubbed “Integrated Community Case Management” in reaching out to victims of the protracted drought in Somalia. 

Trócaire and Caritas Nyundo responded to devastating floods which took the lives of 131 people and displaced almost 6,000 families in serious flooding in northern and western Rwanda last week. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Reaches Out to Flood Victims in Rwanda in “a very safe, dignified way”

May 13, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has reached out to victims of floods in a Rwandan Catholic Diocese in a grant to Caritas, implemented through cash transfers.

A child drinking tap water at the distribution base in kabasa Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Thousands in Somalia Reached in Catholic Entity’s Water Initiative amid Protracted Drought

Mar 25, 2023

Thousands of people in Somalia are benefiting from access to clean water courtesy of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, amid prolonged drought in the Horn of the African nation.

Nelson Ogunsanya (10) and Lía López Blanco (7) pictured at the launch of Trócaire's annual Lenten appeal as the charity marks their 50th Anniversary this year. Credit: Mark Stedman

Catholic Entity’s Annual Lenten Appeal to Support Somalia’s “millions of people in hunger”

Feb 25, 2023

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has launched its annual Lenten Appeal, Trócaire Box, aimed at reaching out to the “millions of people in hunger in Somalia”.

Some of the 60 people, predominantly teen mothers, who completed a vocational training programme at Cyanika TVET school. Their training was sponsored by a Major Donor (private donor) through Trócaire and Duterimbere ONG. Credit: Trócaire

Teen Mothers in Rwandan Diocese Gain Vocational Skills in Catholic Entity's Initiative

Jan 18, 2023

The overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, is empowering teen mothers with vocational skills in Rwanda’s Gikongoro Diocese.

Farhan takes an appetite test in Somalia after receiving treatment for being malnourished. Credit: Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Prolonged Drought in Somalia Exposing Families to “weakened immunity”: Catholic Entity

Jan 11, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of families in Somalia are exposed to “starvation and weakened immunity” due to prolonged drought in the Horn of African nation, the leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said.

Sierra Leone's Minister for Gender Manty Tarawalli (centre) with campaigners after the GEWE Bill was passed. Credit: Trócaire

Official of Catholic Church Entity Says Gender Bill in Sierra Leone “great win” for Women

Nov 29, 2022

An official of the overseas development of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has lauded the passing into law of the Gender Equality Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Bill in Sierra Leone as a great win for women and a step towards their advancement.

Trócaire and CAFOD are on the ground in South Sudan providing assistance to families affected by climate change. Photo: Achuoth Deng/Trócaire.

Conflict, Climate Change Leaves South Sudan among “world’s hungriest countries”: Trócaire

Nov 16, 2022

Violent conflicts and climate change in South Sudan have contributed to the country being “consistently” ranked as one of the “world’s hungriest countries,” the leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said.  

Trócaire has run the health services in the Gedo region of Somalia for over 30 years. Irish Aid funding has been crucial to the development of this programme. Credit: Miriam Donohoe/Trócaire

Ahead of World Food Day, Catholic Entity Highlights Measures to End Hunger in Africa

Oct 14, 2022

Ahead of the annual event of World Food Day (WFD) marked on October 16, the leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has highlighted measures to end hunger across the globe, including Africa.

On World Mental Health Day, Catholic Entity Highlights Mental Health Initiatives in Africa

Oct 10, 2022

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day marked October 10, the leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has reviewed its initiatives towards mental health across the globe, including Africa.

Trócaire has run the health services in the Gedo region of Somalia for over 30 years. Irish Aid funding has been crucial to the development of this programme. Credit: Miriam Donohoe/Trócaire

Catholic Entity Welcomes Budget Increase in Response to the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis

Sep 29, 2022

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has welcomed the budget increase of Irish government’s overseas grant as well as an “additional immediate allocation” for addressing the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa region.

Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Aid Agencies Join Call for Action against Hunger Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Sep 28, 2022

The official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales (CAFOD), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the German Catholic Bishops' Organization for Development Cooperation (Misereor) are on the list of 22 humanitarian and development agencies that are calling for immediate action to address the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa countries.

Bishara Hassanow and her children live in an IDP camp in Luuq, Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Leadership of Catholic Entity Highlights Efforts in Addressing Somalia’s Drought Crisis

Sep 24, 2022

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has highlighted initiatives it is undertaking to address the crisis in Somalia’s Gedo region following the warning of “a major humanitarian catastrophe” earlier this month.

Mother of five, Nurto Abshiro. pictured today in her shelter in Kabasa internally displaced persons camp in Dullow, Gedo Region, southern Somalia. She arrived in the camp three months ago from Elbon village, 115 kms away, as the family had no food due to the drought. Her husband stayed behind to take care of their few remaining livestock. The family are receiving help from Trócaire which is providing critical health and nutrition services to over a quarter of a million people in Gedo. Credit: Miriam Donohoe

Somalia on the Verge of “a major humanitarian catastrophe”: Leadership of Catholic Entity

Sep 9, 2022

Somalia is on the verge of “a major humanitarian catastrophe”, the leadership of the overseas development agency of Ireland, Trόcaire, has said, and called for immediate action to save lives.