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Canadian Catholic Organization
for Development and Peace
www.devp.org
About Us:
The Canadian Catholic Organization
for Development and Peace (CCODP) is one of Canada's
leading non-government international development agencies.
We are a membership-based organization founded in 1967
by Canada’s Bishops, laity and clergy to fight
poverty in developing countries and to promote greater
international justice. Inspired by Gospel values, particularly
"the preferential option for the poor", the
goals of CCODP are to support initiatives by Third World
people to take control of their lives and to educate
Canadians about North-South issues. Our education, advocacy
and fund-raising work here at home is carried out by
Development and Peace members from coast to coast.
Mission Statement
The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and
Peace, a democratic movement for international solidarity,
supports partners in the Third World in the pursuit
of alternatives to unjust social, political and economic
structures.
It educates the Canadian population about the causes
of impoverishment of peoples and mobilizes actions for
change.
In the struggle for human dignity, CCODP associates
with social change groups in the North and South.
It supports women in their search for social and economic
justice.
CCODP, the official development organization of the
Canadian Catholic Church, is inspired by the values
of the Gospel, particularly "the preferential option
for the poor."
During the past three decades CCODP
has provided $391 million to improve living and working
conditions in 70 countries in Africa, the Middle East,
Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our programs
involve issues relating to people’s right to better
education, women’s equality, agrarian reform,
housing and cooperative movements. The funds we send
abroad support grassroots organizations run by people
who know first hand the issues facing the developing
world. These overseas partners help us determine the
nature of our agency’s involvement abroad. Since
our inception we have funded almost 13,000 projects
world-wide. We also solicit donations from Canadians
to provide emergency relief abroad for natural disasters,
civil disturbances and other human tragedies.
We believe that Canadians of all religious
beliefs have a responsibility to help the world's poor
and disadvantaged, either by urging governments, corporations
and others to implement change, or by donating time
or money to support development efforts. With the proper
social and economic tools, people in the Third World
can lead better lives.
For more informaiton about our programs,
contact us or visit our website:
Contact Information:
8421-101 Ave.
Edmonton AB
T6A 0L1
Phone: (780) 424-1557
Fax: (780) 465-3003
Email: bschmidt@devp.org
Web address: www.devp.org
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