Development and Peace
Recovering Together Campaign - Development and Peace
Development and Peace is working with their partners in the Global South to bring about change in their local communities to bring about changes needed to transform our world into one where we can all live in dignity.
Financial assistance to support this work is critically needed.
Materials to support this campaign can be found and downloaded from the website. Donations may be made online. Click HERE to donate.
" The globalization of indifference will continue to threaten and tempt us in our journey. May we find the necessary antibodies of justice, charity and solidarity. We must not be afraid to live the alternative -the civilization of love." - Pope Francis
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CCCB-CCODP Joint Press Release, July 28, 2020.
Future State - CCCB and CCODP Coordination
Development and Peace (The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace) is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Development and Peace is a membership led organization supported by parish collections, individual donations and government grants, principally from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Our vision: Committed to change
Our mission: Support partners in the Global South who promote alternatives to unfair social, political and economic structures, and educate the Canadian population about the causes of poverty and mobilize Canadians towards actions for change. In the struggle for human dignity, the organization forms alliances with northern and southern groups working for social change. It also supports women in their search for social and economic justice.
Our action: For over 50 years, Development and Peace has supported 15,200 local initiatives in fields such as agriculture, education, community action as well as the consolidation of peace and advocacy for human rights in 70 countries.
Our objectives: Inspired by Gospel values and in particular the preferential option for the poor, our objectives are to support the actions of people in the Global South so that they can take control of their destiny and educate Canadians on issues related to North-South imbalance.
Our belief: 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. Populations in the Global South have access to a better life provided they have the necessary economic and social instruments.
We are a democratic movement: We depend on the commitment of thousands of Canadians determined to support the poor in their struggle for justice in the Global South. We draw our strength from our 13,000 members in Canada. Our work is supervised by a 21-member National Council composed of volunteers.
Our global and Canadian networks: We collaborate with global and domestic networks. This collaboration contributes to building an international solidarity movement. Caritas Internationalis, International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE), Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), KAIROS.
Our history: Development and Peace was established in 1967 by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in response to Pope Paul VI's encyclical letter Populorum Progressio, which says that Development is the new word for Peace.
Catholic Social Teaching: With human dignity at its centre, a holistic approach to development founded on the principles of CST is what Pope Paul VI called 'authentic development'.