Year of Foundation: 1987

District:                 Kasese
County:                 Busongora
Sub county:         Kasese Town Council
Village:                 Town Centre Kasese

Number of trainers:  10
Organisation Type:   NGO/FBO

Contact person

Position

Contacts

Masereka Sylvester

Program Coordinator Agriculture

+256 77 40 98 385

Vision:
An organized, effective and efficient Caritas institution capable of meeting its mandate in conformity with the teaching of the Catholic Church

Mission:
To work together with God’s people to provide quality services for their sustainability development with love, care and concern

Aims & Objectives:
To empower the marginalized, disadvantaged and the poor communities in the diocese to improve their standards of living irrespective of religious beliefs, tribe gender or persuasion

Activities:
• Fruit growing
• Agro forestry
• Herbal medicines
• Livestock
• Promotion of micro-life line initiative
• Trainings on livelihood
• Agronomy of perennial and animal crops
• Disaster management
• Peace building
• Promote post harvesting and marketing

Main agricultural activities of the farmers:
Coffee, bananas, agro forestry trees, fruit trees, pineapples and cassava, maize, beans and ground nuts

Regional Area of Operation: Kasese District

Key partners: Caritas Australia, Misereor, Catholic Relief Services, CARE, Caritas Italiana, SATNET, KADDNET