Bishop Jan Ozga calls for the strenthening of Caritas Cameroon

Poverty, influx of refugees and vulnerable migrants from neighbouring countries is a major preoccupation for humanitarian partners. Correspondingly, the third meeting of Caritas Cameroon National Diocesan Coordinators that opened in Yaounde on Monday, November 9, 2015, with the theme, “Let’s Act Together", agreed that something has to be done and done in a hurry to remedy the situation.

The President of Caritas Cameroon, His Lordship Jan Ozga, said Caritas Cameroon must be strengthened in order to be efficient and remain a main player in the fight against poverty. He said this can only be successful if different Caritas branches work together. He announced that Caritas intends to carry out sensitisation to awaken the spirit of solidarity and compassion and get organised in order to ensure that assistance reaches people in hardship.

Caritas is an institution and charity that brings together all officials in Catholic dioceses. The present session aims at empowering and revitalising Caritas networks in Cameroon in order to improve its work among poor and vulnerable communities.