through education, counseling,
and a hearty daily meal.
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them a covered dining hall
DR Congo has a new home.
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and the other orphans is scarce.
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What Is Our Dignified Living Pillar?
When you wake up in the morning, you might throw off the covers of a warm bed, fry up a tasty pan of bacon and eggs, take a hot shower and head out the door to your job. It’s hard to imagine anything less. But the fact is, millions of people around the world are struggling due to a lack of basic resources. Nearly half of the world’s population lives on less than $2.50 per day — not nearly enough to pay for sufficient food, water or health care. Their lives are filled with uncertainty, and many are in desperate need of the basic resources we often take for granted.
That’s why Catholic World Mission exists — to bring a message of hope to those who feel hopeless. Our Dignified Living projects allow us to change the lives of disadvantaged brothers and sisters in Christ around the world by meeting their physical and spiritual needs.
We hope that you’ll join with us in working alongside these communities to meet their needs and share Christ!
Recent Successes in Dignified Living Projects
Updates from around the world, made possible by you!
South Africa – Improvements at Homes for Elderly and Children
Thanks to a very generous supporter, security and renovation improvements have begun at homes for the elderly and abandoned children.
Malawi – First Career Clinic = Success
Praise God one training session was held! The fruits of this project are beginning to flourish. Click “Read More” to see pictures of the youth who attended.
United States – COVID-19 Response in Georgia
Thanks to the generosity and quick response of three local sisters and their family in Atlanta, GA, the local homeless are being given basic necessities weekly during these trying times.
Ghana - Pope Francis Home and School is under construction
It will be home to over 100 vulnerable children, including HIV patients. Many of these children are orphan as their parents are deceased due to AIDS.
United States – feeding of over 100 homeless at Christmas Eve Dinner
Thanks to a very generous supporter, this past Christmas – 2019 – we partnered with St. Anthony Mission in South Carolina with the feeding of over 100 people at their Christmas Eve Dinner Event.
1,200 Sri Lankans Received Christmas Joy by Your Kindness
Thanks to you, sick children, families with blind adults, and cancer patients received an extra Christmas miracle for the second year in a row. Click the “READ MORE” button below to see the people’s smiling faces of great gratitude!
Haiti - CWM board members lead mission trip to MOP community. They helped repair...
CWM board members Nick Donnelly and Oscar Tanaka led a men’s mission trip to Haiti in Fall 2018 for a week of service and prayer. Their main focus was repairing the roof of one of the buildings, but they also got to spend lots of quality time with the residents.
Chile - Construction is moving right along at our hospital in Molina!
Click the “Learn more” button below to see a video of the construction progress. Footage was captured by a drone–it’s pretty awesome!
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Give a Chicken, Empower Women and Families in India
Restore the dignity of 100 women when you give them a chicken.
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How to Immediately Help African Orphans Battling HIV/Aids
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Why Donate to a Catholic Poverty Organization Like Catholic World Mission?
When you donate to Dignified Living, your money is used to support priests, missionaries and laypeople who work with their communities worldwide to provide food assistance services for adults and children, construction of safe structures and Catholic medical missions and support to those who live in poverty. As we address their physical needs, we’re better able to share the Gospel and invest in their spiritual futures.
When you look at the poverty that exists around us, it can be easy to wonder how your gift is being used. But God can use even the smallest acts of kindness and faith in incredible ways. With your donation, you can:
- Fight physical poverty: Each gift is stretched to its maximum value to have the highest impact. We do this by connecting with the community in need, as well as other people or organizations invested in the area. Every dollar you give goes directly toward the goal of ongoing self-sufficiency by providing education and addressing physical and spiritual needs that reduce local poverty.
- Reach the world for Christ: By giving to a Catholic poverty charity, you provide more than physical provisions. You ensure the Gospel is spread to “every nation, tribe, people and language” as God has called us. While we’ll never discriminate based on a person’s religion, we’ll also never distribute aid without also sharing our faith. Our money and physical support are used as an investment in the spiritual lives of those we help.
- Honor God’s call to give: God has blessed us with gifts beyond our imagination. Many people find the best way to express their gratitude and their love of God is to give to the poor — especially through an organization that addresses both physical and spiritual needs.
Change the Lives of Those in Poverty by Giving
When you donate to a Catholic poverty organization like Catholic World Mission, the dollars you give go directly to the communities we help and will make a physical and spiritual difference in the lives of those in need. We’ll even connect you to the people your money was used to serve through regular project updates, pictures and videos, so you can see how your donation is really making a difference.
We encourage you to donate to Dignified Living in support of Christ-centered organizations meeting basic human needs. And, above all, we hope you’ll support us in prayer as we bring the message of Jesus to a world in need of hope.