Caritas Chipata

Caritas Chipata is a faith based organization established by the Catholic Diocese of Chipata to promote integral human development, economic justice, human dignity and empowerment of the less privileged in society. The organization represents an amalgamation of the Catholic Commission for Development (CCD) which was started in the diocese in 1970s and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) which dates back to 1994 in Chipata.  Formerly Catholic Commission for Justice Development and Peace, the organization became known as Caritas Chipata with effect from November