The top French development NGO
CCFD is an association comprising 28 movements and services of the Catholic Church. It has a permanent staff of 170 based in Paris and in various regions of France who work to fulfill CCFD objectives.
CCFD also boasts a network of 15,000 volunteers spread across 99 diocesan committees and 1500 local teams.
Two modes of intervention
The Conference of Catholic bishops of France has confided CCFD with the mission of mobilising Christian solidarity, particularly during the Lenten period, in order to promote solidarity between peoples by acting for development.
In order to accomplish this mission CCFD focuses its efforts in two fields:
- Support for development initiatives
- Raising public awareness on international solidarity issues.
