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Caritas Kitui is the Development department of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui, established in 1978 as development department and branded as Caritas Kitui in 2010.

It aims at promoting human dignity, improved livelihoods and a just society with participation of community. Caritas Kitui operates within Kitui County. Kitui is geographically in the lower Eastern region of Kenya and is approx. 30,496 km2 in size with 1,136,187 people (2019 census). It has 8 sub Counties and 40 administrative wards. The County is classified as arid and semi-arid lands with agro-pastoral as the dominant economic activity.

 

Vision 

A sustainable community inspired by the Love of God.

Mission

Enhance integral human development through partnerships and innovations to achieve a sustainable community.

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“You have not lived until you have done  something to someone who can never repay you."

  Andrew Carnegie

Thematic Areas

Environment & Climate Change
Through this program Caritas Kitui undertakes efforts that promote environmental protect...
Governance , Advocacy & Social Inclusion.
Caritas Kitui, guided by the Social Teachings of The Church,will promote Good Governance;
Institutional Development & Resource mobilization
Through this program Caritas Kitui undertakes efforts that promote Resource mobilization...
Sustainable livelihoods and Humanitarian Response
These are interventions to protect and support the means of living and survival by...
Health care and Nutrition
Attaining the highest possible standard of health in a responsive manner...

Our Impact

21000

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

11124

GOVERNANCE & ADVOCACY

33810

HUMANITARIAN & EMERGENCY RESPONSE

210480

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

108,627,026

TOTAL FUNDING (KSH.)

Our Approaches

Ecosystem Based Adaptation
Human Right based approach.
Gender responsive approach
Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR)
Community Based Targeting (CBT) and Asset Based Community Development
Value Chain Development approach(VCD)
Media approach
Social inclusion approach.

Our Partners