Public Donors

Public Donors

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Public Donors

In our more than 80-year history, CRS has received funding from a broad range of public donors, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Centers for Disease Control, and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, as well as United Nations agencies such as UNICEF, the World Food Program and the World Health Organization, among many others.

To learn more about CRS public donors and partners, contact partnership@crs.org.

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Impact Stories

Explore Our Projects

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Welcoming Our Holy Father with Joy and Hope

Catholic Relief Services warmly welcomes our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, with grateful and joyful hearts.

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Stephen Ucembe: A Story of Resilience

The founder of the Kenya Society of Care Leavers, Stephen Ucembe survived life in an orphanage where hunger, isolation, and abuse were rampant.

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Our Current Prayer

As Catholics, we recognize that prayer is of the utmost importance. In our mission to act with the Church to serve people around the world, we begin with prayer.

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Improving Livestock Farming in Central African Republic

I Londo I Mai is a 24-month project that aims to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable and conflict-affected families and improve their economic resilience in the northwest of the Central African Republic.   

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Transforming Livelihoods Across Generations

CRS focuses on high-value crops that grow in harmony with native tree populations found only in the rainforests of Madagascar.

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Niger Youth Program Launches Work Opportunities

The project helps budding entrepreneurs learn skills as they build their own businesses and increase their income.

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A Win-Win for American Farmers and School Children in Laos

How the USDA's McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program benefits the U.S. and Laos.

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Raising the Score in Early Childhood Development

Religious sisters expand outreach to children in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia.

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Lesotho's Pathway Out of Poverty Starts Early

CRS and our Catholic partners lead the way with preschool education that benefits children and gives working parents peace of mind.

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