Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) Mzuzu » Members

Biographical Info

Caritas Malawi was established in 1984. During 1999, it was renamed CADECOM (Catholic Development Commission in Malawi) to change its image from a relief organisation to a development organisation.

CADECOM is under the Social Development Directorate which works in accordance with the Catholic Social Teaching, especially targeting the marginalised, excluded and poor households and communities of Malawi. The Social Development Directorate was then officially established at the Catholic Secretariat on 1^st September 2015. Although the Social Development Directorate is an arm of the Catholic Church in Malawi, it works with people of all religions; its work and targeting procedure is determined by levels of vulnerability.

CADECOM is currently active in all the 28 administration districts through its 6 diocesan offices in the country namely Dedza, Chikwawa, Karonga, Mangochi, Mzuzu, Zomba and Archdioceses of Blantyre and Lilongwe. Each diocese has a minimum of 30 staff members working on different donor funded projects and for every community, each project has a minimum of 20 volunteers.