Catholic Relief Services

CRS
United States of America
Non Governmental Organizations

Mission

CRS was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. CRS provides direct aid to the poor, and involves people in their own development, helping them to realize their potential.

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Draft Integrated Urban Recovery Strategies Vol I: Main Report
The document focuses on the urban issues and challenges through available evidence and reports, and recommends a way forward towards integrating recommendations in relevant government legal and operational documents.
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Malawi floods and rains recovery program: Floods and rains
This case study is Catholic Relief Services' recovery program for Malawi floods and rains that occurred in 2015.
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Standing Shoulder to Shoulder Making a Difference in the West Africa Ebola Epidemic
This document provides a glimpse into eight CRS interventions across the region that contributed to conquering the West Africa Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016.
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Promoting Large Cardamom Cultivation in Post-Earthquake Nepal Results and knowledge gained
The document outlines the promotion of large cardamom cultivation in post-earthquake Nepal, highlighting the involvement of women farmers, the challenges and the importance of collaboration with local municipalities and service providers.
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Nepal Technical Assistance for Recovery and Resilience
This is a report on the Gorkha Recovery and Resilience Program (GRRP), implemented by the CRS to rebuild lives and livelihoods of families affected by Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake.
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Lessons Learned Cash Assistance and Embedded Extension for Improved Goat Shelters in Post-Earthquake Nepal
In this learning brief, it reports how CRS worked with affected families through a cash transfer program that rebuilt goat shelters to improve the animals' health and the owners' incomes.
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Madagascar Remote Programming for Resilient Homes
This is a report from a shelter project that built houses with strong integration of DRR for community-led recovery after two cyclones hit Madagascar in February 2012.
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Extending impact study: a practical review
Catholic Relief Services’ 2015 study, Extending Impact: Factors influencing households to adopt hazard‑resistant construction practices in post‑disaster settings (EI), explored the factors that contribute to people’s independent decisions

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://crs.org/about/careers
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+1 8882777575