Shifting Priorities for Catholic Non-Governmental Organizations Operating in Latin America: A Deeper Model of Accompaniment
This essay argues that CNGOs operating in Latin America must deepen commitments to accompaniment by redefining its mission, broadening partnerships, and seeking new forms of funding. A brief overview of traditional short-term medical service trips (STMT) follows and a review of the literature regard...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2024
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Concilium
Year: 2024, Issue: 3, Pages: 47-57 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Latin America
/ Catholic Church
/ Non-governmental organisation
/ Development aid
/ Mission (international law
/ Health system
/ Educational system
B Olancho Aid Foundation / Olancho (Dep.) / Development aid / Health system / Educational system |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology RK Charity work |
| Further subjects: | B
Nongovernmental Organizations
B Latin America |
| Summary: | This essay argues that CNGOs operating in Latin America must deepen commitments to accompaniment by redefining its mission, broadening partnerships, and seeking new forms of funding. A brief overview of traditional short-term medical service trips (STMT) follows and a review of the literature regarding their lack of efficacy and efficiency. A secondary focus is the review of the increasing risk of dependence on parish donations in an era when the number of Catholics actively engaged in parish communities has decreased and the simultaneous expansion of alternatives to traditional Catholic charities is occurring. The essay concludes with a case study and ethical analysis of Olancho Aid Foundation operating in rural Honduras and the model of a deeper accompaniment for the sick and the poor. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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