Proyectos
- Latin America
- Africa
- Middle East
- Europe
- Asia/Oceania
The starting point for our aid is a close dialogue with local churches.
At 30.2%, Africa was once again the priority region for our aid projects in 2024. The situation is particularly dramatic in places where Islamist terror is spreading and Christians are victims of persecution and displacement, such as in Mozambique, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. At the same time, the number of faithful and vocations to the priesthood and religious orders continues to rise.
18.7% of our aid was devoted to Asia (including 0.9% for Oceania), where Christians form a minority in most countries and are discriminated against or even persecuted. For example, we increased the level of our aid to Pakistan.
The funding volume for the Middle East represented 17.5% of our total aid. The focal points in 2024 continued to be Syria and Lebanon. By providing emergency aid and strengthening pastoral care, our aim is to help ensure the survival of Christian communities and counteract the massive exodus of Christians.
Latin America accounted for 16.8% of our total aid, as rural exodus, migration, sects and governments hostile to the Church are major challenges here.
In 2024, we continued to receive a large number of requests for support from Ukraine, where the Church, in the midst of war, is trying to alleviate the spiritual, psychological and material needs of those who have fled and are in need. Therefore, in 2024, 8.9% ofour funds went to Ukraine. Our aid for Europe totalled 15.9%.
Worldwide Projects
Europa
La ayuda de ACN a la Iglesia en Europa en 2023 estuvo marcada decisivamente por la guerra en Ucrania. En el segundo año de guerra, nuestra organización siguió apoyando enormemente...
Islas Salomón en 2020
Islas Salomón es un grupo de islas del Pacífico Sur situado unos 720 kilómetros al este de Nueva Guinea. El aumento del nivel del mar amenaza la existencia de muchas...
Europa del Norte en 2020
En los países del norte de Europa con excepción de Lituania, los católicos constituyen una minoría muy pequeña. Por eso la Iglesia a menudo no tiene los medios necesarios para...
Europa 2021
En Europa, es sobre todo en los países del antiguo bloque oriental donde la Iglesia más ayuda necesita para llevar a cabo su labor. El comunismo ateo ha dejado allí...
Líbano en 2020
El Líbano ha sido elogiado frecuentemente por ser la Suiza de Oriente Próximo. Esto se debía en gran medida a su nivel de vida relativamente alto, así como a la...
Argentina en 2020
Con una superficie de unos 2,8 millones de km², Argentina es el octavo país más grande de la Tierra. Casi un 70% de sus cerca de 44 millones de habitantes...
Bolivia en 2020
Bolivia ha sido considerado durante largo tiempo el país más pobre de Sudamérica. Aunque la situación económica ha mejorado algo, ese crecimiento es apenas perceptible para muchos sectores de la...
Papúa Nueva Guinea
Papúa Nueva Guinea tiene unos 8 millones de habitantes. La Iglesia católica lleva allí pocas generaciones y en la actualidad pertenecen a ella más de 2 millones de fieles, es...
Sri Lanka en 2019
Alrededor de un 70% de los 21 millones de habitantes de Sri Lanka son budistas. Hay casi un 13% de hindúes, 10% de musulmanes y un 7,4% de cristianos, en...
This is how donations become concrete aid for Christians in need
For 77 years, our professionalism, transparency, efectiveness and eficiency have ensured that our benefactors’ donations have the best possible efect precisely where they are most urgently needed: among local churches in need.
- The need for project aid arises in a place where the Church sufers from poverty or persecution. The diocese or parish forwards the project to ACN (Aid to the Church in Need) headquarters in Königstein, Germany, with a recommendation from the local bishop or supervisor.
- The head of section for the region analyses the project. If necessary, he or she then asks for further information. Within a maximum of three months, ACN headquarters confirms whether the project has been approved or not.
- ACN headquarters informs the national ofices about local fundraising projects and financing through benefactors.
- The ofices organise information and awareness-raising measures so that donors support the projects.
- Benefactors feel called on to join in and donate.
- ACN’s national ofices transfer the charitable contributions to ACN headquarters.
- ACN decides on projects and their funding, tracks and monitors their implementation.
Between one and six months afer the approval of the project has been granted, ACN assumes the costs for the approved project. In emergencies, ACN headquarters provides immediate funds.