Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) was established in 1984 as Caritas Malawi. In 1999, Caritas Malawi was renamed CADECOM but remains a member of Caritas Internationalis.
Mission
To create awareness and empower disadvantaged men, women and the youth at all levels to undertake development which is integral, gender and environmentally sensitive, sustainable and which promotes justice, human dignity and self-reliance with the active participation of the people themselves so that they take up the responsibility of their own destiny.
Goals
- To enable CADECOM to successfully monitor and evaluate its programs and progress.
- To enable CADECOM to effectively manage human, financial and physical resources.
- To ensure the sustainability of CADECOM and its operations and functions.
- To implement integrated development programs that are responsive to the needs of disadvantaged men, women and the youth.
- To effectively mainstream HIV and AIDS, gender, youth and rights issues in all programs.
- To contribute towards the mitigation of the impact of climate change.
- To prepare for and respond to emergencies effectively.
Programs
- Disaster Risk Reduction co-founded by Trocaire and Cordaid.
- Integrated Food Security Program funded by Trocaire.
- Integrated Food Security Water & Sanitation Project funded by Caritas Australia
CADECOM NATIONAL OFFICE AND CADECOM DIOCESAN SECRETARIES CONTACTS
BISHOP CHAIRMAN : RT. REV. GEORGE DESMOND TAMBALA – ARCHDIOCESE OF LILONGWE ARCHDIOCESE
SECRETARY GENERAL : Rev. Fr. Valeriano Mtseka
Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)
Catholic Secretariat
P.O. Box 30384
Lilongwe 3
WEBSITE : www.ecmmw.org
PHONE NUMBER : (+265) 01 775 073
FAX NUMBER : (+265) 01 772 019
CELL NUMBER : (+265) 888 551 837
SKYPE :
THE SECRETARY TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL: Gloria Pereira
CELL NUMBER : 0888 578 414/0999947005
E-MAIL : ecm@ecmmw.org/glopereira73@yahoo.com
NAME | POSITION | DESIGNATION | PHONE/CELL | E-MAIL/ SKYPE ADDRESS |
BR. PASCAL MTUWANA | DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | ECM | +265 994 982210 | socialdev@ecmmw.org/
pmtuwana@gmail.com |
CHIMWEMWE NDLOVU | NATIONAL COORDINATOR | CADECOM | +265 881 415 596 | cadecoemegency@ecmmwmonitoring@ecmmw.org
Skype: |
VINCENT TENTHANI | PROGRAMS ASSISTANT | CADECOM NATIONAL OFFICE | +265 881 081 384 | vintenthani@gmail.com |
AARON MTAYA | PROGRAMS ASSISTANT | CADECOM-NATIONAL OFFICE | +265 884 273 107 | Aaronmtaya@gmail.com |
PATRICIA SHAWA | PROGRAMMES OFFICER | NATIONAL OFFICE | 0991 799 197 | shawapatricia@yahoo.com |
MR RAYMOND CHIMSALE | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | CHIKWAWA | 0888504406 | rchimsale@yahoo.co.uk |
MR. NICOLAS PHAMBA | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | DEDZA | 088418559301223453 | nickphamba@yahoo.com |
WANANGWA K MSOWOYA | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | MZUZU | 0995 483 2930888 435 011 | wkmsowoya@gmail.com |
PETER NTHENDA | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | MANGOCHI | 0997588396 | panthenda@gmail.com |
FRANKLIN MSISKA | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | KARONGA | 0997046515 | msiskafranklin@gmail.com |
FR. PATRICK KAMBA | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | ZOMBA | 09991608447/0882406854 | pkamba01@gmail.com |
BONIFACE BANDA | ACTING DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | ARCHDIOCESE OF LILONGWE | 0991166973 | bonbanda@hotmail.combonbanda@gmail.com |
MANDINDA ZUNGU | DIOCESAN CADECOM SECRETARY | ARCHIDIOCESE OF BLANTYRE | TEL:01843898CELL:0996382237/0888849401
FAX:01843885 |
cadecombt@africa-online.netmandindaz@gmail.com |
PUBLICATIONS
CMDRR IMPACT STUDY best practices
Documentation of Climate Change adaptation practice Livestock Final REPORT 21 07 2014
Draft Study Report – Post Harvest Lossess
FINAL Report CADECOM 7-04-2014 (Conservation Agriculture Techniques)