Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora

What Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora does

Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora is a non-profit charitable organization of the Catholic Church founded in 1976 in its current legal form. It serves vulnerable populations in Évora and Portugal's Alentejo region through emergency humanitarian assistance, social services, poverty alleviation, migrant integration support, elderly care, child protection, and international development activities.

Its operating assets include social intervention programs, the Boletim Cáritas newsletter, the Amor que Transforma podcast, the Voluntrek Erasmus+ project, and an online donation system. No proprietary software, AI system, or data architecture is disclosed; these assets support communications, engagement, program delivery, and fundraising rather than representing a documented technology platform.

The organization belongs to a Portuguese network of 20 diocesan Cáritas and the global Caritas Internationalis network of 162 member organizations, with links to Cáritas Europa and the Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa. Its operating model is funded by donations and charitable contributions, and it does not sell services to paying customers.

Name

Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora

Legal name

Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora

Website

https://caritas.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora is a nonprofit Catholic charitable organization serving vulnerable populations in Portugal's Alentejo region through emergency assistance, social services, poverty relief, migrant support, elderly care, child protection, and development programs.

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Product category

Social Services and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Disaster Recovery & Emergency Housing Assistance Programs (FSALAKAK)

Keywords

• Social intervention services
• Humanitarian aid
• Poverty alleviation
• Charitable assistance
• Community social support

Headquarters

HQ city

Évora

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora operates as a charitable organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, parishes, and institutional donors. The organization also receives support from the national Cáritas Portuguesa network and engages in fundraising campaigns for specific humanitarian causes and emergencies.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora is a Catholic diocesan charitable organization that delivers free social intervention services to vulnerable populations in the Archdiocese of Évora. Its core offerings include poverty alleviation programs, support for children and elderly, migrant and refugee integration assistance, emergency humanitarian response, international cooperation projects, and capacity-building initiatives delivered through parish groups and diocesan social services.

Product overview

Cáritas Portuguesa operates as a unified national charitable organization offering social intervention services, international cooperation projects, and communication platforms. The portfolio includes the semi-annual Boletim Cáritas newsletter for transparent dissemination of activities, the "Amor que Transforma" podcast developed with Agência Ecclesia for public reflection, the Voluntrek Erasmus+ project for volunteer training, an online donation system for supporter engagement, and various social intervention programs addressing poverty, children, education, and emergency response. The organization functions as a national network connected to Caritas Internationalis and Cáritas Europa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• The Cáritas network in Portugal serves communities across all 20 dioceses with coordinated social intervention programs
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• APAV (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Partnership with Portuguese Association for Victim Support to promote joint webinars on issues such as 'Institutional violence against elderly people', strengthening professional knowledge and intervention capacity regarding different forms of violence.
• Cáritas de MacauminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Protocol agreement signed in 2019 to identify areas of collaboration between Cáritas Portuguesa and Cáritas de Macau, with the Secretary-General of Cáritas de Macau visiting Portugal in April 2026 to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
• Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Catholic University of Portugal)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2007Partnership for e-learning courses on Catholic Social Doctrine. The Cáritas and the Faculty of Theology signed a protocol for the provision of course content on Social Doctrine of the Church delivered via internet, addressing a knowledge gap for staff and directors working in the organization.
• Cáritas PortuguesacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora is part of the Cáritas Portuguesa network, which unites 20 Diocesan Cáritas organizations. Cáritas Portuguesa serves as the national coordinating body, providing communion, monitoring, and strategic direction to all diocesan members while representing the network internationally through Caritas Internationalis and Cáritas Europa.
• Caritas InternationaliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal confederation of national Cáritas organizations. Cáritas Portuguesa and its diocesan members are members of this international network, enabling coordinated humanitarian response worldwide, sharing of best practices, and solidarity actions across 162 member organizations.
• Cáritas EuropacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional confederation of European Cáritas organizations. Enables coordination of social interventions at European level, policy advocacy, and exchange of experiences among European Catholic social organizations.
• Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa (Portuguese Episcopal Conference)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCáritas Portuguesa is an official service of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference, which provides ecclesiastical approval and guidance. The relationship ensures alignment with Catholic Church social teaching and mission.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Caritas Internationalis: Caritas Internationalis is the global confederation connecting national Cáritas organizations for humanitarian response, advocacy, and knowledge sharing. It is comparable at the network and mission level, but not a direct provider competing for local Évora beneficiaries.
• Cáritas Europa: Cáritas Europa is a regional network supporting social intervention, humanitarian coordination, policy advocacy, and exchange among European Cáritas organizations. It is an ecosystem and network peer rather than a direct local service competitor.

Direct peers

• Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome: Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome operates a national food-assistance network that collects and distributes food to people facing hardship. It is a direct peer in food insecurity relief, community logistics, and donor-supported outreach.
• Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa: Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa provides humanitarian relief, emergency response, social assistance, and volunteer-supported services to vulnerable people in Portugal. Its beneficiary support and emergency-delivery model are directly comparable to Cáritas Évora's local social intervention work.
• Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima: APAV provides social support, case management, referrals, and assistance to victims of crime and abuse. It serves a narrower vulnerable population than Cáritas Évora but has a comparable nonprofit, person-centered social-service model.

Regional players

• Cáritas de Macau: Cáritas de Macau is a Catholic charitable organization with a comparable focus on social assistance, vulnerable groups, community support, and humanitarian cooperation. It is relevant as a regional peer with a similar service philosophy, although it serves a different territory.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity Portugal: Habitat for Humanity Portugal is a nonprofit addressing housing and community-development needs through construction, rehabilitation, and partnership programs. It overlaps with Cáritas Évora's shelter and community-stability activities, although its core offering is more housing-specific.
• Fundação AMI: Fundação AMI is a Portuguese humanitarian nonprofit focused on medical and development assistance for vulnerable communities. It is comparable in emergency response, donor funding, and social impact delivery, but has a more specialized international and healthcare orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Cáritas Portuguesa: Cáritas Portuguesa is the national coordinating body for 20 diocesan Cáritas organizations and shares the same Catholic social-action, poverty-relief, and emergency-response mission. It is broader in geographic and institutional scope than Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Évora, but is the closest organizational analogue.
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa is a large Portuguese nonprofit with social-assistance, elderly-care, and community-service activities. It overlaps with Cáritas Évora in serving vulnerable populations but operates at substantially greater institutional and geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/caritasportugues
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCx5X5X5X5X5X5X5X5X5X5
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c%C3%A1ritas-arquidiocesana-de-%C3%A9vora

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