OCADES CARITAS BURKINA

What OCADES CARITAS BURKINA does

OCADES Caritas Burkina (Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la Solidarité) is a non-profit Catholic development organization founded on February 5, 1998, through the merger of CARITAS Voltaïque and the Bureau d'Étude et de Liaison (BEL) under the Episcopal Conference of Burkina-Niger. Headquartered at the Centre National Cardinal Paul ZOUNGRANA in Ouagadougou, it operates as the official development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in Burkina Faso, delivering programs across all 15 dioceses, 13 regions, and 45 provinces through 15 Diocesan Executive Secretariats (SED) and over 150 parish-level structures, with more than 800 permanent technicians and thousands of volunteers.

The organization's service portfolio spans humanitarian assistance (PAMAC, TEEL-TAABA for internally displaced persons), food security and livelihoods (SAME/PROTECTION), water and sanitation infrastructure, community-based rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, economic empowerment through AGR (income-generating activities) kits, and capacity building. Its 2024 Annual Consolidated Report indicates over 2.5 million lives transformed. Programs are designed and implemented using the Méthode Active de Recherche Participative (MARP), embodying a 'do with beneficiaries, for beneficiaries' principle grounded in Catholic social teaching and the principle of subsidiarity. The Centre DHI (Développement Humain Intégral) in Ouagadougou serves as the main operational hub for training and program implementation.

OCADES Caritas Burkina does not operate as a commercial enterprise; it is funded primarily through grants from the international Caritas network (Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Africa, Caritas Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Germany), Catholic Relief Services, Misereor, the European Union, the Government of Burkina Faso, and a domestic solidarity fund (Fonds Catholique de Solidarité Alfred Diban). The organization was recognized as an Association d'Utilité Publique in 2013 and operates under a Convention d'Établissement with the Burkinabè state. Leadership is provided by Secretary General Abbé Constantin Safanitié SERE under the presidency of Mgr Justin KIENTEGA (Bishop of Ouahigouya), who has led the organization since November 2014.

Name

OCADES CARITAS BURKINA

Legal name

Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la Solidarité - OCADES CARITAS BURKINA

Website

https://ocadesburkina.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OCADES Caritas Burkina is the Catholic Church's national development and humanitarian NGO in Burkina Faso, founded 1998, operating across all 15 dioceses through a network of diocesan secretariats and 150+ parish structures to deliver food security, water/sanitation, protection, and economic empowerment programs to over 2.5 million vulnerable beneficiaries, funded by international Caritas entities, the EU, and CRS.

Ownership category

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Product category

Humanitarian and Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programs
• Food security assistance
• Water sanitation infrastructure
• Economic empowerment support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. International Caritas Network Funding: Funding from international Caritas network members including Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Africa, Caritas Europe (Belgium, Spain, Germany), and Caritas Switzerland for development and humanitarian projects.
2. Fonds Catholique de Solidarité Alfred Diban (FCSAD): National Catholic solidarity fund for local resource mobilization, supporting humanitarian crises and disaster response for victims.
3. Government Partnerships: Government of Burkina Faso partnership through convention d'établissement, DGCOOP program funding, and direct donations of food/relief supplies.
4. European Union Funding: Project funding from European Union for various development and humanitarian programs.
5. Private Donations: Individual donations from supporters, both domestic and international, for charitable causes and development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OCADES Caritas Burkina is the Catholic Church's development and social service organization in Burkina Faso, delivering humanitarian and integrated human development (Développement Humain Intégral - DHI) programs to vulnerable populations. It implements food security, water and sanitation, health, education, economic empowerment, social protection, and emergency response programs through 15 Diocesan Executive Secretariats and more than 150 parish-level structures covering all 13 regions of the country.

Product overview

OCADES Caritas Burkina is a Catholic humanitarian development organization operating as a network across 15 Diocesan Executive Secretariats (SED) throughout Burkina Faso. The organization does not offer a technology product but rather implements a portfolio of humanitarian and development programs including the Centre DHI as its main operational hub, community-based rehabilitation (RBC) programs, humanitarian assistance projects (PAMAC, TEEL-TAABA), food security initiatives (SAME/PROTECTION), water and sanitation infrastructure, income-generating activities, and fundraising mobilization through the Fonds Catholique de Solidarité Alfred Diban. The organization also publishes quarterly bulletins (Echos de l'OCADES) and annual consolidated reports documenting its activities and impact across the country.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme de Réhabilitation à Base Communautaire (RBC)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2.5 million lives transformed in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, moderate and minor.

• Caritas SpainmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Spanish Catholic development organization conducting collaboration visits and partnership missions with OCADES.
• Caritas SwitzerlandmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Swiss Catholic development organization. Launched COVID-19 response project in Koupéla diocese in August 2020.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018US-based Catholic international development organization. Supporting health community programs including donation of Scoreboards to Ministry of Health.
• MisereormajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017German Catholic development organization (Misereor e.V.) conducting North-South partnership visits and providing development funding.
• Government of Burkina Faso - Ministry of Water and SanitationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Formal partnership through Convention d'Établissement renewed in 2016. Ministry of Water and Sanitation collaboration including CNEau and CPCR-Eau participation.
• Groupe de Travail du Sahel - Caritas Internationalis (GTCIS)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Sahel Working Group of Caritas Internationalis focusing on regional challenges in the Sahel region including Burkina Faso.
• Alliance contre la FaimminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Alliance against hunger initiative bringing together organizations working on food security issues.
• ROSSAD (Réseau des Organisations de la Société civile pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et le Développement)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Network of civil society organizations focused on food security and development in Burkina Faso.
• WANEP (West African Network for Peacebuilding)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Regional peacebuilding network. OCADES member since 2003, contributing to conflict prevention and peace promotion activities.
• Caritas InternationaliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998International confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations. OCADES has been a member since 1998. Part of the global Caritas network providing international solidarity and funding support.
• Caritas AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Regional body of Caritas Internationalis for Africa. OCADES has been a member since 1998. Provides continental coordination and regional advocacy for Catholic development organizations.
• Caritas International BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Belgian Catholic development organization providing funding and technical support. Currently implementing COHERENCE program with monitoring missions in Burkina Faso.
• SPONG (Secrétaire Permanent des ONG)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Permanent Secretariat of NGOs in Burkina Faso. National coordination platform for NGO activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• WANEP-Burkina (West Africa Network for Peacebuilding): Regional peacebuilding network of which OCADES has been a member since 2003; operates adjacent programming on conflict prevention and peace promotion in the same Sahel theatre.

Direct peers

• Caritas Niger: Sister Catholic development agency in neighboring Niger with parallel diocesan network, same Caritas confederation membership, and overlapping IDP and food security programming.
• Caritas Belgium: Belgian Catholic development organization and core OCADES donor/funding partner running the COHERENCE program with monitoring missions in Burkina Faso.
• Oxfam Burkina Faso: Major secular international humanitarian NGO operating in Burkina Faso with comparable humanitarian response, food security, and WASH programs targeting vulnerable populations.
• Misereor: German Catholic development agency funding OCADES since 2017 through North-South partnership visits and project grants, with a similar faith-based international development model.
• Caritas Mali: Catholic development organization in neighboring Mali operating through diocesan secretariats with similar humanitarian and development programming, sharing the same Caritas Internationalis network and operating under comparable Sahel security pressures.
• Caritas Switzerland: Swiss Catholic development organization that launched COVID-19 response programming with OCADES in Koupéla diocese in 2020, operating a comparable humanitarian relief model.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): US-based Catholic international development NGO and active OCADES partner; operates comparable multi-sectoral humanitarian and health programs globally and in West Africa.
• Secours Catholique (Caritas France): French Catholic development and humanitarian NGO with structurally similar diocesan-based field operations and overlapping West African partner network.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Internationalis: Global Catholic confederation of which OCADES is a member; sets confederation policy, channels international funding, and coordinates among 160+ member organizations worldwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries15 records

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