Caritas Ghana must adapt as donor priorities evolve – GCBC President

Accra, Selikem Norfegali – President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew K. Gyamfi, has urged Caritas Ghana and its partners to respond with “courage and vision” to the changing dynamics of global development by embracing reform, strengthening systems, and building deeper alliances.

Speaking at the inaugural Caritas Ghana Donors’ Conference in Accra on August 20, Bishop Gyamfi warned that “the global landscape of development is shifting” and that donor priorities, aid resources, and community needs are becoming increasingly complex.

He said a new 5-year Strategic Framework has been developed for the charity arm of the Church in Ghana. Amove he described as “a concrete programme of reform,” committing Caritas Ghana to “the highest standards of due diligence, value for money, and demonstrable impact.”

Highlighting areas of focus, he stressed the need to “strengthen governance, refine systems, and enhance our capacity for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning.”

The Bishop noted that challenges such as “poverty, inequality, climate change, displacement, and the struggle for sustainable livelihoods” require stronger partnerships. “We do not seek benefactors alone; we seek co-creators of change,” he added.

Bishop Gyamfi called on development partners to see their role not only as investors in projects but as allies in a shared mission to build a Ghana “where dignity, justice, and peace cease to be lofty aspirations and become the lived reality of every citizen.”