SFCA Annual Report

IN 2022 THE SOLIDARITY FUND FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA distributed 91 grants, totaling more than $2.6 million, so that bishops’ conferences across the continent can help dioceses to support pastoral ministries and form clergy, consecrated religious, and lay leaders to meet the pastoral needs of the growing African Church. About a quarter of those funds were used for leadership formation projects, and another 25% supported construction
projects, mostly to repair and renovate essential church infrastructure that has deteriorated in a region where the Church lacks basic resources and faces many obstacles—poverty being chief among them. Other grants promoted justice and peace, evangelization, communications, formation of clergy and religious, youth ministry, catechesis, Catholic schools, and child protection.  The four projects featured in this annual report illustrate how your gifts are strengthening the Church in Africa, improving the lives of African Catholics, and bringing the Gospel to people eager to encounter Christ.