Caritas Gikongoro is a service of Gikongoro Catholic Diocese created in 1993, with the mission to assist the needy (poor, vulnerable, oppressed) through increasing their income, improvement of health, socio-charitable works as well as the promotion of a culture of peace. The Vision of Caritas Gikongoro is to have a society where human dignity and the integral development of all people are promoted according to the evangelical values. To achieve this, Caritas Gikongoro operates through the following three departments: department of charitable social work, department of health, and department of development. This department is responsible for helping people to develop themselves, satisfy their economic and social needs and become eventually self-reliant