CHRONOLOGY OF CARITAS IN PAKISTAN

1965    Donation from Pope Paul IV to establish Caritas Pakistan (December 8, 1965)
1966    Caritas Pakistan set up as a branch of Caritas Internationalism
1968    Caritas Pakistan Agriculture Seminar, to facilitate conducting a survey of Catholic villages and colonies in Pakistan
1970    The Caritas Pakistan Constitution approved by the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Pakistan
1971    Emergency relief to refugees from India-Pak war; East Pakistan became Bangladesh
1973    Emergency relief to unprecedented gigantic monsoon flood victims
1974    “Liberation Through Development” seminar is held in Multan for the purpose of establishing Vision, Mission Goal
1979    The Constitution was approved and adopted by the general body of Caritas Pakistan. The main thrust was

           towards awareness raising and community building.
           Social Awareness and Leadership Program (SALT) initiated
1980    Autonomy granted to the Diocese
1985    Bishop's Institute for Social Action (BISA) exposure immersion program hosted in Bahawalpur in preparation for BISA

           II held in Bangkok
1986    Caritas Pakistan launched Animation and Development Program in all the six diocese
1987    National Housing workshop organized
1991    Caritas and Development seminar focusing on deeper aspects of development and outreach to target communities
1994    Ten Steps of Animation were developed and adopted in grassroots working areas
1996    National Strategic Planning workshop held to devise preliminary 3-years plan to  meet the needs of the day
1998    Strategic Planning process was initiated involving grass root people to meet the  needs of 21st Century.