Caritas Academy
Learn. Grow. Serve.
Practical online training rooted in Catholic Social Teachings — built for community leaders, volunteers and development practitioners.
Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching
A practical introduction to the seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching and how they guide development work today.
Community Advocacy & Policy Engagement
Turn community evidence into policy influence: research, stakeholder mapping, messaging and engagement with government.
Project Management for NGOs
Plan, budget, monitor and report on donor-funded projects with confidence using practical tools you can reuse immediately.
Facilitation Skills for Community Groups
Run meetings, trainings and dialogues that people actually engage with — planning, questioning, inclusivity and follow-through.
Our Trainers
Learn from experienced instructors
Practitioners in community development, advocacy and Catholic Social Teaching.
Fr. Michael Okafor
Executive Director & Lead Trainer
Fr. Michael has spent 18 years in community development across South-East Nigeria. He leads Caritas SDF's formation programmes and facilitates courses on Catholic Social Teaching,...
Daniel Adeyemi
Advocacy & Research Lead
Daniel leads policy research and advocacy campaigns at Caritas SDF. A former journalist, he trains community advocates in evidence-based policy engagement and strategic communicati...
Need training for your organisation?
We deliver tailored in-person and virtual capacity-building programmes for communities, parishes and NGOs.