Dr. Christian Scharf: 20 years of commitment to Caritas come to an end!

Dr. Christian Scharf: 20 years of commitment to Caritas come to an end!

at the end of April 2025 marked a significant change in the press and public relations work of the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Fulda. Dr. Christian Scharf, who has been a speaker since October 1, 2004, retired after over two decades. Miriam Rommel takes over his position, an experienced journalist who wants to enrich the association with fresh ideas.

dr. Scharf, born in Bremerhaven in 1960, not only managed classic press work in his career, but also created important contributions for the Caritas newspaper Social Courage and Internal Publications. He was known for his reliability and wealth of ideas and was particularly committed to projects that he reported. Before his time at Caritas, he was an editor for the ecumenical magazine "The Journal for People in the Space of Churches". In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sharp since 2009 in the Ukraine aid in Iwano-Frankiwsk and was particularly committed to people with disabilities.

The successor: Miriam Rommel

Miriam Rommel has a student part -time job in an editorial team that aroused her passion for journalism. Since the beginning of March 2025 she has been a consultant for press and public relations at the Caritas Association. Her goal is to make people and stories behind Caritas more visible and she brings a fresh look at digital communication.

The importance of public relations for Caritas also becomes clear in the work of the caritas department. This focuses on promoting understanding and solidarity for people in need and presenting the services of Caritas in a contemporary way. Their tasks include maintaining contact with the media and supporting the connected associations.

international perspective: Caritas projects in Uganda

In addition to the national work, Caritas is also involved internationally. Caritas recently carried out a dialogue trip to Uganda International. The aim was to inform multipliers from Caritas about the projects there. Dr. The press and public relations work for this tour group, which consisted of managing directors and board members of Caritas' associations, sharply

• This trip presented the cooperation with Caritas of the Archdiocese of Gulu, which has existed since the 1990s and was originally launched to support civil war victims.
• Current projects focus on strengthening women and children, educational work and legal advice.
• The Caritas Gulu also looks after refugees from unstable neighboring countries such as the South Sudan and the Congo.

The tour group was able to experience the success of peace work in the refugee settlements. It was agreed that the Caritas Gulu projects make an important contribution to society in North-Uganda and that international cooperation should continue to be strengthened. Donations to support these projects can be provided to Caritas International under the Uganda "CY01774" donation goal.

The change in the press and public relations work of the Caritas Association and the international projects of Caritas illustrate the commitment to combat emergency situations in a variety of ways and make people visible behind the organizations.