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At their March board meeting, the trustees of Caritas Social Action Network, chaired by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, voted unanimously to accept an application from the Oscar Romero Award Trust to join the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN).

The Oscar Romero Award Trust supports Catholic schools in their journey of embedding Catholic Social Teaching in the governance, curriculum and social outreach of the school. With a new focus on CST in the Catholic Schools Inspection Framework, this Award has been valued and appreciated by many Catholic schools.

CSAN now has 51 Catholic and ecumenical charities in membership, working across a wide range of human need, all with the same mission: to bring the love of God to people in our communities who are most marginalised and to advocate for justice. The Oscar Romero Award Trust plays a key role in forming the staff and pupils in our schools to be agents of positive change who will contribute to this mission.

Raymond Friel, CEO of Caritas Social Action Network, said:

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“We’re delighted to welcome the Oscar Romero Award Trust into the CSAN family. Our patron saint and inspiration is St Oscar Romero, so it really feels as if the Oscar Romero Award is a perfect fit. I look forward to working with Mugeni and his colleagues on projects which will enrich all our work.”

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Mugeni Sumba, the Co-ordinator of the Oscar Romero Award Trust, said:

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“I am grateful that the Oscar Romero Award Trust has been accepted in the CSAN family. Our aim is to help schools become centres of evangelization by helping them embed CST principles in their everyday life and fabric. I am looking forward to working with other members of CSAN in building the Kingdom of God here on earth.”

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In our Diocese, 22 diocesan schools are currently involved in the Oscar Romero Award scheme, seven of which have achieved Participator Level and one, St Joseph’s Specialist Trust, has achieved Developer Level.

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To find out more, visit the Oscar Romero Award website.