Entre Église catholique, bailleur européen et Gouvernement marocain, l’action de Caritas Maroc auprès des migrants subsahariens

Abstract

National Caritas organisations are each autonomous under their bishops, but they combine as part of the Caritas Internationalis confederation, which is a body of the Catholic Church. Present at several intersections of sub-Saharan migration routes, Caritas organisations initially based their work towards migrants on the social doctrine of the Church and the values of Catholicism. But in a changing environment and facing a high politicization of migration topic and its manipulation by the mediterranean governments for their own benefit, their project are evolving. Here is the example of Caritas Morocco. Firstly, with outsourcing management of migratory flows from Europe to the Maghreb countries and the strengthening of the repressive policy of the moroccan government, the figure of the african migrant beneficiary changed. Secondly, institutional requirements for standardization and alignment of humanitarian practices with european policy and competition between social or humanitarian organisations impact on strategic and programmatic choices. How Caritas Morocco positions itself in this particular context? Which role is the organization playing in management of migratory flows? How the catholic identity is influencing his choices? Which strategy is adopted in order to address these constraints? How these choices are compatible with its identity and catholic values?

Keywords

• Church and migration
• religion and development
• migratory policy and catholic social engagement
• Catholic Church in Morocco