Caritas Tanzania was established by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) in 1971 with the aim to coordinate charitable as well as social development activities in the dioceses of Tanzania; as such, it is the socio-economic wing (or department) of TEC. Caritas Tanzania activities are to empower communities to improve their living conditions through equality between men and women and development programmes, emergency relief and humanitarian assistance and skill training to promote income generating activities (IGA) of CT.