Caritas Kosova was founded in 1992 as a Catholic initiative to support the local population experiencing rampant poverty, primarily through the distribution of humanitarian aid.

As of 2024, the organisation has its headquarters in Ferizaj, with regional offices in Pristina, Prizren, Gjakova, Mitrovica, and Leposavić, while implementing activities in numerous other cities and villages.

[8] It is one of the few organisations active in both Albanian and Serbian-dominated parts of Kosovo,[9][10][11] as well as with other minorities such as Roma, Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians.

[15][16] Caritas Kosovo started as a humanitarian relief agency involved in distributions and other activities,[17] then worked with internally displaced persons and returnees after the war.

[19][20][21] Since the end of the Kosovo War, Caritas Kosova has been active in diverse sectors such as psychosocial support and mental health,[10] labour market integration,[22] rehabilitation and socio-economic reintegration of prisoners,[23] support to persons with disability, social assistance for families living in extreme poverty,[24] and childcare[25] An important sector of work is that of healthcare and home care.