Caritas Australia CEO Kirsty Robertson has said that the famine in Ethopia, Kenya and Somalia are some of the worst in this lifetime.

The international humanitarian organisation is taking its Make Hunger History campaign to parishes and schools across Australia to raise funds for its Africa Food Crisis Appeal.

One of the nation’s longest running charity campaigns Project Compassion looks at the story of Thandolwayo from Zimbabwe, Halima from Bangladesh, Shirley from the Philippines. Thanks to Caritas, they have gained access to life’s basic needs, and are able to contribute to their community.

In this week’s promotion of Project Compassion 2022, we feature Shaniella from the Soloman Islands, who was faced with the uncertainty of her future when her a vocational school supported by Caritas Australia Solomon Islands school was hit by a landslide, flooding, and a cyclone. But thanks to donors, Shaniella can complete her skills training, with enough water and food to eat, and improved sanitation. By The Record.

Aid to the Church in Need Head of Press Maria Lozano has last week interviewed Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas about the situation in Kiev, the humanitarian crisis, solidarity among the population and the drama of war.

Like many remote communities, Janice’s faces a range of challenges – low employment and education, financial hardship, poorer health and lower life expectancy. 

Caritas recipient Biru’s resilience and determination to overcome the odds has inspired others in his community who are living with a disability to become independent and self-reliant. By The Record.

Caritas Australia’s Social & Ecological Justice Animator WA/SA Deacon Paul Reid shares some insight about what it is like to be a Caritas Australia leader, how Project Compassion affects the wider community and why it is important to be more. By Theresia Titus and Amanda Murthy.

Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church’s international aid and development agency, has appointed its first board of directors, a move dictated by the recent incorporation process commenced by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference over a year ago – to foster improved accountability, transparency and governance practices.

Caritas Australia welcomes the government’s announcement in last week’s federal budget that Australia will increase economic support for COVID-19 response and recovery in its region by $304.7 million over the next two years.

Athena Route, a Year 12 student at Mater Dei College in Perth, won the Caritas Australia Perpetual Trophy at the 2020 Angelico Exhibition for her artwork titled The Value of Intangible Memories.