Trained midwife Monika cradles Lima’s healthy baby, Jyoti. Photo: Supplied. A baby’s first breath, the softness of their skin, the first time they open their eyes – these moments are precious and for a mother they bring a new purpose: to protect the child that rests in her arms. But childbirth does not always end in joy. According to the latest UN estimates, more than 300,000 women ea...

An Indonesian soldier carries an elderly woman during an evacuation on 1 October after an earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi Island. Photo: Antara Foto/Reuters. The Caritas international network is responding with emergency assistance in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that rocked central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday 28 September. More than 1400 people are confirmed dead and thous...

18-year-old Fatema is one of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. Photo: Christopher Riechert, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for Caritas Bangladesh. Photo: Supplied. In our world today where an unprecedented 68.5 million people have been forced from home – among them, nearly 25.4 million refugees[1], Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and...

Support from Caritas is helping Bubita to rebuild her home. Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Caritas. Caritas Australia has remained committed to restoring infrastructure, livelihoods, and community wellbeing in the earthquake-prone country of Nepal. In April 2015, the devastating Gorkha earthquake shattered Nepal, with 9000 fatalities and more than 22,000 injured. In an attempt to aid Carit...

Walking thousands of kilometres alone in an African desert, with nothing but a soccer ball and an iPod for company, is something that few of us would contemplate. Canberra adventurer and Caritas Australia supporter, Matt Napier, however, did exactly that, walking thousands of kilometres to raise money for those living in poverty, with a 1900-kilometre walk across the Namib Desert.

Caritas Australia is supporting and empowering Filipino commu¬nities like Aloma’s, in the aftermath of extreme weather events and the effects of climate change.

Through the People’s Community Network (PCN), Caritas is advocating successfully for rights, services, and a more secure future for the residents of informal settlements in Fiji to provide access to the most basic of rights such as land tenure, housing, sanitation, roads, education, and a secure livelihood.

When Caritas Australia stepped into Nguyet’s life, it changed forever.

Men like Uncle Richard are engaging in a journey of healing from the trauma of being a member of the Stolen Generations, through the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC), supported by Caritas Australia.

Caritas Australia has been working to prevent domestic violence alongside our Partners in places like Timor-Leste.