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Caritas at a glance

Caritas Australia is part of a global network that spans over 200 countries and territories.

For over 110 years, Caritas has worked towards the creation of a just world. In 1964, Caritas began in Australia. A Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, Caritas is Latin for love + compassion – two qualities which are central to our work.

Supporting Samon and Sochhin from Cambodia

Our global network

Caritas Australia is part of an international confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations.

Our structure

Caritas Australia sits within the auspices of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) and operates in accordance with ACBC policy and mandate.

Our history

From humble beginnings in Germany 1897, Caritas has grown to become one of the largest aid and development agencies in the world. Read the Caritas story.

Our mandate

Caritas Australia works through the principles and practice of community development, supporting people to help themselves out of poverty, hunger and injustice.

Our Strategic Directions

Strategic Directions 2013-2018 challenges us to make a greater impact on the lives of the poor and give them a voice to tell their own stories.

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Caritas Australia has over 120 long-term development projects in 29 countries, including Indigenous Australia.

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Project Compassion helps end poverty and promote justice so the world's poor won't need to rely on charity. Donate today.

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Caritas Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land, past and present, on which all our offices are located.