As we step into 2026, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible difference that your kindness has made in the lives of many.
Last financial year, your generosity directly impacted 793,372 participants through initiatives promoting gender equality, disability inclusion, food security, access to water and sanitation, and climate change adaptation. None of this would be possible without your pivotal support.
Despite numerous ongoing global challenges, your unwavering kindness and generosity have empowered many vulnerable communities across the world to build brighter futures.
Your impact across the world
Worknesh in her field in southern Ethiopia. Photo: Maheder Tadesse/Caritas Australia.
Africa
This year, you helped support 16 development projects across Africa, reaching 746,565 people – including 40,991 women and girls like Worknesh in Ethiopia. Through our partner Caritas Ethiopia’s CLEAR Program, she learned to diversify her crops and boost her income. Now, she grows coffee and vegetables that nourish and sustain her family.
Toefuata’iga from Samoa writing on her classroom board. Photo: Caritas Australia.
Pacific
This year, you helped support 15 development projects across the Pacific, reaching 290,972 people, including 15,487 children like Toefuata’iga and her classmates in Samoa. With your generosity, they gained access to clean water through Caritas Samoa. With a new 10,000 litre tank installed at their school, the students’ health and hygiene have improved and they can spend more time learning in the classroom.
Pronali and her children standing near their home in Bangladesh. Photo: Sumon Corraya/Caritas Bangladesh.
Asia
This year, you helped support 36 development projects across Asia, reaching 815,459 people, including women, children and people with disabilities. Your generosity helped Pronali, an indigenous mother of two from Bangladesh. She joined Caritas Bangladesh’s Community Managed Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience Program and trained in safe motherhood practices. Now, she ensures safer births and stronger community health.
Sheridan painting at the Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation centre. Photo: Caritas Australia.
Australia
This year, you helped support 46,662 people through six First Australian-led projects with local partners nationwide. In Western Sydney, Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation strengthened culture and community, helping families reconnect with Country and one another. This year, its Mums and Bubs group created Why Our Children Are Proud to be Aboriginal, celebrating identity and pride.
Responding to Global Crises
Your support helped us stand alongside communities in conflict zones and disaster-prone areas when they needed it most. Your generosity helped reach more than 2 million people through emergency projects supported by Caritas Australia — including 285,100 direct participants. Together with our partners, we responded to 23 humanitarian emergencies across 15 countries, focusing on rapid response, long-term recovery, and emergency preparedness to assist those affected.
Gaza
Thanks to your generosity, and in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Jerusalem, we have contributed to the support of:
- 1.72 million people with food rations and cash assistance.
- 341,790 people with safe shelter, bedding and living supplies.
- 500,268 people with clean water, hygiene and sanitation kits.
- 11,732 children and caregivers with psychosocial support.
- 140 people, most of them children, with prosthetic limbs in partnership with the Artificial Limbs and Polio Centre.
Our partner, Caritas Jerusalem, providing lifesaving healthcare to people affected by the conflict in Gaza. Photo: Caritas Jerusalem.
Ukraine
The war in Ukraine continues to devastate lives, with over 40,000 civilian casualties. 6.5 million people have fled the country, 3.7 million remain displaced within Ukraine, and 12.7 million now require humanitarian assistance.
With your support, and in partnership with Caritas Ukraine, DePaul International and CAFOD, more than 600,000 people have been supported with:
- Emergency food and water.
- Temporary shelter and housing repairs.
- Trauma support for families.
- Essential medicine and hygiene kits.
Two Caritas Ukraine staff near Ternopil Ukraine. Photo: Caritas Ukraine.
As we embrace the new year, we invite you to continue this journey with us. Your support and generosity can continue to help us create a sustainable future where everyone can thrive.
