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Ronita (22) stands in front of her senior high school in Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Your compassion can help fuel dreams, like Ronita's goal to become a school teacher.

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can support community health workers in running a small, locally-led pharmacy in an urban slum in the Philippines.
a month could buy water filters to provide families and students in Malawi with access to clean and safe water.

Other amount

will help vulnerable communities to create a better tomorrow

Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible

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Ronita (22) does homework for her senior high school classes in her small home in Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Education is transformative

The key to creating a brighter future for women like Ronita that will last for generations is education. Together, we can empower young women like Ronita with a second chance at school.

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Dr Ben (left) does a vision test with 22-year-old Ronita’s eldest son Clark (5) in a small doctor’s surgery in Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Healthcare is a priority

Your support could provide families and children with the health care they so desperately need. Our partner FCJ provides a doctor's clinic that Ronita attends almost every week to check on her children and her own health.

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Jen (left), teacher at Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ), sits on the balcony of the centre to have a follow-up chat with former student Ronita (right), who is now 22 years old. Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Community creates a rich life

Ronita attends a young mother’s group where they learn about family planning, paediatric and maternal health, and are encouraged to support other mums. Here, they can find a sense of support and community.

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Ronita and her children outside the FCJ centre in Quezon City, the Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Opportunity allows families to dream

Most of all, your donation today can help open up opportunities for people like Ronita. Her dream is to one day become a schoolteacher and support the next generation of young people to succeed at school.

Your support can help people like Ronita improve access to:

Education

Healthcare

Community

Opportunity

“In my country, education is everything. You can’t get a good job or support your family well without it”

Ronita

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Ronita (22), at her small home in Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Together, we can help people like Ronita lead their families out of poverty.

I'd like to make this donation

I would like to give

can support community health workers in running a small, locally-led pharmacy in an urban slum in the Philippines.
a month could buy water filters to provide families and students in Malawi with access to clean and safe water.

Other amount

will help vulnerable communities to create a better tomorrow

Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible