About Project Compassion

Caritas Australia’s annual appeal

Project Compassion began in 1966 and is now the largest humanitarian fundraising campaign in Australia. Thank you for your support and for being part of this success story!

Your generosity has enabled Caritas Australia to help so many marginalized people throughout the world. With your support, Caritas Australia is working hard to support communities living in poverty to help people to help themselves. In 2009, Caritas Australia has set a target for the Project Compassion appeal to raise $10.4 million.

Project Compassion 2009 begins on Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2009 and ends on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. As Project Compassion falls across the six weeks of Lent, Catholic schools and parishes throughout Australia will receive educational materials aimed at broadening the way we view the world. International speakers from our partner organisations also visit Australia to participate in a public speaking campaign for people of all ages. They speak at schools, parishes, community groups and through the media. Our international visitors tell of their personal experience with some of the hundreds of grassroots community development programs which are supported by Project Compassion.

Who we are:
Caritas Australia belongs to an international network called Caritas Internationalis. Caritas Internationalis is one of the largest aid and development agencies in the world comprising a network of 162 Catholic relief aid, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. More Information.

Use this interactive map to learn more about Caritas Australia's long term development projects around the world. *Map requires Adobe Flash Player - free download.

FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Project Compassion and the lenten stories.