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.

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.

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.

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 by reconnecting families with Country and one another. This year, its Mums and Bubs group created the book Why Our Children Are Proud to be Aboriginal, celebrating identity and pride.