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Lat holding sapling. Photo credit: Sam Rinang, ARD
04 NOV 21
Through your support, vulnerable communities in Cambodia and the rest of the world can learn about disaster risk management and be better prepared to deal with the ongoing effects of environmental changes. Â

Rural villages in India rebuilding from COVID-19. Photo credit: Caritas India.
A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed disadvantaged tribal and caste communities make up more than 80 per cent of people living in poverty.Â

Yani with community members in her garden. Photo: YMTM.
COVID-19 has significantly affected Indonesia's economy over the past few months. The surge of the highly contagious Delta variant has resulted in a second wave of the virus for the South East Nation.Â

Lulu Mitshabu (second from right) visiting Caritas Australia partners in DRC In Jan 2023. Photo: Lulu Mitshabu/Caritas Australia.
Lulu Mitshabu, Africa Program Coordinator for DRC, tells the story of fleeing her homeland and coming to Australia.Â

Phany pictured in one of her gardens in Cambodia. Photo credit: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia.
More than 216 million people could become internally displaced by 2050 unless the world acts now, according to the World Bank’s latest Groundswell report.

Oliva collecting grain in Tanzania. Photo credit: ??
Kirsty Robertson talks about how Caritas Australia's programs help women to realise their potential and create positive change in their communities.Â

Jamila is a Rohingya refugee, living in Bangladesh. Photo: Inmanuel Chayan Biswas
On World Day of Migrants and Refugees on 26 September, we were called on to remember those displaced by conflict and persecution around the world - and to consider how we can offer practical support to our neighbours around the world.

Shirley trained to become an indigenous health worker to protect and care for her community. Photo: SPACFI.
The Philippines is experiencing a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases, as the country battles its fourth wave of the pandemic. Â

Kirsty Robertson, CEO of Caritas Australia, shares some advice for those in the social sector on how to acknowledge the hardships going on around you, while recognising that you are not responsible for the overall outcome – only for the part you play.Â

Volunteers distribute aid in Beirut. Photo Caritas Lebanon
Lebanon has reached boiling point due to an enduring a series of crises that have been escalating over the past 18 months. Today, the population faces a dire humanitarian crisis, with the country rapidly running out of power, water, fuel, medicine and food.

Kabul airport. Photo credit: Shutterstock
03 SEP 21
The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, with decades of political and civil unrest, drought and economic instability leaving a devastating toll on a country that now faces even more uncertainty.
30 AUG 21
Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, Bishop of Parramatta and former Chairperson at Caritas Australia, tells his story of fleeing Vietnam as a boat person, and our moral duty towards refugees from Afghanistan.Â

Downtown Kabul
Afghanistan is facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis, giving a tragic relevance to this year’s World Humanitarian Day. Â

Aloma standing among the mangroves in the Philippines. Photo credit: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia.
Around the world, millions of women and girls continue to live in poverty, facing the challenges of gender inequality and discrimination, with poor or limited access to health care and education. But you can help change that.

Ranger Sarah Barkley interviewing senior elder John Clark. Photo: Aboriginal Carbon Foundation.
16 AUG 21
An increasing number of communities throughout Australia are set to reap the reward of a partnership that’s been struck between Caritas Australia and the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation.

Destruction in Haiti after 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Photo: Catholic Relief Services
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the south of Haiti on Saturday August 14, causing widespread destruction, reducing buildings to rubble and causing at least 300 deaths. Â

Flooding in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Caritas Bangladesh
A message from the field, following weeks of floods, which have hit Bangladesh's Cox's refugee camps hard.
Inmanuel Chayan Biswas, Head of Operations, Emergency Response program for Caritas Bangladesh, says thousands of Rohingya refugees have been displaced, their shelters damaged and food is now in short supply.

Destruction in Beirut blast aftermath. Photo credit: Caritas Lebanon.
A year ago, a tragic explosion in Beirut killed over 200 people, injured more than 7,500 and left about 300,000 homeless. The blast occurred at a time when the Lebanese economy was in freefall and COVID-19 was sweeping across the nation.

Emma Dawson, Pacific Program Manager. Photo credit: Caritas Australia.
03 AUG 21
Q & A with Emma Dawson, Pacific Program Manager, Caritas Australia. In the first year of the pandemic, the Pacific was quite lucky in that most countries almost went a year without any COVID-19 cases. In 2021, we’ve seen really concerning rises in the number of confirmed cases, particularly in Papua New Guinea and Fiji. This has had a big impact on their flailing health systems, poverty levels and their economies, and we have also been seeing a rise in cases of gender-based violence.

Distribution of PPE to health centres. Credit: Caritas Indonesia.
Indonesia has recorded its highest daily death toll from Covid-19, amid a second serious outbreak of COVID-19. As it continues to battle the spread of the virulent Delta variant, with your support, we’re working on the ground to help the most vulnerable, marginalized communities.

Caritas Australia CEO Kirsty Robertson with Chanthea Nou, Program Coordinator for Cambodia. Photo: Nicole Clements, Caritas Australia
This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, Caritas Australia celebrates its partner, Caritas Cambodia, working to help prevent human trafficking.
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