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Reconciliation Week 2025
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Gaza Emergency Appeal
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate, with severe shortages of food, water, and shelter. Help families in Gaza today.

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Australians overwhelmingly (82%) think that Israel’s deliberate blocking of aid into Gaza cannot be justified, according to fresh polling figures, with more than two in three Australians also believing the Australian Government should do more to ensure civilians have access to food, water, and medicine.

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Caritas Australia lifts itself in heartfelt prayer as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV begins his sacred ministry, pledging to follow and support him in a spirit of service and synodality.

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The impact of American tariffs on the developing world and indebted countries
Caritas Australia’s Turn Debt Into Hope campaign highlights the devastating effects on development that the global debt crisis has on countries of the Global South.
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The lives transformed through your support
Read about the impact that your support achieves. Inspiring stories of strength, resilience and change, that are made possible with your support and generosity.
Together, we reach across the globe
For 60 years, Caritas Australia has been working with communities around the world to confront the challenges of poverty. Through locally-led programs, we work with all people towards a world where all can thrive and reach their full potential.



Africa
Countries we work in:
Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
In Tanzania, we help women like Oliva to become financially independent through literacy and numeracy classes.

Pacific
Countries we work in:
Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
In Solomon Islands, Shaniella grew up in a remote village in a province which has limited educational and job opportunities – and one of the country’s highest poverty rates. After leaving school, she decided to move closer to the capital city, Honiara, to study hospitality and tourism.

Asia
Countries we work in:
Cambodia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia and TImor Leste.
In Nepal, 16-year-old Laxmi lives in one of the most remote communities which experiences high levels of poverty.  

Australia
In Australia, many remote communities, Indigenous languages are being lost and traditional social structures are breaking down.
Janice is a Wagilak woman living on Jawoyn country in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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