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A ceasefire deal has been announced. The ceasefire will commence on January 19, 2025 and will last for an initial period of 42 days. During this time, hostages will be returned and a surge of humanitarian aid will be allowed into the Gaza strip.

A burnt-out car in a destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza. Photo credit: Caritas Jerusalem.
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The current drought is the worst that Bute has ever experienced in his lifetime. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker/Caritas Australia
A new report on global food security has shown an alarming trend of rising hunger levels across Africa, with nearly 1 in 5 people in the region facing hunger.

Thandolwayo's life changed when she could access clean water in her village. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
22 JUL 24
We are excited to announce the photo with the most votes from the Caritas Australia 60th Anniversary Virtual Gallery competition.

A queue of Caritas Australia's partner trucks containing blankets, mats and mattresses bound for Gaza. Photo Credit: Sayed Hassan for CRS.
When disasters strike, we get asked one question a lot. Can I donate food, clothes, or other goods to help? The desire to do something more personal than donate money is generous and compassionate, but we must always answer no.

Tim and Serena from Caritas Australia having a lunch break with CRS team in Vietnam.
25 JUN 24
My name is Serena, and as a Content Marketing Specialist at Caritas Australia, I had the privilege to recently travel to Vietnam with the Content Marketing Manager, Tim. As my first content collection trip, I wanted to share my reflections on our time overseas filming and collecting images for next year’s Project Compassion campaign.

View of the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Mark Harding/Caritas Australia
Aurora and Mark from the content and communication teams visit Bangladesh in May for a content collection trip. Trips like these are a vital way for us to share stories from the field with our generous community of supporters.

Monoranjon and his wife Anita working on their farm. Photo: Mark Harding/Caritas Australia
Aurora and Mark from the content and communication teams visited Bangladesh in May for a content collection trip. Trips like these are a vital way for us to share stories from the field with our generous community of supporters.

As the end of the financial year approaches, many of us find ourselves looking at ways to maximise our tax returns while also contributing to causes close to our hearts.

Search and rescue efforts are underway to find survivors of the landslide disaster. Photo: Getty Images.
Remote communities in Papua New Guinea have been devastated by a catastrophic landslide that struck the Enga province on 24 May, with hundreds feared dead.

Jody Mummery (Grassroots Action Palmerston Operations Manager) with Serena Dalton (Grassroots Action Palmerston CEO). Photo: Tara Harvey/Caritas Australia
Get to know more about the work of Grassroots Action Palmerston, our First Australian program partner in the Northern Territory.

Volunteers distribute aid in Beirut. Photo Caritas Lebanon
With a local currency in free fall, fuel and other costs of living skyrocketing, a continuous influx of refugees adding to the already million in the country, the poverty rate effectively doubling and now the impacts of the war in Gaza seeing tens of thousands of displaced people from the south of the country, the people of Lebanon are in a constant state of suffering.

Through the program, Chiquito learnt sustainable agricultural techniques to improve his farm's productivity. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
16 MAY 24
This year the theme of Laudato Si’ week centres around ‘seeds of hope’. We are called to consider how we can plant and nurture seeds to be the hope that the world needs

Chiquito in his farm in Timor Leste. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Accessing food in Timor-Leste remains an ongoing issue for many families, where nearly 1 in 4 people go to sleep hungry every night.

A rundown sign at Lemakot Health Centre. Photo Credit: Tara Harvey for Caritas Australia.
Caritas visits the Lemakot Health Centre in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea to collect photos and videos of a program focused on improving the facility.

Ronita holding her son in her home in Quezon City. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia.
As Mother’s Day approaches, we are reminded of the incredible resilience and strength embodied by mothers worldwide, particularly those living in vulnerable communities.

Noor (pseudonym used) at the women's shelter in Beirut. Photo: Nicole Chehine/Caritas Australia
In a suburb of Beirut, Caritas Lebanon hosts a women’s shelter, one of three across the country, providing a safe house and a new start for countless women. Women fleeing war, domestic violence, oppression and poverty. Women with nowhere else to go. Many are Syrian refugees and are without documents so they literally have no options.

Talaso is a mother of two living in Marsabit, northern Kenya. Photo: Thom Flint/CAFOD
In recent decades, Caritas Australia has evolved its programs to align with key learnings in the aid sector. Far from the welfare approach that pervaded the sector decades ago, Caritas Australia actively pursues evidence-based program models, with a focus on inclusion for those most vulnerable.

Through the program, Chiquito learnt sustainable agricultural techniques to improve his farm's productivity. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
In this guide, we'll provide you with tips and advice on how to maximise your EOFY charity donations.

Shaniella from the Solomon Islands in the school garden, rebuilt following cyclone and landslide damage. Photo: Neil Nuia
April 22 is Earth Day, a day to reflect on the impact of climate change and advocate for a safer climate future for all.

Severe harsh water flow from the 2022 Pakistan Floods. Photo: Caritas Pakistan
18 APR 24
You may have heard the term “polycrisis” being thrown around lately as people try to make sense of the many issues and problems the world currently faces. It’s ok if you’re not sure of the meaning of polycrisis, as it has only recently started to be used broadly. Here we will try to define it, look at some examples, and look at what can be done to address it.

A woman uses a bucket she received during a distribution organized by Caritas Mongo in the Chadian border town of Adre. Photo by Mabel Chenjoh CRS.
15 APR 24
A year ago today, civil conflict broke out between armed militias in Sudan with the two sides still battling for power, much at the expense of civilians.

Priscilla holds millet from this year’s harvest in her storeroom at her home in Hwange district, north western Zimbabwe. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
In the heart of Zimbabwe, many in the community are grappling with hyperinflation, widespread poverty, and political unrest. Chronic malnutrition, exacerbated by food shortages, a struggling healthcare system, and heightened rates of HIV infection plague the nation. All of these factors are what have pushed nearly half of Zimbabwe’s population of 7.9 million people into extreme poverty.
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