Caritas Australia is the official agency for overseas aid and development. It has funded emergency relief and long term development projects in more than 50 countries throughout the world. It is the nation’s largest fundraiser providing water and medicines for poor countries.

Lent gives us the opportunity to think outside ourselves and share what we have with those less fortunate. Caritas is a Latin word meaning ‘love and compassion.’  By being involved in Project Compassion that is one way of them expressing their generosity during Lent.

This year’s theme is Learning More Creating Change

“Education is an act of hope.” Pope Francis

Learning creates opportunities for long term positive change. Project Compassion 2016 celebrates the power of learning, and the many ways in which Caritas Australia is working with local partners around the world to provide vital learning and renewed hope to children, women and men most vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice. Through education, training and sharing knowledge, individuals and communities are empowered to transform their futures and create lasting change.