From the Faith and Mission Coordinator

Project Compassion Lent 2026

Manaini & Ahmad

This Lent, our school community has answered the call to Unite Against Poverty as part of Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion. We are proud to join thousands of others across Australia to create real, lasting change for people like Manaini.

Manaini is a mother of six and a grandmother of two living in rural Fiji. Life has always been a struggle – holding back tears, she shared: “The thing I worry about the most is my children’s education. The requirements that need to be met are hard for me to try and achieve with my daily income”.

Thanks to the generosity of schools like ours, Manaini joined training offered by Caritas Australia’s local partner, FRIEND. Through the program, she learnt food processing skills to transform leftovers from crops into flour, improving her family’s nutrition and increasing her weekly income to support her children’s education. “The project totally changed the life of my family and even the community,” Manaini said.

Watch Manaini’s story HERE to see how the actions of our school community today can create a lasting legacy of impact and change that will be felt for generations to come.

We are also walking alongside our global family to ensure that when people face disaster or emergency, they don’t do so alone.

Families in Gaza have endured catastrophic conditions. Frontline staff at Caritas Jerusalem – many of whom have been displaced themselves – have been standing alongside and serving families whose lives have been disrupted by this devastating war.

Despite these challenges, including displacement, destruction and danger, the dedicated team continues to deliver critical emergency support. They remain committed to serving families in need in the hope that Gaza can rebuild.

Watch the story of Ahmad, one Caritas Jerusalem staff member, HERE to learn more.

You can support Project Compassion 2026 through the donation boxes or by scanning the QR code to donate online.

You can also donate:
Online at: projectcompassion.org.au
By phone at: 1800 024 413

Thank you for standing with us, as we Unite Against Poverty this Lent.

Ms Genevieve Pelekani
Faith and Mission Coordinator

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