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No 132 autumn 2013

Caritas Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land.

This year, Project Compassion’s theme is, “Open doors into the future” from Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 encyclical Spe Salvi, 35: “We work towards a brighter and more humane world so as to open doors into the future.”

Caritas Australia staff and volunteers work every day to open doors all over the world. These doorways lead to better health, better education, better nutrition and safer environments to live in. Our aim is to create a just world, where everyone has equal

rights and can live with dignity. In 2013, our six Lenten stories are about children, young people and the

communities who support them. These people have walked through the door of hope and are beckoning others to journey with them; people like Ditosa.

Ditosa, 12, lives in the village of Matuba, near Chokwe in Mozambique, Africa. Orphans’ Ditosa and her younger sister are cared for by their grandmother and aunt who are both HIV positive and too weak to work.

Ditosa, and other children like her, attend the Caritas Australia supported Matuba Children’s Centre. Here, they learn life skills; receive help with homework; grow vegetables to eat and sell; learn about health, nutrition and hygiene; plus they are provided with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to help manage HIV/AIDS within their family.

With your support, Matuba Children’s Centre opens doors for children and young people; they find hope for the future and a safe place where they can learn, laugh, play and sing.

The funds raised from Project Compassion help us to open doors for people like Ditosa.

We hope you embrace this year’s Project Compassion and from my family to yours, thank you for your support.

In solidarity.

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03 OPEN DOORS WITH PROJECT COMPASSION

04 DITOSA FROM MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA

06 RAYMUNDO FROM BOLIVIA, LATIN AMERICA

07 SALMA FROM BANGLADESH, SOUTH ASIA

08 VANNAK FROM CAMBODIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA

09 BERNARD FROM GUMBAYNGGIRR, AUSTRALIA

10 ROLLEN FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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Cover: Ditosa, 12, lives in the village of Matuba, near Chokwe in Mozambique. Thanks to your support Caritas Australia funded the Matuba Children’s Centre. At the Centre, orphaned and vulnerable children, like Ditosa, find hope for the future and a safe place where they can grow. photo: erin Johnson

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Thanks to you, Project Compassion 2012 and Mercy Family Health Services, Judy from Peru now has running water, a shower and toilet in her home. Her family is happier and healthier.

Jack de Groot, CEO

The Project Compassion website at www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion features an interactive Virtual Village for you to explore Ditosa’s community; an online Lenten Calendar (also available as an iPhone app), plus a Photo Message Board for you to share how you are opening doors into the future.N

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For many years, Bernard’s life was spiralling out of control but thanks to your support, Red Dust Healing helped him see the world in a whole new way. Bernard, Tahlee and their young daughter, Aila, live near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. See page 9 for his inspiring story.photo: rob MACColl

WEEk ONE: MOzaMbiquE With the support of Caritas Chokwe, children in Matuba, Mozambique, are receiving healthcare, food and education. We are ensuring that in the absence of family and in the presence of poverty, children like Ditosa have safety, security, love and the opportunity for a brighter future. Read Ditosa’s story on pages 4 and 5.

WEEk TWO: bOlivia Centro Creativo Artistico “educar es fiesta” (education is celebration) in Bolivia provides education and circus skills training for young people from marginalised communities, like Raymundo. Read Raymundo’s story on page 6.

WEEk THREE: baNgladEsHThe Safe Motherhood Project is reducing maternal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh by training midwives in antenatal and postnatal treatment for women like Salma. Read Salma’s story on page 7.

WEEk FOuR: caMbOdiaLives for displaced children in Cambodia are a daily struggle. The Youth Empowerment Project is offering hope for people, like Vannak, through the provision of food, education and life skills training. Read Vannak’s story on page 8.

OPENING DOORS

WEEk FivE: guMbayNggiRR, ausTRalia Red Dust Healing is a healing program for Australian Indigenous men and women. It encourages participants, like Bernard, to examine their own personal hurt, allowing them to heal from within. Read Bernard’s story on page 9.

WEEk six: PaPua NEW guiNEaMercy Works in Papua New Guinea supports displaced people and communities who are denied access to basic resources such as education, healthcare and social welfare. They work with young men and women, like Rollen, to promote justice and self-reliance. Read Rollen’s story on page 10.

For more information, head to www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or call toll free 1800 024 413.

Our 2013 stories are about children, young people and their communities. Caritas Australia’s worldwide partners are helping to open doors so more people have a brighter future.

We hope you enjoy reading and sharing this year’s stories and thank you for supporting Caritas Australia. Your support means we can continue assisting those in need.

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WEEk ONE: mOZamBiQUE, aFRiCa

In 2007, thanks to your support, Caritas Australia funded the building of the Matuba Children’s Centre. The Centre provides education, food and life skills for orphaned and vulnerable children, like Ditosa, 12.

DITOSA LIVES IN the village of Matuba, near Chokwe in Mozambique. Her parents died of AIDS-related illnesses, so Ditosa and her little sister, Fique, 7, are cared for by their grandmother and aunt who are both HIV positive and too weak to work.

An extremely poor community, most of the houses in Matuba are built of mud bricks. There is no sewerage system, so the toilets are deep holes in the ground surrounded by reed screens. Until two years ago Ditosa’s family had to walk two kilometres to collect water from a water pump. Now with one installed in the village, there

are two taps which dispense clean water for the community.

Without having to walk such a long way to collect water, Ditosa’s daily routine is now much simpler. On the days she attends school, she enjoys sharing what she has learnt with her grandmother. “I like my grandmother because she takes care of me; she helps me wash and gives me clothes.”

Many children in this area have lost one or both of their parents to AIDS. In Mozambique, an estimated 11.5% of adults live with HIV and there are approximately 670,000 children aged

0-17 orphaned to AIDS (UN 2009). In Matuba, the proportion of people with HIV is even higher. Five years ago, when Caritas Chokwe offered free HIV tests in Matuba, over 50% of the people who came forward for testing were HIV positive.

“Lots of local people go away looking for work. They contract HIV while they are away and bring it back to the community, and it spreads. Many are sick and many parents have died of AIDS, leaving children with no food or education,” said Mama Cacilda, Director of Caritas Chokwe.

With a generation missing and many grandparents struggling to provide for grandchildren, in 2007 the need for a centre for orphaned and vulnerable children was identified. Caritas Chokwe coordinated the project and Caritas Australia supplied the funding for the Matuba Children’s Centre.

DITOSA’S STORY

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With your support, Matuba Children’s Centre opens doors for children and young people. Here, they find hope for the future and a safe place where they can grow.

photos: erin Johnson

LEARNFIND OUT MORE ABOUT DITOSA’S COMMUNITY AND THE MATUBA CHILDREN’S CENTRE IN OUR NEW INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL VILLAGE AT WWW.CARITAS.ORG.AU/VIRTUAL-VILLAGE

Caritas funding 2011/2012: AU $377,428 spent on long-term development programs in Mozambique.

Mozambique, on the east coast of southern Africa, is one of the world’s poorest countries with four out of five people living on less than $2 per day.

After nearly five centuries of Portuguese presence, Mozambique won independence in 1975 but the country’s development has been severely impeded by civil war and natural disasters.

Population: 22,894,000 (estimated population 2009 UN Data)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 11.5%

Capital: Maputo

Official language: Portuguese

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Here, children learn computer skills and crafts such as sewing and jewellery making, and receive extra help with their study. The Centre also provides children and family members with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to help manage HIV/AIDS.

There is a chicken house, where they learn how to raise chickens for food and to sell, and a workshed where they learn carpentry and make wooden stools. The Centre also has a vegetable garden where the children help to grow vegetables to eat and to sell.

In the kitchen, lunch is prepared every day by community volunteers; this is often the children’s only meal for the day. Hygiene is also an important focus at the Centre and to help with this, a toilet and shower block was installed. “I teach the children that they always must be clean,” said Elvira Mabundi, Centre Coordinator.

Ditosa’s favourite things to do at the Centre are carpentry and jewellery making, and she appreciates the extra help she receives with schoolwork. “I like coming to the Centre because it helps me. I come to study and I get something I don’t get at school. What I enjoy most is making earrings and necklaces,” she said.

As Ditosa’s grandmother and aunt can’t work, their family depends on the kindness of distant family members. So the food, medicines and support they receive from the Centre are a lifeline.

With your support, Matuba Children’s Centre opens doors for children and young people. Here, they find hope for the future and a safe place where they can grow.

“The love that I have for my own children is the love that I have for these children too,” said Elvira. “I know the Centre will help them in life. We teach them that even if they don’t have parents, we are together with them … they are going to be the teachers of tomorrow.”

DITOSA’S STORY “I like coming to the Centre because it helps me … What I enjoy most is making earrings and necklaces.”

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WEEk TWO: BOLiVia, LaTin amERiCa

RAYMUNDO’S STORYRaymundo, now 24, was only nine years old when he joined the circus. This was the beginning of a whole new life, away from the influence of gangs, drugs, alcohol and a potential life on the streets.

ONE OF SIX children, Raymundo was born into a very poor family. At eight years of age, he was told to start earning money for the family.

At first, Raymundo cleaned mini buses, and delivered and cleaned water tanks. Later, he found work washing cars for visitors to the cemetery and carrying 25 litre buckets of water for women cleaning the gravestones. It was a hard life and so Raymundo and his friends sought escape by sniffing glue; quickly becoming addicted. The money Raymundo earned was given to his family but he was spending more and more time with his gang.

When some gang members started to attend Centro Creativo Artistico “educar es fiesta” (education is celebration), a circus school for vulnerable children, Raymundo went along to be with them. At first he enjoyed the musical activities but when they moved on to street theatre, such as acrobatics and juggling, he began to see new possibilities for his life.

Today, 250 young people are involved in Centro Creativo Artistico “educar es fiesta”, a Caritas Australia partner. Set up by Edson Quezada, the school is run by children and young people, and is a place where orphaned and vulnerable children can learn, not only reading and writing, but how to work together and build a brighter future.

Over the years 1,500 children aged 7 to 18 have taken part. In 2009, Caritas Australia helped Centro Creativo Artistico “educar es fiesta” buy their own big top and in 2011 the circus performed for 25,000 people. Edson says that hundreds of children are now living

positive lives; with dignity, increased self-esteem, awareness of their rights and more ability to express themselves.

“My wish for the kids is that no one is poor. We as Bolivians and Australians have the opportunity to work together to create new paths with Caritas Australia,” said Raymundo.

“My wish for the kids is that no one is poor. We as Bolivians and Australians have the opportunity to work together to create new paths with Caritas Australia.”

“At the age of nine, I had the opportunity to start learning something that turned my life around in a complete circle. And what I’d like to do is provide that same opportunity to others,” said Raymundo aka Coco the Clown.

Edson Quezada always dreamed of setting up a circus run by children and young people. He’s standing outside Centro Creativo Artistico’s Big Top. photos: riChArd wAinwright

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WEEk THREE: BanGLaDEsH, sOUTH asia

SALMA’S STORYWhen Salma fell pregnant, she felt frightened and unsure. Thanks to Pronoti, a rural midwife from the Safe Motherhood Project, Salma’s fears dissolved and she gave birth to a healthy baby girl called Maya.

SALMA, 18, LIVES in Fulbaria, in the heart of Bangladesh. When she and her husband, Masud, found out they were expecting their first child, Salma was experiencing abdominal pain, she couldn’t eat and was very sick; they were both concerned.

Frightened by some of the villagers’ stories that the baby could be abnormal, Salma sought care from the village’s elderly traditional birth attendant, but she did not feel comforted.

When she was six months pregnant, Salma heard about a rural midwife called Pronoti; she also heard that women who delivered under Pronoti’s care did

not end up with a prolapsed uterus, as was common in the area. Nor did their infants die within the first week of life from pneumonia or birth asphyxia (lack of oxygen during the delivery).

Trained by Caritas Bangladesh’s Safe Motherhood Project (SMP) which is supported by Caritas Australia, Pronoti

conducts comprehensive antenatal and postnatal care, carries out deliveries, and refers women to hospital if needed.

During her first antenatal check-up, Salma was advised to drink more fluid and increase her food intake. “These words surprised me, as we were always told to eat less during pregnancy so we would not have a big baby. Her words reassured me,” said Salma who was also informed that she was anaemic and to include iron-rich foods in her diet.

When Salma did go into labour, she felt at peace just knowing Pronoti was there. “I felt amazed that my baby was so healthy and that I had given birth without any problems.”

Sister Julienne Hayes-Smith, SMP Coordinator, said that people tell her the number of maternal deaths has greatly decreased, while Pronoti enjoys making women’s lives better.

“I would like to thank the people of Australia. We are poor, but we want women and babies to have good lives, like in your country,” said Pronoti.

When Salma went into labour, she felt at peace just knowing that rural midwife, Pronoti, was there. “I felt amazed that my baby was so healthy and that I had given birth without any problems.”

DONATE DONATING TO PROJECT COMPASSION HELPS WOMEN LIKE SALMA ACHIEVE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES. TO DONATE, HEAD TO WWW.CARITAS.ORG.AU/GIVE Sister Julienne Hayes-Smith, Safe Motherhood Project Coordinator (second from left) said

that wherever she travels in the SMP communities, people tell her the number of maternal deaths has greatly decreased. “The fact that no woman has died under the care of our midwives is proof that our project activities work.” photos: MAJed Chowdhury

“I would like to thank the people of Australia. We are poor, but we want women and babies to have good lives, like in your country,” said Pronoti.

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WEEk FOuR: CamBODia, sOUTHEasT asia

VANNAK’S STORYWhen Vannak left school at 15 to support his family he felt a sense of hopelessness and knew that he could end up in a youth gang. The Youth Empowerment Project, run by Caritas Australia’s partner, Youth for Peace, gave Vannak a whole new sense of direction.

ONE OF FOUR children, Vannak, 17, his siblings and parents live in Andong Village, the largest slum in Cambodia and only 15 kilometres from Phnom Penh city. Home to approximately 8,000 people, Andong was established in 2006 when the inhabitants were driven from their homes in Sambok Chap, near the Bassac River. Their former homes have since been demolished to make way for development.

When he was 15, Vannak left school to support his family. Around the same time, in the hope of achieving a better life, his parents had borrowed money. So every week he would give most of his daily earnings 12,000 Riels ($3) to them.

Although he was helping his family, Vannak felt a sense of hopelessness and knew that he could end up drinking alcohol and gambling in a youth gang.

“Adults thought I was useless ... However they sometimes praised me as a good boy because I was helping my parents pay off their debt,” he said.

In Cambodia, 26% of the population is aged between 15 and 25 years old. Youth, in places like Andong, are in a difficult position to change both their situation and their society. Viewed as second class citizens by many in Cambodia, Andong youth often experience discrimination.

In response, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) was designed to provide life skills and vocational training such as handicrafts, gardening and small business management. Their goal is to increase youth employment, as well as build a sense of responsibility and solidarity in youth.

Vannak heard about the project, so he decided to give it a go. As his parents were dependent on his extra income, initially they were apprehensive. However, when Vannak told them he could earn an income through skills learnt at YEP, they understood the importance. This was a chance for the family to be free from poverty.

At first, Vannak wasn’t focused on learning; he was so hungry that what he most looked forward to was eating the food provided. However it didn’t

Vannak is the vegetable garden leader. The garden grows produce for the organisation and members’ families, and every dollar Vannak earns pays for his study (he has since returned to school) and supports his family.

Also a team leader of six silk screen printers, Vannak feels good knowing he is helping others. In addition, for every silk screen order, he can earn up to 40,000 Riels ($10).photos: philong sovAn

take long for his hunger to grow for something else – learning; in particular silk screen printing and gardening.

“The goal of the project is very clear and helpful, it is like our Godmother. It has shaped our thinking and provided us with skills to improve our living conditions,” said Vannak.

“The goal of the project is very clear and helpful, it is like our Godmother.”

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WEEk FivE: GUmBaYnGGiRR, aUsTRaLia

BERNARD’S STORYFor many years, Bernard’s life was spiralling out of control. Thanks to your support, Red Dust Healing helped him see the world in a whole new way.

BERNARD GREW UP in Gumbaynggirr (Nambucca Heads), on the north coast of New South Wales. The youngest of 13 children, his father left when he was only one and Bernard always felt it was his responsibility to keep everyone together.

From a young age, Bernard had a strong bond with his mum whom he loved deeply. However when his cousins called out for their dad on family camping trips, Bernard realised how important a father is to a household, and as he got older, he thought more about his dad.

For many years, Bernard bottled up his feelings. He managed to do very well at school and in 1996 he became the second ever Aboriginal school captain at Nambucca Heads High School. However two years later, his beloved mum passed away.

“That really hit me hard. I was so close to her. We would sit down and talk about anything, mostly on our fishing trips. I would always tell Mum I loved her; when she cried, I cried – and then she was gone.”

Bernard soon lost direction in his life, turning to drugs and alcohol, and at 25, he was admitted to hospital where his father came to visit. Although his father was now back in his life, Bernard still desperately grieved the loss of his beloved mum.

A close friend told him about Tom Powell’s Red Dust Healing – a program for Indigenous men and women which encourages participants to examine their own personal hurt and allows them to heal from within; without drugs or alcohol.

Red Dust Healing’s philosophy is: “if we do not know who we are and where we come from, then how do we know where we are going?”

It is targeted at the heart, not the head and focuses on a spiritual understanding of self, identity, love, belonging, family, security, hurt, heartache, good times and laughter.

FUNDRAISEHOLD A WALK AS ONE FILM SCREENING AND ASK EACH PARTICIPANT TO DONATE A GOLD COIN TO PROJECT COMPASSION. SEE WWW.CARITAS.ORG.AU/WALkASOnE FOR DETAILS.

The program provided a safe space to talk and Bernard said it changed everything: “Now I know how to express how I feel. I know that it’s good to talk about things, to get it out and not bottle it up inside.”

Recently becoming a father, Bernard is determined to always be there for his daughter; he understands how important his role within family life is.

“Thanks to Tom and Caritas Australia, because Red Dust Healing has taught me about being a man and being a father,” said Bernard.

“THANKS TO TOM AND CARITAS AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE RED DUST HEALING HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT BEING A MAN AND BEING A FATHER.”

A proud Gumbaynggirr man, Bernard understands how important his role within family life is and is determined to always be there for his daughter, Aila.

Bernard and Tahlee are looking towards the future with their beautiful daughter with renewed hope and spirit. photos: rob MACColl

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WEEk six: papUa nEW GUinEa

ROLLEN’S STORYRollen, 24, lives in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Village life is often demanding and for many years, she desperately wanted to study. At age 17 – she was finally able to. Since then, thanks to you and Mercy Works, Rollen believes that anything is possible.

MERCY WORKS GOROKA/ Mt Hagen in PNG is a program of the Sisters of Mercy and is supported by Caritas Australia and Mercy Works (Australia). It offers support to all who are vulnerable, with a special focus on young people aged 15 to 25. Sister Maryanne Kolkia RSM, Director of Mercy Works, met Rollen in 2008.

“Mercy Works is a place for people to come and share their life journey in different circumstances, and if one person can see the goodness in herself or himself why not others?” asks Sister Maryanne. “I encourage young women and men to see themselves as they are – special and unique.”

“We all have the freedom and power within ourselves to make a difference in our lives. And while Rollen’s life journey has been filled with challenges, she now believes in herself. All she needed was someone to empower her so she could make good decisions.”

Growing up in Kerenga, a small village in the Bena district, Eastern Highlands

Province, Rollen always felt “useless and hopeless”. Every day, she would look after the goats, care for the vegetable garden and do the housework, but she desperately wanted more. One day, while looking at her blistered hands, Rollen, then 17, decided she was going

to start school.The next day she did,

and after completing Years 7 and 8, she then completed Year 9. The following year, on World Environment Day, she volunteered to plant trees for Mercy Works. This was Rollen’s first contact with the organisation and

the following day she sat down with the Sisters.

Together, they spoke about problems affecting PNG youth such as poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, addiction, high child and maternal mortality rates, law and order issues, and low rates of children accessing education. They also discussed Rollen’s life and what she wanted for the future.

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They taught her microfinance, so her family could earn an income and assisted her with further schooling and studies. After completing work experience, Rollen now 24, works in a hotel in Port Moresby.

“With a humble heart I would like to acknowledge Mercy Works for their support, encouragement and advice. Thank you to the Australian people for supporting Caritas Australia and Mercy Works,” said Rollen.

“Thank you to the Australian people for supporting Caritas Australia and Mercy Works.”

Rollen now works in a hotel in Port Moresby and is thankful for your support. She enjoys spending time with her family; and is pictured making a string bag with her grandmother.

Mercy Works identified opportunities for Rollen to learn budget skills so her family could earn an income. This training provided the confidence to sell their home-grown pineapples at the local market. Her mother has since expanded the vegetable garden and cares for poultry too – providing income and food for her family. photos: FAther philip gibbs

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