Community Groups
How will you Unite Against Poverty this Lent?
Every year during Lent, communities across Australia unite with Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion to create real, lasting change for people living in poverty around the world.
Your community group has the opportunity to play a vital role in delivering essential services like clean water, education, and healthcare, while fostering meaningful connections. Together, we show that when faith and action come together, we can transform lives.
Find out more about how your community group can get involved and help create a future where no one gets left behind...
Fundraise for Project Compassion 2026
Take on a 40-day walking challenge this Lent. Rally your community to create a team and help bring clean, safe water to people around the world.
Be the host with the most this Lent. Bring your community together for a day of fun and connection, while raising funds to change the lives of people living in poverty.
Your community's support will change lives
Join The Long Walk for Water!
Walk with purpose this Lent.
The intrepid group took on The Long Walk for Water, walking around their community every day during Lent to raise both funds and awareness for people around the world who lack access to safe, clean water.
Get active, create connections and make every step count this Lent.
The faces of Project Compassion 2026!
Meet Sisilia
Sisilia is a 13-year-old girl living in remote Tanzania, who had to walk long distances to collect water every day. Thanks to Project Compassion, Sisilia’s school and village now have safe clean water close by and she can spend more time studying so she can fulfil her dreams of one day becoming a pilot.
Meet Monoranjon
Monoranjon lives in a coastal village in Bangladesh, where floods and storms often damage his crops and his home. With support from Project Compassion, he learnt climate-resilient farming techniques and new ways to diversify his income, helping his family survive and build a safer, more sustainable future.
Meet Manaini
Life was hard for Manaini and her children living in rural Fiji. With the support from Caritas Australia’s partner, FRIEND, she learnt food processing and gardening skills, improving nutrition and creating new income opportunities to support her children’s education.
Meet Ahmad
Ahmad, a Caritas Jerusalem staff member in Gaza, has endured repeated displacement since October 2023. Despite the daily devastation he encounters, Ahmad continues to serve families through Caritas’ emergency response.
