Will your school go the distance to help empower people to lift themselves out of poverty?
Hold a one-day walking event at your school during Lent. Register your school, take on the walking challenge and raise funds for people in Africa, Asia and the Pacific who walk to collect water every day.
Your walk can be done as laps of the oval, at a local park or a circuit of the school. Plus, we’ll provide you with the fundraising support required to make your fundraiser a success!
Are you organising Project Compassion at your school?
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Can't find your school? Contact the Project Compassion team to set up your school. Email us at projectcompassion@caritas.org.au or call (02) 7254 5120
Other ways your school can get involved
Take on a 40-day walking challenge this Lent. Bring clean, safe water to people around the world.
Be the host with the most this Lent. Raise funds to change the lives of people living in poverty.
Your school event will change lives
Need inspiration for Project Compassion at your school this Lent? Check out these fantastic stories from Project Compassion 2025!
Small school, huge impact!
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School got creative with a Pancake Day and an Easter chocolate guessing competition - doubling their fundraising from $500 to $1,000!
Project Compassion history!
St Angela's School made Project Compassion history in 2025 as the highest fundraising school of all time! They raised an incredible $52,935 in support of vulnerable communities around the world.
Walking, baking and giving big!
St Mary MacKillop College raised an amazing $12,551 for Project Compassion in 2025 through a Rice Day, bake sales, casual clothes days, and The BIG Water Walk, putting compassion and service into action.
From cake stalls to water walks!
Chevalier College embraced Project Compassion with heart, taking on The BIG Water Walk and hosting a festive St Patrick's Day cake stall to raise an incredible $4,548.
Turning compassion into action!
McAuley Catholic College brought the lessons of Project Compassion to life in 2025, purchasing simple rice-based meals in solidarity with vulnerable communities and raising an incredible $284!
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Student Hub
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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.
