Caritas Fiji’s First Responders program trains and supports volunteers to work together in their communities on community-led solutions to sexual violence and violence against women. This was the first time such workshops had been run by from a faith-based perspective in Fiji, and so generated significant interest. The Fijian Minister for Women, the Hon. Mereseini ...
Caritas Oceania brings together highly diverse members from the larger and smaller islands of the Pacific.
These include Caritas Australia, Caritas Papua New Guinea, Caritas Samoa, Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, CEPAC (Caritas Pacific Islands), Caritas Tonga and Caritas Fiji. Together, they work on climate change, emergency response, peace building and development – both in their own countries and in other parts of the world.
Read the Report:
Twin clouds on the horizon: averting a combined climate and debt
crisis in the Pacific through locally-delivered climate finance
Report by Caritas Oceania and Jubilee Australia Research Centre | October 2022
Authors: Fyfe Strachan, Zhi Yan and Lucía Gamarra
Updates from Oceania
“Encouraged by the Holy Father’s initiative and support, we have begun to work together, with the staff, regional secretariats and member organisations, in order to carry forward and strengthen the mission of the Caritas Confederation at the service of the poorest and most vulnerable”. These are the words of Pier Francesco Pinelli, appointed by Pope ...
Caritas Fiji is a very powerful player in “leading a national conversation to influence the public discourse on the root causes and contributing factors of violence against women and girls in Fiji.” With these words former Fijian minister, Mereseini Vuniwaqa, opened Caritas’ three-day Women’s Ministry Workshop on Addressing Domestic Violence and Gender Injustice during COVID-19 ...
The rhythms and balance of nature are weaved into the daily lives and identities of the people of Oceania. Consequently, environmental degradation caused by climate change, severe weather events or exploitative practises by companies negatively affect the balance of nature and, more significantly, thousands of families and communities living and working in the Pacific Islands. ...
On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, we join local churches and other faith-based communities in addressing the basic human needs of migrants and refugees who are forced to flee their homes and countries
As world leaders gather on September 23rd for the UN Food Systems Summit, Caritas Confederation expresses its concerns and reaffirms its core values about the future of food systems.
Realising the right to adequate food and ensuring food security for all is part of a vision aimed at integral human development.
It is impossible to "build back better" without cancelling the debt of poor countries and reinvesting these funds in COVID-19 response and recovery
The Catholic Church is the largest civil institution that provides healthcare in the world. It builds and runs healthcare facilities (HFCs) and is present – through Caritas and other religious bodies