Caritasnews winter 2015 by Caritas Australia

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LOVE AND COMPASSION

IN SYRIA

> INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: THE HEART OF OUR MISSION

> RED DUST: A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION

> CARITAS KITCHEN: SERVE UP YOUR SUPPORT

END POVERTY. PROMOTE JUSTICE. UPHOLD DIGNITY. 1800 024 413

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FROM THE CEO In just three short months since our last edition of CaritasNews, communities in our region have been devastated by some of the most severe natural disasters in recent history. On 13 March 2015, Super Cyclone Pam was the largest cyclone to ever make landfall in Vanuatu. The storm destroyed thousands of homes and affected the lives of almost half of the country’s population. Caritas Australia immediately opened a Pacific Emergency Appeal, and support from the Australian community totalled more than $800,000.

THANK YOU

FOR SUPPORTING PROJECT COMPASSION 2015.

On 25 April 2015, we witnessed more devastation as communities throughout Nepal, and neighbouring countries, were struck by Nepal’s worst earthquake in 80 years. Just over a fortnight later, many of these same communities were rocked by a second major earthquake. With Caritas Australia staff members on the ground, we launched our emergency response alongside our local partner, Caritas Nepal. Once again, your generosity has been overwhelming. Within seven days, we received almost $1 million in donations towards our Nepal Earthquake Appeal. We are continuing to work with our local partners and the international Caritas network to deliver urgent shelter kits, food, hygiene materials, and other essential items to the worst-affected communities.

Last year you helped raise nearly $11 million towards our annual Lenten appeal. We still need your help to reach this target this year! To donate, head to www.caritas.org.au/donate or find out more at www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion. Thank you as well to our international visitors - Lucho from Caritas Peru, Prakash from Caritas Nepal, and Eric and Ma from the Tutu Rural Training Centre in Fiji (all pictured) for sharing your stories with schools and parishes across Australia this Lent.

Your support for our humanitarian appeals enables Caritas Australia to respond to immediate needs, to help rebuild homes and livelihoods, and to increase communities’ resilience to future disasters. Our Lenten appeal, also supports communities in disaster preparedness. We encourage you to help save lives for future disasters by donating to Project Compassion, which is open until 30 June this year. Our response in the Pacific, in Nepal and across all our humanitarian and long-term development programs, is framed around the theory of Integral Human Development (IHD). This vision was first discussed by Pope Paul VI in his 1967 Encyclical, The Progress of Peoples (Populorum Progressio), and reiterated over 40 years later by Pope Benedict XVI in Caritas in Veritate. This issue of CaritasNews focuses on IHD, which is woven throughout all our work and forms the foundation for a strong, flexible and inclusive agency. In solidarity,

Paul O’Callaghan, CEO

CONTENTS FOR THE WHOLE PERSON: 03 PROGRESS INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

04 LOVE AND COMPASSION IN SYRIA: FIVE YEARS ON 06 DREAMING IN COLOUR: MALAWI AND TANZANIA 07 I AM FREE: AUSTRALIA 08 A NEW PATH TO PEACE AND EQUALITY: TIMOR-LESTE 09 CARITAS KITCHEN: SERVE UP YOUR SUPPORT 10 MAGICAL STEPS: VIETNAM 11 CARITAS COMMUNITY: CYCLE FOR SOLIDARITY 2016

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Cover: In 2014, the international Caritas network reached 1.2 million people with humanitarian aid in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Photo: Caritas Syria All photos Caritas Australia unless otherwise stated.

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INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION Every day at Caritas Australia we enliven the principles of Integral Human Development through our work. Our approach to aid and development strives to achieve progress across all aspects of life: social, economic, political, cultural, personal, and spiritual.

Caritas is Latin for love and compassion, and every year the international Caritas network reaches out to millions of people across the world, including the refugees in Syria. Photo: Caritas Syria

Integral Human Development (IHD) is an holistic approach to community development, founded in the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. The approach affirms that real and lasting development can only be achieved in the context of just and peaceful relationships in a thriving environment. As Pope Paul VI wrote in The Progress of Peoples (Populorum Progressio), 1967, “Development cannot be limited to mere economic growth alone. In order to be authentic, it must be complete: integral, that is, it has to promote the good of every person and of the whole person.” Four decades later, this same commitment to IHD was reiterated by Pope Benedict XVI in Caritas in Veritate: “Only if we are aware of our calling, as individuals and as a community, to be part of God’s family as his sons and daughters, will we be able to generate a new vision and muster new energy in the service of a truly integral humanism.” Caritas Australia’s commitment to IHD lies at the heart of our mission as the Catholic agency for international aid and development. Through IHD, we promote the dignity of the human person, equality between every person and the common good of all people in the community. Within this framework, and across our humanitarian, development, advocacy, and education programs, we strive to achieve four overarching goals.

• Influence and independence

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• Sustained economic wellbeing and resilience

• Just and peaceful relationships

• Life with dignity

In this issue of CaritasNews we discuss IHD within the context of our long-term development and humanitarian emergency programs around the world. • In March 2015, the conflict in Syria entered its fifth year. The international Caritas network continues to work across the Middle East. • Thanks to the AACES program, thousands of people across Tanzania and Malawi now have access to nutritious food, clean water, and hygiene facilities. • Karimah from Western Australia tells how she gained confidence and self-esteem after participating in the Red Dust Healing program. • This year marks a turning point in our work throughout Timor-Leste as we reinvigorate our programs through the principles of IHD. • Binh, 3, lives with his family in Vietnam. Born with a disability, he has learnt to walk with the assistance of the ‘Supporting People with Disabilities’ project.

“DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE LIMITED TO MERE ECONOMIC GROWTH ALONE. IN ORDER TO BE AUTHENTIC, IT MUST BE COMPLETE: INTEGRAL, THAT IS, IT HAS TO PROMOTE THE GOOD OF EVERY PERSON AND OF THE WHOLE PERSON.” - POPE PAUL VI, THE PROGRESS OF PEOPLES (POPULORUM PROGRESSIO), 1967

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EMERGENCY UPDATE: SYRIAN CRISIS

LOVE AND COMPASSION IN SYRIA In March this year, we marked four years of the Syrian crisis. With no end in sight, the international Caritas network will continue to reach women, men and children marginalised by the conflict. The conflict in Syria is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today; over the last year the situation has deteriorated significantly. After four years, the conflict continues unabated and humanitarian needs have increased twelvefold since 2011. Currently, more than 12.2 million people within Syria are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. At least 3.8 million Syrians have fled to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, putting host communities under extreme pressure, and another 7.6 million Syrians are displaced inside the country. More than 200,000 people have died since the crisis began.

HOW WE ARE HELPING? Caritas Australia continues to provide urgent humanitarian support to people within Syria and to refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Thanks to your generous support, we have contributed $3 million since the beginning of the crisis towards food, medical services, and legal assistance. This work includes $1.4 million in support from the Australian Government through the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement *.

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Since the crisis began, the global Caritas network has contributed 70 million Euro (almost AU $100 million), and in 2014 our network reached 1.2 million people with aid, care and support. Around 800 Caritas staff and 11,000 volunteers are working with communities in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey.

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IN 2014 THE CARITAS NETWORK REACHED 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS WITH AID, CARE AND SUPPORT.

STORIES OF HOPE By Tabitha Ross/Caritas Internationalis

Despite coming from Daraa, the region of Syria where the uprising first began, and which has seen bitter fighting and bombing, Eman – a mother of four – only fled to Lebanon with her children in March 2015. “At the start of the war my husband disappeared, so I didn’t want to leave because I had the idea that he would come back. But in February my house was bombed and destroyed so I decided to come here.” Eman and her four children are now staying with a cousin in the Bekaa Valley. “I feel ashamed because I have no money and the family that I am staying with have barely any money either.” [While speaking with Eman] her children were sliding down a dusty slope on an improvised sledge made of a flattened plastic water bottle. One of the littlest boys fell off and banged himself on some rubble. Eman jumped up and ran to him, bringing him back to the blanket and comforting him. She explained that he sometimes has epileptic fits, so she tries never to let him cry. Before we left, Caritas field staff promised to return the next day offering financial support for Eman and her cousin, for food and rent. Caritas also advised Eman on how to get medical support for her son, and helped her with the UN registration process.

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In September 2011, Abir and Tony’s home town of Qusair came under heavy bombardment, so they left with only the clothes on their backs. Now living in a former storeroom in an industrial zone with 13-month-old triplets, the couple have done their best to build a life for themselves and their young children in Lebanon. Since the triplets were born 10 weeks premature, Caritas have supported the family with two months of hospital and medical support for the toddlers, and the couple have brightened their home so it’s a safer and more comfortable environment. But after three and a half years of exile, Tony doesn’t have regular work, and he worries about their future. “Here in Lebanon we are just surviving, not living.” The situation for Syrian refugees in Lebanon is tough, and the needs are enormous, but as the humanitarian crisis enters its fifth year, Caritas staff members continue to meet this overwhelming situation with dedication and perseverance, and in many cases they are the crucial difference between survival and destitution.

STAND WITH SYRIA CARITAS AUSTRALIA IS PART OF THE GLOBAL #WITHSYRIA COALITION CALLING ON WORLD LEADERS TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO BRING THE CONFLICT TO AN END. YOU CAN SIGN THE PETITION AT WWW.CARITAS.ORG.AU/WITHSYRIA - THIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO WORLD LEADERS AT THE G7 IN JUNE AND OTHER KEY EVENTS.

DONATE> You can help families affected by the crisis in Syria by donating to our Middle East Crisis Appeal at www.caritas.org.au/donate

*As part of the Australian government’s Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (HPA), Caritas Australia has been allocated funds to provide urgently needed assistance for people affected by the Syrian crisis. Our organisation is one of six of Australia’s leading NGOs to be part of the HPA mechanism.

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AFRICA: MALAWI AND TANZANIA

DREAMING IN COLOUR Since 2010, the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES), supported by the Australian Government, has increased food security and improved access to clean water and hygiene facilities for thousands of people across Tanzania and Malawi. Malawi and Tanzania are two of the world’s poorest countries. In Malawi, 75 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty (less than $1 per day), while in Tanzania only half of the population has access to sanitation facilities and safe drinking water. More than three quarters of the population in both countries lives rurally and are dependent upon the land. However, over the past four years, thanks to the AACES program and the leadership of our local partners CADECOM and Caritas Tanzania, more than 60,000 people have been touched by a program to realise their communities’ visions for the future.

THE PROGRAM Caritas Australia and our African partners recognise that food and water are not only fundamental to life, but they are essential for people to live in dignity and in good health. Having access to food and water gives communities the strength to learn new skills, earn an income, and ultimately build a sustainable livelihood. The AACES initiative builds on the communities’ strengths and experiences so they can enjoy access to clean and safe water, become more food secure, and have better sanitation and hygiene services.

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FOOD AND WATER ARE NOT ONLY FUNDAMENTAL TO LIFE, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN DIGNITY AND IN GOOD HEALTH.

At the start of this program, a number of villages across the two countries undertook a visioning process which empowered community members to map out their own five-year community development plan. Developed through an inclusive and participatory forum, the communities’ plans focused on the most marginalised (women, the elderly, people living with HIV and AIDS, people living with disabilities, and orphans). Community members said this process helped them to ‘dream in colour’.

SUSTAINED ECONOMIC WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE

Through AACES, communities take part in an inclusive and participatory visioning process that helps them to ‘dream in colour’ and realise their own five-year development plan.

“WE NOW HAVE A ROAD MAP” From November to March every year, food is virtually non-existent for many communities in Tanzania and Malawi. The AACES program assisted 60 families in Paulos Ngala village, Malawi to break down the barriers that were stopping them from accessing food, clean water, and income opportunities. The villagers now have access to water from the Rukuru River, which lies only a few kilometres away. Safe and potable water from a pump now means: • Women and children do not have to walk every day for fresh water; • Waterborne diseases such as cholera haven’t been reported since 2013; and • There is water available for irrigating crops. The community recently bought treadle pumps for irrigation and farmers are now producing a wide range of crops for food and income.

LEARN> Watch videos and learn more about this program at www.caritas.org.au/afr icanvisions

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“We only lived for today, we had no vision... we now have a road map for our community,” says NyaNko-chi from Malawi. “I have bad and sour memories of hunger and food insecurity in this village, I don’t want to go back. Our yesterday is not a good one, we don’t want our children to tread the same route, we will strive to achieve our development visions.”

AUSTRALIA

I AM FREE For many years, Karimah struggled with bullying, anxiety, depression and low selfesteem. After participating in the Red Dust Healing program, which is supported by Caritas Australia, she has become a confident and inspiring leader for young people in the Derby region of Western Australia. Karimah tells her story. I went through this bad stage in my life where I let other people’s views of me affect me. I thought I wasn’t good enough. I would go to the shops; I was thinking that everybody was judging me. One memory I have is bursting into tears because I could not get myself out of the car, my body just froze. It got to the point where I’d really isolated myself from people, I’d be too scared to go anywhere by myself…my mum had to do a lot for me, and it wasn’t fair on her.

HEALING FOR LIFE Red Dust has taught me to love and accept myself the way I am. Before Red Dust, I had this negative talk in my head stopping me from trying to move forward; there was fear, hurt, and resentment inside of me. It was non-stop chat, like a radio. But after Red Dust, it switched off. During the workshop, you confront everything that you have been through. They taught us about history, and we learnt the tools to use in everyday life. I still use the tools to this day. A big moment for me during the workshop was when I realised who was there for me: it was my mum! I got really emotional. I said to Uncle Tom [Tom Powell, Red Dust Healing founder] that I really needed to see my mum. And then I did. I gave her a big hug. To this day our relationship is perfect. On the third day of Red Dust, everything washed away. And the very next day, I woke up thinking, “yeah, I can take on the world.” So I said to myself, “I’m going to jump in the car by myself, I’m going to go down to the Jetty Trail by myself. And I’m going to walk that Trail - nothing is going to stop me.” When I got on the trail, I had my headphones on. I was bopping away dancing and singing really loud. I was just so happy, I felt so free that I could finally do this for myself. That’s the confidence that Red Dust has given me. And now I am on the trail every day. I’m actually bike riding it!

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“I AM FREE. I AM CONFIDENT. I HAVE A GREAT JOB THAT I LOVE. AND NOW, I JUST WANT TO GO FURTHER.”

Now, I can see myself for the first time through my eyes and not other people’s. I am so much stronger, more independent, and I’m not scared anymore. There’s nothing stopping me from living my life.

INFLUENCE

A BRIGHT FUTURE My family have noticed the difference in me. They were blown away that I went for a walk down to the Jetty by myself. Now I’m always talking about Red Dust to them. I still use the Red Dust Healing tools. I have a poster in my office, I have one up on my fridge, in the house. Now I am meeting new people, I am enjoying life, I am really happy at work, I have become more sociable. I work for the Remote School Attendance Strategy as the acting Program Manager. Our job is to help families get kids back to school. It’s a pretty big responsibility. I still thank Red Dust Healing for giving me the courage and confidence to take on such a big role. I am free. I am confident. I have a great job that I love. And now, I just want to go further. I now think, “I can achieve this now, I can do that. I have got a bright future”.

RED DUST HEALING Based on Aboriginal culture, history and philosophy, the Red Dust Healing program takes participants on a journey of personal healing. The program makes use of visual holistic learning modules and is about the whole person, which is part of Integral Human Development.

LEARN> Read more about Red Dust and watch an interview with Karimah at www.caritas.org.au/reddust

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EAST TIMOR

In 1999, Caritas Australia staff arrived in Timor-Leste to help lead an urgent humanitarian response to the violence that followed the nation’s vote for independence. Our ongoing presence on the ground reflects the scale of our response in the wake of Indonesia’s ruthless occupation. But as this young nation evolves and matures, so must our assessment of injustice and vulnerability in Timorese communities. As Timor-Leste approaches the 20th anniversary of its independence, Caritas Australia will refocus its programs to address the new and growing challenges of inequality for integral human development (IHD).

PARTICIPATION IS POWER Caritas Australia’s approach to IHD is grounded in our commitment to strengthen relationships and local participation. We are proud to be the only international development agency in Timor-Leste led by a local Timorese country representative. And we’re proud to see our programs evolve with the direction and insight of our local staff.

“WE ARE A PEOPLE WHO HAVE GROWN UP WITH WAR. WE’RE ALL LEARNING TO RESOLVE OUR ISSUES THROUGH PEACEFUL MEANS. IT’S A SKILL WE NEED AS A NATION, AS A PEOPLE, AS A FAMILY”

INEQUALITY IN TIMOR-LESTE IN 2010

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Recognising Timor-Leste’s transition from a post-conflict nation to a developing economy grappling with growing inequality, our local staff have identified new IHD priorities that will lead Caritas Australian a period of substantial and meaningful change. For Caritas Australia’s Timor-Lester Country Representative, Fernando Pires, a commitment to foster just and peaceful relationships must be at the heart of our work. “We are a people who have grown up with war. We’re all learning to resolve our issues through peaceful means. It’s a skill we need as a nation, as a people, as a family,” says Mr Pires. Caritas Australia’s programs in Timor-Leste will emphasise the importance of development through relationships that promote human dignity, protect human rights, and empower the most vulnerable members of the community to participate in spiritual, social, economic and political life. REACHING THE POOREST Just 13 years ago, international aid made up 75 percent of the Timorese national budget; last year it was just 6 percent. And while Timor-Leste’s national economy has made significant progress since independence, the most vulnerable members of Timorese society face an ever-growing disparity between the poor, and the poorest. With a renewed focus on sustainable livelihoods and protection, Caritas Australia will work to break cycles of poverty in Timor-Leste’s rural communities. And drawing on more than a decade of experience in peace building and gender-based violence programming, our team will strengthen its work with women and girls who continue to experience violence in their homes, despite the burgeoning peace in Timorese politics and communities.

THE POOREST OF TIMORESE PEOPLE LIVE IN RURAL AREAS.

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Since Caritas Australia first began supporting Timorese refugees in Australia in 1975, we have developed deep connections in Timor-Leste’s most vulnerable communities. This year marks a turning point in our relationship with local organisations, staff and communities.

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SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM

MAGICAL STEPS Binh was born with hydrocephalus, a medical condition that causes fluid to accumulate in the brain, and can lead to mental disability and difficulty moving. When Binh took his first steps, it was magical. The old saying, ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is certainly appropriate for Binh. Just three years old and born with hydrocephalus, he lives with his parents and older brother in a small village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. A subsistence farmer, Binh’s father, Dien, raises pigs and grows vegetables in their small garden. The family has very little to pay for the extra care that Binh needs. Determined to help their young son and his brother, the family joined the ‘Supporting People with Disabilities’ project which is run by the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development in partnership with Caritas Australia. The project offers three levels of support for families in need - livelihood, community and individual assistance. When Binh’s family joined, they participated in workshops where they learned more about caring for a disabled child, their rights as a family, and how to access extra government funding and support. They also received support for transportation, which made it easier for Binh to access care at their local hospital.

Thanks to support from his family and the ‘Supporting People with Disabilities’ project, supported by Caritas Australia, Binh (3 years old) can now walk on his own. Photos: Lien Nguyen.

“MY CHILD LAY IN ONE PLACE FOR MANY YEARS. THANKS TO THE PROJECT SUPPORT, THE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE OF THE THERAPIST AND OUR CONTINUOUS ATTEMPT, HE CAN NOW WALK AND RUN, AND THAT MAKES US EXTREMELY HAPPY.” STANDING ON HIS OWN As Binh’s disability is quite severe, he required a physical therapist and extra hospital services. Home-visits from the physical therapist yielded big results. Every day Binh’s mum helped him to practice standing on his own, but she knew that Binh could not walk without surgery. As soon as they were all ready, Binh underwent a series of operations. And after recovering from his time in hospital, his family noticed that he was standing on his feet for longer periods of time. Very soon, he was able to walk on his own too. “My child lay in one place for many years. Thanks to the project support, the specific guidance of the therapist and our continuous attempts, he can now walk and run, and that makes us extremely happy,” says Mai.

AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE As the family now has access to extra government funding and support, they enjoy better living conditions and less financial stress. They also attend regular group events, where they socialise with other families and Binh can play with friends he has made.

Binh is an inspiration – not only to all who know him but also to his brother who wants to become a doctor when he grows up so he can help people like Binh in the future.

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As their situation improves, they will continue to participate and support other families like theirs. IHD is a strong part of this story as it covers all aspects of village and family life – the social, economic, political, cultural, personal, and spiritual.

INDEPENDENCE

DONATE> Your donations help us to empower people living with disability, like Binh and his family. To donate visit www.caritas.org.au/donate or call 1800 024 413.

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Will you? Join Caritas Australia’s Cycle in Solidarity and ride to raise vital funds to support our projects with vulnerable communities around the world.

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Why take this challenge?

Dates: 15–26 February 2016

To put your compassion into action! You’re not only committing to the physical challenge of cycling across Cambodia but to fighting for social justice. The funds you raise will empower marginalised communities to become self-sufficient and you will have the unique opportunity to learn firsthand about this sustainable change from the communities themselves.

Challenge: Cycle 350km across Cambodia 7 days Grade 3/5 (moderate) Fundraising target: $3,500 (excludes travel cost) Travel cost: $3,995, including taxes

What last year’s Caritas Ks Kilimanjaro challenge participants had to say about their experience:

“From signing up to summiting, the Caritas Kilimanjaro Challenge was a transformative experience”

“The community visit made me even more determined to summit Kili!”

‘’I never thought I’d meet such a nice group of people! We all had a fantastic time and we supported each other throughout the journey”

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