Caritas Australia, the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church, has welcomed the government’s commitment of $10 million to help victims of the conflict in Mali, but said...
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Caritas Australia, the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church, has welcomed the government’s commitment of $10 million to help victims of the conflict in Mali, but said...
Caritas Australia is currently supporting a resilience project in the Tillaberi region of Niger in West Africa. The project is called ‘Bonbatu’ which means resilience in Zarma, the literal...
Currently 6.4 million people in Niger are classified as stressed or in crisis food security mode due to poor harvests, drought, rising food prices and ongoing conflict in neighbouring Mali, which has...
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In the year 2012 it’s hard to imagine 18 million men, women and children in nine countries are confronted with the frightening reality they may not have enough food to eat and many of them may die. ...
"Today is a day of hope,” said Haman Abdou. “With the help of Caritas, I know I'll have enough to sow my field as soon as the rain begins to fall.” Haman Abdou is a local farmer living in the Ouallam...
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Scores of people across the Sahel remain in grave danger as the ongoing food crisis unfolds, but where there is support there is hope. More than 18 million people are in danger across nine West...
“Don’t cry Adrjiera,” said Momeye to her baby girl. “Don’t suckle so hard. My breast milk is finished as I too must eat.” The 20-year-old mother arrived a day ago in this feeding centre in Saga, a...
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Nine nations and more than 15 million men, women and children are on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as severe droughts, poor harvests, conflict and rising food prices cripple West Africa. In...
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Update from Caritas Internationalis Fears are growing over the humanitarian situation in northern Mali. Some 268,000 people have now fled northern areas seized last month by Tuareg rebels and...
Caritas Australia is now accepting donations for the people of Niger in Western Africa who are suffering from severe food shortages. More than three million people in Niger are experiencing...