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I am pleased to share our current fundraising update for Project Compassion:

Students will be taking part in a “Walk for water” on the school grounds on Friday March 20th, to help them develop a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by many people around the world who do not have easy access to safe, clean water. 

The students who come to school in mufti clothes are kindly asked to bring a gold coin donation, with the option to contribute more if they wish. This will go towards our school’s contribution for “Caritas Australia - Project Compassion” to support communities in need around the world. You can find more information regarding this event via the note sent out on Compass this week. 

Third Week of Lent

Week beginning Monday 9 March

Every dollar raised by our school community in support of Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion this Lent will help empower people across the world to build stronger, more resilient futures for themselves and their families. People just like Monoranjon.

Monoranjon lives in a coastal village in southwest Bangladesh, one of the regions most affected by climate change. He and his family face extreme heat, cyclones and water scarcities, which often destroy his crops and threaten his livelihood.

Things began to change when Monoranjon joined the Community Managed Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience Program run by Caritas Bangladesh, with the support of Caritas Australia. Through the program, he learnt climate-resilient farming techniques including organic vegetable cultivation and livestock vaccination, meaning he is now able to grow salt-tolerant vegetables and raise livestock.

Today, Monoranjon’s income has improved, allowing him to send his children to school and protect their futures from poverty. He also now teaches others in his village, inspiring further change and opportunity across the community.

Watch Monoranjon’s story HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRSBcJ03Poo  to learn more about how our school is changing lives around the world - ensuring that people have the tools they need to face poverty, climate change and disaster.

Will you join us and walk alongside people like Monoranjon this Lent?

With gratitude and blessings,

Krystle Perera

Faith in Action Team Coordinator