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On the road to Global Action Week

OCTOBER 2023

In the second year of our Together We campaign, Caritas aims to mobilise new or pre-existing spaces for dialogue, listening and participatory action, which we call Communities of Care.

Join us in promoting our campaign! Discover the comprehensive guidebook “Our Common Home” that empowers individuals and communities to address urgent environmental challenges and create a sustainable, socially just future. Through our campaign, you’ll explore seven inspiring stories from Caritas Communities of Care worldwide.

Communities of Care

In all countries where Caritas is present, Communities of Care engage and empower people to be change makers in their local communities with a view to promoting integral ecology as inspired by the teachings of Fratelli Tutti and Laudato Si’.

Made up of parishioners, diocesan representatives, youth and community members, the Communities of Care commits to take action at all levels to care for our planet and to care for the poor.

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Explore the map to find out all Caritas Initiatives around the world

Together We
Act today for a better tomorrow!

#Our Shared Future

Inspiring Stories 4

Caritas Lebanon-Youth (CLY) contacted the Maronite dioceses of Tripoli and Zahle and asked them for their support in providing pieces of land to be used by Caritas…clicking here to read more.

Together We
Act today for a better tomorrow!

#Our Consumption

Inspiring Stories 3

Caritas Argentina is working on awareness-raising, training, and formation programs that contribute to supporting an economy that focuses on life, that keeps in mind the integral accompaniment of people in order to respond to situations…clicking here to read more.

Tauiliili Maria Anasetasia Tuli Tarcko and her daughter from Amaile Village, Samoa have increased access to freshwater due to a water tank built under the REACH project. Photo credit: Caritas Samoa.

#Our Water

Inspiring Stories 2

Due to climate change and sea-level rise, ocean waves now reach the pool of freshwater contaminating it. For the past few years, the spring has suffered from saline water intrusion, leaving the village without a reliable source of freshwater. Just like all other families in the village, Tauiliili would walk a long distance and down a cliff to the freshwater pool every day…clicking here to read more.

Together We
Act today for a better tomorrow!

Community of Care in Zimbabwe - Read the Storie and watch the video.

#Our Food

Inspiring Stories 1

Start your journey by delving into the first story, “#OurFood: Building a Community of Care in Zimbabwe to Tackle Poverty, Inequality, and Food Insecurity.” Connect with the topic and dive deeper by clicking here.

Together We
Act today for a better tomorrow!

Our common home

A guide to caring for our living planet.

A joint initiative of the Holy See and the Stockholm Environment Institute.