{"id":13760,"date":"2024-02-16T01:33:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&#038;p=13760"},"modified":"2024-02-18T21:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:43:38","slug":"project-compassion","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/project-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Here&#8217;s why we are fundraising for Project Compassion<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspired by our Ursuline charism, and as a living dynamic Parish, we aim to develop an understanding of justice issues and heighten our sensitivity and awareness to the needs of others living within situations of poverty and disadvantage. As a community we then aim to give practical support through actions of solidarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our school is raising funds to help support Project Compassion, Caritas Australia\u2019s annual fundraising campaign. Project Compassion brings together supporters from across Australia to address the challenges of poverty today, and drive lasting change for a better tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us to help support remote and vulnerable communities across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and in Australia. Your generosity today can help communities access clean water, food security, skills training, health and sanitation and disaster risk reduction training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together with your support, we can create lasting change today, and For All Future Generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Who are we supporting?<\/b><\/h4>\n<h6><b>Ronita<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the birth of her children, 22-year-old Ronita was at risk of having to leave school permanently. But with the support of Caritas Australia\u2019s partners in the Philippines, she resumed her studies and secured a job at a call centre to support her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13761 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/02\/Project-Compassion-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><b>Leaia<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not having access to clean water for their daily lives has caused Leaia and her extended family a lot of worry and anxiety. Caritas Australia supported the installation of a water tank at their home, improving their health and living conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13763 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/02\/Project-Compassion-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><b>Memory<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the eldest child in a low-income farming family, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memory faced many barriers to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">her education. But with the support of Caritas Australia she enrolled in a technical school and became the first female carpenter in her village.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13762 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/02\/Project-Compassion-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will be holding a regular Tuesday morning collection in PC classes. I have been asked by many families how they could support the work of Caritas. All donations over $2 are tax deductible and this is a worthwhile organisation to support as part of Lenten Almsgiving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have created a College fundraising page and invite you to male your donation under our College page:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.projectcompassion.org.au\/o\/st-ursulas-college-kingsgrove\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St Ursula&#8217;s College Caritas Fundraising Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13764 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/02\/Project-Compassion-barcode-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>Antoinette Nader<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Assistant REC &amp; Youth Ministry Coordinator<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s why we are fundraising for Project Compassion&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-13760","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/13760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}