Project Compassion

Third Week of Lent 

We are now in the third week of Lent with the Project Compassion story of Priscilla, who lives in the Hwange district in Zimbabwe with her husband, Charles, and two of their grandchildren. Climate change continues to bring unprecedented challenges for people living in the most vulnerable and remote communities in Zimbabwe.

During times of intense drought and food shortages, Priscilla had to commute to the town centre and wait in long queues to collect food.  

With the support of Caritas Hwange, Priscilla learnt conservation farming skills to grow drought-resistant crops and started poultry farming to support her family during the current food crisis. Priscilla was able to produce a bumper harvest in her first year of practising in conservation farming. Priscilla also used the funds from her harvest to start poultry farming, which enabled her to sell eggs to pay for her grandchildren’s school fees, books and stationery. The poultry farming provides a safety net for Priscilla and her family during times of hardship, like the current drought.

While the situation in Zimbabwe and across eastern Africa remains dire, the work of Caritas Hwange means that Priscilla can learn the techniques, tools and resources she needs to build resilience and support her family during this current food crisis.  

Through the wonderful fundraising efforts of our school community on Shrove Tuesday we have started our Lenten appeal with a total of $345.55. Year 6 leaders have collected the Project Compassion boxes from prayer spaces and collated how much money classes have been able to raise for this week and we are very happy to report that 3B are the leaders for Week 8 with a total of $50. 

An amount such as this can cover the weekly supermarket order to provide healthy meals for the young people who attend programs at Baabyn through Caritas.

We look forward to seeing which class will be the next fundraising leader in Week 10!