Dispose Waste in Litter Bins sign, Pasikudah Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Caritas sculpture on the front gate, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, United States of America, North America

India - health: caritas hospital, kottayam, kerala

CAMBODIA HIV+ couple making handicrafts. Toul Sambo village is a resettlement area outside of Phnom Penh. Set in rural tranquility surrounded by paddy fields, it is a peaceful place for its residents. A Caritas Cambodia project, it has two focus groups who live there. One group is largely HIV+ and used to reside in a Phnom Penh slum called Borey Kila, until they were evicted by the government who wanted to develop the land for offices and shopping malls. The other group consists of those made homeless when a river's bank subsided in their village, destroying their homes. At the home of Kea Nimal and Kem Sokhorn, both HIV+. They are very industrious working at home making paper bags and ornaments, some with recyclable materials. They can earn $12-$15 per 5-day working week, and live quite comfortably in their attractive home with TV, motor-cycle and other conveniences. They say they are much better off than in the crowded and unhealth slum of Borey Kila in Phnom Penh where they used to live. They get regular orders for the handicrafts they make. They stay healthy by taking ARVs, which are supplied free of charge by the Hope Organization. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Prehistoric rock engravings of Taino Culture, Caritas de los indios, Isla Cabritos National Park, Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Uganda nejjemba teopista, farmer of kayunga and farmers group animator, holding her hoe after working in a communal garden at kangulumira where food is grown to feed the poor and sick. caritas uganda project

Uganda tree nursery project in kisoga run by caritas lugazi, kayunga district. preparing plastic pots for planting tree seeds

Tanzanian girl taking pleasure at the abundant supply of fresh, safe drinking water which now runs to her house thanks to a development project of caritas tanzania, funded by caritas australia. Mvango village, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Tanzanian villagers washing their hands after installing water system for their village. This is a project of caritas tanzania financed by caritas australia, and will bring safe drinking water to the region for the first time. Previously people would have to collect, often unsafe, drinking water from distant streams and carry it in buckets on their heads. Kighare, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Uganda in the home of najjemba teopista, caritas lugazi agricultural field animator, kasaayi village, kayunga district. teopista teaching her children the abcs

Cambodia computer students at vocational training course run by caritas, phnom penh.

Tanzanian girl taking pleasure at the abundant supply of fresh, safe drinking water which now runs to her house thanks to a development project of caritas tanzania, funded by caritas australia. Mvango village, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Tanzanian girl taking pleasure at the abundant supply of fresh, safe drinking water which now runs to her house thanks to a development project of caritas tanzania, funded by caritas australia. Mvango village, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Prehistoric rock engravings of Taino Culture, Caritas de los indios, Isla Cabritos National Park, Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Cambodia students at caritas class, phnom penh.