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Seeking solutions together

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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About us

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference agency for justice, peace and development. Caritas is the Latin word for love, Caritas is love in action. Caritas works to make a difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice. We deliver aid, support development and work for justice around the world and at home in New Zealand. We are part of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of over 160 Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies working in over 200 countries and territories.

our Mission

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand will be known as love in action. We unite with communities, especially in the parishes, colleges, marae, religious orders and schools of Aotearoa and Oceania to overcome poverty, protect lives and relieve suffering.

our Vision

Inspired and guided by the Gospels and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, we work to eliminate injustice and poverty. This will be accomplished through focusing our resources on clear priorities and goals, and weaving together integral human development, advocacy, education, relief and rehabilitation.

our VAlues

Compassion and empathy – ArohaHuman dignity – Te mana i te tangataEquality – ŌritetangaHope – TūmanakoJustice – Tika

our strAtegic Priorities

Addressing poverty, environmental justice, indigenous peoples, crisis response, awareness and connection.

our WAy of being

Within Caritas and in all our work, we seek to be the hands, ears, eyes and mouth of Christ; formed by his love and heart, we are ready to serve, to forgive and to speak with patience, wisdom, gentleness and perseverance.


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AoteAroA neW ZeAlAnd

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Rose Tam working on an outboard motor at the St Peter’s Rural Training Centre in Gizo, Solomon Islands. AdRIAn Heke.

Contents About Caritas 1

From the Director 3

Addressing poverty 4

Environmental justice 14

Indigenous peoples 16

Crisis response 18

Awareness & connection 22

Summary financial statements 28

From the Chair 32


representation from Oceania in the Vatican and reminded us of our call to respond to those on the margins and peripheries.

We were overwhelmed by donations from across our Catholic communities – parishes, schools and religious communities – in responding to disasters in the Philippines and Syria. I visited partners in Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Fiji and discovered the joy and long term benefits of our development programmes first hand.

This annual report tells the stories of hope that we have created together. Thank you for working with us.

Julianne Hickey Director, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

From the Director

It has been a privilege to lead Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand over the past year.

In 2013 we sought to transform our organisation to better meet the needs of those living in poverty and affected by disasters. Through a process of discernment and reflection, we restructured the organisation so that we can achieve our strategic priorities over the coming years.

Looking back over the highlights of 2013 I am reminded of many moments of grace and love.

Advocacy and Research Manager Lisa Beech and I appeared before a parliamentary select committee regarding changes to state housing policy with Lamepasola Timu from Christchurch. Lamepasola, a young mother, spoke passionately about her community. She said that Housing New Zealand needed to take into account how their policies would affect whole communities rather than look at single households in isolation.

We welcomed the President of Caritas Internationalis, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga to Aotearoa in October. Caritas staff spoke with him about the work we do and gained his insights from his role as Chair of the Pope’s new influential Council of Cardinals. Cardinal Maradiaga stressed the importance of having more


Addressing poverty

O C E A N I A

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has encouraged Caritas to have a particular responsibility for the people of Oceania and make our nearest neighbours a priority in our work addressing poverty. Across the Pacific hardship affects between 20 and 40 per cent of households.

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In Tonga, a microenterprise programme is run in partnership with Caritas Tonga, with funding from the New Zealand Government. Funds have been lent for tapa cloth making, mat weaving, pig farming, peanut farming, kava farming and yam farming. Caritas Tonga also continues to build the capacity of the community members in business management skills, sustainable agriculture and livestock tending.

A Caritas supported tapa making group in Ma’ufanga, nuku’alofa, Tonga. Leo duCe/CARITAS.


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Our work in Solomon Islands is going from strength to strength. Throughout 2013 we deepened our relationships with the Catholic dioceses of Auki and Gizo, through supporting early childhood teacher training and initiating the second phase of a water supply project. We also received initial approval from the New Zealand Government for a project that will see Caritas working with New Zealand based agencies to strengthen infrastructure and improve teaching quality within rural training centres in Solomon Islands.

Access to WAter sAVes tiMe

Maria lives in the village of Niu Kaloka, in Solomon Islands. She is 16 years old and lives with her family and will do so until she leaves for further study or to get married. Her father has disabilities which keep him from working full time, but he supports his family by fishing and growing a vegetable garden. Maria’s grandmother lives with the family and it is Maria’s job to take care of her and help with her younger brothers.

Niu Kaloka is in a group of six villages that shared only a few water taps which were built in 1970 and desperately in need of an upgrade. There were huge queues at the taps and it could take up to 20 minutes to fill a single bucket of water. Caritas upgraded the water system and has provided 17 new taps.

Maria washing clothes using the new water system. AdRIAn Heke.

Maria with her friend enjoying hanging out in her new found leisure time. AdRIAn Heke.


Now, there are no queues and a bucket can be filled in minutes. Maria and other women in the village who spent hours at the taps, say they now have free time to spend with their friends.


PAPuA neW guineA

In Papua New Guinea, the dioceses of Kimbe, Kavieng and Bougainville have implemented the first year of a three-year New Zealand Government funded programme entitled: Sustainable Agriculture and Community Resilience. Crop diversification, fishery activities and market access will help 4,000 rural people generate sustainable incomes and provide water and sanitation to improve health outcomes.

Caritas also maintained a partnership with Caritas Papua New Guinea and pursued dialogue for longer term capacity development support and social justice advocacy. We re-engaged with the Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights, for potential environmental advocacy work in the future.

West PAPuA

Within a beautiful, yet difficult environment, Caritas has continued its work to strengthen the Justice and Peace offices of the Catholic dioceses in West Papua. This network works to promote the social, environmental and economic rights of the people of West Papua, particularly the indigenous people of this land, who may soon become a minority.

Caritas Programmes Coordinator Leo duce (left) with community leaders at a cacao plantation in Vona village, kimbe diocese, Papua new Guinea. Vona is one of the villages in the Sustainable Agriculture and Community Resilience Programme. JuLIAnne HICkeY/CARITAS


suPPorting refugee fAMily reunificAtion

Refugees resettled in New Zealand often face a long and difficult task to bring together their families. It can be overwhelmingly expensive and difficult to work through complex immigration processes to bring loved family members to New Zealand. This can add to their trauma and


bringing the Voice of Affected coMMunities to PArliAMent

Caritas spoke at Parliament with a Christchurch community affected by earthquake damage and further weakened by decisions to permanently relocate long-standing tenants during repair work. The legislation responded to New Zealand’s housing crisis by speeding up Council consent processes and expanding the role of non-government sector housing providers. Caritas welcomed a willingness to address a shortage of low-cost housing, but only if this extended and expanded current provision by the State and private sector, rather than replacing it. Caritas expressed concerns about reducing the housing security of all Housing New Zealand tenants by making all tenancy agreements reviewable. We showed that assessment only on a household by household basis could overlook the impact on communities as a whole.

Lisa Beech, Lamepasola Timu and Julianne Hickey before speaking to the parliamentary select committee about changes to state housing policy. CATHY BI/CARITAS.

delay a successful integration into their new home communities. In 2013 Caritas expanded support to local groups working to reunite refugee families, by supporting the work of the Wellington and Auckland Refugee Family Reunification Trusts.

Caritas’ Advocacy and Research Manager Lisa Beech working with a woman at the Benefit Impact in Auckland. MARY BeTz/AuCkLAnd CATHoLIC CoMMISSIon foR JuSTICe And PeACe.

“More than what I have learned about the operation of the benefit system has been the absolute awareness and certainty that God counts every tear that they have shed, that Christ walks with them every step of the long walk through the bureaucracy, that the Spirit surrounds them with love and compassion. Helping with the Benefit Impact feels not so much an act of service as an act of worship.”

Lisa Beech, Caritas Advocacy and Research Manager

AdVocAting for

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As well as publicly speaking out for the poorest New Zealanders to be taken into account in decision making, Caritas joined with representatives of Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions and members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul to advocate for beneficiaries at the New Lynn Work and Income office.

Over three days in September 2013, 30 benefit advocates from a wide range of community organisations worked with 257 beneficiaries at a Benefit Impact organised by Auckland Action Against Poverty. Caritas joined in assisting people who were missing out on basics that other New Zealanders take for granted.

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tAnZAniA

The Community Research and Development Services (CORDS) is a Maasai organisation working among Maasai pastoralist communities in northern Tanzania. The first year of the three year Integrated Community Development Programme (ICDP) was completed in March 2013. This programme promotes health and education, while creating opportunities

A F R I C A to earn extra income. Ongoing advocacy for women’s rights, continuing training and securing access to land also help ensure food availability even during lean years.

The ICDP advocated for the Maasai to retain their pastoral land which was being threatened in 2013 by proposed government legislation and land sale. Caritas supported their efforts and the Tanzanian Government has reversed this intention.

Maasai herders in northern Tanzania. MARk MITCHeLL/CARITAS.

Improvements in key indicators of poverty and inequality are evident across Africa. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand works in Kenya and Tanzania through well-established partnerships and existing Church networks, where we promote sustainable livelihoods and human rights.

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In Kenya, Caritas has worked with Chiga Parish in western Kenya since 2006 to support guardians of children and children who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS. This programme promotes sustainable livelihoods to address community need. It supports families caring for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS to provide for their families through better farming practices and small business development. The programme also tackles education and the medical needs of the children. The programme came to the end of a three-year phase in July 2013.

Members of a HAfoTI women’s group in Liquiçá district, Timor Leste. Coconuts are grown in the back garden and used to make virgin coconut oil to sell through HAfoTI. AnnA RoBeRTSon/CARITAS.

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A s I A

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has a strong focus in Asia, working primarily with rural communities to reduce poverty. Caritas has helped improve agricultural methods, opened up marketing opportunities, increased income-generation activities and supported healthcare and education. With funding from the New Zealand Government we started several new projects in 2013.

tiMor leste

In Timor Leste, Caritas’ long-time partner Hamahon Feto Timor (HAFOTI) continues to support women in small businesses. The pull out of the United Nations from Timor Leste at the end of 2012 impacted the market, but HAFOTI worked with women to meet local market demands and increased the number of shops selling products made by the women’s network. New products include bread, cakes, coconut oil, tamarind sweets and marmalade.

Radio Timor Kmanek (RTK) has continued to develop relevant and informative radio programmes which give the people a voice. Holding the government to account, RTK shares justice issues to ensure that Timorese people are aware of the constitution, their legal rights and their human rights.

In 2013, Caritas supported Caritas Dili with a small grant towards their rural development programme which focused on increasing food security and reducing vulnerability to climate change.


AfghAnistAn

A three-year project in Bamyan, Afghanistan working with rural communities to strengthen agricultural production, improve pastureland for livestock and improve access to primary education, ends this year. To date we have increased pasture

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Caritas’ Cambodian partner, Development and Partnership in Action, started work to enhance participation in the farm-to-market chain, with New Zealand Government funding. The project works with small scale farmers growing rice, maize, soya bean, cassava, vegetables and fruits for consumption and sale. Farmers work together to increase quality and quantity of produce for sale, address transport and storage challenges, bring economies of scale in sourcing inputs and marketing produce, and improve bargaining and negotiation skills.

A farmers group in Cambodia have success after trialling a new and better rice variety. nICk BoRTHwICk/CARITAS.

density by 82 per cent, formed five marketing clusters to enable farmers to sell both farm and off-farm products and formed 23 community-based schools - which have 73 per cent of their rolls filled with girl students. This project was in partnership with American Caritas sister agency – Catholic Relief Services and the New Zealand Government.

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In Nepal, we started a new project working with Caritas Nepal to improve the management and operations of local co-operatives, targeting poor, low-caste and female-headed households. Members can take out small loans to start or improve their businesses and livelihood activities and they also use the co-operative as a place to save money. Livestock training, vet services, village health workers, child nutrition and a plant nursery have been some of the benefits that have come out of the co-operatives.


PAlestine

In Palestine, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is providing quality healthcare and health education in Gaza and the West Bank in partnership with Caritas Jerusalem. Prioritising health in schools through screenings, dental checks and health lessons has helped create more positive behaviours in children, who are also demonstrating improved personal hygiene and healthier eating habits. A visit to Palestine last year revealed how the project has not only increased access for women to health care services but has encouraged women to play an active role in raising awareness of health issues in their local communities. In the last two years over 26,000 patients have been treated.


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Young students at Shuqba Girls’ School crowd around the bathroom sinks with their brand new toothbrushes and toothpaste. For many of the students this is first time they had ever held a toothbrush. Since the start of the project in September 2011, more than

450 health lessons have been carried out in 10 schools in Gaza and the West Bank, for over 9,700 students. One student, after learning about teeth-brushing, insisted his parents buy toothbrushes for the whole family. Following on from the lessons on nutrition, students started asking for healthier food and advocating for the school canteen to sell healthy food. The principal of Shuqba Girls’ School described the changes she had seen in her students: ‘There is better personal hygiene, the food they bring to school is clean, well-wrapped and healthy. Many students are going home and showing their families what they have learnt.’

Students at the Shuqba Girls’ School learning the importance of brushing their teeth. AnnA RoBeRTSon/CARITAS.

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Environmental justice

Caritas is concerned at the impact of changing environments on people’s lives. We have specific programmes that address this issue in Tonga. We are also interested in being involved in projects that are concerned with conserving our natural resources here in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is in line with the Catholic social teaching principle of stewardship.

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The effects of coastal erosion, water salination, soil degradation and changing weather patterns are a reality in Tonga. These especially impact the communities on the islands Ha’apai and Vava’u. There is a need to build our and Caritas Tonga’s understanding and engagement towards environment change issues.

Therefore in 2013 we began supporting a Caritas Tonga Climate Change Officer, who is working with local communities to raise awareness of changes in the environment and research methods of mitigation in order to develop an action plan. whale sighted during a whale watch trip in

kaikoura. CATHY BI/CARITAS.


In December 2013 a four-month drought in central Tonga put stress on drinking water supplies already diminished by saltwater intrusion. Caritas, in response to residents’ concerns, provided a mix of traditional water collection systems and commercial water tanks to ensure drinkable water for more than 2,400 people in five acutely affected villages.


In September 2013, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand was approached by members of the hapū of Ngāti Kurī in Kaikōura, concerned about the impact deep-sea oil exploration may have on their community. Caritas wrote to government ministers expressing deep concern about the process of decision-making that removed oil exploration as a notifiable resource consent activity, reducing the ability of groups to be

involved in decisions that affect their livelihoods and ignoring their role as kaitiaki (guardians) of the land and sea in their traditional area.

Caritas also submitted through the process reviewing the Resource Management Act that all environmental decisions must be carefully considered

to ensure the wellbeing of communities and their environment now and for future generations. We opposed proposed changes to the purpose and principles of the Act which would reduce environmental considerations, including the proposed removal of the ‘ethic of stewardship’.

Sr Senolita Vakata, director of Caritas Tonga examines the damage done to trees by coastal erosion caused by rising sea levels and storm damage in Ha’apai. eMILY BenefIeLd/CARITAS.


Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples globally make up five per cent of the world’s population but 15 per cent of the world’s poor. Caritas has set work with indigenous peoples as a strategic priority for our work locally and globally in responding to poverty and injustice. The issues faced by our international indigenous partners have many similarities to local issues for Māori. For example, working to: retain or regain land and cultural identity; resolve historic injustices; and to address present-day inequalities.

reMeMbering PArihAKA

Hoki atu ki ō koutou kainga, whakaparihaka ai – Go back to your homes and make Parihaka there.

The non-violent resistance of the Taranaki community of Parihaka in the 1880s to the confiscation of their lands is becoming well known locally

Caritas Aotearoa new zealand’s Gemma Sinnott and Mate Tangitu from Te Rūnanga o te Hāhi katorika with women at Australia’s first Australian Partners Conference, Alice Springs, 2013.


and internationally. In the present day, Parihaka continues to be a community of people drawing on their historic tradition and the wisdom of their leaders, Te Whiti and Tohu, in seeking to rebuild their community and continue to work for peace and justice.

In response to requests from Catholic parishes, schools and other communities, Caritas worked with the people of Parihaka to produce a resource booklet to assist groups to learn about and remember Parihaka. The relationship is continuing through

ongoing work to support the community and to develop further school resources in 2014.

leArning froM AustrAliAn indigenous ProgrAMMes

Caritas Australia’s First Australians Programme supports a range of programmes which benefit Aboriginal communities, in areas such as education, employment, advocacy, psycho-social healing and family support. In October 2013, Gemma Sinnott of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand and Mate Tangitu of Te Rūnanga o te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa (the National Catholic Māori Council) travelled to Alice Springs to learn about how Caritas Australia works with indigenous communities.

At a meeting of Caritas Australia’s indigenous partners, they heard from groups such as Red Dust Healing and the Kinchela Boys Home. They run programmes developed and run by Aboriginal groups that enable participants to address areas of pain, rejection and hurt in their lives, and then

to make changes in the way they relate to those around them. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand appreciated the chance to learn from the Australian experience as we take steps in working with tāngata whenua in Aotearoa and better respond to indigenous issues locally and globally.

WArAWArA forest Project

At the request of Te Kura Taumata o Panguru, a primary school in Hokianga, an educational resource will be developed in partnership with Caritas. It is hoped that the resource will help children gain a deeper understanding about the Warawara forest, so the next generation will serve as kaitiaki (guardians) and also support the objectives of the local Kaitiaki Komiti (guardian committee) to secure future employment opportunities linked to the forest.

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand staff have visited Panguru and the Warawara forest in order to gain insights and establish a shared vision for the future prospects of the Te Rarawa iwi.


Crisis response

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand responded to a variety of emergencies in 2013, from typhoons in the Philippines, to conflict in Syria. Our donors have responded overwhelmingly to our appeals. Caritas allocated over $1million towards humanitarian response in 2013. These donations enable Caritas to respond to emergencies immediately, when it is needed most.

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Following Typhoon Bopha in December 2012, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand provided 700 displaced families with immediate relief items for day-to-day survival. We also worked to establish a water supply, provide sanitation, build shelters and help restore livelihoods and income sources.

When Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November over six thousand people died, four million people fled their homes and villages, and towns were totally destroyed. Experts estimate the storm was the People receiving emergency supplies following Super Typhoon

Haiyan in Palo, Philippines. MARk MITCHeLL/CARITAS.


strongest to ever make landfall. Our supporters raised a record $1million and $250,000 was received from the New Zealand Government.

Funds provided essential relief: food, sanitation, shelter, household items and trauma counselling for 275,000 people who were most severely hit by the typhoon. We are also supporting recovery projects to rebuild lives and livelihoods. These longer-term recovery activities will enable the Philippines to be more resilient to natural disasters, as the country is ranked the third most at-risk nation from natural disasters.

Our Humanitarian Response Coordinator Mark Mitchell led the international Caritas response team in the Philippines for six weeks and will return to provide on-going support for the recovery effort.

syriA And lebAnon

Civil war in Syria has killed thousands and displaced seven million people. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has partnered with Caritas Lebanon to help some of the 1.2 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and provide support for host communities under stress.

A Syrian refugee woman sits in the half-built Lebanese apartment block near Reyfoun, close to the border with Syria, that is now home to 50 families. The families fled Syria due to the war and are now living on a building site. PATRICk nICHoLSon/CARITAS InTeRnATIonALIS.

christchurch

We continue to support Christchurch, as it recovers from the 2011 earthquake, through funding a community liaison person and two specialist social workers who provide support and trauma counselling.


disAster PrePAredness

In 2013 Caritas was involved in a coordinated programme of simulations of disasters or simulation exercises with six other New Zealand based non-government organisations. These took place in Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji – countries that have a high incidence of natural disasters and are vital in preparing communities and organisations for emergencies.

Following Cyclone Evan in Samoa, in conjunction with Caritas Samoa and Caritas Australia, we have prepositioned emergency supplies in Samoa. These will enable us to get help to those that need it faster and save time and money when disaster strikes.

dArfur

Conflict in Darfur continues to present a large-scale humanitarian crisis within a political setting still fraught with uncertainty and a near total absence of government provision of basic essential services. The Darfur programme strengthens community resilience through a range of programmes including livelihood promotion, provision of water and sanitation, and health and nutrition services.

AsiA

The 2013 monsoon season led to floods and landslides across Asia. Caritas provided emergency support in Nepal, Cambodia and Pakistan.

The June simulation exercise in Vanuatu. kIM Le Roux/AdRA.


Abilene Abihar (right) next to a temporary shelter her family built with reclaimed timber and corrugated iron. MARk MITCHeLL/CARITAS.

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A MAKeshift christMAs tree

Caritas’ Humanitarian Coordinator, Mark Mitchell, met Abilene Abihar in Tacloban, a city badly damaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. She is a young woman from a village of about a hundred people, 30 of whom died in the typhoon. Abilene’s family were surviving on food donations from the Church and attempting to build a temporary shelter with reclaimed timber and salvaged iron sheeting for the roof. Despite their loss and the gravity of destruction around them, they set up a small Christmas tree outside their makeshift home, a sign of their resilience and strength to carry on.



Awareness & connection

Our supporters, schools, parishes, religious communities and social justice networks are a part of an extensive Caritas community which sustain and support us. Through connecting with and creating awareness of our work within our communities - prayer and reflection, funds and support get to the people who need it most in New Zealand and around the world.

Participants at the Auckland Ripples of Justice conference in october. MARY BeTz/AuCkLAnd CATHoLIC CoMMISSIon foR JuSTICe And PeACe.


lent

Lent is a significant time for Caritas to connect with our community. We produce Lent resources to be used nationwide to enable prayer, reflection

and almsgiving. The theme of Lent 2013 resources ‘Follow faithfully, Tell courageously, Live joyfully’ came from Ecclesia in Oceania, a letter from Pope Benedict to the Church in the Pacific.

Helping us to promote this theme we had Olivina Tu’iono visit us from Caritas Tonga. Olivina spoke in schools, parishes and to community groups and government representatives on how Caritas makes a difference to the lives of the poor in Tonga.

The Caritas Lenten reflection programme booklets invited reflection and group discussion on the Lenten Gospels, encouraging people to put our faith into action throughout the season of Lent. The booklets were produced in English, Tongan, Samoan and Tokelauan language versions.

Lenten visitor olivina Tu’iono of Caritas Tonga talking to students at St Patrick’s College Silverstream, upper Hutt during a Caritas Justice Leadership day. eMILY BenefIeLd/CARITAS.

In 2013 over $1 million was raised from parishes across the country for the Bishops’ Lent Appeal. This enabled Caritas to respond immediately to disasters, helped us to support communities to meet their basic survival needs and helped us to speak out for justice, to influence attitudes and create change.



Social Justice Week 2013 focused on the challenges young people face in search of meaningful employment. Since the 2009 economic recession, young New Zealanders continue to struggle to find employment: one in six youth between the ages of 15 to 24 actively looking for work were unemployed.

Over 75,000 young people are not in employment, education or training. Young graduates struggle to find work in the area they train for and many young workers find themselves in precarious work arrangements with little sense of security or stability. We asked people to support and encourage young people in our own

sociAl justice WeeK

work remains a good thing, not only because it is useful and enjoyable, but also because it expresses and increases the worker’s dignity. Through work we not only transform the world, we are transformed ourselves, becoming “more a human being”.

Pope John Paul II: Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) #9, 1981

Archbishop John dew listening to young people’s stories of employment during Social Justice week. emily Benefield/Caritas


Cathy Bi Social Justice week Coordinator speaking at a forum in Palmerston north. LISA BeeCH/CARITAS.

riPPles of justice conference

The Auckland Ripples of Justice conference in October, organised by the Auckland Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, attracted over 200 participants. Key note speakers were Caritas Board Chair Mark Richards and Challenge 2000 founder Kitty McKinley. Caritas supported the conference with a grant from the Justice and Peace fund and provided 20 scholarships for low income participants, many of whom were students, young people and from ethnic communities.

workplaces and to stand in solidarity with young people by demanding more protection and support for workers in national policy.

Public forums hosted a range of Caritas speakers and voices of young workers came across strongly at all the events, both in attendance and as speakers. Archbishop John Dew hosted a morning tea with local youth to discuss their experiences of looking for work, being in work and being out of work. He said he was struck by the struggles so many of them described as they tried to find work.

A highlight of Social Justice Week was the Palmerston North seminar which featured a panel of young people as well as MPs from National, Labour, Greens, New Zealand First and a Mana representative.


cAritAs in schools

Lent resources for schools in 2013 included a teacher’s booklet and supporting materials which highlighted our partnerships in Papua New Guinea and Tonga. The resource, Towards a Sea Change, covered topics such as food security and environmental challenges. In 2013, 29 primary schools and 13 secondary schools were visited for Lent across all six dioceses. Five schools were visited for the first time in seven years. We were delighted with the generous response of the schools that raised over $221,000 in 2013, including $81,000 for the Lent Appeal.

The annual SINGout4JUSTICE song writing competition drew 23 entries across the two age groups. Lucy Wilkins’ song one Human family won the junior section and Elena Siljic won with her song Land of the Lord in the senior age group.

Social Justice Week resources for the schools featured ideas and activities linked to work. Using the booklet Justice at work learners were encouraged to

think about topics such as child labour, meaningful work, and workers’ rights and responsibilities. There was a range of materials available online to help classes study this theme and Caritas staff visited 22 schools.

Catholic colleges from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand were well represented at the eight Caritas Justice Leadership Days held across all six dioceses.

Caritas also has a partnership with the New Zealand Catholic Primary Principals Association to promote fundraising for a Pacific country through a Mufti-Mania event, which raised $11,500 to help schools and families improve water supplies and tackle coastal erosion in Tonga.

Lucy wilkins won Singout4Justice in the Years 7-10 section with her song, one Human family. Catherine Gibbs/Caritas.


MAhitAhi - cAtholic oVerseAs Volunteers

Throughout 2013, 14 Mahitahi volunteers from New Zealand were posted to Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Rarotonga.

Volunteers undertook a variety of positions, from teaching English as a second language, building, architecture, strategic planning, computer and IT technology, and training for teachers of deaf and disabled people.

cAritAs AoteAroA neW ZeAlAnd restructure

In November 2013 a new organisation structure and a planned transition period was announced for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

Following an exercise in 2012 we identified our five strategic priorities as: addressing poverty overseas and in New Zealand; environmental justice; indigenous peoples; crisis response; and awareness and connection.

In January 2013 we matched staff action plans to the organisation’s plans, goals and priorities. From this exercise, gaps in skills and resources were identified. Without changes to the organisation’s structure, it was unlikely that our strategic priorities and goals would be achieved. During the year staff met

Mahitahi volunteer Matt o’Sullivan (left) with Isaac fransen (right) and the local team, building a church in remote Makaruka, weather Coast, Solomon Islands.

regularly to discuss whether and how to change the structure of Caritas.

A new collaborative style of working at Caritas will be built upon with cross-departmental teams to spearhead particular projects. These will encourage shared leadership and innovative ideas.


summary financial statements

Statement of financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2013

2012 EXPENDITURE 2013 426,621 Administration 486,000 340,255 Public Relations & Fundraising 333,189 359,528 Programmes - Domestic 565,675 431,178 Programmes - International 458,762 155,927 Domestic Distributions 189,858 - Mahitahi 117,237 International Distributions 655,008 Relief & Rehabilitation 1,261,225 1,014,753 Development Projects 1,853,349 6,542 Advocacy - 37,083 Other 98,900 3,426,895 Total Expenditure 5,364,195 822,592 Surplus for the year 469,391

2012 INCOME 2013 Specified Income 667,205 Public Donations & Bequests 1,136,063 768,084 MFAT-Development Grants (SDF) 1,456,568 216,782 MFAT-Disaster Response Fund 534,834 1,652,071 3,127,465 Unspecified Income 902,889 Lent Appeal 1,037,415 221,910 Direct Mail Appeals 250,046 276,243 One World Partnership 283,718 583,819 General Donations 919,548 456,791 Bequests 36,569 149,464 Interest 169,822 6,300 Other 9,0032,597,416 2,706,121 4,249,487 Total Income 5,833,586


Statement of movement in equity for the year ended 31 December 2013

Statement of cash flows as at 31 December 2013

2012 2013 1,601,824 OPENING FUNDS 2,424,416

Accumulated Funds - Accumulated Fund-Mahitahi 37,943 822,592 Net Surplus for the year 469,391 (717,248) Transfer to Reserve Funds (222)

105,344 Net Movement 507,112

Reserve Funds 717,248 Transfer from Accumulated Funds 222

717,248 Net Movement 222 2,424,416 CLOSING FUNDS 2,931,750

Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2013

2012 FUNDS 2013 913,728 Accumulated Funds 1,420,840 1,510,688 Reserve Funds 1,510,910 2,424,416 TOTAL FUNDS EMPLOYED 2,931,750 Represented by: 3,955,968 Current Assets 4,723,090 1,677,411 Less: Current Liabilities 2,025,425 2,278,557 NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,697,665

45,859 Fixed Assets 34,085 100,000 Term Deposit 200,000

2,424,416 NET ASSETS 2,931,750

2012 Cash flows from operating activities 2013 4,299,139 Income 5,982,881 (3,492,206) Payments to suppliers and employees (5,233,585) 806,933 Net cash flows from operating activities 749,296 Cash flows from investing activities (562,607) Purchase of Investments, equipment (21,168) (562,607) Net cash flows (used in) investing activities (21,168) 244,326 Net increase in cash at bank 728,128 345,969 Cash at bank at beginning of year 590,295 590,295 Cash at bank at end of year 1,318,423


Report of the independent auditor on the summary financial statements

to the boArd of cAritAs AoteAroA neW ZeAlAnd

The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at 31 December 2013, the summary statement of financial performance, summary statement of movements in equity, and summary cash flow statement for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand for the year ended 31 December 2013. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated 14 March 2014.

The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required for full financial statements under generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

Notes to the summary financial statementsThese summary financial statements of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are extracted from the full financial statements which are available on request from the Caritas Office, P O Box 12-193, Thorndon, Wellington 6144. The summary financial statements cannot be expected to provide as complete an understanding as provided by the full financial report of the financial performance and financial position of the entity. The full financial statements were prepared in accordance with NZ GAAP (New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), have been audited with an unmodified audit opinion being issued. The full financial statements were authorised by the Caritas Board on 14 March 2014. Caritas is a public benefit entity and qualifies for concessions available under differential reporting. Full disclosure of policies and explanatory notes to the financial statements can be found on pages 6 to 17 of the full financial statements. The summary financial statements are compliant with Financial Standard No 39: Summary Financial Reports. The summary financial statements have been examined by the auditor for consistency with the full financial report and an unmodified opinion has been issued by the auditor in that respect.

Signed on behalf of the Caritas Board on 14 March 2014.

Beverley Turnbull CHAIR Julianne Hickey CEO


boArds’ resPonsibility for the suMMAry finAnciAl stAteMents

The Board are responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements in accordance with FRS-39: Summary financial Reports.

Auditor’s resPonsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with International Standard on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISA (NZ)) 810 engagements to Report on Summary financial Statements.

Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

oPinion

In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand for the year ended 31 December 2013 are consistent, in all material respects, with those financial statements, in accordance with FRS-39.

BDO Wellington14 March 201450 Customhouse QuayWellingtonNew Zealand

Where incoMe cAMe froM

General donations 21%

Specified donations & bequests 19%

Lent Appeal 18%

One World Partnership (regular

donors) 5%

Ministry of Foreign Affairs &

Trade 34%

Interest 3%

hoW incoMe WAs usedSurplus to be distributed

8%

International programmes 63%

Mahitahi 2%

New Zealand advocacy &

education 13%

Fundraising & communications

6%

Administration 8%


willingness to commit so much of your time and energy to Caritas. Mark, I would particularly like to thank you for the way you have led both the Board and the organisation through its re-visioning and re-shaping over the past two years.

The Development and Relief Committee and the International Programmes Team lost a wise mentor and valued advisor with the retirement of Sister Elizabeth Mackie who has been with us since 2008. Thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing your time and expertise with us.

There are many exciting things ahead of us in 2014, including new staff joining the organisation, the launch of the Caritas Challenge in secondary schools and being part of the Caritas Internationalis ‘One human family food for all’ campaign.

Beverley Turnbull Chair of the Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Board

In 2013 we continued to build strong relationships with partners in New Zealand and around the world. Board members witnessed the respect in which Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is held first-hand this year during visits to Rome, Jerusalem, Solomon Islands and Cambodia. Board members who visited programmes or attended meetings with our partners, brought an added dimension to board meetings, helping us to assess our decisions and strategic thinking against the reality for those our decisions affect. Our partners appreciate our visits and I have been told, ‘it shows that Caritas really is serious about supporting us’.

Caritas has been fortunate in quality leadership shown by our Director Julianne Hickey and the enthusiasm and commitment of our staff during the organisational transformation that is taking place. Organisational change is not easy, but the strong sense of common purpose and direction shared by the Board and staff members has helped make these changes easier.

The integration of Mahitahi within Caritas has made good progress and we are developing greater collaboration and cohesion between the support provided by Mahitahi and the programmes supported by Caritas within the Pacific. I thank the staff of Caritas and Mahitahi for the goodwill displayed during this integration process.

In November 2013, two long-serving Board members retired. John Richards, who has been on the Board and the Audit Committee for six years, and Mark Richards who has also been on the Board and its committees for six years and was Chair of the Board for the past three years. John and Mark, I thank you for your

From the Chair


AbOUT Us

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference agency for justice, peace and development. Caritas is the Latin word for love, Caritas is love in action. Caritas works to make a difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice. We deliver aid, support development and work for justice around the world and at home in New Zealand. We are part of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of over 160 Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies working in over 200 countries and territories.

OUR missiON

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand will be known as love in action. We unite with communities, especially in the parishes, colleges, marae, religious orders and schools of Aotearoa and Oceania to overcome poverty, protect lives and relieve suffering.

OUR VisiON

Inspired and guided by the Gospels and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, we work to eliminate injustice and poverty. This will be accomplished through focusing our resources on clear priorities and goals, and weaving together integral human development, advocacy, education, relief and rehabilitation.

OUR VALUEs

Compassion and empathy – ArohaHuman dignity – Te mana i te tangataEquality – ŌritetangaHope – TūmanakoJustice – Tika

OUR sTRATEgiC PRiORiTiEs

Addressing poverty, environmental justice, indigenous peoples, crisis response, awareness and connection.

OUR WAY Of bEiNg

Within Caritas and in all our work, we seek to be the hands, ears, eyes and mouth of Christ; formed by his love and heart, we are ready to serve, to forgive and to speak with patience, wisdom, gentleness and perseverance.


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AOTEAROA NEW zEALANd

WEsT PAPUA

PAPUA NEW gUiNEA

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PRiNCiPLEs Of CAThOLiC sOCiAL TEAChiNg

Human dignity: Every single person is created in the image of God, and is invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family. It is from our human dignity that all other rights and responsibilities flow.

Respect for human life: Human life at every stage is precious and therefore worthy of protection and respect.

Human equality: Equality of all people comes from their inherent human dignity. Differences in talents are part of God’s plan, but social, cultural and economic discrimination are not.

Preferential protection for the poor and vulnerable: Our Catholic tradition instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first. It is especially important that we look at public policy decisions in terms of how they affect the poor.

Association: The human person is not only sacred but also social. People achieve fulfillment by association with others – in families and other social institutions.

Participation: People have a right and duty to participate in society, seeking together the well-being of all. Everyone has the right not to be shut out of participating in those institutions necessary for human fulfillment, such as work, education and political participation.

Common good: The common good is about respecting the rights and responsibilities of all people. The individual does not have unfettered rights at the expense of others, but nor are individual rights to be subordinated to the needs of the group.

Solidarity: We are one human family. The principle of solidarity requires of us that we not concern ourselves solely with our own lives. Our responsibilities to each other call us to work globally for justice.

Stewardship: We have a responsibility to care for the gifts that God has given us, including the environment, our personal talents and other resources.

Universal destination of goods: The earth and all it produces are intended for every person. Private ownership is acceptable, but there is also a responsibility to ensure all have enough to live in dignity.

Subsidiarity: No higher level of organisation should perform any function that can best be handled at a lower level by those who are closer to the issues or problems, such as families or communities.


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This report has been printed with vegetable-based inks.

The kowhaiwhai on the front cover portrays the whakataukī (proverb) Tutu ana te puehu. The dominant line represents a strong orator prevailing through all other argument on the marae – stirring up the dust. The kowhaiwhai was designed by the late Martin Winiata of Ngāti Raukawa, Horowhenua.

Cover: Caritas’ Senior Programmes Coordinator Nick Borthwick listens to Liborio, an expert craftsman and handyman, talk about his work teaching youth in Solomon Islands building and carpentry skills. AdRIAN Heke.

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