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    This SolidarityCalendarintroduces yourfamily to the workof DevelopmentanDpeacepartners inAsia, Africa, Latin

    America and theMiddle East.

    Throughout his ministryJesus felt compassion whenfaced by human suffering.Today, we are called to feel thissame depth of compassion whenwe think of the people of Asia,Africa, Latin America and theMiddle East, many of whom sufferfrom an overwhelming number of

    crises and injustices.DevelopmentanD peace is part of themany struggles of people in theGlobal South for justice. Their work,and ours, is guided by compassion.Through your generous donations,you help build a world of justice.

    Give Generously

    Compassion means to suffer with and it therefore goes hand-in-handwith the c ore value of so lidarity-that sense of responsibility we feel for

    othe rs by virtue of our interdependence as members of one human family.Lesley-A nne Knigh t, Sec re tary Gene ral, Caritas In ter nationalis.

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    Sunday monday tueSday wedneSday thurSday friday Saturday

    Pray for the peopleof Africa in theirmany countries.

    13FirstSunday of

    Lent

    1211IndonesiasKRUHA helps ruralcommunities managelocal water, insteadof seeing it bottledand sold afar.MARCH

    ASHWEDNESDAY

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    BOTTLEDWATER FREE

    DAY!

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    On your map, markthe African countries

    whereDevelopmentanDpeace has partners.

    for each country

    Sierra Leones Network Movement for Justice andDevelopmenthas helped 6,000 families feed themselvesand manage their communities for the common good.

    donate 1817MadagascarsCatholic Bishopssupport TARATRA,a project which helpsminers achieve saferworking conditions.

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    giveSince 1993, more than

    35,000 young peoplehave learned how toco-operate peacefully atBurundis Kamenge YouthCentre.

    1514Jesusbegan to

    weep. How wouldJesus express

    compassiontoday?

    John 11.35

    20Pray for the poorof Latin America,

    struggling for land,livelihoods and dignity.

    secondSunday ofLent

    Brazils MSThashelped 33,000landless familiesdevelop farmingcommunities onunderused land.

    donate

    21 22 CAMPO, in Mexico,has helped 500

    women create smallbusinesses and earn

    their frst income.

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    GuatemalasSERCATEtrains men toend family violence.

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    give 26

    tohelp

    In Peru, the 1,500kitchens belongingto the Federationof PopularKitchensfeed100,000 peopleevery day.

    How manycountries can you

    fnd in Latin Americawhere our partners

    work?

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    thirdSunday of

    Lent

    Pray for our partners inthe Middle East on their

    hopeful journey to peace.

    27 INSAN, in Iraq,helps those

    made homelessby war.

    Give

    28 29 30 31Friendship Villagehelps young Israeliand Palestinian leaders learn to buildpeace through dialogue in Jerusalem.

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    APRIL

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    THINKFAST.

    Check theJust Youth website (

    oyouth.devp.org)for youth activities,including

    3fourthsunday ofLent

    Pray for ourpartners in Asia,

    building compassionatedemocracies.

    Cambodias YouthResource DevelopmentProgramteachesnon-violent action tocommunities losing theirland.

    4 The PhilippineEducationalTheatre Associationuses theatre toencouragepeople to votein elections. to help

    5Timor-Lestes Justiceand Peace Commissionused peace-buildingskills to turn youthaway from violentgang activities.

    76 How many Asianpartners can youfnd in the

    ShareLifeMagazine?

    8 donate

    for eachone

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    Pray forDevelopmentanD peacepartners throughout the

    world, able to helpduring emergencies.

    10SolidaritysundayHaitian partners learned lessons fromSalvadoran partners on how best torebuild their country after the 2010earthquake.

    11 12Through CaritasPakistan, DevelopmentanD peace

    helped withfood, shelter, clean waterand healthcare forthose made homeless bysevere oods.

    13 14I will put my spirit

    within you, and youshall live.

    Ezekiel 37.14

    15 16PLEASE

    DONATE

    $5

    Pray for all ourpartners as theywork for justice.

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    PALMSUNDAY

    19 20We, the people of East Timor, must commit ourselves totruth and reconciliation, to justice and peace. We must travelwith hope, looking behind the horizon to a compassionatedemocracy. It is our road to Easter to Resurrection.

    Bishop Belo ofEast Timor, 2000.

    How does your familyexpress compassion?

    HOLYTHURSDAY

    21 Give generously incompassion.

    HOLYSATURDAY

    23I am theresurrectionand the life,says theLord.

    GOODFRIDAY

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    John 11.25, 26

    EASTERSUNDAY

    Rejoice!He is arisen.

    24 Express your compassionand solidarity !

    www.devp.org

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    DESIGNANDILLUSTRATIONS:LILCH

    Pick up a copyof this yearsShareLife Magazine.

    Stick a world mapon your fridge or wall.(or use the back of this calendar)

    Locate the partners inthis Calendar and the

    Magazine on your map.

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    Discover a world of Justice ! Ready, set, go !

    GiveGenerously