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On Track for Justice - from father to daughter
Lives in the village of Piquiá de Baixo in Brazil began being disrupted in the 1980s, with the arrival of several polluting industries in their backyard. The villagers formed an association to defend their rights. Flavia’s father started the fight, and she picked up the torch.Last year, after a 20year struggle, 312 families affected by industrial pollution moved to the new, cleaner, safer village of Piquiá da Conquista. The support of Development and Peace — Caritas Canada’s partner, Justiça nos Trilhos (JnT), made this relocation possible for 1,300 people.
Learn more about JnT’s in our Mini-magazine and meet Flavia and her daughter Aylla by watching their testimonies at devp.org/lent.
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Women protecting the Earth
In Brazil, the lives of several rural communities are disrupted by industrial agriculture, mining and the Carajás railway. Women are at the heart of the fight to protect the land and the environment from the air, water and soil pollution that they cause. This pollution damages their kitchen gardens and harms the health of their children, families and neighbours.Courageously, these women resist to continue to exist on their land. To assert and protect their rights, they formed a women’s association called Seeds of the Earth with the support of Justiça nos Trilhos (JnT), a partner of Development and Peace — Caritas Canada.
Discover JnT’s work in our Mini-magazine and learn more about the women by watching their testimonies at devp.org/lent.
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Development and Peace - Caritas Canada's work in a nutshell
Guided by Catholic Social Teaching, we support partner-led projects that reach over 7 million people in more than 30 countries around the world.
Watch this one-minute video for a glimpse of what this work of solidarity looks like. Share it widely; and join our efforts!
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This Lent, let's move forward On Track for Justice
— Pope Leo XIV (Dilexi te, §75)
Development and Peace — Caritas Canada’s 2026 Share Lent campaign, On Track for Justice, has been launched! Together, let’s walk hand in hand with communities in the Global South who are working for justice, peace and dignity. How?- By donating online at devp.org/give or during the Solidarity Sunday collection on March 22, the fifth Sunday of Lent. Your generosity helps support over 59 projects in 34 countries around the world!
- Get the Mini-magazine and follow the Solidarity Calendar with your family. Discover all the resources at devp.org/lent/resources.
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Join the On Track for Justice campaign launch webinar
To learn all about Development and Peace — Caritas Canada’s new Share Lent campaign, On Track for Justice, join the launch webinar on February 21 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
We will learn about the work of our Brazilian partner, Justiça nos Trilhos (Justice on Rails), in the company of Padre Dario Bossi, a Comboni missionary and Lenten solidarity visitor, and a member of a community along the Carajás railway that is affected by industrial agriculture.
Interpretation will be provided in French, English and Portuguese. Register now.
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Do you know Development and Peace — Caritas Canada?
Development and Peace — Caritas Canada addresses the root causes of poverty, oppression and inequality by working with partners in the Global South and by mobilizing Canadians in the common struggle for justice and dignity.
The organization also champions women and social movements as key agents of lasting change.
To learn more, visit devp.org.
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ON TRACK FOR JUSTICE
Share Lent 2026
Building a world of justice
Lent is a time of fasting, prayer and sharing. For Development and Peace — Caritas Canada, it is an opportunity to call on your generosity in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the Global South.
Your contributions create a bridge of solidarity between our mobilization in the Global North and our partners’ transformative work in the Global South.
This Lent, join us On Track for Justice, walking hand in hand with communities in the Global South that are mobilizing so that their rights and the environment may be respected.
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“Justice becomes concrete when it reaches out to others, when each person is given their due, until equality in dignity and opportunity among human beings is achieved.”
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On track for justiceEvery year, Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada’s Share Lent campaign invites us to learn more about their projects and support them with our generosity. This gives us an opportunity to follow the example of Jesus, who, Pope Leo XIV says, “identified himself with the lowest ranks of society” and “confirms the dignity of every human being” through his love.
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SOLIDARITY CALENDAR
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