Lana Hanley is Africa and Pacific Associate Director at Caritas Australia. Caritas Australia is the aid and development agency of the Catholic Church. Now in its 60th year the organisation is committed to supporting the world’s most vulnerable, with its work supported by the generous donations of church communities across Australia.

Lana is responsible for development programs across Africa and the Pacific, which give people the skills and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty, whether that’s through access to clean water, education, sustainable farming techniques, and much more.