How we help

We help where we are needed. We provide immediate humanitarian aid to people affected by war or natural disasters. In development cooperation, we help people get on their feet and earn a living. We focus on health and social care development, environmental protection and work on systemic change.

Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is crucial during natural disasters and war conflicts. In crises, we focus primarily on providing basic needs such as food, water and shelter

Development cooperation

Development cooperation aims to help people get back on their feet and get a source of livelihood. We are also working on systemic changes in healthcare, social services and environmental protection.

Stories from the field

November 3, 2025 News

Beauty from Zambia starts a new chapter as a seamstress with support from Caritas Czech Republic

At 47 years old, Beauty from Zambia has become a skilled seamstress and independent woman. But not long ago, she was a housewife with no job, entirely dependent on her husband’s income. After their divorce, she was left to care for five children alone, with no support from her former husband. Thanks to the training and support from Caritas Czech Republic, Beauty was able to change her life and start her own business.

October 31, 2025 Charita Česká republika

International experience with helping refugees from Ukraine: final report summarising the work of the Ukraine Refugee Response Learning Platform released

Caritas Poland, in cooperation with other Caritas organisations from Central and Eastern Europe, has issued a final report prepared within the Ukraine Refugee Response Learning Platform (URRLP). The report presents key findings and recommendations drawn from more than three years of providing assistance to people who have fled the war in Ukraine.

October 27, 2025 News

Fragile ceasefire brings hope to Gaza, humanitarian crisis persists

The announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza on 10 October 2025 has brought a long-awaited moment of relief, not only to the population in Gaza, exhausted by two years of relentless conflict, but also to the world. For Palestinians who have endured unimaginable suffering and for Israelis who have lived in anguish over hostages, this truce offers a fragile glimmer of hope. Yet, behind the headlines of peace, the humanitarian catastrophe remains.

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Beauty from Zambia starts a new chapter as a seamstress with support from Caritas Czech Republic

International experience with helping refugees from Ukraine: final report summarising the work of the Ukraine Refugee Response Learning Platform released

Fragile ceasefire brings hope to Gaza, humanitarian crisis persists

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