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.

Humanitární pomoc

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

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Rozvojová spolupráce

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.

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Stories of help

Caritas Czech Republic improves access to medical and social care in Moldova through telemedicine
August 3, 2023 CCR-Moldova

Caritas Czech Republic improves access to medical and social care in Moldova through telemedicine

In a digital world, telemedicine represents a promising innovation in providing medical and social care services to elderly individuals, those with reduced mobility, or those living in isolated areas. Caritas Czech Republic supports the development of a medical and social care system in Moldova and, in partnership with the Homecare Association, offers telemedicine consultations within 8 medical and social centres across the country.

Bidaa from Iraq has grown her business and plans to go to college, thanks to Caritas Czech Republic
August 2, 2023 CCR-Iraq

Bidaa from Iraq has grown her business and plans to go to college, thanks to Caritas Czech Republic

Bidaa Mohammed is, a 26-year-old girl from Al-Amiriah district, Anbar Governorate in Iraq. She was born into a large family; her mother was a seamstress and passed on this tradition to her. During the ISIS control of Anbar governorate, Bidaa and her family stayed in the Al-Amiriah district. It has been three years since she started her tailoring profession. Thanks to Caritas Czech Republic, Bidaa can now sew more clothes and grow her customer circle.

A start-up business that "grew" from mugwort
July 26, 2023 CCR-Mongolia

A start-up business that "grew" from mugwort

Wormwood or mugwort is commonly considered weed because it causes allergies. But this magical plant can reduce fever and suppress inflammation and even a scientist who researched it won Nobel Prize for curing malaria. The Artemis team has won the Erdem Hackathon 2023, which was organised  by Caritas Czech Republic and partners between May 30 to June 6, 2023, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with their innovative skin care products with mugwort essence.

I wouldn't have graduated without the support of Caritas Czech Republic. Today I am a doctor, says young refugee Sigiro
June 30, 2023 News

I wouldn't have graduated without the support of Caritas Czech Republic. Today I am a doctor, says young refugee Sigiro

The entrance to a large hospital in Zambia's capital Lusaka is buzzing with life. Visitors are trying to find a parking space and honk at the forming queue. At the entrance, street vendors offer bananas or fried potatoes. On plastic chairs at one of the street bistros sit a few hospital employees who have run in for their lunch break. But inside the big hospital, in the paediatric surgery clinic, it is quiet.

With the new medical equipment donated, the children’s hospital can now provide services for children in need of long-term care
June 29, 2023 CCR-Georgia

With the new medical equipment donated, the children’s hospital can now provide services for children in need of long-term care

With the financial aid of the Czech Development Agency, Caritas Czech Republic has been working for years on the development of a long-term care service focused on the social and medical needs of children with severe disabilities in state care. The support provided since 2017 envisaged the provision for Zhvania’s Children's Hospital with necessary medical equipment, elaboration of the package of regulatory documentation for the arrangement of the long-term care system, and capacity-building trainings for the medical personnel across the whole country. With the final donation with a total budget of 150 000 USD, the children’s hospital can now provide appropriate services and relief the conditions of children with severe disabilities.