Chechnya

Caritas CR has been active in the North Caucasus region since 2000, after the end of the second Russian-Chechen war. We originally provided humanitarian assistance to refugees in Chechnya and in Ingushetia. We also aimed to help restore the destroyed buildings and built a network of preschool facilities and carried out their operations. Later, we focused on the development of training centers for preschool children, education on HIV / AIDS, development projects in rural communities and restoration of livelihoods.

Currently, Caritas CR focuses on developing projects, preschool education, promotion of education and inclusion of disabled children. We continue to provide material support for Chechen underprivileged families.

October 4, 2015 Chechnya

End of mission in Chechnya

Caritas Czech Republic concludes their mission in Chechnya. After 15 years of humanitarian and development work, Caritas Czech Republic terminated its activities in Chechnya. The reason is, among other things, a continued decline of donors’ interest in Chechnya.

July 28, 2015 Chechnya

The family of sick Madlen receives 67 500 CZK from Czech donors

In 2001, there were fights in the capital of Chechnya, Grozny. The country's second war devastated health infrastructure and the lives of many people. And that's when Madlen was born, the child of a single mother, which in itself was a big problem.

May 16, 2013 Chechnya

Education of teachers for handicapped children in Chechnya

Caritas ČR started education of teachers working with handicapped Chechen children. Last year the project focused mainly on inclusion of handicapped children to the society, this year it will have as principal aim the training of teachers in the area of special pedagogy.

June 28, 2012 Chechnya

Movsar Abdějev, the story of a poor Chechen family

Movsar Abdějev was born in 1960 in Kazakhstan as a descendant of the Chechens, whom Stalin moved after World War II. The situation began to end in 1953 after Stalin's death, when after several years the Chechen exiles, including Movsar’s family, could go back home to Chechnya.

April 18, 2012 Chechnya

Day visit to a pre-school education centre

In March 2012 Tomáš Tetiva, project manager of Caritas CR, went to Chechnya for a monitoring trip. Among other things, he visited the center of pre-school education in Assinovskaja village which was built by Caritas CR, and is operated by a partner organization called Initiative and co-financed by Caritas Switzerland. Tom has shared with us his experiences of the day that he spent among children and their teachers.