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An appeal to end the suffering in Syria
January 21, 2016 Syria

An appeal to end the suffering in Syria

Three years ago, the leaders of UN humanitarian agencies issued an urgent appeal to those who could end the conflict in Syria. They called for every effort to save the Syrian people. “Enough”, they said, of the suffering and bloodshed. That was three years ago. Now, the war is approaching its sixth brutal year. The bloodshed continues. The suffering deepens. Read more on caritas.org.
Meeting at the Comrat University yielded promising plans for the future
January 20, 2016 Moldova

Meeting at the Comrat University yielded promising plans for the future

On 30 November 2015, a public meeting at Comrat University was held, which focused on Including youth in public life in the town. Together, 101 visitors of different ethnic groups from the autonomous region of Gagauzia met on university grounds, including: students alone, members of so called action groups formerly established by Caritas CR, local citizens, journalists and representatives of towns involved in Caritas CR activities.
Mzia from Georgia: I beat cancer and founded my own club
January 19, 2016 Georgia

Mzia from Georgia: I beat cancer and founded my own club

Caritas CR workers met in Guira province in the town of Lanchkhuti, Georgia for training in oncological diseases. There they met Mzia, a woman who had beaten cancer and founded a women’s club in Lanchkhuti. She talked to Jana Kopriňáková about her experiences and what she learned from her illness.
Navid Muhammad hopes in return to his hometown near Damascus
January 14, 2016 Syria

Navid Muhammad hopes in return to his hometown near Damascus

"The life is like a roller coaster, once you are up and then you are down again. The happy days were gone and the days of sorrow, pain, and resettlement of war brought tragic experiences, sadness and separation of families," says 62-year-old Navid Muhammad, the head of a family of four in a rural town called Maloula. The town is located near the Syrian capital, rich with historical and religious monuments. Mr. Muhammad described his broad experiences to the staff of a humanitarian aid center in Damascus.
System of Rice Intensification helps farmers in Samar to cope with El Niño
January 12, 2016 Philippines

System of Rice Intensification helps farmers in Samar to cope with El Niño

El Niño is a phenomenon first observed by fishermen from South America manifested by heating the surface water of the Pacific Ocean. El Niño occurs when the warming of at least 0,5 °C lasts longer than three months. However, the average duration ranges from nine to twelve months. The phenomenon is repeated in two to seven-year intervals, and not only the Philippines suffers from a lack of harvest because of it.
Syrian humanitarian workers visited Farid El-Hashem's family
January 8, 2016 Syria

Syrian humanitarian workers visited Farid El-Hashem's family

Caritas CR, together with a local organisation in the Syrian capital Damascus, which cannot be named due to security reasons, provide food and one-time use vouchers for clothing and home furnishing for families which had to leave their homes because of the ongoing conflict. All aid receivers registered in the humanitarian centre are visited regularly by the local workers in their temporary shelters and that is how they also learned the story of Mr. Farid El-Hashem.
Chisinau began activities for the implementation of inclusive practices in pre-school education
January 4, 2016 Moldova

Chisinau began activities for the implementation of inclusive practices in pre-school education

On November 19th, 2015, an initiation meeting for the implementation of inclusion in pre-primary education called“Partnership for inclusion“ took place in Chisinau. The meeting was attended by its direct partners, representatives of the organisation Woman and Child – Protection and Support and the representatives of the Republic’s centre of psycho-pedagogic support, ADRA and other organisations working in this area. The initiation was presented by Sergei Lysenko, a specialist on informal education, and it was also attended by honourable guests from the Czech Embassy in Chisinau. Each guest had chance to comment on the plans.
New Year's speech of President of Caritas Syria
January 1, 2016 Syria

New Year's speech of President of Caritas Syria

Caritas Internationalis will launch a global 12 month campaign for peace in Syria in early 2016. The campaign aims to mobilise millions of supporters around the world to call for an end to the 5 year war that has destroyed Syria, destabilised the region and caused one of the greatest refugee crises in modern times.
"I live to be an entrepreneur!" is the motto of Zambian fair
December 28, 2015 Zambia

"I live to be an entrepreneur!" is the motto of Zambian fair

Caritas Czech Republic cooperates with local governmental institutions and non-governmental organisations which make efforts to improve living conditions of former Angolan refugees and their hosts in Mayukwayukwa in Zambia.
Support of the socially disabled in Palestine is in progress
December 23, 2015 Palestine

Support of the socially disabled in Palestine is in progress

Palestine’s economy is highly dependent on outside support, which is estimated upwards of 1,8 trillion USD (approximately 43 trillion CZK). Around 30% of the country’s GDP comes from outside help, which allows the operation of up to half of the Palestinian national services. Unemployment affects mainly graduates and women  and at the same time the difference with salaries between genders is above 12%.
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