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Shattered Syrian families wait in Jordan
May 13, 2014 Jordan

Shattered Syrian families wait in Jordan

There are over half a million Syrian refugees who have fled the war to Jordan. Caritas Jordan has helped over 217,000 people, providing €20 million worth of aid including shelter, healthcare, education and counseling. Caritas Switzerland’s Monica Matarazzo and Dana Shahin of Caritas Jordan spoke with two families that Caritas supports. Read more on caritas.org.

Serioshka benefits from rehabilitation
May 13, 2014 Moldova

Serioshka benefits from rehabilitation

With help from Caritas CR and Czech donors, a little Moldavan boy named Serioshka has a better life. Serioshka has cerebral palsy, and with it, pathological contraction of the muscles. Thanks to the financial contributions of Czech donors, he had the first of two surgeries in February 2013 followed by a second operation in October of that year. These were followed by rehabilitation.

No place like home as families rebuild in the Philippines
May 12, 2014 Philippines

No place like home as families rebuild in the Philippines

“They’ve lost everything.” You’ve seen the pictures as newscasters utter these words after a disaster—people standing in front of homes blown away by wind, washed away by water or crumbled to the ground by trembling earth. Read more on caritas.org.

Help in Syria continues
May 2, 2014 Syria

Help in Syria continues

Caritas CR, together with its partners, has been helping the victims of the conflict in Syria for over a year. Together with Caritas Jordan and non-profit institutions directly located in Syria, we have been able to house hundreds of families who have been forced from their homes and are now displaced within the country. Many have even fled to neighbouring states.

Support of civic participation in Moldavian Cahul continues
April 15, 2014 Moldova

Support of civic participation in Moldavian Cahul continues

Caritas CR and the Moldavian organisation “Success” organised a seminar in March 2014 for the heads of local governments from the villages of Slobozia Mare, Brinza, Colibasi.

March 27, 2014 Zambia

Well trained medical personal ameliorates the care about the mother and child in Mongu

Caritas CR trained 20 midwives and nurses before the end of the year 2013 in Zambian medical centres. It contributes to the amelioration of local medical care that seeks to serve the mothers and newborn children.

Interview with Světlana Porche, coordinator of social assistance within the MEDEVAC Ukraine project
March 17, 2014 Ukraine

Interview with Světlana Porche, coordinator of social assistance within the MEDEVAC Ukraine project

Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague cooperates with the Ministry of Interior to provide social assistance to patients treated within the MEDEVAC project. Coordination of the work is ensured by SVĚTLANA PORCHE, the director of the Migration Center. We asked her for an interview.

The third anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
March 10, 2014 Japan

The third anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami

The Bishop Isao Kikuchi, SVD, the president of Caritas Japan, sent a message to all national Caritas organisations, including the Czech one, in which he is writing about the third anniversary of the enormous earthquake and the tsunami wave in eastern Japan. He expressed regret over the dismal situation of almost three thousand inhabitants who still cannot return to their homes. Here is his letter.

March 6, 2014 Ukraine

Caritas will help 11 wounded Ukrainians

On 6th March 2014, a special military aircraft has transported another 11 people that were injured during recent unrest in Ukraine to the Kbely airport in Prague. They will be treated in the Czech Republic within the MEDEVAC project. Social services will be provided by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague. The services include assistance, interpreting, and small-scale shopping. It facilitates orientation in the foreign environment.

Caritas CR: We will support health and help centres in Ukraine
March 1, 2014 Ukraine

Caritas CR: We will support health and help centres in Ukraine

The recent unrest and bloodshed in Kiev has affected not only the residents of the city, but has significantly influenced the lives of people from other regions of Ukraine. Having received a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, further help from Caritas will therefore be directed specifically on Western Ukraine.