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Plea from beseiged Aleppo
May 7, 2015 Syria

Plea from beseiged Aleppo

Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, has lived through 3 years of war. Caritas staff sent us this report on the unfolding tragedy. People in Syria’s largest city of Aleppo are living under siege as mortar shells continue to fall daily, killing at random. Read more on caritas.org.

May 6, 2015 Moldova

Partner organization of Caritas CR nominated for 2015 National Award

A Moldovan association called HomeCare is a long-term collaborator of Caritas CR. As one of six organizations, it has been nominated for the National Prize for the most active non-government organization providing health care in Moldova.

The devastating earthquake left people with dreadful experiences
April 30, 2015 Nepal

The devastating earthquake left people with dreadful experiences

The locals have experienced a weekend earthquake on different places and in different situations. However, their experiences have one thing in common - these people will never forget what they had to go through. Among them, Renuka Magdalene Thakuri, 15-year old Qurnain or Santosh Kumar Magar.

April 28, 2015 Nepal

Temporary tent city springs up in Kathmandu

A temporary tent city has sprung up in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, following a massive earthquake with seventy some major aftershocks on Saturday. The tent city is a shelter for those whose houses were destroyed by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake.

Caritas teams in Nepal affected by earthquake
April 27, 2015 Nepal

Caritas teams in Nepal affected by earthquake

Several Caritas teams already work in Nepal affected on 25 April 2016 by a big earthquake. Besides local Caritas Nepal, whose members provide earthquake victims food and provisional shelters, CRS (Catholic Relief Services), and rescue teams from Caritas Australia and Caritas New Zealand along with CAFOD of England were working on the field. Caritas Czech Republic have also joined this worldwide “charity family”, opening on Sunday a public collection and releasing for an immediate relief an amount of CZK 200,000 as well.

“Now we know how to grow fruit and vegetables“ say Philipine women on Samar Island
April 7, 2015 Philippines

“Now we know how to grow fruit and vegetables“ say Philipine women on Samar Island

Squatting, chattering and plucking weeds from the garden. What is pain for one can become a hobby and change of lifestyle for group of Philipine women. “Here are eggplants, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and there are papayas and traditional citrus fruit calamondin,“ points Zaltia Macatimpag proudly toward plants. She is in charge of a collective organic garden and tends it together with more than forty women.

Syrian conflict has a harmful impact on the Jordanian economy
March 27, 2015 Syria

Syrian conflict has a harmful impact on the Jordanian economy

There are now approximately 650 000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. Jordanians share their homes, schools, hospitals, job opportunities, even their depleted water stores with them. The refugee presence has a significant negative effect on the national economy with the capacity for providing humanitarian aid in Jordan having been fully saturated.

Children in the Philippines are back in class
March 20, 2015 Philippines

Children in the Philippines are back in class

"The school looks frightful.  Even after a year since  typhoon Haiyan, some buildings remain  without a roof, and the classrooms are  unequipped. Teachers were writing  learning material  on a sheet of paper or wood stuck to a wall instead of a blackboard", Melinda Gad-Tabuco explained after her  first visit to the school in July 2014. As an adminstrator, she was in charge of reorganizing  the Integrated School in Burgos. But everything had  changed.

Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague has welcomed the first Ukrainians to Czech Republic
March 20, 2015 Ukraine

Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague has welcomed the first Ukrainians to Czech Republic

In March this year the first Ukrainian compatriots reached the Czech Republic. They abandoned their native land due to fear for their safety and security in Ukraine. This resettlement program is coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior, but transfer and integration itself is carried out by Caritas.

Caritas helps Ukrainian refugees in Russia
March 16, 2015 Ukraine

Caritas helps Ukrainian refugees in Russia

Since September 2014 Caritas South of Russia has been helping Ukrainian refugees who come to the city of Rostov. Food and hygienic kits, bed linens, and baby food are distributed among them. Many refugees appreciated the contents of the food kit, which provides them with long-term food.