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September 27, 2013 How we help

Monitoring and Evaluation Internship

The M&E Intern will take a lead role in the Humanitarian Relief and Development Cooperation Department’s work to develop more effective tools and methodologies for assessing the impact of Caritas Czech Republic around the world. Job Description and How to apply

Two more home care centers opened in Moldova
September 26, 2013 Moldova

Two more home care centers opened in Moldova

Caritas Czech Republic in cooperation with Association Home Care provides long-term home care services in Moldova. Two new centers of home care services recently opened in the north of the country, in the city of Balti and in the municipality of Taul.

Patchouli Cooperatives Now Independent
September 25, 2013 Indonesia

Patchouli Cooperatives Now Independent

After three years of accompaniment, the KINA Cooperative network is now independent and all assets have been handed over to the cooperatives and local government.

Dalal of Syria testifies
September 19, 2013 Syria

Dalal of Syria testifies

“I arrived in Jordan after a long and exhausting journey from Syria to border of Jordan … we entered the country illegally because we have left our homeland without any documents, so we were sent to a refugee camp,” Dalal begins her story.

Blood pressure meters and hearing aids for a better quality of life
September 13, 2013 Moldova

Blood pressure meters and hearing aids for a better quality of life

The association „Homecare,“ a long-term partner of Caritas Czech Republic, distributed 72 blood pressure meters and 25 hearing aids among the clients of homecare service in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău.

Caritas Czech Republic helped pass the child protection law in Moldova
September 6, 2013 Moldova

Caritas Czech Republic helped pass the child protection law in Moldova

Moldova took a big step forward in the area of child and youth protection. On 14th June 2013 the Moldovan Parliament passed law N.140 on vulnerable children and children lacking family care. The law comes into force on 1st January 201.Caritas Czech Republic contributed to its passing.

Caritas CR helping refugees even in Northern Syria
September 5, 2013 Syria

Caritas CR helping refugees even in Northern Syria

Since the beginning of August, Caritas CZ also helps the refugees in north Syria, in the regions of Idlib and Hama. For one year, several hundreds of families live here in the Byzantine ruins and their surroundings. These families have been getting the food vouchers for three months, to provide purchase of bread and get packages including the basic food items such as rice, oil, sugar and tea-these last them for about one month.

"My job is a humanitarian aid”
August 19, 2013 All news

"My job is a humanitarian aid”

19 August is the United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day. In Prague, four aid workers from prominent Czech NGOs sat down to a table to talk about their experience. ADRA's Martina Mandlová, People in Need’s Jitka Škovránková, Caritas CR’s Vladislav Vik, and Medicines Sans Frontieres’ Pavel Gruber discussed their experience, including risks, and debated about the need for professionalism in helping people who suffer as a consequence of natural disasters or conflicts.

Another year and more floods in Pakistan
August 10, 2013 Pakistan

Another year and more floods in Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have destroyed thousands of homes, roads, bridges and farms for the third year in a row. The 2010 floods were the worst in recent history, with a fifth of the country underwater. The 2011 and 2012 floods also caused damage across vast areas. Caritas Pakistan Executive Director Amjad Gulzar says that the current situation is already worse than the last two years. Read more.

Food for hope in Mali
August 8, 2013 Mali

Food for hope in Mali

By Alice Le Moal/Secours Catholique - It is 10 AM when our team arrives in Dar Salam district where Caritas food distribution is taking place. The Caritas Mali team responsible for the distribution welcomed us warmly. The sun is already high, the beneficiaries wait in the shade for the beginning of the process. Read more on blog.caritas.org.