Ukraine

Caritas Czech Republic and other Caritas’ from the Czech Caritas network have been working in Ukraine for a long time. Initially, aid focused mainly on social services, health and education, but also on supporting people affected by the conflict in the eastern part of the country. After the outbreak of war in 2022, we provided immediate humanitarian aid, financial support and psychological care. Our current focus is helping the internally displaced, for whom we primarily provide decent housing. Our assistance in Moldova is also significant, where we have helped 15,000 Ukrainian refugees.

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Humanitarian aid

In the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion, we delivered and provided humanitarian aid. We provided food shipments, medical supplies, generators and equipment for temporary accommodation centres. We organised training in crisis intervention and offered psychological support, improving access to health care. We are assisting people affected by the Kachovska Dam breach.

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Decent housing for the internally displaced

Millions of people had to flee their homes due to the war. We are helping to provide decent housing for internally displaced people. In the country’s west, we are repairing refugee accommodation centres and building modular houses.

Caritas Czech Republic has equipped three placement centers with necessary items for refugees
March 15, 2022 CCR-Moldova

Caritas Czech Republic has equipped three placement centers with necessary items for refugees

It has been more than two weeks since a wave of Ukrainian refugees began arriving in the Republic of Moldova. Caritas Czech Republic has been helping refugees since the first day, providing them with basic needs, and will continue to do so.

Every meter of the road to safety is risky, says Ludmila from Ukraine
March 15, 2022 News

Every meter of the road to safety is risky, says Ludmila from Ukraine

Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ludmila Čiževská worked as an accountant and a lecturer at one of the universities in Zhytomyr. As the chairwoman of the Zhytomyr Association of Volhynian Czechs, she organized an evacuation to the Czech Republic. Ludmila did not plan to leave the country herself, but her husband insisted and she left together with her daughter. Find more about their journey in the interview.

The bombing took away the life Alyone had known
March 14, 2022 News

The bombing took away the life Alyone had known

"I felt like I was in a movie, I had never experienced war before," says Alyona Sushko, who fled bombed-out Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. She woke up to the war. Alyona and her mom were hiding for a few days but then decided to seek safety abroad. Find out more about her story.

Photographer Stanislav Krupař: I have not seen children playing outside for a long time
March 14, 2022 News

Photographer Stanislav Krupař: I have not seen children playing outside for a long time

Internationally acclaimed photographer Stanislav Krupař has been focusing on reportage photography, especially in Ukraine and Russia, but he worked on the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Iraq as well. At the beginning of this year, he went to Avdijivka in the Donetsk region where he got caught up in the Russian invasion. Stanislav managed to escape via the ‘last train’ to Kyiv. We talked about the current situation in Ukraine.