Ukraine

Caritas for Ukraine

Caritas for Ukraine
The war continues. So does our support.

In Ukraine, the war proceeds with devastating consequences for civilians. Millions of people have lost their homes and live in makeshift conditions without water, heat, or medical care. Caritas Czech Republic helps directly on the ground — providing dignified housing for internally displaced people, repairing damaged homes and medical facilities, building modular shelters, supplying drinking water, opening mental health centres, and supporting education and retraining.

More than 12 million people need urgent assistance, and nearly 4 million are internally displaced. Attacks reach schools, hospitals, and residential buildings. The health care system is overloaded, and life in uncertainty leaves serious psychological effects.

Why helping for Ukraine is still needed

The highest number of casualties

The highest number of casualties

In June 2025, Ukraine recorded the highest number of civilian casualties in three years — 232 deaths and 1,343 injured. Rocket and drone attacks also strike areas far from the front, destroying homes, schools, and hospitals. Millions live in uncertainty, often spending hours in shelters and losing support systems. Aid remains essential — it saves lives, restores homes, and gives hope.

Our direct assistance in Ukraine

A home for those who lost theirs

The war has deprived millions of people of their homes and forced them into temporary shelters or overcrowded accommodations. We build modular homes for internally displaced families and assist with reconstruction. We insulate homes, provide firewood for heating, and secure drinking water even near the front lines.

Modernizing healthcare and qualified personnel

Many hospitals have been damaged or overwhelmed by an influx of injured and sick people. We modernize medical facilities, expand rehabilitation and reproductive health services, and train medical personnel to deliver quality care even under the hardest conditions.

A path to independence

Displaced people often start from zero — without jobs, contacts, or any support system. We offer courses that give them new skills, open pathways to employment, and allow them to live independently without relying on aid.

Additional support for Ukraine

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Where we operate

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Helping with us

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Articles

Caritas Czech Republic's worldwide achievements in 2025
December 19, 2025 News

Caritas Czech Republic's worldwide achievements in 2025

The year 2025 brought both good and bad news. While a ceasefire was successfully agreed upon in Gaza in October, the humanitarian situation on site remains critical. People lack drinking water, food, medicine, electricity, and safe shelter. In Ukraine and Syria, people are also grappling with the consequences of long-term conflict. Caritas Czech Republic is working to improve their living conditions. For example, we are providing psychosocial care in Gaza, supporting the development of medical facilities in Ukraine, and restoring access to drinking water in Syria. We are also securing local water sources in Ethiopia, where we are simultaneously focusing on modernising agriculture, thereby enabling local farmers to better manage the impacts of climate change. However, this represents only the tip of the iceberg of our activities around the world. Let us, therefore, recall the greatest successes of Caritas Czech Republic’s work over the past year. 

A lifesaving firewood stove. Little Evelina's family will survive the winter in warmth thanks to donated solid fuel
December 15, 2025 Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

A lifesaving firewood stove. Little Evelina's family will survive the winter in warmth thanks to donated solid fuel

The war forced two-year-old Evelina and her parents, Yevhen and Marjana, to flee their hometown of Marganets in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The family settled in a rural house, where the only source of warmth in winter is an old wood-burning stove. Due to unemployment and the rising cost of solid fuel, it is extremely difficult to heat the house throughout the winter, so the family is grateful for the help provided by Caritas Czech Republic and the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

Christmas ornaments shaped like spiders and their webs, or a camel taking on the role of Santa Claus. What unusual traditions are celebrated in countries where Caritas Czech Republic works?
December 11, 2025 News

Christmas ornaments shaped like spiders and their webs, or a camel taking on the role of Santa Claus. What unusual traditions are celebrated in countries where Caritas Czech Republic works?

In the Czech Republic, our unique Christmas tradition involves a golden pig. According to folklore, if we refrain from eating any food during the day, we will see the golden pig shining on the walls in the evening. This tradition might seem strange to people from abroad. Likewise, people in the Czech Republic may raise their eyebrows at Christmas ornaments shaped like spiders and their webs. Such decorations are customary in Ukraine. Let us introduce ourselves to unusual Christmas traditions from countries where Caritas Czech Republic operates.

Studying despite rockets and drones. How Caritas Czech Republic provides safe education near the front line
November 5, 2025 Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

Studying despite rockets and drones. How Caritas Czech Republic provides safe education near the front line

Constant danger, stress, and lack of shelters in schools deprive children in frontline communities of quality education and communication with their peers. At the same time, teachers are losing motivation to remain in the profession. Discover how we managed to establish psychological support and safe, comprehensive development for schoolchildren and teachers in several affected communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.