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.

More about our work in Ukraine

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.

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.

March 6, 2014 Ukraine

Caritas will help 11 wounded Ukrainians

On 6^th 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.

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.

February 26, 2014 Ukraine

Our representative in Kiev: all the wounded can receive help at the centre for protesters

Kiev/Ukraine, Olomouc, 26. 2. 2014: Our Caritas CR representative, P. Rostislav Strojvus, , has negotiated the details of providing further Caritas assistance in Kiev with the Greek Orthodox bishop. Today he will meet with the doctor who coordinated the medical assistance for Majdan.

March 19, 2013 Ukraine

Appreciation of our partner in Ukraine

Caritas Kolomyja, one of the partners of Archdiocesan Caritas of Olomouc (ACHO) in Ukraine, won a Ukrainian national competition “Dobročinna Ukrajina in 2012”, in the category of “ Philanthropist – the best regional charity organisation”. ACHO has supported this partner for more than six years now and so is extremely pleasured by this award together with the workers from Kolomyja.