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

War in Ukraine: our help does not stop

War in Ukraine: our help does not stop

During the winter months, Ukraine continues to face missile and drone attacks that also strike areas far from the front line, destroying the energy network and civilian infrastructure. Millions of people live in uncertainty, often spending hours in shelters and losing their homes. They survive without electricity, heating, and water. Humanitarian assistance is needed for around 12.7 million people, especially during the winter.

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

More about our help to Ukraine in Moldova

Where we operate

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Articles

Caritas on Ukraine's frontline
December 3, 2015 Ukraine

Caritas on Ukraine's frontline

Caritas Ukraine provides humanitarian aid in Ukraine and helps civilians in combat zones. You can see video of the frontline trip here.

Caritas has distributed food packages to people in conflict-affected areas in Ukraine
November 20, 2015 Ukraine

Caritas has distributed food packages to people in conflict-affected areas in Ukraine

Since 15 October 2015, humanitarian worker P. Rostislav Strojvus has been operating in the Donbas region where a gunshot fire was still heard only a few days ago. As a part of his surveillance journey, he was involved in the delivery of the latest food packages to the people affected by armed conflict in Ukraine. Thanks to the joint efforts of Archdiocesan Caritas Olomouc and Diocesan Caritas Ostrava-Opava, a total number of 440 hygiene kits and food packages, each worth 41 EUR, were given to people in need.

Report on helping in Ukraine
November 19, 2015 Ukraine

Report on helping in Ukraine

From the 15th until the 25th November 2015, the workers from the humanitarian department of DCHOO and ACHO undertook a monitoring journey of the humanitarian project and they had the chance to take part in handing over the last packages to people affected by the conflict in Donbas in Ukraine.

Caritas Ukraine does not give up on helping in the country
September 3, 2015 Ukraine

Caritas Ukraine does not give up on helping in the country

The riots are still ongoing in the east of Ukraine. It has already impacted 1.4 million internally displaced persons and another one million asylum seekers in bordering countries. A quarter of a million suffer from the lack of food, medicine and shelter. As a result of the conflict nearly 7,000 people were killed and over 17,000 were wounded in the east of the country.