We help where we are needed. We provide immediate humanitarian aid to people affected by war or natural disaster. As part of our development cooperation, we help people to cut loose and make a living.

March 17, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Ukrainian refugee: No one wanted to believe this pointless war would come. Then we heard the bombs

Ryabych Lyudmyla Mykolajivna from the town Rivne, the centre of the Volhynian Bohemians, escaped with her grandson from Ukraine. During their journey, they were stranded at the border in the middle of the forests. After arriving in Prague, she stayed at the Caritas hotel Marianeum. Read about why she did not believe the war started and what made her leave.

March 17, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

We are sending a power generator able supply electricity for an entire hospital

In cooperation with Czech Railways and he Czech Railway Cargo we sent a train with humanitarian aid to Ukraine this past Monday. A total of 84 power generators, backup electricity supply, and bottled water for people who have had to flee their homes. Our partner Caritas Ukraine will distribute the aid to those in need.

March 15, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Caritas organizations across Europe joined forces to help people affected by war

We started helping on the border with Ukraine immediately after the Russian attack. Since the start of the conflict, Caritas Czech Republic has raised over CZK 101 million (4 million EUR), sent three trucks with humanitarian aid to the most affected areas and is also helping refugees in the Czech Republic. We are able to meet the needs of people in Ukraine, on the run and in the target countries thanks to the joint efforts of the entire Caritas network.

March 15, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

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.

March 14, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

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.