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 14, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

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.

March 12, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

The war in Ukraine has already forced Lyudmila and her son to move twice

Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, the protracted war has started in 2014 when the Donetsk and Luhansk regions self-proclaimed the independent republics. Lyudmila and her son had to leave their home in Luhansk back then. Now, eight years later, the same sad situation found them in the suburbs of Kyiv. Fortunately, thanks to the help of Caritas, they have now found a temporary home in Ternopil, located in western Ukraine.

March 11, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

More aid is heading to Ukraine - Caritas sending a truck with power generators

The situation in the border town of Tiachiv in south-western Ukraine is tense. Thousands of refugees are arriving here every day, trying to escape the war. For the local Caritas Tiachiv, a partner of the Ostrava-Opava Diocesan Caritas, the situation is becoming unmanageable. There is a lack of medical supplies, hygiene items and electricity access. That is why another truck from the Caritas Czech Republic is heading there.

March 10, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

How is Caritas supporting refugees and internally displaced people in Ukraine?

Inside Ukraine, the number of internally displaced people is growing dramatically, following the number of refugees that crossed the borders. There are millions of people in need and local Caritas offices are providing direct emergency aid to them. We will continue to provide humanitarian aid to the people affected by the war, both refugees and internally displaced people. 

March 9, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

From a nuns' diary: they fled Ukraine with a home for the elderly

Fear, gratitude and hope. These feelings accompanied a group of nuns who evacuated from Ukraine to the Czech Republic after long days and sleepless nights. As they fled, the sisters brought comfort to the seniors they took with them. Take a look at their diary, in which they recorded their harrowing journey.