About us
Caritas have long been working in Ukraine and the way we help has changed since the Russian invasion in February 2022. Previously, our assistance focused mainly on social services for children and the elderly, health care and education. Since 2014, we have been providing humanitarian aid to people affected by the conflict in eastern parts of the country.
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Caritas Czech Republic has significantly expanded its humanitarian activities in the country and we opened our office in the country. Our assistance initially included mainly material aid delivery, after the first few months, our focus changed towards securing better living conditions for internally displaced people and provision of psychosocial care within the affected areas and cash assistance.
We are also helping and supporting Ukrainian refugees in Moldova and in the Czech Republic.
Country office in numbers
- Active work in Ukraine since 2014
- Local office registration in 2022
- 3 projects currently running
Emergency support for vulnerable IDPs
Together with Caritas Ukraine and Caritas Drohobych, we are helping people who had fled their homes in Drohobych and in Lviv region to meet their basic needs.
In the Lviv region, we are providing internally displaced people with access to basic services such as healthcare and psychological support. We are also training psychologists to provide them with the knowledge to help those experiencing trauma and loss due to the ongoing war.
In Drohobych, we help internally displaced Ukrainians through cash assistance to give them the possibility to access services and to fulfill their basic needs. We are also delivering lifesaving equipment and medical supplies to the healthcare centre in the city.
Settlements for people forced out of their homes in Ukraine
The Russian invasion forces millions of Ukrainians out of their homes. Many of them have been living in collective accommodation centres, such as gyms, commercial buildings, dormitories and kindergartens. Such places are not suited to provide decent housing. There is not enough space to secure privacy and dignity, there are also often not enough showers and toilets for everyone.
For this reason, together with our partners, we are working to deliver longer-term quality accommodation for internally displaced people in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. This means we will ensure that people who had fled their homes have a roof on top of their heads and enough space to live a dignified life.
