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Serving Ukraine in a time of crisis
August 27, 2014 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Serving Ukraine in a time of crisis

“We decided to leave our home because it was dreadful to stay there,” says Maria, a woman who fled Crimea as fighting intensified. “Only three of us came here – two children and I. We have moved to an unfamiliar city, unknown people, without our ordinary things.” Read more on caritas.org.

Psychosocial courses: Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine
July 25, 2014 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Psychosocial courses: Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

By the end of June 2014, donators will have contributed almost 1.5 million CZK to the collection fund “Caritas for Ukraine”. Caritas Czech Republic have used this money to indemnify the relatives of victims of the Maidan unrests, equipped four hospitals in Western Ukraine, opened 4 positions for psychologists, supported the running of a kitchen in Maidan and financed psychosocial aid training for Ukrainian psychologists.

Successful training of psychologists in Ukraine
June 4, 2014 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Successful training of psychologists in Ukraine

Caritas Czech Republic, in cooperation with Caritas of the Archdiocese of Olomouc and the Slovak Catholic Charity, organised training for Ukrainian psychologists on issues related to crisis situations. The training was part of the humanitarian aid and relief provided by the aforementioned organisations following the unrests in Maidan in February 2014. The unrest caused a number of deaths and injured hundreds of people.

Caritas for Ukraine: Helping Hospitals and Psychosocial Support Teams
May 19, 2014 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Caritas for Ukraine: Helping Hospitals and Psychosocial Support Teams

Representatives of Caritas CR gave new medical devices to four regional hospitals in Western Ukraine. They also assisted in psychosocial training in Kiev and Lvov.

Interview with Světlana Porche, coordinator of social assistance within the MEDEVAC Ukraine project
March 17, 2014 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Interview with Světlana Porche, coordinator of social assistance within the MEDEVAC Ukraine project

Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague cooperates with the Ministry of Interior to provide social assistance to patients treated within the MEDEVAC project. Coordination of the work is ensured by SVĚTLANA PORCHE, the director of the Migration Center. We asked her for an interview.