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Studying despite rockets and drones. How Caritas Czech Republic provides safe education near the front line
November 5, 2025 News

Studying despite rockets and drones. How Caritas Czech Republic provides safe education near the front line

Constant danger, stress, and lack of shelters in schools deprive children in frontline communities of quality education and communication with their peers. At the same time, teachers are losing motivation to remain in the profession. Discover how we managed to establish psychological support and safe, comprehensive development for schoolchildren and teachers in several affected communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The first children's Mental Health Centres are already helping families in western Ukraine
October 28, 2025 News

The first children's Mental Health Centres are already helping families in western Ukraine

Caritas Czech Republic, together with regional and local authorities and partners, has established the first children's Mental Health Centres in Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. Thanks to this, families with children receive specialised support and treatment for free, on time and in comfort.

Doctors from Ukraine's frontline Dnipro region are adopting Czech rehabilitation practices
October 2, 2025 News

Doctors from Ukraine's frontline Dnipro region are adopting Czech rehabilitation practices

A delegation of doctors and local authority representatives from the Dnipro region visited leading clinics in rehabilitation medicine in the Czech Republic. During their study trip to Prague, medical professionals from Ukraine's frontline region learned advanced techniques and developments that help people recover from severe injuries and illnesses, enabling them to return to everyday life. The visit is part of a Caritas Czech Republic project funded by the Czech Development Agency, CzechAid.

Caring for resilience. Caritas Czech Republic helped to set up a Mental Health Centre in Lviv region
September 15, 2025 News

Caring for resilience. Caritas Czech Republic helped to set up a Mental Health Centre in Lviv region

Over 70% of Ukrainians officially need psychological care because of the war. In 2025, Caritas Czech Republic joined a nationwide mental health programme in four regions of the country. We are helping to set up Mental Health Centres at hospitals, to provide children and adults with free and high-quality psychological care. On September 10, one of the centres launched in Novoyavorivsk, Lviv region.

Summer of Ukrainian children between laughter and sirens
September 1, 2025 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Summer of Ukrainian children between laughter and sirens

Childhood in Ukraine has now unfolded under the shadow of war for three consecutive years. Despite the ongoing conflict, children strive to experience summer like their peers elsewhere in the world – playing, travelling, creating, and dreaming. Yet their stories are shaped by anxiety, separation, and the daily threat of air raids. Several children and parents from different regions of Ukraine shared how they spent their summer holidays and what they experienced. Many of them have benefited from the services of Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine or are actively cooperating with the organisation.