February 11, 2025 News

I was told it was too late for a new profession. The training from Caritas Czech Republic gave me self-confidence, says Tetiana from Ukraine

At the age of 49, Tetiana took up a new profession, upgrading her qualifications as a hairdresser-colourist with the help of a mini-grant from Caritas Czech Republic. “My previous job was much more harmful, unlike this one,” she says with a smile, reflecting on her 15 years of work at a metallurgical plant in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine. Today, Tetiana works in a beauty salon and is motivated to improve her skills and stand on her own feet during challenging times.

February 6, 2025 News

Diana from Kharkiv helps to restore children's mental health and takes part in renovation works in the western Ukraine

“We fled with my son when the blast wave smashed the windows in the house,” recalls Diana from frontline Kharkiv. Our conversation took place in the town of Berehove in Transcarpathia, far from the war zone. Here, she found housing and a job through support programmes for affected Ukrainians from Caritas Czech Republic. Thanks to the grant, Diana completed training courses in child neuropsychology and dreams of running her own Child development centre.

December 16, 2024 News

3 000 people in the front line Kherson region in Ukraine will be warm this winter thanks to Caritas Czech Republic

It is less than 20 kilometres from the village of Belozerka in the Kherson region to the front line. “Just half an hour ago, a shell hit our village, leaving us once again without light and water," says Inna, a local resident. For Inna and her neighbours, such goods as light and gas have become a luxury, and frosty winters are outside. Massive attacks regularly destroy the infrastructure of frontline communities, and unemployment deprives people of the ability to stock up on fuel for the winter. “We are very grateful that you deliver us firewood even when it's shelling,” Inna says sincerely.

December 4, 2024 News

5 inspiring stories from Christmas in Ukraine

Amidst the roar of generators, sirens, missile and drone attacks, Ukraine is celebrating its third Christmas in war and the 11th year of occupation of the East and Crimea.  Ukrainians see Christmas as a symbol of family and unity. For a lot of people, this holiday is spent in the trenches. That is why Christmas Eve is often preceded by a visit to the church and the post office: people pray for their relatives and friends at the front and send them gifts. These stories tell how the war has affected Christmas traditions in Ukraine.

November 30, 2024 News

My children also have the right to feel happy, says Natalia from Ukraine, who is raising two daughters with disabilities

5-year-old twins Valeria and Daryna have been in a wheelchair since birth. Every outing in their native Uzhhorod in western Ukraine is a challenge for them. “The streets and buildings are not well suited for people with disabilities, but my children need conditions for development, not isolation,“ says their mother Natalia. Thanks to Caritas Czech Republic, the city now has its first inclusive playground, giving Valeria and Daria a place to play, grow, and connect.  

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