“My name is Tetyana Bilyaeva, I come from the Kherson region in the Goloprystansky district, village Novaya Zburjivka. I worked as a methodologist in a kindergarten. I worked as a director of a community centre, which means I always had to deal with people, with children. That’s what I always liked. And when the war ...
With the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine last year on February 24, the Caritas network in Ukraine and in the neighbouring countries of Poland, Romania, Moldova, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, have worked tirelessly to provide humanitarian assistance to more than 5,3 million people impacted by violence and unrest in the eastern European ...
Tetiana, doctor In Ukraine, she worked as a paediatrician in a local hospital. Tetiana’s family managed to literally escape to safety, to Slovakia. After a difficult period, she enjoys completely ordinary activities such as cooking jam or working in the garden which make her happy. Irina, teacher The English and Bulgarian teacher’s home was ...
More than 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have already found asylum in the Czech Republic. 40 per cent of them are children. But many of them do not go to educational institutions because there is not enough place for them. Caritas Czech Republic has therefore set up the Young Caritas club for Ukrainian children, which currently consists ...
The border crossing to Romania was the light at the end of the tunnel for Iryna, her daughter, her sister-in-law, and her two daughters, escaping from the war in Ukraine. Iryna Pysarenko (31 years old) is a mother from Drushkovka in the Donetsk region in Ukraine. She came to Romania on April 4, 2022, with ...
Death and injury tolls continues to rise as the search continues for missing loved ones in Syria and Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey on Monday (February 6), followed by 100 aftershocks throughout the week, also impacting the population in neighbouring Syria. Consequently, thousands of people in both countries are exposed to winter conditions and ...
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has struck north-west Syria and Turkey has left thousands of people without shelter, food and fuel. Caritas in Turkey and Caritas Syria were proving assistance from the very beginning and Caritas Internationalis Confederation is supporting and coordinating their efforts to assess the needs and deliver assistance to those affected by this ...
One year since the underwater volcanic eruption that struck Tonga on January 15 2022 Caritas Tonga, together with its partners, have developed a long-term recovery program to support local communities as they rebuild from the disaster. According to Tonga Government reports, an estimated 85,000 people (84 per cent of the Tongan population) were affected by ...
Last week, missile strikes targeting power networks have left several areas in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Kharkiv with absolutely no power. With the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine following the country-wide missile strikes on October 10, thousands of Ukrainians are again living and working in a state of continuous danger and uncertainty. ...
A large delegation of Caritas Internationalis with regional and national Caritas representatives will attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP 27, being held in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt, from 7 to 18 November. “It will be an opportunity to advocate for climate justice and bring to the world’s attention the conditions ...