Abroad

Individual Caritas organizations and Caritas Czech Republic provide assistance to those in need from Haiti across the South American continent, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, to Asian countries. We alleviate humanitarian distress for people affected by war or natural disaster, development cooperation projects concerning health, education, agriculture, environmental protection.

Basic facts

Almost 102 projects and CZK 230 million – this is the balance of the activities of 11 Archdiocesan, Diocesan and regional Caritas organizations and Caritas Czech Republic abroad in 2019. Although we are primarily focused on aid in the Czech Republic, we are the second largest domestic humanitarian organization in the scope of our work abroad.

Individual archdiocesan, diocesan and district Caritas provided 70 development assistances and 1 humanitarian project in 20 countries mainly through partner organizations for more than CZK 61 million.
The Department of humanitarian help and development cooperation of Caritas Czech Republic worked on 31 humanitarian and development projects with a budget of almost CZK 169 million.

Generally, our help may be divided into humanitarian and official development assistance. If you want to learn more about those areas of help, continue to following website.

Humanitarian aid

We provide this mainly to people who have lost their homes in a conflict or after a natural disaster, if they are at risk of hunger, epidemics, non-availability of medical care. Recently, our aid has been largely channelled to the Middle East to make life easier for people in Iraq and Syria, as well as eastern Ukraine and Cambodia.

Development cooperation

In individual countries, we mainly focus on health, social work, agriculture and the provision of drinking water sources, supporting education and developing of small business and civil society. We take care of environmental protection and respect for human rights, focusing on strategic and sustainable development.

February 18, 2026 Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

We help families become each other's support in wartime, says Darja, director of the Mental Health Centre

In the frontline city of Dnipro, a renovated Mental Health Centre has opened at the Regional Family Health Medical Centre. Its team helps children and parents reduce the effects of prolonged stress and build resilience during the war. Caritas Czech Republic renovated and furnished the premises to improve the comfort of patients and staff. Doctors say that the cosy atmosphere makes the Centre a hub of support and trust.

February 17, 2026 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Humanitarian aid in Ukraine – How to separate the truth from the myths

While people in Ukraine have been dealing with the consequences of the war for four years, people in the Czech Republic and around the world have been facing disinformation and myths about humanitarian aid for Ukraine. As Caritas Czech Republic, a non-profit organisation that has been operating in the country for a long time, we would like to shed light - and refute - the myths that resonate the most in society.

February 13, 2026 Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

Electronic boxing pad, drums, and a bubble wall. What does the first school psychological relief room in Transcarpathia look like?

Ukrainian childhood during the war means daily stress, danger, relocation, and loss of family and friends. That is why Caritas Czech Republic has joined efforts to support mental well-being in school communities in western Ukraine. In cooperation with the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Programme ‘How Are You?’, local and regional authorities, we have created the first school psychological relief room in Transcarpathia. This experience can be spread to other schools in the region.

February 9, 2026 Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine

You are rays of sunshine. 3,000 people near the front line received essentials and solid fuel to survive the frosts

Winter during wartime is a dangerous trial for the front-line communities. Much of the infrastructure here is damaged. Electricity is almost non-existent, and homes can only be heated with firewood. Zoya Mykolayivna lives in a village 30 km from the combat zone in Dnipropetrovsk region. It is extremely difficult for a lonely pensioner to survive the cold. We do not leave such people alone in their hardship and deliver solid fuel and winter kits so that they can feel warmth and care again.

February 5, 2026 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

4 years of war in Ukraine, countless stories of resilience and compassion

This February, it will be four years since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. People have been facing bombardment, displacement, and a lack of basic necessities. Caritas Czech Republic has supported them for many years. We operate in six regions, including areas in close proximity to the frontline in eastern Ukraine. In this article, we provide an overview of our major activities in the country over the past year. Our work on site continues.

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