Project funding
Financial assistance from Caritas Internationalis is intended to support the activities of Caritas in countries with the largest numbers of refugees and which are facing a lack of material support necessary to meet the basic needs of people fleeing from war. The CI funds also allow for an increase in staff capacity so that the main objective of Caritas can be maintained and therefore health and social care provided to needy citizens in their home country.
Funding for EA12/2022 Caritas Czech Republic project was provided by Caritas Japan, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, South Korea, and Canada; Caritas Czech Republic contributed 2,500,000 CZK.
Funding for EA11/2023 Caritas Czech Republic project was provided by donors from Caritas Internationalis, and the national Caritas of Germany, Japan and Portugal.
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Project objective
The project objective is to meet the basic life needs of a group of refugees who are particularly vulnerable due to their life situation, mothers with children, unaccompanied children, seniors, people with specific needs caused by physical or mental disability and people coming from war zones without basic equipment and personal ties in the Czech Republic.
Another project objective, which proves to be crucial for the next phase of Ukrainians stay in the Czech Republic, is to help with integration into Czech society, assistance in finding housing, schools and kindergartens for children, support in dealing with authorities, employers, etc.
What kind of help do we offer?
Material assistance and support during integration is provided through a network of archdiocesan and diocesan charities which distribute the assistance to the involved regional, municipal and parish charities.
Refugees can apply for food aid, basic hygiene supplies for children and adults, if they set-up a new household, they can ask for household appliances, furniture or necessary electrical appliances. Using the project funds, Caritas prepare packages for children containing school aids and school equipment.
A separate part of the assistance, which is used by the vast majority of refugees, especially those without personal ties in the Czech Republic, is assistance with integration into Czech society, including interpretation and translation services. The Caritas integration workers, who in many cases have increased the numbers in the current diocesan working teams, often speak both languages and are a great help to the war refugees in orienting themselves in the new environment.