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Caritas-SPES social worker was injured during the missile attack on Pavlohrad
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired a missile at the city of Pavlohrad. Iryna, Social worker Caritas - SPES, was injured during this terrible attack. She was diagnosed with a broken rib and other possible injuries, which are…
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“When it seemed that the despair was endless, your support gave us strength and…
They lived on the very border with Russia, and the war literally burst into their home at dawn on February 24, 2022. Read about the long and painful journey “from home to home,” about dreams, regrets, and hopes, and how the support from…
read moreCash from the Emergency Appeal is vital support for frontline areas
When war knocks on your door, any plans and dreams are packed into an emergency bag along with essential items, and uncertainty and insecurity about the future become constant reminders.
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“Your support is like a sign. It's like a strong feeling that everything will…
A family of internally displaced persons from Donetsk Oblast talks about their participation in the Family to Family project, their hardest and happiest day recently, and their dreams
read moreNew project "S.U.P.E.R." - work has started
Another project that Caritas-Spes Ukraine is working on this year is “S.U.P.E.R. Support Ukrainian Population for the Emergency and Rehabilitation. 21/UCR/012832”.
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Emergency Appeal: support here and now
27 humanitarian centres; 6 logistics hubs; 13 aid programmes and 41,028 people who received aid - these are the main results of one of the largest projects of Caritas-Spes Ukraine.
read more“It's important to believe in a miracle, that's the only way it can happen.…
“Yarchyk likes to build things. He makes houses, airplanes, trucks. This is his greatest joy today. We have two bags of construction sets, here, take a look,” says Nadiia about her nine-year-old son's hobby. The kid smiles, and it seems as…
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“When the explosions subsided, the pigeons returned. Bohdan fed them, talked to…
The mother and son spent 40 days of Chernihiv's occupation in the basement. How do they live, what dreams do they have today, and what keeps them hoping for better times?
read moreUnited in action
Step Forward Project: Humanitarian action for a sustainable protection child with disability and rehabilitation-social system in Ukraine. The project is implemented with the support of partners Caritas Italiana and Secours Catholique -…
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Every meeting is an opportunity to reach people's hearts
The German Catholic organisation Renovabis has been a reliable partner of Caritas-Spes Ukraine for many years. This year, as part of its traditional two-week information campaign of the Sending of the Holy Spirit, Renovabis held series of…
read more"Sometimes it seems that missiles are not as scary as drones when you…
Thanks to the support of the Ukrainian-Polish project "Family to Family", a large family from Kharkiv is restoring their home damaged by enemy shelling and cherishing their dreams of a peaceful life.
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"Ukraine has a happy future ahead of it. The bravest people in the world…
A family from the Luhansk region, who were forced to leave their home ten years ago because of the war, found refuge in a town in Chernihiv region. "We are now Bobrovytsia residents," Natalia and Timur say. We are not going anywhere else…
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