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Why Promotion of HIV Self-Testing is so Important in Georgia
April 13, 2022 News

Why Promotion of HIV Self-Testing is so Important in Georgia

Although Georgia remains to be a low  HIV prevalence country with concentrated epidemics in key populations, unless urgent measures are undertaken immediately, the rapid spread of the disease is expected.

A story from the war: The train was crowded. We slept wherever we could
April 13, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

A story from the war: The train was crowded. We slept wherever we could

Until a few weeks ago, Viktoria Christianko and her husband lived with her two children, four-year-old Daniel and one-year-old Sonya, in the southern Ukrainian town of Mykolaiv. They spent the beginning of the war in a shelter. As the situation worsened, they decided to leave the town. Viktoria and her children travelled on a crowded train to Lviv located in the west of Ukraine. Eventually, they reached Przemysl, Poland, where they were helped by a local Caritas.

A story from the war: she said goodbye to her husband at the border, he had to stay in Ukraine
April 11, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

A story from the war: she said goodbye to her husband at the border, he had to stay in Ukraine

Ilyena left home with her nine-month-old son and her husband on 4th March 2022. They were hiding in a metro station and when it was no longer safe, they wanted to move to Poland by train. They reached the border after six days of driving.

5 ways Caritas Czech Republic is helping people affected by the war in Ukraine
April 11, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

5 ways Caritas Czech Republic is helping people affected by the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has been going on for more than a month. Throughout this time, we have seen a huge wave of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, with donors having already sent 121 million CZK to the Caritas for Ukraine collection. Thanks to them and the generous support of many companies and organisations, we are able to help Ukrainians at home and abroad. How does Caritas help people affected by the war?

3 ways Young Caritas volunteers help refugees from Ukraine
April 7, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

3 ways Young Caritas volunteers help refugees from Ukraine

More than 250,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the Czech Republic since the start of the war in Ukraine. Immediately after the Russian invasion began, the Young Caritas team in Prague built a wide network of volunteers to help refugees in the Czech Republic. They babysit children for families from Ukraine, help as their guides and also assist social workers.