We help where we are needed. We provide immediate humanitarian aid to people affected by war or natural disaster. As part of our development cooperation, we help people to cut loose and make a living. We focus on the development of health care and social protection as well as  rural development and environmental protection and actively work on systemic changes in Georgia.

December 8, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Damaged infrastructure and sub-zero temperatures. How is Caritas helping Ukrainians survive this harsh winter?

Massive attacks on basic infrastructure mean a harsh winter for Ukrainians. Widespread power, water, gas and heat cuts are affecting everyone, including the still relatively safe west of Ukraine. Caritas Czech Republic is helping Ukrainians through this difficult winter period. We are building modular houses, supplying generators and providing psychological and financial assistance.

December 5, 2022 News

Rural hospitals in west Georgia now have onco-gynecological medical equipment

Caritas Czech Republic has been working on cancer prevention for years. In 2019, with the financial support of the Czech Development Agency, we built and equipped Zugdidi Screening Center which enables the population of West Georgia to receive screening services on the spot. Since 2022, Within the Czech MEDEVAC program-supported project, Caritas Czech Republic closely partnered with Georgian Medical Holding, and as a result, hospitals of Batumi and Rukhi now have onco-gynecological medical equipment that will prevent the local population from traveling to Tbilisi, the capital city, for receiving endoscopic examinations.

December 1, 2022 News

Why HIV self-testing is important for the people in risk-groups

Georgia has a significant stigma around human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A large part of society still believes that only the LGBT community and intravenous drug users can have such diseases. That is why it is a challenge for people in the risk groups to decide on HIV testing, which, in turn, increases the number of infected people who are not aware of their own HIV-positive status.

November 24, 2022 Press releases

The Closing event of the Czech-UNDP Partnership-funded project

On November 25, 2022, the closing event of the project "Behavioral Insights for Low Uptake of HIV Testing in Georgia" was held at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tbilisi. At the event, the parties involved in the project presented the guests to the results of the Randomized Controlled Trial conducted within the initiative and shared the experience gained.

November 14, 2022 News

Persons with disabilities presented legislative initiatives to the Parliament of Georgia

Persons with Disabilities still face various challenges when accessing health and social care services in Georgia. This concerns not only physical access to healthcare facilities but also other barriers such as attitudes and stigmas, and lack of respective skills among healthcare professionals. To address this problem, our organization is involved in a project that will lay the foundation for ensuring equitable and inclusive access to quality and gender-sensitive healthcare services for persons with disabilities.