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Caritas Czech Republic Supports Sustainable Waste Management Practices in Georgia
April 20, 2022 News

Caritas Czech Republic Supports Sustainable Waste Management Practices in Georgia

Environmental pollution remains one of the major challenges of the modern world. Proper waste management and recycling practices are important not only to avoid negative effects on the environment and save natural resources but also to play an important role in ensuring the health of the population. Caritas Czech Republic has been working in the environmental sector since 2019 and most of its projects aim to develop responsible waste management practices in the regions of Georgia.

UNFPA Georgia and Caritas Czech Republic Promote Accessibility to Rights-Based Healthcare for PwDs
April 15, 2022 News

UNFPA Georgia and Caritas Czech Republic Promote Accessibility to Rights-Based Healthcare for PwDs

Caritas Czech Republic works on promoting accessibility to the rights-based healthcare services for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and in partnership with the UNFPA Georgia Country Office started a new initiative that will support the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) under the Joint Programme “Leave No One Behind — from Policy and Principles to Practice in Disability-Inclusive Development in Georgia”.

Tanya fled to Poland with her younger son, the older one stayed with his father in Ukraine
April 14, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Tanya fled to Poland with her younger son, the older one stayed with his father in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine writes many stories. Tanya Garhin's family is one of many the war has torn apart. Tanya went to Poland with her younger son, 16-year-old Dimitri stayed at home with his dad. Her eldest daughter remains in Ukraine with her husband and one-month-old daughter. We met Tanya and her son in Przemysl, where people like them received help from the local Caritas.

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.