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Christmas at war: How Ukrainians celebrate Christmas this year
December 20, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Christmas at war: How Ukrainians celebrate Christmas this year

"It is lightly drizzling outside and people are walking around generators humming on the sidewalks," writes our colleague Kateřina Krejčová from western Ukraine. The atypical atmosphere, which we don't exactly associate with Christmas, is almost a daily routine for Ukrainians. How do people in Ukraine prepare for the Christmas holidays? And do they even want to celebrate it this year? Our colleagues tell us how are Ukrainians experiencing Christmas time this year.

Summary of collaboration with UNICEF: long-term effects of targeted support to primary health care
December 16, 2022 News

Summary of collaboration with UNICEF: long-term effects of targeted support to primary health care

Caritas Czech Republic has been strengthening the primary health care of Georgia by supporting the Government of Georgia to implement systemic changes as well as ensuring continuous education and capacity-building activities for the medical personnel across the whole country.

Sustainable Agriculture Development in Georgia: The Challenges and Opportunities the Country is Facing
December 9, 2022 News

Sustainable Agriculture Development in Georgia: The Challenges and Opportunities the Country is Facing

Although widely spread in mountainous regions of Georgia, livestock production is currently generating one of the lowest incomes from all livelihood activities conducted in rural areas, and thus it does not contribute much to the socio-economic development of those areas. To address this problem, since 2022, Caritas Czech Republic works on a project that aims to increase the income of the farmers living in the Tusheti and Pshav-Khevsureti area, and Khulo municipality by changing their practices, related to livestock breeding and feeding, animal health, and pasture management, towards more sustainable and productive ones.

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

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