Emergency projects
Caritas Serbia began its operations through providing humanitarian aid in situations of crisis: during the time of embargo and conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia, it helped refugees from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, internally displaced persons from Kosovo, as well as the local population in need. These urgent programs marked the work of Caritas during the 1990s. It is estimated that over 2 million people have been assisted in different ways by the year 2000. Apart from individual beneficiaries, the aid was also provided to many social and health institutions, over 250 of them.
However, even in the years to follow, Caritas has carried out emergency activities in the event of floods, landslides and other disasters. Thus, in 2005 and 2006, an aid program was implemented for assisting the flooded area in and around Jaša Tomic, in the northeast of Serbia. In May 2014, Caritas initiated a major emergency action to help people affected by the floods and landslides in Serbia. The flood relief included several stages and lasted over a year. In September 2015, Caritas launched an urgent project to help refugees from the Middle East who have been passing through Serbia on their way to EU countries. This project is still ongoing and is reflected in the distribution of warm meals, hygiene items, laundry services, and in providing psycho-social assistance.
In spite of a modest financial situation in which Serbian citizens live, Caritas Serbia has managed to organize also national fundraising actions, for tsunami victims in the Philippines, earthquake victims in Japan, earthquake victims in Italy, flooded in Serbia, for children with special needs, etc. In addition to these major fundraising activities, Caritas organizes local fundraising campaigns, collecting money, clothing, footwear and food several times a year, for the needs of the poor population throughout our country.
On Thursday 28th of December Santa Claus has arrived also to the Reception center for refugees Adasevci and brought presents to children accommodated in this center. In making presents Santa Claus was helped by the good people of OMV Serbia, while Caritas and the Commissariat for the Refugees and Migrations organised…
On the 26th of December a workshop on children’s rights has been organized for school aged children accommodated in the Refugee center in Bujanovac. In the interactive workshop, led by Dr. Adnan Hasan, the youngest refugees were introduced with their rights and obligations. As a support educational tool the trainer…
In the Reception center Principovac in Sid Caritas has turned time into creativity, together with the refugees. Their busy hands and creative ideas made beautiful New Year decorations, which they used to decorate the Christmas tree and the room where they spend spare time through different activities, organized by Caritas…
On Sunday 17th of December the Minister of Defense and President of the working group for the questions of migrants in Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vulin, visited the Asylum center Krnjaca Belgrade. He was accompanied by the Serbian Commissar for the Refugees and Migrations Mr. Vladimir Cucic. Minister Vulin thanked the…
The group that attends classes of Serbian and English language, organized by Caritas in the Asylum center Krnjaca in Belgrade, finished the first part of the lessons this month. The young men have completed two knowledge test in form of dictates and test questions. The results were very good, considering…
With the arrival of the late autumn and winter, with more precipitation and cold weather, children and their families accommodated in the Reception center Bujanovac spend more time indoors. In order to offer additional activities for children Caritas provided workshop materials for the children of all age groups, like crayons,…
Recreational and occupational activities that the parish Caritas Valjevo organizes in the Asylum center Bogovadja are highly visited by the migrants. The small Caritas team, led by an experienced psychologist, dedicates special attention to women and children that have symptoms of stress, so the workshops are a way of releasing…
Caritas social worker Maja Trajkovic, present in the Reception center Bujanovac, participated to the training “Strong family“, organized by UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) and the Ministry of work, employment, veteran and social issues of the Republic of Serbia. In the next weeks Maja Trajkovic will use…
Children refugees from Presevo camp attend the public elementary school “Vuk Karadzic“ in this town. On the 230th anniversary of birth of Vuk Karadzic the school organized a celebration and Caritas participated to the preparation of a part of the program, related to the performance of the children from the…
From the 23rd till the 26th of October Caritas Serbia organized a training on SPHERE standards for the coordinators of Caritas in Serbia. The trainer was Nina Wöhrmann, expert on SPHERE standards, who presented these standards in four days of training. In the first two days the participants learned more…
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