Caritas in the first days of the floods

Caritas Emergency board In order to analyse the situation, assess the needs, coordinate immediate relief activities and decide on activities/programming local Caritas Emergency Board responsible for governing the Caritas response was established. The Board is headed by Mons. Stanislav Hocevar, Belgrade Archbishop and Caritas president and further composed of Mr. Miloje…

Caritas in Obrenovac

Today, on 4th of June 2014, Caritas Serbia visited Obrenovac, together with Austrian journalists and representatives od Caritas Austria. We were able to enter the city only till Monday. Some houses are still under water. It’s hard to find the right words to describe what we saw. The photos speak…

Flood in Obrenovac

The city of Obrenovac was hit hardest by the floods, with an estimated 90% of the town flooded. During the night between 15 and 16 May, nearby Kolubara river, collecting waters from southerly mountains, suddenly rose several meters above its banks and flooded the city, catching the residents by surprise….

Caritas Serbia became part of the executive board of Caritas Europa

At the Regional Conference, the highest governing body of Caritas Europa, on the 21st of May, in Soesterberg, Holland, a new executive board was elected, which has the mandate from May 2015 to 2019. The new president of Caritas Europa is H.E. Mgr Luc Van Looy, who will replace Fr…

COOPERATION WITH SERBIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH

On April 4th 2009, In Belgrade, Caritas SCG and Caritas Italiana signed a memo with Serbian Ministry of Health, regarding the concentrated and joined efforts in offering services to mental within health protection program in Serbia. The meeting was attended by the president of Caritas, msgr Stanislav Hočevar, the director…

DONATION BOXES DESERVE ATTENTION

In cooperation with JKP “Informatika” from Novi Sad, Caritas initiated a fund raising action for Elderly care. The campaign goes under the name “They Deserve Attention”. The campaign follows the placement of donation boxes inside the premises of JKP “Informatika” where the citizens of good will can make a donation…

CARITAS BECOMES A PARTNER WITH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF VOJVODINA

Executive council of Vojvodina made a Resolution of organization and realization of public works in the territory of Vojvodina for the year 2009. The works regard activities in social, humanitarian, cultural and other fields, environment and nature and regeneration and rebuilding the public infrastructure. The field of elderly care was…