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Clean hands for a healthier life

On the occasion of October 15th – the World Day of Clean hands, Caritas team of psycho-social support from Bujanovac organized a workshop for children in order to draw attention to the importance of washing hands in order to preserve health. The activity started by washing hands, followed by a…

With the forum theatre “Stories from the Soul” Caritas Serbia commemorated World Mental Health Day in Belgrade

On the occasion of the October 10 – World Mental Health Day, a forum theatre – Stories from the Soul was held in Belgrade, Serbia.  This interactive theatre performance is based on the experiences of users of psychiatric services. Forum theatre is a specific type of open theater, which aims…

My right to live happily and healthy – Celebrating Children’s Week in Refugee center Bujanovac

On the occasion of the “Children’s Week”, celebrated from October 1 to October 7, under the slogan “My right to live happily and healthy – for growing up without violence”, Caritas team of psycho-social support from Bujanovac used the opportunity to teach children about their rights, but also about their…

The bishops of Serbia supported Caritas’s campaign “It Can Happen to Anyone”

At today’s meeting of the bishops of Serbia, the director of Caritas Serbia Rev. Ivica Damjanovic presented the campaign on the occasion of marking October 10th, World Mental Health Day. By being photographed with the slogan “It can happen to anyone”, the bishops of Serbia supported this year’s anti-stigma campaign….

Caritas organizes creative and educational activities for refugees in Vranje

After the Refugee center in Presevo was closed and part of the refugees were moved to the reception centers Vranje and Bujanovac, Caritas team of psycho-social support also moved its activities to these two centers. In Bujanovac the team already existed, but received additional reinforcement, while a new team started…

Creative activities for children in Bujanovac Reception Center

One of Caritas’ activities, visited by a large number of children accommodated in Bujanovac Reception Center for refugees and migrants is the “Artistic corner”. Within this workshop, children have the opportunity to develop their creativity and their creative spirit by making various figures and decorations out of plasticine, cardboard and…

Caritas of the Belgrade Archdiocese distributed school supplies to pupils from the Krnjaca Asylum Center

Thanks to the donor support from Italy on September 4th Caritas of the Belgrade Archdiocese distributed schoolbags and school supplies to refugee children, pupils of elementary school attending from the 1st to the 8th grade, who are accommodated in the Krnjaca Asylum Center in Belgrade. During this school year Caritas…

ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTEST

Caritas organizations from South-East Europe, together with Caritas Italiana and Caritas Bulgaria, invite all interested parties to take part in a design contest launched within the mental health anti-stigma campaign under the slogan “IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE”. Campaign is being realized within the project “SOCIETIES” on the occasion of…

Over 120,000 meals distributed in Presevo during this year

After three years of work, the Reception Center for Refugees and Migrants in Presevo has been temporarily closed, in order to rationalize refugee centers in Serbia. Most refugees and migrants who passed through Serbia had their first encounter with our country and its citizens at this center. Caritas was among…

Caritas organizes a series of activities for refugees in Presevo and Bujanovac

The Caritas team in Presevo ​​and Bujanovac organizes English language lessons for adult refugees in order to work on improving their communication skills, practicing pronunciation and learning new words. At these classes, various topics are addressed from everyday life, in order for students to acquire the most useful knowledge that…