Urgentni projekti

Distribution of household electric appliances and furniture vouchers

Within the Rehabilitation project of helping the flooded households Caritas has distributed 932 household electric appliances and vouchers for the purchase of furniture for 376 families, in the value of 60.000 dinars per voucher. With the distribution of household electric appliances and furniture vouchers, by the end of February 2015, Caritas…

Disaster risk reduction workshop

On 9th and 10th of February Caritas Serbia has organized a workshop about disaster risk reduction, on which were present around 40 representatives of Caritas organizations, from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Netherlands, Romania, Austria, Spain, Germany, as also a representative of Caritas Europa. Other than the representatives of Caritas…

Distribution of vouchers for the purchase of food and hygiene products

During December 2014 and in the beginning of January 2015 it has been distributed 2100 vouchers for buying basic food and hygiene products, in the value of 35 euros per voucher in 11 municipalities of Serbia, foreseen by the Rehabilitation project for helping the flooded populations. With the help of…

Obrenovac Mayor visited the Archbishop of Belgrade

Obrenovac Mayor Mr. Miroslav Cuckovic visited the Belgrade Archbishop Stanislav Hocevar on 15th of December, in order to express his gratitude for the aid that since May Caritas is providing to this municipality and to talk about the future collaboration between the municipality and Caritas. «The care that has been…

Distribution of heating briquettes and stoves to the flooded families

Within the Caritas Rehabilitation project of assistance to the flooded households a special winterization program was organized, in which stoves and heating briquettes were distributed. In this way Caritas was able to help 815 households in 11 municipalities. Every family received a ton of heating briquettes. This Caritas aid is…

Caritas became a member of the Commission of Obrenovac municipality for working with humanitarian organisations

Expressing the gratitude and recognising the commitment of Caritas in assisting people affected by the May floods, the Obrenovac municipality invited Caritas to be a part of a special Comission, which will unite the work of all the humanitarian organisations in this Municipality, gathering information about the necessary assistance and the possible sources of funding.

CARITAS MOBILE TEAMS OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT

The mission of Caritas is the protection and the promotion of the dignity of every human being, which is reflected in different types of support and assistance. The people from the flooded areas, other than the evident material assistance, also need psycho-social support, because of the difficult situation they got…

CARITAS rehabilitation project for helping the flooded areas

Caritas rehabilitation project in the flooded municipalities: Krupanj, Ub, Sabac, Obrenovac, Valjevo, Lajkovac, Lazarevac, Svilajnac, Paracin, Topola and Jagodina includes: the distribution of construction material for over 400 families, the use of dryers and the distribution of briquettes and stoves. The project started on 1st of August and will last till 28th…

Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs satisfied with Caritas’ work in Sabac

Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz visited Serbia on 8th of October, accompanied by other important members of the Austrian delegation like: Rev. Michael Landau, president of Caritas Austria, which was one of the first national Caritas who supported Caritas Serbia in providing assistance to the flooded population, chief…

Schoolbags and school material: gifts to the first graders from the flooded areas of Serbia

Starting school is an emotional event for the first graders, a beginning of a new life period, which stays impressed in mind for all life. Parents always try to make it as nice as possible for their children, but indubitably all the necessary school material is also a great expense for the family budget, especially…