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…

Film “State of the soul – Stanje duše”

This film has been made on the occasion of 10th of October – World mental health day, as a part of the Caritas project “PRO.ME.NE – Promotion of mental health network “, financed by the European Union. It shows the life of the members of the associations of users of…

10th of October – World mental health day

Mental Health Day is celebrated around the world since 1992 and Caritas, with it’s partners, is celebrating it since 2005. Every year this day is a chance to speak more about the mental health problems, which are not only related to the beneficiaries of psychiatric services, but involve all the…

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…

“Innovative tools in the fight against social exclusion”

On 10th of September 2014, in Šabac, a conference: “Innovative tools in the fight against social exclusion”, was organized by Caritas Šabac, within the project “Strengthening professional adult education in rural areas”, which is implemented under the Second IPA Call of Cross-border Programme Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is…

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…

Aid for the flooded collected through diocesan Caritas in Serbia

From the start of the floods all diocesan branches of Caritas in Serbia gathered in the action of collecting aid for helping the people from the flooded areas. Caritas of Subotica diocese collected total 1.181.000 RSD, together with four tons of food, bottled water, hygienic articles, diapers and clothes in the value…

Emergency appeal project for the flooded areas of Serbia 16th of May – 31st of July 2014

Food and hygiene package distribution in eight municipalities In the first emergency phase Caritas of Belgrade Arcbishopic, which involves the area in which there were most floods, has distributed packages of food and hygienic products in the following 8 municipalities affected by the floods: Krupanj, Ub, Valjevo, Osecina, Lajkovac, Mionica, Sabac and Obrenovac. The…

Caritas Serbia at the International donors conference in Brussels

Mr. Darko Tot participated at the International Donors conference in Brussels, which was held in Brussels on 16th of July. He pointed out that there are many organisations involved in helping after the floods, but only a few of them were called to the International donors conference: »Caritas was one…