We help where we are needed. We provide immediate humanitarian aid to people affected by war or natural disaster. As part of our development cooperation, we help people to cut loose and make a living. We focus on the development of health care and social protection as well as  rural development and environmental protection and actively work on systemic changes in Iraq.

April 1, 2021 News

Dozens of Iraqi families found stable source of income thanks to new greenhouses

For many families, returning home after the war means a struggle to find a stable source of income, since not only their houses, but a lot of businesses and agricultural infrastructure were destroyed during the conflict. Many of them have no resources for rebuilding their livelihoods. We are supporting the returning refugees in Ninewa Plains to restart their farming and other small businesses. Over the last year, we helped dozens of families by providing large scale greenhouses, seeds and tools, we helped dozens of other families to restart their business.

March 25, 2021 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Caritas gains PQP status from UNHCR and receives a low risk score from UNICEF

Working with UN agencies means that its partners must meet a number of crucial conditions to be able to carry out the projects. Caritas Czech Republic successfully prequalified for procurement on behalf of UNHCR and also prepared self-assessment of its policies for UNICEF and received the best possible risk level in terms of safeguarding.

March 22, 2021 Stories

Many vital items are needed for easier and more practical life

A high number of IDPs, refugees and returnees live in inadequate living conditions in Duhok as they live in unfinished houses in abandoned areas. It is their right to live in well-constructed houses where they feel protected, secure, and safe. It is also their right not to suffer from the severe weather conditions.

March 22, 2021 Stories

The non-food items are even useful for better sleeping

Some IDPs in Duhok live in abandoned and unfinished houses which make their lives more difficult than they already are, especially when the weather conditions drastically change; it is too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter. 
Living in a well-constructed house is essential as it makes them feel more secure, safer, and protects them from the high and low temperature.

March 22, 2021 Stories

A nutritious school meal could encourage students to attend their classes

After the war in Iraq, many Iraqi families have found it hard to go back to their routine daily life they were used to. Many things changed in their life, one of them is sending their children back to schools. CCR implemented the project of National School Feeding to encourage the children enroll at schools, which in return rises the percentage of literacy, and provides them with nutritious food that boosts their bodies with energy.