The activities of Caritas-Spes in Ukraine supported by the fundraising of the MdF Emergency Committee were concentrated in the centers of Yablonitsa and Bryukhovychi-Lviv.
Ukraine, the centers we support
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Ukraine, a center for teenagers
There are many adolescents hosted at the Caritas Spes center for internally displaced persons in the Carpathians. They are young people who want life and a future.
Ukraine, Victoria dreams of returning: “I would still like to cultivate my garden”
Mrs. Victoria is now safe in a Caritas-Spes shelter in western Ukraine, but her only plans for the future are to return.
Ukraine, a corner of peace in the heart of the Carpathians
It seemed impossible to find a corner of peace in Ukraine, yet Olena and many displaced people like her were welcomed in a Caritas-Spes center located in the Carpathian Mountains. Here “the human soul heals”.
Syria, Farah and the happiness of rediscovered words
Farah’s mother talks about the little girl’s newfound serenity in Syria, after starting a language rehabilitation program, thanks to the Seeds of Hope program.
Syria, Daad wants to resist cancer
Daad lives in Syria, she suffers from cancer and because of the war she had to change accommodation several times, until she settled in Homs where she now fights against the disease accompanied by the Seeds of Hope programme.
Ukraine, a family after the hell of Mariupol/3: from war to peace of Caritas-Spes
A family with five children found shelter at the Caritas-Spes Ukraine center, where they can finally breathe a little peace: the children play, draw, and distract themselves from everything they have experienced since the beginning of the war.
Ukraine, a family after the hell of Mariupol/2
“I kept thinking, ‘We left hell to blow ourselves up here on a mine.’ But God saved us again. When we entered the territory under the control of the Ukrainian army, we kissed and hugged everyone who was there.”
Lebanon Emergency, assistance to share difficulties and joys
Those of Samar, Eliane, Jessica and Grace, among the beneficiaries of the Family Assistance Project in Lebanon, are reflections on solidarity, reciprocity, being a family, sharing and on the small things apparently unimportant that instead make everyday life joyful.
Syria, support beyond hope
The volunteers of the Seeds of Hope project in Syria, with their support, are constantly at the side of a family that has lived and lives in great economic difficulty, and has had to face health problems and serious bereavements: “We could not stand by and do nothing in the face of the pain of these people”.
A Vaccine for All – Vaccinations Continue in India
The action to support the vaccination of populations in rural India, linked to the A Vaccine for All campaign, allowed 802 vaccinations to be administered from January to March 2022.
Syria, Hayat’s refuge and strength
Hayat’s life in Syria has not been easy, up until now that she is 55 years old: the disease, the fear of not making it, the war, the economic crisis, the feeling of being alone to face everything. Hope and then a new pain to face.