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'''Caritas-Spes''' ({{langx|uk|Карітас-Спес}}) or '''Caritas-Spes Ukraine''' ({{langx|uk|Карітас-Спес Україна}}) is a not-for-profit ] and ] organisation in ]. It is a service of the ]. '''Caritas-Spes''' ({{langx|uk|Карітас-Спес}}) or '''Caritas-Spes Ukraine''' ({{langx|uk|Карітас-Спес Україна}}) is a not-for-profit ] and ] organisation in ]. It is a service of the ].


It is not to be confused with ], which is the aid organisation of the ]. Both Caritas-Spes and Caritas Ukraine are member organisations of ] and of ]. It is not to be confused with ], which is the aid organisation of the ]. Both Caritas-Spes and Caritas Ukraine are member organisations of ] and of ].


== History == == History ==


The origins of Caritas-Spes date back to the late 1980s, during the decline of the communist regime. At this time, Ukrainian clergy were once again able to travel abroad. On one such trip to Poland, they observed the development of the Catholic Church and the activities of ]. Inspired by this, a Ukrainian priest, Father Yuriy Nagorny, resolved to establish Catholic charitable initiatives in Ukraine. Despite significant challenges, he successfully registered a public organisation called "Caritas-Spes" in 1990. This organisation was neither a church body nor religious in nature, as the Catholic Church’s structure in Ukraine had yet to be restored—a process that only began in 1991 with the appointment of bishops after an absence of over 80 years.<ref name=HistoryOfficial>{{cite web |url= https://caritas-spes.org/en/page/who-we-are/istorija-stvorennja-karitasspes-v-ukraini |title= History of «Caritas-Spes Ukraine» |website= caritas-spes.org |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref> The origins of Caritas-Spes date back to the late 1980s, during the decline of the communist regime. At this time, Ukrainian clergy were once again able to travel abroad. On one such trip to Poland, they observed the development of the Catholic Church and the activities of ]. Inspired by this, a Ukrainian priest, Father Yuriy Nagorny, resolved to establish Catholic charitable initiatives in Ukraine. Despite significant challenges, he successfully registered a public organisation called "Caritas-Spes" in 1990. This organisation was neither a church body nor religious in nature, as the Catholic Church's structure in Ukraine had yet to be restored—a process that only began in 1991 with the appointment of bishops after an absence of over 80 years.<ref name=HistoryOfficial>{{cite web |url= https://caritas-spes.org/en/page/who-we-are/istorija-stvorennja-karitasspes-v-ukraini |title= History of "Caritas-Spes Ukraine" |website= caritas-spes.org |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


In 1992, Bishop ] of the ] was appointed to oversee Caritas of the Roman Catholic Church. Steps were taken to register Caritas organisations as religious entities accountable to bishops. However, administrative and legal obstacles complicated this process. During this period, charitable activities persisted through ] Caritas groups, managed by local priests, with Father Yuriy Nagorny continuing to lead the overall initiative. He worked to expand operations, collaborating with international partners such as ], ], and ].<ref name=HistoryOfficial/> In 1992, Bishop ] of the ] was appointed to oversee Caritas of the Roman Catholic Church. Steps were taken to register Caritas organisations as religious entities accountable to bishops. However, administrative and legal obstacles complicated this process. During this period, charitable activities persisted through ] Caritas groups, managed by local priests, with Father Yuriy Nagorny continuing to lead the overall initiative. He worked to expand operations, collaborating with international partners such as ], ], and ].<ref name=HistoryOfficial/>


Initially, Caritas primarily distributed shipments of humanitarian aid. However, due to issues with corruption and increasing legislative restrictions stemming from lingering communist-era mentalities, foreign benefactors began reducing their support. By 1995, all Caritas offices in Ukraine were re-registered as religious institutions, creating a new structure fully integrated into the Church. This transition culminated in 1996 with the official registration of the Religious Mission "Caritas-Spes" of the Roman Catholic Church. Nevertheless, legislative changes in the same year made it nearly impossible to receive humanitarian aid from abroad. As a result, activities such as sending children abroad for rehabilitation, particularly those affected by the ], became increasingly difficult. Despite these challenges, small groups of children continued to benefit from rehabilitation programmes in Ukraine, where Caritas-Spes rented sanatoriums and rest homes for their care.<ref name=Voron>{{cite journal |author= Oksana Petrovna Voron |date= 2006 |title= Формування та основні напрямки діяльності релігійної місії РКЦ "Карітас-Спес" в Україні |language=Ukrainian |url= https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/1834 |journal= Українське Релігієзнавство ("Ukrainian Relgiious Studies") |volume= |issue= 42 |pages= 123-135 |doi= |access-date=}}</ref> Initially, Caritas primarily distributed shipments of humanitarian aid. However, due to issues with corruption and increasing legislative restrictions stemming from lingering communist-era mentalities, foreign benefactors began reducing their support. By 1995, all Caritas offices in Ukraine were re-registered as religious institutions, creating a new structure fully integrated into the Church. This transition culminated in 1996 with the official registration of the Religious Mission "Caritas-Spes" of the Roman Catholic Church. Nevertheless, legislative changes in the same year made it nearly impossible to receive humanitarian aid from abroad. As a result, activities such as sending children abroad for rehabilitation, particularly those affected by the ], became increasingly difficult. Despite these challenges, small groups of children continued to benefit from rehabilitation programmes in Ukraine, where Caritas-Spes rented sanatoriums and rest homes for their care.<ref name=Voron>{{cite journal |author= Oksana Petrovna Voron |date= 2006 |title= Формування та основні напрямки діяльності релігійної місії РКЦ "Карітас-Спес" в Україні |language=Ukrainian |url= https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/1834 |journal= Українське Релігієзнавство ("Ukrainian Relgiious Studies") |volume= |issue= 42 |pages= 123–135 |doi= 10.32420/2006.42.1834|access-date=}}</ref>


Through donations from international benefactors, including Caritas organisations in ], Austria, and France, as well as the Catholic charity ], Caritas-Spes was able to expand its activities. Given the ongoing impact of the Chernobyl disaster, the organisation specialised in children's rehabilitation. By 1996, approximately 230 children underwent rehabilitation, with this number increasing to 700 in 1997 and 1,800 by 1999. Children attended charitable camps across the country.<ref name=History09>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas-spes.org.ua/about.htm#top |title= Історія заснування благодійної місії Карітас-Спес |language= Ukrainian |date= 21 February 2009 |website= |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref> Through donations from international benefactors, including Caritas organisations in ], Austria, and France, as well as the Catholic charity ], Caritas-Spes was able to expand its activities. Given the ongoing impact of the Chernobyl disaster, the organisation specialised in children's rehabilitation. By 1996, approximately 230 children underwent rehabilitation, with this number increasing to 700 in 1997 and 1,800 by 1999. Children attended charitable camps across the country.<ref name=History09>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas-spes.org.ua/about.htm#top |title= Історія заснування благодійної місії Карітас-Спес |language= Ukrainian |date= 21 February 2009 |website= |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


In addition to children’s rehabilitation, Caritas-Spes established over dozens of regional centres across Ukraine. These centres provided crucial support to the most vulnerable, operating charitable canteens and social centres. In May 1995, the ] officially founded Caritas-Spes as a Religious Mission. It was subsequently registered on {{date|24 September 1996}} by the State Committee for Religious Affairs, with Bishop ] appointed as its head. Since then, its formal name has been the Religious Mission Caritas-Spes of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.<ref name=History09/> In addition to children's rehabilitation, Caritas-Spes established over dozens of regional centres across Ukraine. These centres provided crucial support to the most vulnerable, operating charitable canteens and social centres. In May 1995, the ] officially founded Caritas-Spes as a Religious Mission. It was subsequently registered on {{date|24 September 1996}} by the State Committee for Religious Affairs, with Bishop ] appointed as its head. Since then, its formal name has been the Religious Mission Caritas-Spes of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.<ref name=History09/>


In 1999, Caritas-Spes became a member of ] and ], marking its integration into the global Caritas network.<ref name=Voron/> In 1999, Caritas-Spes became a member of ] and ], marking its integration into the global Caritas network.<ref name=Voron/>


The organisation has faced devastating losses during the ]. In April 2022, two Caritas-Spes workers were killed in a Russian attack on its ] office.<ref name=CNA22>{{cite web |url= https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250941/seven-people-killed-at-caritas-office-in-beseiged-city-of-mariupol |title= 7 people killed at Caritas office in besieged city of Mariupol |date= 11 April 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=cruxnow22>{{cite web |url= https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2022/04/at-least-7-caritas-workers-killed-by-russian-tank-attack-in-mariupol |title= At least 7 Caritas workers killed by Russian tank attack in Mariupol |author= Inés San Martín |date= 12 April 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>
== Work ==
On the night of September 18–19, 2023, a Caritas-Spes warehouse in the ] area storing humanitarian aid was destroyed by Russian bombing, resulting in the loss of 300 tons of relief supplies.<ref name=solidarypl>{{cite web |url= https://solidary.pl/attack-on-caritas-spes-warehouses/ |title= Attack on Caritas Spes warehouses |date= 3 October 2023 |website= solidary.pl |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref> This attack lead to widespreak condemnation, including by the representative of the ] in Ukraine, ].<ref name=UNBrown23>{{cite web |url= https://ukraine.un.org/en/246490-statement-humanitarian-coordinator-ukraine-denise-brown-attack-destroyed-caritas-spes |title= Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on an attack that destroyed the Caritas-Spes warehouse in Lviv |date= 19 September 2023 |website= United Nations Ukraine |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=ICMC23>{{cite web |url= https://www.icmc.net/2023/09/20/statement-on-bombing-of-caritas-spes-warehouse-in-lviv-ukraine/ |title= Statement on Bombing of Caritas Spes Warehouse in Lviv, Ukraine |date= 20 September 2023 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=CL23>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas.lu/en/caritas-news/news/humanitarian-warehouse-caritas-spes-ukraine-partner-caritas-luxembourg-burnt-down |title= The humanitarian warehouse of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, a partner of Caritas Luxembourg, burnt down in Lviv |date= 19 September 2023 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


== Structure ==
From its inception, Caritas-Spes has focused on improving the lives of vulnerable children by sending them to health resorts in Ukraine or hospitals abroad. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the organisation facilitated health improvement for approximately 3,000 children annually at its recreation centers in ] (]), ] (]), ] and ] (]), and ] (]). Additionally, Caritas-Spes operates more than 20 family-style homes for orphans and numerous daycare centers serving preschool and school-age children, including homeless children and those with disabilities.<ref name=developmentaid>{{cite web |url= https://www.developmentaid.org/donors/view/559642/caritas-spes |title= Caritas-Spes |website= developmentaid.org |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


Caritas-Spes operates a national office in ] and up to 50 local centres across Ukraine. These centres deliver support to individuals in need, offering services like soup kitchens, community centres, shelters, medical clinics, and rehabilitation programmes, without discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity.<ref name=Voron/><ref name=developmentaid>{{cite web |url= https://www.developmentaid.org/donors/view/559642/caritas-spes |title= Caritas-Spes |website= developmentaid.org |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>
Caritas-Spes also supports youth, senior citizens, individuals in need, addicts, and people living with HIV/AIDS. It creates employment opportunities in economically depressed areas of Ukraine through self-sustaining projects.<ref name=developmentaid/>


== Work ==
Since its founding, Caritas-Spes has evolved into a significant humanitarian actor, implementing large-scale projects. In the first six months following the ] alone, from February to July 2022, the organisation provided assistance to over 1.7 million people, including shelter, food, water, medicine, hygiene items, and targeted ] programmes.<ref name=>{{cite web |url= https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/caritas-moving-towards-next-phase-humanitarian-response-support-victims-war-ukraine |title= Caritas moving towards next phase of humanitarian response to support victims of war in Ukraine |date= 19 July 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


From its inception, Caritas-Spes has focused on improving the lives of vulnerable children by sending them to health resorts in Ukraine or hospitals abroad. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the organisation facilitated health improvement for approximately 3,000 children annually at its recreation centers in ] (]), ] (]), ] and ] (]), and ] (]). Additionally, Caritas-Spes operates more than 20 family-style homes for orphans and numerous daycare centers serving preschool and school-age children, including homeless children and those with disabilities.<ref name=developmentaid/>
In 2023, Caritas-Spes supported 481,907 individuals in 23 regions of Ukraine.<ref name=AnnualReport23/>


Caritas-Spes also supports youth, senior citizens, individuals in need, addicts, and people living with HIV/AIDS. It creates employment opportunities in economically depressed areas of Ukraine through self-sustaining projects.<ref name=developmentaid/>
== Structure ==


Since its founding, Caritas-Spes has evolved into a significant humanitarian actor, implementing large-scale projects. In the first six months following the ] alone, from February to July 2022, the organisation provided assistance to over 1.7 million people, including shelter, food, water, medicine, hygiene items, and targeted ] programmes.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/caritas-moving-towards-next-phase-humanitarian-response-support-victims-war-ukraine |title= Caritas moving towards next phase of humanitarian response to support victims of war in Ukraine |date= 19 July 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>
Caritas-Spes operates a national office in ] and up to 50 local centres across Ukraine. These centres deliver support to individuals in need, offering services like soup kitchens, community centres, shelters, medical clinics, and rehabilitation programmes, without discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity.<ref name=Voron/><ref name=developmentaid/>


In 2023, Caritas-Spes supported 481,907 individuals in 23 regions of Ukraine.<ref name=AnnualReport23/>
The organisation has faced devastating losses during the war. In April 2022, two Caritas-Spes workers were killed in a Russian attack on its ] office.<ref name=CNA22>{{cite web |url= https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250941/seven-people-killed-at-caritas-office-in-beseiged-city-of-mariupol |title= 7 people killed at Caritas office in besieged city of Mariupol |date= 11 April 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=cruxnow22>{{cite web |url= https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2022/04/at-least-7-caritas-workers-killed-by-russian-tank-attack-in-mariupol |title= At least 7 Caritas workers killed by Russian tank attack in Mariupol |author= Inés San Martín |date= 12 April 2022 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>
On the night of September 18–19, 2023, a Caritas-Spes warehouse in the ] area storing humanitarian aid was destroyed by Russian bombing, resulting in the loss of 300 tons of relief supplies.<ref name=solidarypl>{{cite web |url= https://solidary.pl/attack-on-caritas-spes-warehouses/ |title= Attack on Caritas Spes warehouses |date= 3 October 2023 |website= solidary.pl |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref> This attack lead to widespreak condemnation, including by the representative of the ] in Ukraine, ].<ref name=UNBrown23>{{cite web |url= https://ukraine.un.org/en/246490-statement-humanitarian-coordinator-ukraine-denise-brown-attack-destroyed-caritas-spes |title= Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on an attack that destroyed the Caritas-Spes warehouse in Lviv |date= 19 September 2023 |website= United Nations Ukraine |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=ICMC23>{{cite web |url= https://www.icmc.net/2023/09/20/statement-on-bombing-of-caritas-spes-warehouse-in-lviv-ukraine/ |title= Statement on Bombing of Caritas Spes Warehouse in Lviv, Ukraine |date= 20 September 2023 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=CL23>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas.lu/en/caritas-news/news/humanitarian-warehouse-caritas-spes-ukraine-partner-caritas-luxembourg-burnt-down |title= The humanitarian warehouse of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, a partner of Caritas Luxembourg, burnt down in Lviv |date= 19 September 2023 |website= ] |access-date= 10 December 2024}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{official website|https://caritas-spes.org/en}} * {{official website|https://caritas-spes.org/en}}
{{commonscat|Caritas in Ukraine}} {{commons category|Caritas in Ukraine}}


{{Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations}} {{Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations}}

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Social welfare and humanitarian relief organisation Ukrainian Roman Catholic Church.
Caritas-Spes
Карітас-Спес
EstablishedMay 1996; 28 years ago (May 1996) (registered)
FoundersConference of Roman Catholic Bishops in Ukraine
TypeNonprofit
VAT ID no. 21664879
Purposehumanitarian aid, social services
Location
Coordinates50°27′13″N 30°31′17″E / 50.4535°N 30.5215°E / 50.4535; 30.5215
OriginsCatholic Social Teaching
Region served Ukraine
Servicessocial services, humanitarian relief
Official language Ukrainian, English
PresidentBishop Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy
Executive DirectorRev. Vyacheslav Grynevych
AffiliationsCaritas Europa, Caritas Internationalis
Revenue948,636,388 UAH (2023)
Expenses850,731,288 UAH (2023)
Staff63 (national office) (2023)
Websitecaritas-spes.org/en

Caritas-Spes (Ukrainian: Карітас-Спес) or Caritas-Spes Ukraine (Ukrainian: Карітас-Спес Україна) is a not-for-profit social welfare and humanitarian relief organisation in Ukraine. It is a service of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.

It is not to be confused with Caritas Ukraine, which is the aid organisation of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Both Caritas-Spes and Caritas Ukraine are member organisations of Caritas Europa and of Caritas Internationalis.

History

The origins of Caritas-Spes date back to the late 1980s, during the decline of the communist regime. At this time, Ukrainian clergy were once again able to travel abroad. On one such trip to Poland, they observed the development of the Catholic Church and the activities of Caritas Poland. Inspired by this, a Ukrainian priest, Father Yuriy Nagorny, resolved to establish Catholic charitable initiatives in Ukraine. Despite significant challenges, he successfully registered a public organisation called "Caritas-Spes" in 1990. This organisation was neither a church body nor religious in nature, as the Catholic Church's structure in Ukraine had yet to be restored—a process that only began in 1991 with the appointment of bishops after an absence of over 80 years.

In 1992, Bishop Jan Purvinsky of the Zhytomyr Diocese was appointed to oversee Caritas of the Roman Catholic Church. Steps were taken to register Caritas organisations as religious entities accountable to bishops. However, administrative and legal obstacles complicated this process. During this period, charitable activities persisted through parish Caritas groups, managed by local priests, with Father Yuriy Nagorny continuing to lead the overall initiative. He worked to expand operations, collaborating with international partners such as Caritas Austria, Caritas France, and Caritas Netherlands.

Initially, Caritas primarily distributed shipments of humanitarian aid. However, due to issues with corruption and increasing legislative restrictions stemming from lingering communist-era mentalities, foreign benefactors began reducing their support. By 1995, all Caritas offices in Ukraine were re-registered as religious institutions, creating a new structure fully integrated into the Church. This transition culminated in 1996 with the official registration of the Religious Mission "Caritas-Spes" of the Roman Catholic Church. Nevertheless, legislative changes in the same year made it nearly impossible to receive humanitarian aid from abroad. As a result, activities such as sending children abroad for rehabilitation, particularly those affected by the Chernobyl disaster, became increasingly difficult. Despite these challenges, small groups of children continued to benefit from rehabilitation programmes in Ukraine, where Caritas-Spes rented sanatoriums and rest homes for their care.

Through donations from international benefactors, including Caritas organisations in Germany, Austria, and France, as well as the Catholic charity Renovabis, Caritas-Spes was able to expand its activities. Given the ongoing impact of the Chernobyl disaster, the organisation specialised in children's rehabilitation. By 1996, approximately 230 children underwent rehabilitation, with this number increasing to 700 in 1997 and 1,800 by 1999. Children attended charitable camps across the country.

In addition to children's rehabilitation, Caritas-Spes established over dozens of regional centres across Ukraine. These centres provided crucial support to the most vulnerable, operating charitable canteens and social centres. In May 1995, the The Conference of the Roman Catholic Bishops in Ukraine officially founded Caritas-Spes as a Religious Mission. It was subsequently registered on 24 September 1996 by the State Committee for Religious Affairs, with Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk appointed as its head. Since then, its formal name has been the Religious Mission Caritas-Spes of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.

In 1999, Caritas-Spes became a member of Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis, marking its integration into the global Caritas network.

The organisation has faced devastating losses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In April 2022, two Caritas-Spes workers were killed in a Russian attack on its Mariupol office. On the night of September 18–19, 2023, a Caritas-Spes warehouse in the Lviv area storing humanitarian aid was destroyed by Russian bombing, resulting in the loss of 300 tons of relief supplies. This attack lead to widespreak condemnation, including by the representative of the United Nations in Ukraine, Denise Brown.

Structure

Caritas-Spes operates a national office in Kyiv and up to 50 local centres across Ukraine. These centres deliver support to individuals in need, offering services like soup kitchens, community centres, shelters, medical clinics, and rehabilitation programmes, without discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity.

Work

From its inception, Caritas-Spes has focused on improving the lives of vulnerable children by sending them to health resorts in Ukraine or hospitals abroad. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the organisation facilitated health improvement for approximately 3,000 children annually at its recreation centers in Jablunytsia (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast), Berdiansk (Zaporizhia Oblast), Zarichany and Oleksandrivka (Zhytomyr Oblast), and Pnikut (Volyn Oblast). Additionally, Caritas-Spes operates more than 20 family-style homes for orphans and numerous daycare centers serving preschool and school-age children, including homeless children and those with disabilities.

Caritas-Spes also supports youth, senior citizens, individuals in need, addicts, and people living with HIV/AIDS. It creates employment opportunities in economically depressed areas of Ukraine through self-sustaining projects.

Since its founding, Caritas-Spes has evolved into a significant humanitarian actor, implementing large-scale projects. In the first six months following the Russian invasion of Ukraine alone, from February to July 2022, the organisation provided assistance to over 1.7 million people, including shelter, food, water, medicine, hygiene items, and targeted WASH programmes.

In 2023, Caritas-Spes supported 481,907 individuals in 23 regions of Ukraine.

References

  1. "Реєстраційні дані". opendatabot.ua (in Ukrainian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. Chiara Biagioni (2 December 2024). "Ukraine. Msgr. Yazlovetskyi (Caritas-Spes): "We will survive this winter too, but for us the name of hope is peace"". AgenSIR. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. Svitlana Dukhovych (2 January 2024). "Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv: God has already planned day of peace in Ukraine". Vatican News. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2023". caritas-spes.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "History of "Caritas-Spes Ukraine"". caritas-spes.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ Oksana Petrovna Voron (2006). "Формування та основні напрямки діяльності релігійної місії РКЦ "Карітас-Спес" в Україні". Українське Релігієзнавство ("Ukrainian Relgiious Studies") (in Ukrainian) (42): 123–135. doi:10.32420/2006.42.1834.
  7. ^ "Історія заснування благодійної місії Карітас-Спес" (in Ukrainian). 21 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. "7 people killed at Caritas office in besieged city of Mariupol". Catholic News Agency. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. Inés San Martín (12 April 2022). "At least 7 Caritas workers killed by Russian tank attack in Mariupol". Crux. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. "Attack on Caritas Spes warehouses". solidary.pl. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. "Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on an attack that destroyed the Caritas-Spes warehouse in Lviv". United Nations Ukraine. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. "Statement on Bombing of Caritas Spes Warehouse in Lviv, Ukraine". International Catholic Migration Commission. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  13. "The humanitarian warehouse of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, a partner of Caritas Luxembourg, burnt down in Lviv". Caritas Luxembourg. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Caritas-Spes". developmentaid.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  15. "Caritas moving towards next phase of humanitarian response to support victims of war in Ukraine". ReliefWeb. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations and Regional Secretariats
Caritas Africa Member Organisations
   

Angola Caritas Angola
Benin Caritas Benin
Botswana Caritas Botswana
Burkina Faso Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES)
Burundi Caritas Burundi
Cameroon Caritas Cameroon
Cape Verde Caritas Cape Verde
Central African Republic Caritas Central African Republic
Chad Caritas Chad
Comoros Caritas Comoros
Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo-Brazzaville
Democratic Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo
Ivory Coast Caritas Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea Caritas Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Caritas Eritrea

Eswatini Caritas Eswatini
Ethiopia Caritas Ethiopia (ECC- SDCO)
Gabon Caritas Gabon
The Gambia Caritas Gambia (CaDO)
Ghana Caritas Ghana
Guinea Caritas Guinea (OCPH)
Guinea-Bissau Caritas Guinea-Bissau
Kenya Caritas Kenya
Lesotho Caritas Lesotho
Liberia Caritas Liberia
Madagascar Caritas Madagascar
Malawi Caritas Malawi (CADECOM)
Mali Caritas Mali
Mauritius Caritas Mauritius
Mozambique Caritas Mozambique
Namibia Caritas Namibia

Niger Caritas Niger (CADEV)
Nigeria Caritas Nigeria
Rwanda Caritas Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe Caritas São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal Caritas Senegal
Seychelles Caritas Seychelles
Sierra Leone Caritas Sierra Leone
South Africa Caritas South Africa (Siyabhabha Trust)
South Sudan Caritas South Sudan
Sudan Caritas Sudan
Tanzania Caritas Tanzania
Togo Caritas Togo (OCDI)
Uganda Caritas Uganda
Zambia Caritas Zambia
Zimbabwe Caritas Zimbabwe (CADEC)

Caritas Asia Member Organisations
   

Bangladesh Caritas Bangladesh
Cambodia Caritas Cambodia
Hong Kong Caritas Hong Kong
India Caritas India
Indonesia Caritas Indonesia
Japan Caritas Japan
Kazakhstan Caritas Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan Caritas Kyrgyzstan
Laos Caritas Laos

South Korea Caritas Korea
Macau Caritas Macau
Malaysia Caritas Malaysia
Mongolia Caritas Mongolia
Myanmar Caritas Myanmar (KMSS)
Nepal    Caritas Nepal
Pakistan Caritas Pakistan
Philippines Caritas Philippines (NASSA)
Singapore Caritas Singapore and CHARIS

Sri Lanka Caritas Sri Lanka
Taiwan Caritas Taiwan
Tajikistan Caritas Tajikistan
Thailand Caritas Thailand
East Timor Caritas Timor Leste
Uzbekistan Caritas Uzbekistan
Vietnam Caritas Vietnam

Caritas Europa Member Organisations
   

Albania Caritas Albania
Andorra Caritas Andorra
Armenia Armenian Caritas
Austria Caritas Austria
Azerbaijan Caritas Azerbaijan (corresponding member)
Belarus Caritas Belarus
Belgium Caritas Catholica Belgica
Bosnia and Herzegovina Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Caritas Bulgaria
Croatia Caritas Croatia
Czech Republic Caritas Czech Republic
Denmark Caritas Denmark
Estonia Caritas Estonia
Finland Caritas Finland
France Secours catholique
Georgia (country) Caritas Georgia

Germany Caritas Germany
Greece Caritas Hellas
Hungary Caritas Hungary
Iceland Caritas Iceland
Republic of Ireland Trócaire
Italy Caritas Italy
Kosovo Caritas Kosovo (corresponding member)
Latvia Caritas Latvia
Lithuania Caritas Lithuania
Luxembourg Caritas Luxembourg
Malta Caritas Malta
Moldova Caritas Moldova
Monaco  Caritas Monaco
Montenegro Caritas Montenegro
Netherlands Cordaid
North Macedonia Macedonian Caritas

Norway Caritas Norway
Poland Caritas Poland
Portugal Caritas Portugal
Romania Caritas Romania
Russia Caritas Russia
Serbia Caritas Serbia
Slovakia Caritas Slovakia
Slovenia Caritas Slovenia
Spain Caritas Spain
Sweden Caritas Sweden
Switzerland   Caritas Switzerland
Turkey Caritas Turkey
Ukraine Caritas Ukraine & Caritas-Spes
United Kingdom CAFOD, CSAN and SCIAF

Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Member Organisations
   

  Caritas Antilles
Argentina Caritas Argentina
Bolivia Caritas Bolivia
Brazil Caritas Brazil
Chile Caritas Chile
Colombia Caritas Colombia
Costa Rica Caritas Costa Rica
Cuba Caritas Cuba

Dominican Republic Caritas Dominican Republic
Ecuador Caritas Ecuador
El Salvador Caritas El Salvador
Guatemala Caritas Guatemala
Haiti Caritas Haiti
Honduras Caritas Honduras
Mexico Caritas Mexico
Nicaragua Caritas Nicaragua

Panama Caritas Panama
Paraguay Caritas Paraguay
Peru Caritas Peru
Puerto Rico Caritas Puerto Rico
Uruguay Caritas Uruguay
Venezuela Caritas Venezuela

Caritas Middle East and North Africa Member Organisations
   

Algeria Caritas Algeria
Cyprus Caritas Cyprus
Djibouti Caritas Djibouti
Iran Caritas Iran
Iraq Caritas Iraq

  Caritas Jerusalem
Jordan Caritas Jordan
Lebanon Caritas Lebanon
Libya Caritas Libya
Mauritania Caritas Mauritania

Morocco Caritas Morocco
Somalia Caritas Somalia
Syria Caritas Syria
Tunisia Caritas Tunisia

Caritas North America Member Organisations
   

Canada Development and Peace

United States Catholic Relief Services

United States Catholic Charities

Caritas Oceania Member Organisations
   

Australia Caritas Australia
Fiji Caritas Fiji
New Zealand Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

  Caritas Pacific Islands
Papua New Guinea Caritas Papua New Guinea

Samoa Caritas Samoa
Tonga Caritas Tonga

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