Interviews

How to become a qualified home caregiver: Interview with a member of the Nursing Committee
August 2, 2022 News

How to become a qualified home caregiver: Interview with a member of the Nursing Committee

In Moldova, the number of people requiring long-term care at home is constantly growing. This has increased the need to train specialists who can provide medical and social care at home. Recently, a qualification standard for the profession of “home caregiver” has been approved. Caritas Czech Republic cooperated closely with local authorities and external partners to introduce the new profession of caregiver.

Moldova is ready to help all people fleeing the war, says Vasile Vasiliev
May 25, 2022 News

Moldova is ready to help all people fleeing the war, says Vasile Vasiliev

Uncertainty and despair - with these feelings tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine are coming to Moldova today. These people, who overnight lost everything they had built a life on, now have to start their lives again. How is Moldova helping the refugees on its territory today and how is Caritas Czech Republic’s aim supporting this process? Vasile Vasiliev, Country Director, answers these questions.

Behind the scenes of Caritas Czech Republic: Meet the Head of our department Jiří Škvor
December 10, 2021 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Behind the scenes of Caritas Czech Republic: Meet the Head of our department Jiří Škvor

Would you like to know more about the Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation department in Caritas Czech Republic? We launched a series of interviews with our colleagues who will tell you more about our work across the world. This time we interviewed Jiří Škvor, the Head of the Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation department.

Moldovans are kind and hospitable and their food is also great, says Evžen Diviš
November 11, 2021 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Moldovans are kind and hospitable and their food is also great, says Evžen Diviš

Regular monitoring trips to the Caritas Czech Republic country offices are essential part of our work. They allow us to not only strengthen our working relationships with our colleagues abroad but to also meet our local and international partners and donors. And of course see the results of our work with our own eyes. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we could not travel to our country offices as much as we were used to. Evžen Diviš, Regional Manager of Caritas Czech Republic, has recently returned from his monitoring trip to Moldova, where he travelled after nearly a two-year break.

I enjoy bringing a smile to our clients' faces, says a medical assistant from Moldova
October 27, 2021 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

I enjoy bringing a smile to our clients' faces, says a medical assistant from Moldova

In Moldova, we use our many years of experience in the Czech Republic and focus on social and health services for the elderly and others who need assistance. What does our work in the country look like and what do the people we help value the most? Cuimju Parascovia, medical assistent from the home care center, which we opened as one of ten others in Moldova, will tell us more in the following interview.