Interview with Šárka Dršková: Twenty Years of the Magdala Counseling Center

Interview with Šárka Dršková: Twenty Years of the Magdala Counseling Center

This year, the Magdala Counseling Center, a facility providing one of the services offered by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its establishment. Its services are presented by the center's Director, ŠÁRKA DRŠKOVÁ.

A technical talent is being born among sponsored children in Zambia. Sarah scoops another victory!

A technical talent is being born among sponsored children in Zambia. Sarah scoops another victory!

The 2019 school year has begun in Zambia. Sarah Mwale, a young inventor from Solwezi went back to school after the Christmas holiday at home. She already completed her first year at Mukinge secondary school, the all girls’ boarding school at Kasempa district. She did well yet again in another competition for young inventors. Sarah is an orphan, she is being brought up by her grandmother and her studies are sponsored by donors from the Czech Republic.

Pope Audience: Gossip kills, God is truth

Pope Audience: Gossip kills, God is truth

In his continuing catechesis on the Ten Commandments, the Pope during his General Audience reflects on the eighth commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour”.

Family poverty: Jana’s story

Photo: illustrative photo, Lubomír Kotek, Caritas Czech Republic

Jana is a young woman from west Bohemia. She had a dream of working as a chef in a spa hotel, so she went to a college specialised in chef trainings. At the time, Jana met a partner on a social website. He was funny and she liked him a lot. Things moved on very quickly and they married four months after they first met. Very soon after the wedding their first daughter was born and later on a son with mental health problems.

Give a Christmas gift to victims of domestic violence

Give a Christmas gift to victims of domestic violence

Give a gift this Christmas, not only to your own loved ones, but also to an unknown battered woman. They live among us with hidden pain and suffering. They cannot enjoy a beautiful and merry Christmas. From their close ones they only receive wounds to their body and spirit, never gifts.

26th Benefit Concert

26th Benefit Concert

The Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague is hosting the 26th BENEFIT CONCERT supporting the St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital in Uganda.
For more information see the invitation.

Against fear and humiliation. Caritas opens new center to assist homeless women.

Against fear and humiliation. Caritas opens new center to assist homeless women.

The streets of this big city are dangerous at night. A woman might prefer to ask a male chaperone to walk with her if she finds herself faced with the prospect of returning home through dark and deserted streets in the small hours of the night. But not everyone has a home to return to. In Prague alone, at least 800 women are living on the street. We met with some of them at the newly-opened women-only daytime center on Žitná Street – the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic.

Agel Foundation accepts patronage of the Gloria Shelter Home

Agel Foundation accepts patronage of the Gloria Shelter Home

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, the Agel Foundation graciously agreed to act as patron for the Gloria Shelter Home. Women's shelters help mothers overcome grave life crises, as they suddenly find themselves in the street, and are moreover at risk of having their children taken away and put into institutional care by child protection services. However, these shelters would not be able to do their good work without the kind support of donors.

Caritas gives food aid to the poor

Caritas gives food aid to the poor

As of July, people in need have been receiving food and other basic necessities under a program of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs which is financed from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD). Distribution of this aid across the country lies primarily in the hands of Caritas and other non-profit organizations.

Our assistance services at Departments for Asylum and Migration Policy

Our assistance services at Departments for Asylum and Migration Policy

The Migration Centre of the Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague provides assistance services at several Departments for Asylum and Migration Policy (Departments of the Ministry of the interior) in Prague and Middleczech region. More information

Trung tâm di cư của Tổ chức từ thiện tổng giáo phận Praha cung cấp sự hỗ trợ tại một số chi nhánh của Sở ngoại kiều (OAMP) tại Praha và vùng Trung Séc (Středočeský kraj). Thêm thông tin.

Отделение Миграция при Архиепископской Каритас Прага предоставляет помощь на нескольких отделениях OAMP в Праге и Среднечешском крае. больше информации.

How you can support Caritas Prague
 

Counselling Centre for Migrants

  • Are you an applicant for international protection or have you already been granted such protection on the territory of the Czech Republic?

  • Do you need social or legal advice?

  • Are you interested in assistance when dealing with authorities?

  • Do you need job search assistence or help with finding a vocational training?

Contact us: 00420 737 280 613 or

download a leaflet with more information about our services.