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C a R Ita S -S P E S / a N N U a L R Ep O R T 20 19 ENG CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Serhii, 27 years old. We met Serhii in Kyiv underground heating main. He was imprisoned at the age of 15. Twelve years later when Serhii wanted to return to his native Crimea, he could not since he no longer had a passport and by that point, Crimea had been occupied. When Serhii met brother Sebastian Jankowski OMI, the Caritas-Spes Mobile Soup Kitchen Coordinator, he brought Serhii to a retreat and began to take care of him. The photo was taken during the St. Nicholas Event for the Homeless, an annual event dedicated to finding people who do not come to places where the Mission distributes food. We bring food, warm clothes, washbasins, and laundry detergent to the homeless living in Kyiv’s underground heating mains. Underground, in complete darkness, among the scattered rubbish, shining a lantern, we looked for people for whom this light became a light of hope. Editor Tetiana Kalinichenko ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INTRODUCTION 4 4. NURSING SENIOR CARE 26 WHO WE ARE 6 5. THE POOR AND HOMELESS 28 MAP 8 6. ANNUAL CHARITY ACTIONS 30 6.1. All-Ukrainian medical action 30 1. PROJECTS 2019 10 6.2. Christmas candle 31 6.3. Christmas Angel 31 1.1. Caritas Internationalis Management Standards 10 6.4. Farmak Medicine for Foster Homes 32 1.2. Strengthening local self-organization and civic activity in Ukraine 12 6.5. Children Winter Vacations in Austria 33 1.3. The Pediatric Palliative Care Ward 14 6.6. Phenylketonuria Patients Support 34 1.4. Korotych Single Mother Home of Nadiya Project 15 6.7. Winter Boots for Kids 35 6.8. Annual Easter Baking 35 RESOURCE PROJECTS 16 2. 7. CHURCH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 36 2.1. Opening of the soccer field in Nadiya Children Camp in Zarechany Village 16 2.2. A heater for Kovcheg Center 18 2.3. Renovation of the premises of the Caritas-Spes Ukraine National Office 18 8. HUMANITARIAN AID 38 2.4. Installation of a heating system in Yablunytsia dining hall 18 2.5. Reconstruction and re-profiling of the John Paul II Social Center in Kyiv 19 2.6. Zarichany Inclusion Building for Children with Disabilities 20 9. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 39 2.7. Kitchen equipment for the vacation camps in the villages of Oleksandrivka and Zarichany 21 2.8. Fire alarm system upgrade in three Caritas-Spes Ukraine vacation camps 21 10. FINANCIAL REPORT 40 THE YOUNG PROJECTS 22 OUR PARTNERS 42 3. 11. .ORG CARITAS-SPES 4 CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 5 The report you hold in your hands is the result of our years Loving thy neighbor is a duty of every The beginning of a new year has opened of work and our gratitude to God for all we have been able Christian and a mission of the Church. a new page in my priestly life. A new to do. Every year, in addition to the planned activities, there The works of mercy for widows, orphans, chapter has begun, dedicated to serving are always projects which God himself plans. prisoners, the sick, and the needy in the Caritas-Spes Mission. The image constitute its essence. of a workshop in which every master For me, the biggest project in 2019 was the opening of the is working on advancing «human House of St. Joseph, the third home in the project «Nadiya». Large organizations become aware of dignity» captivated my imagination. Here, thanks to the right conditions, single mothers have the needs of an ordinary person thanks I used to see this word written with the opportunity to raise their children, in an environment to us and join our efforts in building various connotations, with a hint of safe from domestic violence, and enjoy the happiness of a just society. Through this, we become commercialization or comicality. But the flourishing motherhood. We have created all the conditions a connecting link of the chain of good. beginning of this chapter was different, for both mothers and children to be happy. This is, in my drawn by the hand of an unknown opinion, the greatest achievement. I am grateful to every benefactor, volunteer, calligrapher, inscribing the story of and partner. Thanks to you we have merciful service in the Book of Life in I also want to emphasize that foreign donors want to been able to support more than 120,000 graceful and clear handwriting. And I have help through reliable partners. Evidence of this was our people. I offer every Sunday Mass for all great hope that the mysterious Painter cooperation with various funds and the opening of Ukraine’s the donors as well as workers of Caritas- will not run out of ink, that the workers first children’s palliative ward in Kyiv. So, we are trusted, Spes Ukraine and pray that we continue laboring on restoring the beauty of human and thanks to this trust we are doing great things today. to be an instrument of God’s merciful love, dignity will not run out of strength to by consoling and restoring human beings. faithfully serve Him and human beings. — Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk Bishop of Odesa-Simferopol — Fr. Petro Zharkovsky — Fr. Vyacheslav Grynevych .ORG Honorary President, Moderator of the Religious Mission President of Religious Mission Secretary General of Religious Mission Caritas-Spes from the RCC in Ukraine. Caritas-Spes Ukraine Caritas-Spes Ukraine CARITAS-SPES 6 CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 7 WHO WE ARE Caritas-Spes Religious Mission of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine is one of Year after year Caritas-Spes Ukraine reaches around a the 48 members of the Caritas Europe Federation and Caritas Internationalis global Confederation including 162 catholic organizations. In Ukraine, Caritas-Spes is 120 000 people. They are the elderly, the lonely, people with disabilities, present in all the regions, having its National Office and seven regional branches the young, students, families in crisis, the unemployed, and other vulnerable groups. operating in each diocese of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). — Caritas-Spes works for social justice, promoting Christian charity. — Our activities are aimed at fighting poverty, establishing peace and restoring human dignity regardless of faith, race, Around 5,000 children were embraced political or ideological beliefs. with care by Caritas-Spes Around 200 young people have the opportunity to get education thanks to Our Mission Cherish merciful love and hope in actions our scholarship programs Around 150 elderly people found their place Our Vision Building the civilization of love, justice and peace aimed in the Mission’s Charity Nursing Home at poverty reduction, promotion of justice and renewal of human dignity in all the regions of Ukraine More than 12,000 families and individuals are registered at Caritas-Spes Social Centers and receive either humanitarian, medical, or educational assistance Values The main sources of inspiration guiding Caritas-Spes according to their need Ukraine are Catholic Social Teaching, the Gospel, and .ORG current legislation. The Mission’s daily work is based on More than 100,000 poor and homeless three principles: respect for the human person, solidarity, receive assistance on regular basis and subsidiarity. CARITAS-SPES 8 CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 9 Pulmo Chernihiv Lutsk Sumy O Baranivka Zhytomyr Brusyliv Burtyn Kyiv Zarychany Korotych Liubar Fastiv Kharkiv Pnikut Poltava Lviv Khmelnytskyi O Kremenchuk Lviv Yarmolantsi 1 Uzhgorod Archdioces Vinnytsia Mukacheve Kyiv-Zhytomyr 2 Dioces Kamyanets-Podilskyi Dnipro Khust Yablunytsia O 3 Dioces Zaporizhia Kharkiv-Zaporizhia 4 Dioces Kamyanets-Podilskyi Central 5 Berdyansk Dioces office O Mukachevo 6 Dioces Diocesan offices Lutsk 7 Dioces R offices .ORG Local territories branches CARITAS-SPES 10 CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 11 In early 2020, Caritas-Spes Ukraine received funding from the Organization Development Solidarity System and directed the funds to implement an PROJECTS Improvement Plan. This plan provides for two main vectors: organization development and improvement of the Mission’s financial system. Catholic Relief 2019 Services (Caritas USA) assisted financially and with advice. WHAT WAS DONE IN 2019 — Statutes changes began. 1.1. CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS MANAGEMENT STANDARDS — A strategic plan for 2020-2023 was developed. — Documentation on the prevention of violence and 1. corruption has been put into effect (Policies, Codes, etc.). From May 27th to June 7th, 2019, the National Office of Caritas-Spes Ukraine conducted a two-week self- — A gradual transition to transparent funding was done. examination of the unification of the management of Caritas Internationalis Standards. This is mandatory for all member — Recommendations on change in the governing body were organizations of the Caritas Internationalis Confederation. taken into account and the work on creating Management Self-assessment is the first big step towards improving the and Supervisory Boards of the Caritas-Spes Religious organization’s performance following the Standards. Mission was begun. The project was funded by the Caritas Europe Confederation. .ORG CARITAS-SPES 12 CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 1.2. ENHANCING LOCAL SELF- ORGANISATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN UKRAINE In January 2019, Caritas-Spes Ukraine, with the support of the German government and the Renovabis German Catholics Foundation, launched a three-year project on strengthening local self-organization and civic engagement activities in Ukraine. This plan envisages creating conditions with the initiative of Roman Catholic parishes to provide people with high-quality social service that will meet the needs of these communities. The project is aimed at strengthening the potential of local self- organization and civic engagement by training local volunteers and active believers in different regions of Ukraine. WHAT WAS DONE IN 2019 — All Roman Catholic communities were informed about the project and the selection of trainees was conducted through an open competition. Training patterns became the first step towards the formation of project groups in seven — Two Social Management Training Courses with 40 participants Caritas centers.
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