CARITAS-SPES / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ENG 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 3. 2.8. 2.7. 2.6. 2.5. 2.4. 2.3. 2.2. 2.1. 2. 1.4. 1.3. 1.2. 1.1. 1. Fire alarmsystem upgrade inthree Caritas-Spes Ukraine vacation camps of Oleksandrivka and Zarichany Kitchen equipmentfor thevacation campsinthevillages Zarichany InclusionBuilding for Children withDisabilities Reconstruction andre-profiling oftheJohn Paul IISocialCenter in Kyiv Installation ofaheatingsystem inYablunytsia dininghall Renovation ofthepremises oftheCaritas-Spes Ukraine NationalOffice A heater for Kovcheg Center Opening ofthesoccer field inNadiya Children CampinZarechany Village Korotych Single MotherHomeofNadiya Project The Pediatric Palliative Care Ward Strengthening local self-organization andcivicactivityinUkraine Caritas Internationalis Management Standards RESOURCE PROJECTS 2019PROJECTS MAP WHO WE ARE INTRODUCTION THE YOUNG PROJECTS 20 22 10 10 18 18 18 16 16 19 14 15 21 21 12 8 6 4 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6.8. 6.7. 6.6. 6.5. 6.4. 6.3. 6.2. 6.1. 6. 5. 4. Annual Easter Baking Winter Bootsfor Kids Phenylketonuria Patients Support Children Winter Vacations inAustria Farmak Medicinefor Foster Homes Christmas Angel Christmas candle All-Ukrainian medical action OUR PARTNERS FINANCIAL REPORT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUMANITARIAN AID CHURCH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL CHARITY ACTIONS THE POOR AND HOMELESS NURSING SENIOR CARE 40 30 30 38 28 36 39 42 26 34 35 35 33 32 31 31
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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