Caritas Srbije

Caritas Srbije

Beograd, Serbia

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefPoverty & HungerMental healthDisability
Faith-based organisationNational reach
Profile last updated: June 21, 2026

About

Caritas Srbije is a faith-based organisation based in Beograd, Serbia working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, poverty & hunger, mental health +6 more.

Caritas Srbije is the social and humanitarian organisation of the Catholic Church in Serbia, working through a network of diocesan Caritas branches. It provides emergency humanitarian aid after floods, conflicts and other disasters, and runs home help and day care services for elderly and sick people. Its work also covers mental health reform and deinstitutionalisation, accessible communication, support for people with disabilities, youth employment, social entrepreneurship, returnee counselling and disaster risk reduction. The organisation advocates for policy change, runs training and grant programmes, and is a member of Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europe. It operates across Serbia from its headquarters in Belgrade.

Location

Beograd, Serbia

Organisation type

Faith-based organisation

Focus areas

humanitarian aidCatholic Churchsocial servicesaccessible communicationmental healthelderly caredisaster risk reductionsocial entrepreneurship

Languages

SR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefPoverty & HungerMental healthDisabilityElderly careEmployment & SkillsRefugees & MigrationEnvironment & ClimateChildren & Youth

Works for

People in povertyRefugees & MigrantsElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesYouthUnemployed peopleFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseCommunity programmesAwareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningCapacity buildingVolunteer programmesGrant-making

Programmes

Pomoć u kući (Home help)

Elderly care · Serbia

Home visits by nurses and home carers providing health checks, personal care and household help to elderly, sick and disabled people, with volunteer-led psychosocial support.

Dnevni centri (Day centres)

Elderly care · Serbia

Day centres for lonely or stressed people offering social activities and supervised nursing care, with transport available.

YourJob

Employment & Skills · Serbia

Programme improving employability of young people in rural areas through Caritas youth centres in Zrenjanin, Niš and Šid.

ACTIVE

Disability · Serbia

Project supporting institutions and organisations in accessible communication so information is understandable to all, in Serbia and the Western Balkans.

Savetovalište za povratnike (Counselling centre for returnees)

Refugees & Migration · Serbia

Counselling for people returning to Serbia, run in cooperation with local authorities and social work centres.

Green Acts

Environment & Climate · Serbia

Environmental actions in primary schools in Valjevo, including eco-education activities.

ELBA

Poverty & Hunger · Serbia

Caritas Italy-supported project developing social entrepreneurship across the Caritas network in South-East Europe to reduce unemployment and social exclusion.

Countries of operation

Serbia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEU fundingGrants

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Caritas InternationalisCaritas Europa

Partnerships

Renovabis, Caritas Austria, Caritas Italy, Muzejsko društvo Srbije, Forum mladih sa invaliditetom, Grad Kragujevac

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