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Středisko humanitární pomoci a rozvojové spolupráce DCHOO

Diecézní charita ostravsko-opavská

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefInternational developmentElderly careChildren & Youth
CharityFounded 2005International reach
Profile last updated: September 29, 2026

About

Founded in 2005, Středisko humanitární pomoci a rozvojové spolupráce DCHOO is a charity based in Ostrava, Czech Republic working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, international development, elderly care +2 more.

The Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation Centre of the Diocesan Caritas of Ostrava-Opava, founded in 2005 and based in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It provides humanitarian aid and development cooperation mainly in Ukraine, including child sponsorship, support for children's homes and elderly care, and since 2014 in Moldova, where it runs home-care services in the Singerei region. The centre also organises volunteer placements, lectures and public awareness activities on Ukraine and Moldova.

Location

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Founded

2005

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Diecézní charita ostravsko-opavská

Focus areas

humanitarian aiddevelopment cooperationCaritasUkraineMoldovachild sponsorshipelderly care

Languages

CS

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefInternational developmentElderly careChildren & YouthHealth

Works for

ChildrenElderly peopleFamiliesPatientsPeople in povertyRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Emergency responseDirect servicesVolunteer programmesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Adopce na dálku

Children & Youth · Ukraine

Long-term child sponsorship project supporting children in the Zakarpattia region, implemented with local partners.

Důstojný život

Elderly care · Ukraine, Moldova

Support programme improving living conditions of sick and abandoned elderly people, with a home-care model transferred from Ukraine to Moldova.

Centrum domácí péče Grigorauca

Health · Moldova

Home-care centre in the village of Grigorauca offering nursing and care services to elderly and sick people in outpatient and field forms.

Domov pokojného stáří Usť Čorna

Elderly care · Ukraine

Retirement home for sick, abandoned and poor elderly people in Usť Čorna.

Dětský domov sv. Mikuláše

Children & Youth · Ukraine

Support for the St. Nicholas children's home in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Countries of operation

UkraineMoldova

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGovernment funding

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Caritas Moldova, Caritas Ukraine, Charita Tjačiv, Kongregace sester Vtěleného slova, Charita Mariupol

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