On 31st of May 2016 we organized Children´s Day whose theme was spectacular World Tour.
On 10th of May 2016 the Diocesan Caritas Ostrava- Opava organized its first event in Ostrava Impact Hub concerning European Voluntary Service (EVS) and volunteers who our organisation host or coordinate. The aim of this event was to inform youth at the age of 17-30 about the possibility of this service and provide them with detailed information. The event was also held at the occasion of 20th anniversary of EVS.
On 24th of May 2016 we went with children to learn new knowledge and have fun to Science and Technology Center in Vítkovice. We used public transport as usually and children proved that they are experienced travellers.
On 19th of May 2016 the low - threshold facility for children and youth organized 3rd year of event called Miss Horizont. In this activity not only girls from Horizont participated, but also our friends from Coexistence Village from Ostrava- Muglinov and Maják club from Havířov.
On Wednesday on 18 of May 2016 we again felt the smell of the meal floated through the whole club Depo!
On Tuesday 17.5.2016 the children from Preschool club of Horizont center had the possibility to go for a trip and see Preschool Club of Coexistence Village.
The „ pilgrimage „of charities of diocese of Ostrava-Opava was hosted by reconstructed cathedral of the Holy Saviour in Ostrava. Besides spiritual part the programme also included presentation of three charities celebrating significant anniversary of their establishment.
On 23rd of August 2016 we can experienced past times thanks to the project „ Jde to i jinak“…
Bílá Voda (region of Jeseníky) – In the only plant producing communion wafers in the Czech Republic – Unita in Bílá Voda in Jeseníky region – they came with new way of making use of leftovers from production of round wafers used for Holy Communion. Before the leftovers were put into bags and were distributed to parishes but now they came with more efficient and original utilization – special Unichips are made out of them.
Plant Unita Ltd. in Bílá Voda close to Javorník where communion wafers are produced has recently widened its range of goods. Newly Bílá Voda will supply places of pilgrimage and spa centres with traditional round wafers with various flavours but also with three-corned wafers (triangles) with chocolate or peanut flavour. Thanks to new machines for wafers baking the production will be multiply larger which will bring new job vacancies. New premises and machines were blessed by the bishop of Ostrava-Opava diocese František Václav Lobkowicz on Wednesday 11th May. The development of company which is in property of Diocesan Caritas Ostrava-Opava was enabled by grant received from Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovations (Ministry of Industry and Trade).
