Dutch high school students volunteered in Bihor County
For the fourth time, Caritas Catolica Oradea organized its now traditional international volunteer week between April 9–16. As part of the program, 13 students from the Dutch Melanchthon de Blesewic secondary school, together with several young people from Oradea, volunteered for a week in the social programs of Caritas, under the guidance of teachers Karin Vermeulen and Jan de Jong, as well as program coordinator Tamás Szombati-Gille. They carried out service in nursing homes, orphanages, a homeless shelter and disadvantaged communities under the auspices of the diocesan charity organization.
In a warm and celebratory atmosphere, on Monday, March 27, a fire engine was officially handed over, providing new momentum to the training of volunteer firefighters in Diosig and contributing to increased safety in the region. The event also marked another milestone in a decades-long partnership built on trust, in which Caritas Catolica once again played a key intermediary role.
A decade of dedication: Michael Wöhrer honored at the Oradea Volunteers Gala
On March 5, the city of Oradea celebrated the commitment and generosity of its civic community at the annual Volunteers’ Gala organized by the Social Assistance Directorate (DASO). We are proud to share that Mr. Michael Wöhrer, nominated by Caritas Catolica, was among those recognized for outstanding volunteer service. For more than a decade, Mr. Wöhrer, an Austrian civil engineer and retired professor, has dedicated his time and energy to organizing volunteer work camps that brought students from Austria to Oradea, where they contributed to the restoration of the former St. Joseph Hospital building, which today is the headquarters of Caritas.
Last week, between 25–27 November, two Dutch professional trainers, Liesbeth den Besten and Inge van den Broek, held a training session for the employees of Caritas Catolica in Oradea on dementia care and the prevention of workplace burnout. The three-day program, supported by the Priscilla Foundation in the Netherlands, brought together twenty-five Caritas employees working in nursing homes and home-care services, including medical assistants, caregivers, and social workers.
