The title of the Conference was “Stigma or Solidarity? New challenges for the Church responses to HIV & AIDS in Europe”. The Conference was supported financially by Renovabis, Catholic Relief Services (Europe & Middle East Regional Office), Deutscher Caritasverband and Caritas Vlaanderen.
One of the main objectives of the Conference was to raise awareness among Church leaders and leaders of church organizations regarding the need of response on HIV & AIDS: poverty is often a root cause of vulnerability to HIV infection, HIV & AIDS often leads to social exclusion, and social exclusion often leads to poverty (the ‘vicious cycle’). This social dimension of HIV & AIDS is a particular domain of Caritas organizations. There is the need to address these issues in a strategic, structured, well coordinated and trans-national approach, with specific emphasis on the social dimension of the problem.
During the conference several projects on HIV/AIDS subjects were presented. Particularly the project run by Caritas-Spes “Training for priests, social workers and volunteers on HIV/AIDS problem and prevention of discrimination and exclusion” was presented by rev. Viktor Simon, Secretary General of Caritas-Spes. Representatives Caritas form different countries, Caritas Europa, and Caritas Internationalis participated in this Conference; also Bishop Stansilaw Shyrokoradiuk, the president of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, took participation in it.

The project description: resocialization and adaptation of children from poor Romany families. During project realization discussions on different topics were held, especially on life and health protection, Christian morality, children rights, delinquencies preventive measures, HIV/AIDS, outward things, and family and marriage. Different lessons are conducted with children for increasing their knowledge level needed for social adaptation. Also excursions, games and theatrical performances are organized for children.

Since January 2007 next social projects have been realizing in Mykolajiv:
1. Children know – children can: resocialization and adaptation of children from poor Romany families;
2. “Garden of joy” for children from a department of early social rehabilitation of a territorial center of Karabelny region;
3. Social and psychological help to children with oncological disease;
4. Step to the future: social and psychological adaptation of orphans from specialized boarding school #13;
5. Sound silhouette of a book: organizing of audio places for readers (people with limited physical abilities) at the Central Library named after M. L. Kropivnitskij;
6. Legal clinic for city dwellers (people with limited physical abilities).

11 February the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. This day was instituted in 1992 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. He wrote about this day: “I decided to institute the World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated every year on the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes.”
In Message for the fifteenth world day of the sick the Holy Father reminded that the Church turns her eyes to those who suffer and calls attention to the incurably ill, many of whom are dying from terminal diseases. Sickness inevitably brings with it a moment of crisis and sober confrontation with one’s own personal situation. Advances in the health sciences often provide the means necessary to meet this challenge, at least with regard to its physical aspects. Human life, however, has intrinsic limitations, and sooner or later it ends in death. This is an experience to which each human being is called, and one for which he or she must be prepared. Despite the advances of science, a cure cannot be found for every illness, and thus, in hospitals, hospices and homes throughout the world we encounter the sufferings of our many brothers and sisters who are incurably and often terminally ill. In addition, many millions of people in our world still experience insanitary living conditions and lack access to much-needed medical resources, often of the most basic kind, with the result that the number of human beings considered “incurable” is greatly increased.
Also, the Holy Father encourages sick people to contemplate the sufferings of Christ crucified, and, in union with him, to turn to the Father with complete trust that all life, and your lives in particular, are in his hands. “Trust that your sufferings, united to those of Christ, will prove fruitful for the needs of the Church and the world. I ask the Lord to strengthen your faith in his love, especially during these trials that you are experiencing. It is my hope that, wherever you are, you will always find the spiritual encouragement and strength needed to nourish your faith and bring you closer to the Father of Life”.

This action was held in homes of family type. At first children produced by their hands different souvenirs and drew pictures. Then with the help of teachers, children did “sale” of goods made by own hands. Presents for children from orphanage were bought on money that was gained. The children were happy to receive that presents. Also children from Bortnychi presented an electric mincing machine, which was bought on collected money by children, to boarding school.