CADUS e.V.

CADUS e.V. CADUS - international disaster response - is an independent humanitarian emergency response organisation.

Rethinking Disaster ResponseOpen Day at the Federal Foreign Office!How must disaster response adapt to current challenge...
24/06/2026

Rethinking Disaster Response
Open Day at the Federal Foreign Office!

How must disaster response adapt to current challenges? What needs to be rethought when protracted crises collide with collapsing funding structures?

Our colleagues Seb and Anna-Lea addressed these questions in a talk titled "Rethinking Disaster Response" at the Federal Foreign Office's Open Day (June 20–21). In a smaller, setting, they tackled the question of how international disaster relief must reposition itself in the face of global change.

They outlined how the conditions for humanitarian relief have shifted and what consequences this brings. The classic model of disaster relief, waiting for a single, well-plannable deployment in a stable environment, increasingly no longer reflects reality.

In their talk, Seb and Anna-Lea presented the concrete concepts we are using to respond to these changed conditions. These include, among others, our training concept of the Climate Emergency Responder (which we will introduce to you soon), as well as the integration of Psychological First Aid and resilience training into team preparation.

Many thanks to the Federal Foreign Office for the invitation, and to all participants for the substantive discussion!

Auswärtiges Amt

"Valentina [name changed] was a nurse in Lyman, a city right on the front line. Her house was hit in an attack, severely...
20/06/2026

"Valentina [name changed] was a nurse in Lyman, a city right on the front line. Her house was hit in an attack, severely injuring her legs. At Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, doctors tried to save her legs, but due to sepsis several amputations had to be performed.

Our team transported Valentina from Dnipro to the hospital in Kryvyi Rih. Since her house had been destroyed in an attack, she carried all her remaining belongings in bags. Despite everything, she remains positive and hopes to receive prosthetics for her legs."

Valentina is one of tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians wounded since the start of the Ukraine invasion. And every day there are more. Being able to help people like Valentina is why CADUS has been active in Ukraine for over four years, and why we will continue our humanitarian emergency relief.

We wish for Valentina to receive her prosthetics and find her way back to a self-determined life.

Sudan's health system has been severely weakened and overwhelmed by years of civil war. According to the WHO, over 6.6 m...
19/06/2026

Sudan's health system has been severely weakened and overwhelmed by years of civil war. According to the WHO, over 6.6 million people are in need of immediate medical care. Many health facilities have been destroyed, looted, or are struggling to maintain minimum operations despite shortages of staff, medicines, equipment and supplies. Over 40,000 injured people and at least 671 attacks on health facilities since April 2023 have put additional strain on medical capacity. Mass displacement, malnutrition, hunger and lack of vaccinations continue to fuel outbreaks of infectious diseases.

People who are able to return to former combat zones face destroyed villages and towns where basic services are barely possible due to damaged infrastructure, and where unexploded bombs and shells pose an ongoing threat.

This includes the capital Khartoum. There, we are directly supporting the rebuilding of the health system at Al-Tamayoz Hospital through:

- repairing the emergency department
- running the emergency department and covering the costs of staff and supplies
- treating patient*s
- training and continuing education for local colleague*s

Al-Tamayoz Hospital is currently the only fully functioning hospital serving all of Khartoum.
With the support of STELP - supporter on site and Auswärtiges Amt we have been able to close at least one critical gap in Sudan's struggling health system.

At the latest since the flood disaster in the Ahrtal in 2021, we know: extreme weather events and flash floods will no l...
18/06/2026

At the latest since the flood disaster in the Ahrtal in 2021, we know: extreme weather events and flash floods will no longer be a rarity in Europe in the future. It is no longer enough to simply want to stop the crisis. We need to prepare for its real impacts.

That is precisely why CADUS, as part of our Climate Emergency Responders program, had four people trained as Swift Water Rescue Instructors. At the "Train the Trainer" course in Spain, participants learned, among other things, how falling water levels affect currents and how to apply technical skills under extreme pressure.

People from different countries and professions came together.As future trainers, they will now pass this knowledge on to their organizations and communities.

Two of our participants shared their most impactful learnings from the Train the Trainer course. Read more about it on our blog!

Hip Surgery, after three years of waiting.Sometimes it is the stories behind the headlines that move us the most.When th...
16/06/2026

Hip Surgery, after three years of waiting.

Sometimes it is the stories behind the headlines that move us the most.
When the news reports on war and its consequences, the perspectives of the people affected are sometimes overlooked. During our missions and medical evacuations, we encounter many different stories. One of them is from Ms. O.

After a failed hip operation, she waited three years for a second surgery. Unfortunately, due to complications, she was unable to leave her home in Korop.
On May 18, our team set out to pick her up. The journey took them across the country, about 11 hours, to Chernivtsi.

Once there, she told our team how much this journey meant to her. She finally has the chance to receive the surgery she urgently needs. She was also grateful for the caring support of our teams.

After another 12-hour return trip, the team arrived late in the evening at the base in Dnipro. Instead of collapsing into bed from exhaustion, there was one thing they especially wanted to do: share this encounter.

Stories like this remind us every day why we carry out medical evacuations for people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Auswärtiges Amt

[EN⬇️]Unsere Teams legen bis zu 150.000km im Jahr auf Patient*innentransporten (MedEvac) in der Ukraine zurück. Während ...
14/06/2026

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Unsere Teams legen bis zu 150.000km im Jahr auf Patient*innentransporten (MedEvac) in der Ukraine zurück. Während in Deutschland die durchschnittliche Strecke pro Transport bei 15-20 km in der Stadt und auf dem Land bis zu 49km liegt, fahren unsere Teams etwa 110km pro Patient*in.

Für unsere Teams können die Fahrten schnell herausfordernd werden, während sie den MedEvac für die Patient*innen so angenehm wie möglich gestalten.

Die Straßenverhältnisse sind für Fahrer*in und Rettungswagen fordernd. Teilweise müssen dabei Strecken von bis zu 800km zurückgelegt werden. Auch Transporte über mehrere Tage sind möglich, wenn Gesundheitszustand und Sicherheitslage es zulassen. So wird der*die Patient*in, das Team und das Fahrzeug geschont.

Die medizinische Betreuung der teilweise intensivpflichtigen Patient*innen hat während der MedEvacs höchste Priorität. Die Versorgung findet dabei im beengten Raum des Rettungswagens und regelmäßig auch ausgerüstet mit einschränkender Schutzausrüstung wie Helm und Weste statt. Denn die Gefahr, völkerrechtswidrig das Ziel einer russischen Drohne zu werden, ist real.

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Our teams cover up to 150,000 km per year on patient transfers (MedEvac) in Ukraine. While the average distance per transport in Germany is 15–20 km in urban areas and up to 49 km in rural areas, our teams travel approximately 110 km per patient.

For our teams, these journeys can quickly become challenging, even as they strive to make the MedEvac as comfortable as possible for the patients.

Road conditions are demanding for both the driver and the ambulance. Routes of up to 800 km may need to be covered, and multi-day transfers are also possible when the patient's condition and the security situation allow. This approach helps protect the patient, the team, and the vehicle.

Providing medical care to patients, some of whom require intensive care, is the top priority throughout MedEvacs. Treatment takes place in the confined space of the ambulance, often while wearing restrictive protective equipment such as helmets and vests. The threat of becoming a target of a Russian drone strike in violation of international law is very real.

“Tires and motor oil – these small things can make the difference between whether we can help patients or not.” – Avery ...
13/06/2026

“Tires and motor oil – these small things can make the difference between whether we can help patients or not.” – Avery Cox, CADUS HoM in Gaza.

Aid shipments to Gaza remain insufficient. In addition to shortages of food, baby formula, medicine, and other supplies, fuel, oil, and spare parts are also in short supply.

Fuel is needed to generate electricity for hospitals, operate desalination plants for drinking water, and run ambulances. Increasingly, humanitarian organizations are struggling to operate, repair, and maintain their vehicles.

Our ambulances also regularly get flat tires because of the debris on the roads. But new tires are hard to come by in Gaza, so the only option is to keep repairing them over and over again. The critically low engine oil level in one of our vehicles could only be fixed after several weeks because the necessary oil was unavailable anywhere in Gaza.

If ambulances break down more frequently due to a lack of spare parts and supplies, this jeopardizes patient care and, in the worst case, their survival.

Despite all the efforts of humanitarian organizations, the medical care system in Gaza is extremely fragile. A comprehensive opening of the borders for aid deliveries is urgently needed!

Recap INTERSCHUTZ 120.000 qm, 1.772 Aussteller, 140.000 Besucher und glänzender Hightech auf der . Und mittendrin, in d...
12/06/2026

Recap INTERSCHUTZ

120.000 qm, 1.772 Aussteller, 140.000 Besucher und glänzender Hightech auf der . Und mittendrin, in der großen Halle 26: Unser in die Jahre gekommener, verbeulter Transporter.

Die Interschutz 2026 in Hannover hat mit beeindruckenden Zahlen gezeigt, was technisch im Rettungswesen möglich ist. Doch als wir von CADUS die Einladung erhielten, als NGO teilzunehmen, war uns klar: Wir müssen die Realität der Menschen zeigen, die jeden Tag in einer Katastrophe aufwachen.

Warum stellen wir Rost und Beulen statt Hightech aus?

Weil dieser Van die Realität widerspiegelt. Angelehnt an unsere Einsätze und Erfahrungen in der Ukraine, in Gaza und im Sudan sieht die rettungsdienstliche Versorgung in vielen Teilen der Welt genau so aus. Improvisiert, pragmatisch und mit den einfachsten Mitteln.

Wir haben auf der Interschutz viele tiefgehende Gespräche geführt. Viele Besucher*innen waren dankbar für diesen ungeschönten Einblick in laufende Deployments. Am Ende waren sich alle einig: Es geht auch mit einfachsten Mitteln und oft geht es gar nicht anders. Denn die großen Fahrzeuge fahren jetzt wieder zurück in die sicheren Hallen. Unsere bescheidenen Fahrzeuge gehen dahin, wo sie gebraucht werden.

Danke an alle, die an unserem Stand waren und mit uns diskutiert haben!

[EN⬇️]Wir suchen Unterstützung in unserer Rechtsberatung.Als Volunteer bringst Du Deine juristische Expertise in den All...
11/06/2026

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Wir suchen Unterstützung in unserer Rechtsberatung.

Als Volunteer bringst Du Deine juristische Expertise in den Alltag einer international tätigen humanitären Organisation ein und unterstützt uns bei rechtlichen Fragestellungen rund um Arbeitsrecht, Gemeinnützigkeit, Vereinsrecht, Zuwendungen oder Verträge.

Umfang: ca. 5 bis 10 Stunden pro Monat, flexibel und remote.

Wenn Du Interesse an solidarischer, verantwortungsvoller humanitärer Arbeit hast und Deine Kenntnisse ehrenamtlich einbringen möchtest, freuen wir uns über Deine Nachricht.

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We are looking for support in our Legal Advisory team.

As a volunteer, you will contribute your legal expertise to the daily work of an internationally active humanitarian NGO and support us with questions related to labor law, non profit and tax law, association law, grant compliance, procurement or contracts.

Commitment: approx. 5 to 10 hours per month, flexible and remote.

If you are interested in contributing your skills to value driven, independent humanitarian work, we look forward to hearing from you.

In unserem Format "Auf ein Wort" möchten wir dich mitnehmen in unsere Überlegungen, wie Wörter, Narrative und Darstellun...
10/06/2026

In unserem Format "Auf ein Wort" möchten wir dich mitnehmen in unsere Überlegungen, wie Wörter, Narrative und Darstellungsweisen unsere Vorstellungen und Überzeugungen über die Welt prägen können.

In der humanitären Hilfe bewegen wir uns in einem sensiblen Umfeld aus starken Emotionen, Politik, Machtverhältnissen,Ungleichheit und verschiedenen Kulturen und Interessen. In unserer Öffentlichkeitsarbeit versuchen wir möglichst diskriminierungsfrei zu berichten und Betroffene von Krisen als handelnde Individuen darzustellen und unsere Rolle als westlicher, humanitärer Akteur kritisch zu betrachten.

Häufig führen wir intern Diskussionen darüber, welche Wörter, Formulierungen und Darstellungsweisen wir verwenden wollen. Uns ist bewusst, dass eine alleinige "Beschönigung" der gesellschaftlichen (Macht-) Strukturen durch Umbenennung oder Ausblenden nicht ausreichend ist.
Trotzdem beeinflussen Sprache und Darstellung unser Denken und welche Überzeugungen wir entwickeln. Und diese gilt es zu hinterfragen.

Daher möchten wir dich und die Öffentlichkeit in unsere Überlegungen einbeziehen, gemeinsam diskutieren, lernen und Anregungen schaffen für einen bewussten Umgang mit Sprache und Darstellung im Kontext der humanitären Hilfe.

Sprache formt Realität. Und die gilt es umfassend zum Besseren zu verändern.

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