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Caritas Slovenia

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Caritas Slovenia (Slovene: Slovenska karitas) is a Slovenian Catholic charity organisation. It operates nationally by providing social welfare services, and internationally by supporting the relief and development efforts of partner organisations. Caritas Slovenia is a member of both Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europa.

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Caritas Slovenia
Krekov trg, Ljubljana Četrtna skupnost Center

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