CareMemoria is a charity initiative that restores dignity to forgotten graves. We search for neglected graves, raise funds for cleaning, carry out the work and publish an open photo report. If a person wishes, we take the grave under long-term guardianship so that it stays in order for years.
Behind every headstone stands a person and their story. When there is no family nearby or nobody remembers the burial, monuments fall apart, inscriptions fade, and memory disappears with them. We do not want oblivion to have the last word. Remembrance should be a shared effort, not something that depends on whether a person has a family.
We look for neglected burials and add them to the catalog: with a photo, years of life, cemetery, map coordinates, inscription text and the condition of the monument. For every grave we set the cleaning cost, and anyone can join in: pay for the work in full or contribute any amount, anonymously if you wish. Once the fundraiser is complete, our team goes to the site, clears the plot, washes the monument and does the planned work. We show the result on the grave page: before and after photos, the date, a short description of what was done and thanks to donors.
A one-time cleaning saves a grave for a while, while guardianship helps keep it for a long time. You can choose a term from 3 months to 3 years and the frequency of visits, and the site calculates the price automatically. Guardianship can be paid by one person or by several people together. After each visit you get a photo report: what was cleaned, whether a lamp was lit, whether flowers were replaced. You can add a lamp, flowers, a wreath, seasonal decoration, monument washing and other work to a one-time cleaning or guardianship.
Every job has a report, and every contribution is visible in the progress bar. We show donors' names only with their consent.
We work carefully, without harsh chemicals or harm to monuments. When the work is finished we leave the plot in order.
We do not assign a nationality or cultural affiliation to the buried based only on an inscription. The inscription language is shown separately, and cultural affiliation is stated only when it is reliably known.
We collect only the personal data needed to run the site and do not pass it to third parties for advertising.
If you need care not for a grave from the shared catalog but for your own family's grave, use the separate private order in your personal account. You enter the burial details, choose services and receive photo reports after every visit.
Choose a grave in the catalog and contribute any amount. Register to see your contributions, graves under your guardianship, the next care dates and all photo reports in your personal account. If you know of a forgotten burial that is not on the site, leave a request and we will help find it and add it. You can become a partner of the project through the contacts page.
The site is not fully operational yet. It is currently in development and testing. Thank you for your attention.
