Even as a member of the European Union, Romania still suffers huge corruption and many families live in conditions that fall below the poverty line. A corrupt educational system has meant that a good education is unattainable for many children. Thousands of young adults are suffering the effects of growing up in desperately underfunded state orphanages, traumatised by the dirty conditions and undignified treatment.
Romania
Our work in Romania
When Cami our Romanian director described the extreme neglect of children she witnessed in state orphanages, we decided to act and established a children’s home. Today, our rescued baby girls have grown into confident teenagers knowing that Cami and her family love them as their own. A Day Care Centre was later opened to support children who are trapped in poverty and illiteracy.
2000
Cami saw the horrendous neglect of children in state orphanages and wanted to act. We helped her bring home and care for 4 baby girls who brought joy to our family
2001
The House of Hope was completed, allowing us to rescue and take care of another seven girls in need of a loving family
2005
We purchased a building with the intention of providing tutoring, food, medical care and fun for disadvantaged children in the local community
2006
The Denisa Day Care Centre building was extended and the community programme started. Since then, over 120 kids have benefitted from our care
2007
Teams from the UK began visiting the children’s home and care centre, providing holiday clubs, teaching, fun games, medical care and dental checkups
2014
Five of our girls at the House of Hope started High School and will graduate in 2016. Two of our girls are at a vocational school in the city
2015
Children from the care centre graduated from High School with great results. Some have continued onto further education, others have acquired jobs
2016
The first girls at our House of Hope graduated High School and started courses at University, we are incredibly proud of their achievements
Paul, Claudia
These are our kids in Romania. They're thoughtful, loving and attentive. We love watching them grow.
Paul and his parents live in a two roomed house with no indoor bathroom and not enough money to buy basic food, let alone school resources.
His parents try hard to find work, but as they are uneducated they can only work in summer, doing menial chores on other people’s land.
Since joining our Denisa Day Care Centre Paul’s grades have greatly improved and he is much healthier now he eats regular meals. The burden on his parents is reduced and they benefit from our family support and training. He loves learning new skills and playing with all his new friends at the centre. Today Paul has a much brighter future ahead of him.
Just like many of our girls at the House of Hope, Claudia had been living in a state orphanage, suffering from inadequate care and appalling conditions.
Cami took her into our home, giving her loving care as her mum. Claudia and her sisters are healthy and strong and have overcome the psychological trauma of their younger years. They have flourished into confident young women and we couldn’t be more proud. Claudia studies hard and hopes to go to university when she graduates high school and we’ll support her every step of the way.