Headquarters, Cluj-Napoca Office Str. Rene Descartes, nr. 6, 400846, Cluj-Napoca tel./fax : 0264-594893 e-mail: [email protected]

"EveryChild" Community Centre Cluj-Napoca Str. Ilie Măcelaru, nr. 4, 400380 Cluj-Napoca tel. : 0264-599212

2nd Community Centre Cluj-Napoca Str. Dumbrava Roşie, nr. 33, Cluj-Napoca tel.: 0264- 439808

Community Centre Cîmpia Turzii Str. Liviu Rebreanu, nr. 2, Cîmpia Turzii tel.: 0729-119249 e-mail: [email protected]

The “Child and Family” Day-Care Centre Dej Str. Alexandru Sopos, nr.2, 405200 Dej tel.: 0264-212117

Oradea Office Str. Tudor Vladimirescu, nr. 1/22, 410203, Oradea tel/fax : 0259-417111 e-mail : [email protected]

Community Centre Oradea Str. Avram Iancu, nr. 17/2, 410094 Oradea tel. : 0259-434069

Satu Mare Office Str. Mihai Viteazu, nr.19/22, 440030, Satu Mare tel/fax: 0261-712060 e-mail: [email protected]

Community Centre Satu Mare Str. Gabriel Georgescu, nr. 16, 440052 Satu Mare tel. : 0261-712060 e-mail : [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT 2005 www.frccf.org.ro

Romanian Foundation for Children, Community and Family THANK YOU!

Cluj: Social Development Bihor Développement - France -Fundy -County Council, Satu Mare FORWARD -"Avram Iancu” School, Cîmpia -GPV -“Bihorul” Sports High School, -County Customs Police Turzii -Grup 4 Instalaţii Oradea Department, Satu Mare -"Emil Racoviţă" National -IMPRESS Studio Design -“Ioan Bococi” School of -County Employment Agency, The changes of the 1989 winter triggered a College Students, Cluj-Napoca -iQuest Trades, Oradea Satu Mare great feeling of human solidarity, -"Ion Creangã” School, Cluj- -Jean Valjean Association -“Onisifor Ghibu” High School, -County General Public Health immediately materialised in goods being Napoca -Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Oradea Department, Satu Mare -"Iuliu Deac” School, Cîmpia -JONAS Charity -Albin Foundation -County General Social Work generously sent from Western Europe and Turzii -Junior Star -ARTEMIS, Women against and Child Protection North America: medicines, foods, clothes, -"Mihai Viteazul” School, -KST Design Violence Association Department, Satu Mare medical equipment and home appliances Cîmpia Turzii -Lecom -Bihary Naplo -County Police Department that Romanians needed at the time. -"Pavel Dan" High School, -Lions Genesis, Lions -Bihoreanul Newspaper Satu Mare / Proximity Police Cîmpia Turzii Transilvania, Lions Victoria 33 -Communications Media Satu Mare -"Sf. Daniel” Charity Măguri-Răcătău Primary and -County Employment Agency, -County School Inspectorate, Then, private initiatives came forward as Foundation, Turda Secondary School Bihor Satu Mare nongovernmental organisations. They were -"V. Ungurean" Technical -Marketing Students -County General Social Work -Crasna Domăneşti set up as sustainable structures to deal with Mihai-Florin Roşca College, Cîmpia Turzii Association and Child Protection Community Association FRCCF Executive Director -21 Hebdomadary, Turda -Maros Bike Department, Bihor -Mine de Rien - France social matters after Western NGOs' would -Ad(d)veritas -Media Sound Advertising -County School Inspectorate, -CREST Resource Centre end their mission in Romania. Sixteen years -Adevărul de Cluj -MedSan Bihor -DANTEX Ltd. after the events of December 1989, it is time -Adevărul Turda -Merlin Consulting -Crişana -Department of Labour, Social for us to put into practice the concept of the -Adventum Association Cîmpia Military Unit No 01969, Cîmpia -Dacor Solidarity and Family, Satu Turzii Turzii -Dec-Keysis Mare Romanian sustainable NGO, with medium- -AGS Computer -The Ministry of European -Department of Labour, Social -DIEGO BM Ltd. term and long-term strategic goals. The -Alpha TV Integration Solidarity and Family, Bihor -Domăneşti Parish community can turn this attempt into a -Apolo Club, Cîmpia Turzii -Monitorul de Cluj -Electrica Transilvania Nord -FLORISAL success if supporting NGOs' with funds and -ARC, The Association for -The Mother and Child Centre, -Electrofor -Fondation d'Auteuil France Community Relations Cîmpia Turzii -Greek-Catholic Parish, -FONPC The Federation of volunteer work. Although this transition -ARTEMIS, Women against -Napolact Oradea Child Protection NGO's seems reasonable and logical, it is hard to Violence Association -The National Authority for -Jurnal Bihorean -FRIESLAND ROMÂNIA achieve. -Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca Children's Rights Protection -Kiss Fm -Friss Újság -Babeş-Bolyai University - -Orange -Life Foundation -Gazeta de Nord-Vest Department of Education -Peak Toys -Lotus Market Ltd. -General Council of Seine- Next year, FRCCF will do its best to make Sciences, Department of -People to People Foundation -MarconfPop Saint Denis Department - these changes because although it still gets Sociology and Social Work -Phoenix Foundation -Metro Cash&Carry Oradea Paris support from a thoughtful partner -Banfy Castle Volunteering -Prietenia Forum Romanian- -Naţional FM -Glasul Sătmarului (EveryChild), by 2010 it will have to replace Association, Luncani French Association, Cîmpia -Oradea State Philharmonics -GORDIUS Ltd. -BRD Turzii -OTL-RA -Hans Linder Foundation the decreasing funds granted from the West. -Bucurom, Cîmpia Turzii -Prison Fellowship -PLUS GSM -Hors la rue - France FRCCF has already started to turn to -Bună Ziua Ardeal -PRO FM -Popeşti Helping School -IND. JONAS Ltd. individuals, private companies and local and -Campan Bazar, Cîmpia Turzii -PRO TV -Pro TV Oradea -Informaţia Zilei government budget holders for sustainable -Casa cu Flori -Prodcom Cîmpia Turzii -Public Guardians Agency, -INTERCOMPANY Ltd. -Casa Real Estate -Puck Puppet Theatre Bihor -METEOR Ltd. partnerships to find solutions to the still -Celina Prod -Radio Cluj -RDS -NEPTUN Ltd. hanging heavily social problems of the -Cîmpia Turzii General -Radio Guerrilla -Realitatea Bihoreană -NEUAUER Ltd. children from large low-income families. Hospital -Radio Renaşterea -Rubin King -NO PARDON Ltd. -Cîmpia Turzii Police -Radio Transilvania Turda -SELGROS Cash&Carry -Noua Speranţă Ltd. Department -Rondocarton Oradea -OTTO HERMANN Ltd. We believe that solidarity is growing in -Cluj 24 Fun -Salprest -The Social Community -Service for Social Romania and that together we can have the -Cluj County Council -Sinterom Administration from Oradea Reintegration and Supervision rights of all Romanian children respected, -Cluj County Hall -Social Work Public Service, -Town Hall and Local Council of Offenders Satu Mare Court most of all the right to have their basic -Cluj County School Cîmpia Turzii Town Hall of Nojorid -Terre des hommes Lausanne Inspectorate -Spunk e.V. -Town Hall and Local Council and Romania needs met, the right to grow in a family -Cluj-Napoca International -Stars Club of Oradea -Tes pas Chap - France environment, the right to education and to Airport -Suceagu Parish -Town Hall and Local Council -The National Authority for healthcare. -Cluj-Napoca Romanian -Suceagu School and of Popeşti Children's Rights Protection National Opera House Kindergarten -Transilvania Radio Oradea -Town Hall and Local Council -Compexit Trading -Telezimex -Transilvania TV of Bixad We thank those who have supported and -Correct Media -Terre des hommes -TVS Oradea -Town Hall and Local Council are supporting FRCCF, proving thus the -County General Social Work -Top Design -University of Oradea of Călineşti-Oaş quality and usefulness of the FRCCF efforts and Child Protection -Town Hall and Local Council -Vocea Evangheliei Radio -Town Hall and Local Council to protect the rights of the child. We hope Department, Sălaj of Cîmpia Turzii Oradea of Gherţa Mică -County General Social Work -Town Hall and Local Council -Zahărul Diamant -Town Hall and Local Council that even more supporters will join us in our and Child Protection of Cluj-Napoca of Târşolţ work. Department, Cluj -Town Hall and Local Council Satu Mare -Town Hall of Moftin -CREST, Human Resources of Dej -Town Hall of Satu Mare Centre -Town Hall and Local Council -ACORADA -TRANSILVANIA GENERAL -Dani Sound of Mãguri-Rãcãtãu -Agence Nationale de l'Accueil IMPORT EXPORT Ltd. -Delta -Transilvania Bank des Etrangers et des -Transilvania Radio -Department of Labour, Social -Transilvania General Import Migrations -Tuberculosis Policlinic, Satu Solidarity and Family, Cluj Export -ANZIK Ltd. Mare -Diverta, Cîmpia Turzii -TVR Cluj -ARTEMIS, Women against -UNICEF -EIRINE -UNICEF Violence Association -WAJDA & WAJDA Ltd. -Electrica -USAID -Caritas -Electroglobal -Vereinigte Aktion fur -Casa dei Diritti Sociali - Italia -Elvira Rumanien -CBA NORD VEST Ltd. -Embassy of France -WinMarkt -Centre for Assistance and -ESPERANDO Association -Youth Action for Peace Reintegration of -Evenimentul Zilei -Youth Service America Unaccompanied Children or -Expo Transilvania -Ziarul Clujeanului Victims of Trafficking Satu -Feleacul -Ziua de Cluj Mare -Fornetti Romania -Comité Catholique contre la -FRDS - Romanian Fund for Faim et pour le Nobody has to help somebody are not just an accessory, but the symbol of Mision on the most vulnerable and marginalized else's child, but some choose your commitment to FRCCF's efforts to children and to implement long-term to do it! help children in need. They cost 4 RON, FRCCF's mision is to support the most changes for their benefit, but also for the and the funds raised are used to run vurnerable and marginalised children so benefit of their families and communities. community projects targeting that they grow up in a safe and secure Reaching out one's hands for love and underprivileged children. protection is sometimes taken for begging. family environment and to benefit from FRCCF has been a member of the Child education and proper medical services. Protection NGO's Federation (FONPC) The underprivileged children enrolled in You can transfer any amount of money in FRCCF projects reach out their hands to since 1999 and founding member of the the FRCCF account or donate directly to The Romanian Foundation for Children, Social Services NGO's Council those that support FRCCF, not for money, one of our offices and, at request, you will but to get protection and understanding Community and Family helps vulnerable (CONSENS). FRCCF is also a part of the get a report on how your money has been and underprivileged children from large low- national network RuralNet and the from those they put their hopes in. Thanks used. to the generous people who believe in income families. FRCCF stresses the active European network EFSCW European

! FRCCF's values and mission, these and responsible role of the family, Foundation for Street Children Worldwide. To help a child escape from hardship, you community and State in supporting these Two years ago, FRCCF was granted the children don't reach out their hands forever, can volunteer and assist him/her with their but they get to be hugged. children so that their rights are respected. public utility status by government order homework at our community centres. If you 1479 / 2004. P need more information about volunteering, For nine years, FRCCF has been You can direct 2% of your annual income please contact us! tax to FRCCF by simply filling in the No implementing projects in Transylvania (the Projects L counties of Cluj, Bihor, Satu Mare, 230 Statement regarding the non-for-profit For more details, please visit our web site organisation to benefit from 2% of your Maramureş and Sălaj) and it is one of the In Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Satu Mare, www.frccf.org.ro or call at + 40 264 594 biggest Romanian established NGO's annual income tax as follows: the amount 893. Cîmpia Turzii, Popeşti and Dej, E representing 2% of the annual tax, the working in child protection. underprivileged children come to the name of the beneficiary organisation FRCCF Community Centres every day to You can bring a happy ending to these The children from FRCCF projects have to (Fundaţia Română pentru Copii, children's sad stories! receive homework support and Comunitate şi Familie), the fiscal code cope with the lack of a clean home, a psychological and medical counselling. To H (9898291) and the bank account decent meal, and positive guidance. The prevent these children from abandoning (RO32BUCU644091102511RO09). Foundation stands by them and it doesn't school, the centres provide the support let them face hardship alone, making sure their parents cannot give them. In view of If you have gained incomes from other they all have equal opportunities. preventing child abandonment, sources than salaries, in the No 200 disadvantaged families get help to Statement regarding special incomes, History overcome critical situations. N which you have to forward to the Finance Department anyhow, fill in section III (2) The rural community development projects are run in four locations from the with the above-mentioned data. The Romanian Foundation for Children, counties of Cluj, Bihor and Satu Mare and Community and Family was legally they focus on identifying and solving A If you are a company decision-maker, you registered in 1997, with the British charity community-specific problems, and instilling can help the FRCCF-assisted children by The Christian Children's Fund of Great community spirit.

directing 20% of your company's tax-on- Britain (CCF GB) as sole founder. The CCF F profit, up to 3 ‰ of the turnover, to GB merged in 2002 with The European The institution-based projects aim to FRCCF. Children's Trust to become EveryChild, ensure proper conditions for the child's full C FRCCF's main partner. development, and to prepare the children Through one-on-one sponsorship, you for leaving the institution. This type of

can help a child in need, who will get the The EveryChild vision is a world where project was carried out last year in eight C much needed support from the FRCCF every child has the right to grow up in a placement centres and helping schools practitioners if you make a monthly safe and secure family, free from poverty from the counties of Cluj, Bihor, Satu-Mare

U donation of 65 RON to FRCCF. Sponsors and exploitation. EveryChild works to help and Sălaj. get regular information about the the families, the communities and the The child migration and trafficking sponsored child's progress. national governments from the project prevention project is meant to inform C covered countries develop capacities for parents and children from Ţara Oaşului You can also support disadvantaged providing the best environment for children about the dangers children are exposed to

O children if you buy FRCCF wristbands. to grow and develop harmoniously. when they migrate to Western Europe R The light blue “ÎMPREUNĂ PENTRU unaccompanied. COPII” (Together for Children) wristbands In all its projects, EveryChild tries to focus Y F

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27 FINANCIAL REPORT 26 ORGANISATION EveryChild Board Accountants Satu Mare Accountant of Staf CC Chief T Financial Manager rustees f CC Coord. Satu Mare coordinator SM Satu Mare Of Administrative Staf fice Staf Cluj f f Oradea Oradea Coord. Staf CC manager CC Of f fice Field Of Mihai-Florin Ro Executive Director Director BH, SM FRCCF Boardof Oradea Staf T rustees f fice Head ofProgramme şca Department Staf Cluj f Simona Sâm Field Of Cluj -S Professor MariaRoth Director Dan Briciu Professor LiviaPopescu W ork Department,Babe C ălaj fice C Staf o C Cluj CC o l C u Department, Babe ă r Ramona Cuc j d rghi f . , managerMISRRomanianBank ţ an PR and , managerExpo FRCCF BoardofT , PhD,HeadoftheSocial PR/Fundraising Manager C C , managerGrupdeLux employees Fundraising împia î Dana Gânsc mpia Coord. Staf , PhD,SocialW CC ş ş CC -Bolyai University -Bolyai University T T f urzii Chairwoman: urzii V T ice-chairs: ransilvania T ă rustees: rustees , doctor ork Last year, we started a Lions Genesis- because if I didn't go to school and I don't Projects of national interest In every county, staff was hired and trained funded project “You Learn, You Succeed!” know much, at least they get to know to deliver proper services to repatriated aiming at improving the reading and writing things. The Foundation helps my kids. children and inter-institutional task forces skills of 12 children from 2nd to 4th grades. They get a roll, a sandwich, they don't Between August-December 2005, FRCCF were set up. Among the project outcomes The project is carried out at the starve. They enjoy going there, then they implemented the programme of national we could name an exchange of experience J EVERYCHILD Community Centre from come home and say to me: “I ate such a interest Reintegrate and Support held in France, partnerships with local Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with the good sandwich, I loved it” and I, as their Repatriated and Trafficking Victim Children authorities and NGO's, mass-media mother, I'm happy because sometimes I've from the Counties of Maramureş, Satu campaign, information meetings held in Department of Pedagogy of the A Psychology and Education Sciences got no food to give them and I'm not Mare, Bistriţa Năsăud and Sălaj. schools and legal guidelines on child Faculty, and it is a part of the bigger project ashamed to say it. M. Varga migration and trafficking.

“Community Account” of the Association for The project comes as a solution to the L Community Relations. Cîmpia Turzii Community Centre worrying state of Romanian minors migrating abroad. The number of legal or Institution-Based Projects illegal migrants to Western Europe has I am so happy I can come to the Centre Over 185 children without proper learning

risen significantly in the last years and this Şimleul Silvaniei A and I think it helps me a lot with school. I conditions at home or the needed support phenomenon has spread to new regions of have better grades, I've taken an A for the from their parents receive help from the country. An increasing number of The Community Services Unit from Şimleul first time and my teacher has praised me teachers and volunteers at the Community

Silvaniei is an institution for children with S for that. Sometimes, when I give the right unaccompanied children go to the West, at Centre from Cîmpia Turzii. special needs. The Foundation stands by answer, she and my colleagues an even younger age than before. These

these children when facing hardship. It - congratulate me. I like coming to the children often end up in appalling In 2005, they were tutored in Mathematics helps them grow up harmoniously and Centre because we can play after we do conditions and commit crimes. and Romanian to catch up with school, and makes sure they have equal opportunities. our homework. B. G., 10 years old 40 children worked with volunteers to learn The child protection authorities and NGO's Ş basic PC skills and computer programmes. Over 70 children were supported in their I come to the Centre because I like all the worked together in programmes of national attempts to keep in touch with their family; social workers and the volunteers. They interest to prevent the risks of The Community Centre staff organised fun FRCCF reimbursed the bus tickets or the unaccompanied child migration, to cut back E help us do our homework when we don't spare time activities for children: the this phenomenon and break the silence as institution bus patrol costs. know how, they take care of us, they give English language club, the reading club, us food and medicines so that we don't get to the difficult circumstances Romanian drama, creative arts and dancing. The More than 60 children went on trips and sick. The Centre is very clean, and it's children get into abroad. As these

Centre's choir has 9 members who took R children's rights to grow up in a family and visits to museums and monasteries, warm and beautiful in winter. We come part in an international music festival in get an education to their potential are widening their horizon. The youngest joined here during our holidays as well and they Warsaw. Other 80 children went on a camp violated, the project activities had clear the plastic arts club, handiwork and let us play outside. In our spare time, they to the Vidolm Resort. children's rights-based objectives: gardening activities. Glasses were made take us to parks and in town. We can also U for 11 children from FRCCF funds. watch movies and cartoons. A. D., 9 years The FRCCF legal adviser helped over 40 1) Develop the existing specialised social old people with divorce, child custody, labour services from the counties of Bistriţa contracts, retirement and National Housing Năsăud, Sălaj and Satu Mare which target The Foundation has helped us so much, it Agency-granted or social dwellings. has made us stronger. We had someone to children at risk of migration or of being trafficked or that are to be repatriated. M work with and talk to. A kind word means Members of 350 families accessed the so much if it's said at the right time and FRCCF medical services. The medical 2) Facilitate child protection authorities' from the heart. We think people here have doctor provided counselling, free involvement in reintegrating and supporting

a good heart and we have always medicines, specialised check-up mediation A repatriated children and in child migration appreciated that. My little boy was very and admissions in Cluj hospitals. She also

J and trafficking prevention. sick, he used to have epileptic seizures mediated free medical tests for small and we had to give him medicines that children in view of kindergarten enrolment. were hard to find. The Foundation helped 3) Set partnerships with national and R international institutions and NGO's fighting us with that. We had someone to turn to; if The FRCCF psychologist carried out U child migration and trafficking. they hadn't helped us with medicines, I individual and psychological group really don't know how we could have got counselling for 20 children and 15 adults. 4) Raise awareness of child migration risks A L through it all. I. Groza 47 people were counselled and and means of fighting child trafficking in the encouraged to look for a job which could counties of Bistriţa Năsăud, Maramureş, I didn't go to school, and as they say, bring them medium-term and long-term Sălaj and Satu Mare. school is hard these days and I'm happy financial stability. that my kids are getting help and can study M C

4 25 These feelings are often triggered by the 78.1% a telephone, 34.2% a refrigerator, Almost 250 families in need were Centre to make my child's life better. I saw family environment: 31% of children say 95.2% a computer and 98.6% a car. monitored and received support to improve the spare time activities run with the kids, their parents beat them and 30% state that their social and financial situation. Some of besides tutoring and school support, how their parents quarrel a lot. Moreover, 29% the problems they managed to solve with happy and cheerful they were, how much of the interviewed children say that the help of social workers were school they were into what they were doing, so I someone in the family has alcohol issues abandonment, child-parents conflicts, signed up as a volunteer and I was and 27% admit that sometimes there are violence, unemployment or lack of housing. accepted. Now, I work with the kids and the physical fights between family members. Emergency aids were provided to cover results are great. I have a good time and I gas and electricity bills and prevent the feel alive again thanks to the moral support A quarter of the questioned children families from being evicted. Furthermore, of the social workers, of my colleagues declare that they are sometimes hungry clothing and footwear were bought for the here and most of all thanks to the and have no food. 39% of the children say Mother’s education needy families. achievements I've had with these children. they haven't been to the dentist's for over a no school When you see their eyes, their smile, you year, while 20% of them have never been 13 grades and more 1,6% 1-4 grades are really looking forward to another day to to one. 1,6% 2,3% Events meet their sweet little faces again. Community Centre thank you for being Ethnically speaking, the children who Jonathan Scheele, Head of the European there for us! 9-12 grades attend the Community Centre come from Commission in Romania, visited the Feher Lenuţa 63,3% th different ethnical groups. 46% of them are Community Centre on the 25 of August. Romanian, 49% Hungarian and 5% Roma. 90 children from town schools took part in trivia contests organised at the Community The “Child and Family” Education: Children and Parents Centre. Day-Care Centre from Dej 70% of the children who attended the Community Centre from Satu-Mare in 2005 5-8 grades A Christmas show was held with 100 Low-income families sometimes fail to 31% had at least one subject matter or grade children as young performers and 120 raise their children on their own and retention during their schooling years. 22 children as spectators. They all received abandon them in childcare institutions. The (7.4%) of the school-aged children did no sweets bought from the 1,000 RON children from these families are at risk of E go to school at all in 2005. donation of the Local Council and FRCCF dropping out of school because they don't funds. have proper learning conditions at home or The questionnaires applied to project they don't get homework support from their families show that the mothers have With the financial help of Vereichnite Action parents. R finished 9.5 grades in average and they Fur Romanian Ev. Berlin, through Mr. Erik Father’s education earn around 179 RON, 121 RON less than Brockhaus, 9 Roma couples got officially The “Child and Family” Day-Care Centre the gross minimum income. 41.5% of the 13 grades and more 1-4 grades married. These couples already have 21 from Dej protects the rights to a family and 2,4% 8,2% children, who will benefit from to education of approximately 45 children A 130 project family mothers have no stable incomes. The fathers have finished 9.5 supplementary allowances after their of this kind. Last year, they got homework grades and earn around 229 RON. parents' marriage. The families live in supervision and help, a hot meal every day, 9-12 grades dreary conditions, and their biggest psychological counselling and special Family Members' Healthcare 63,5% problem is lack of housing. Officially education teaching, and the pre-school 40% of the respondents say they have married, the couples and their children will children were prepared for school. M health problems: 11.2% of the under 18- have increased access to social dwellings. year-olds and 32.3% of the mothers. FRCCF helped the couples to get marriage This project is implemented in partnership papers, and birth certificates were made for with the Cluj County Social Work and Child

Consumer Goods and Utilities 5-8 grades three of them. Protection Department and the Town Hall J 41% of families don't have a bathroom, 25,9% of Dej. It is funded by USAID through World

U 15% a kitchen and 15 families have no I couldn't meet my child's needs school Learning, as part of the ChildNet electricity. This is way below the books, cloths, novels and right when I programme. U northwestern urban average. According to thought there was no way out, I found out T a study, only 3% of the people living in about the Centre. The moment I contacted The project started in October 2004 and st north-western towns don't have a kitchen the Centre, my life brightened up. From the the funding will end on the 31 of March L and only 12% have no bathroom. lifeless pensioner who was taking care of 2006, when the County Social Work and

A her child alone I became a woman looking Child Protection Department and the Town 50% of the families enrolled in our project forward to the future. I started thinking what Hall of Dej will continue to run it on their stated they had no washing machine, I could do with the people working at the own. C S

24 5 The centre teachers are very and 9 siblings in one of the mountain All children at risk of migration or of being county, services were developed to benefit understanding and kind and they help us a hamlets, located 4 hours away from the migrated were recorded in a database. the project beneficiaries. lot with our homework. They are fair and commune centre and village school. Every Until now, 523 children from the four treat us all equally; that's what I like about day, Simona would have to walk a long and communes were database-recorded, 209 Ionel is 15 years old and lives in a village them the most. All the children coming to exhausting way to school, especially in as migrated and 314 at risk of migration. from the region of Oaş. He has two the centre are very friendly and nice. The autumn and winter, when she would have brothers, one of 10 and one of 17. The best activities are the day trips, trivia to walk through snow and mire. Once the The project “A Chance for Everyone”, latter migrated to France right after he had contests and sports competitions. boarding school opened, Simona's life financed by Fondation d'Auteuil from finished 8th grade, with a friend and an C. A., 12 years old changed completely. Now, she has better France, provides financial support to twelve uncle. In the first months there, all three of learning conditions, she is rested and 11th graders for continuing their studies. them lived in a deserted place, and then Rural Community motivated for school. Shortly after she had The youngsters selected for the project are the two boys were found in the streets and moved to the boarding school, she became at risk of abandoning school and migrating sent to a halfway home in Paris. Ionel Development Projects one of the best in her class and passed the abroad, due to lack of money. speaks regularly to his brother on the 8th grade final exam with a very good score. phone and thinks it would be better for him Măguri-Răcătău Thanks to this result she could enrol in a Thanks to a FONPC-funded project, a to drop out of school and go abroad too. high school from Cluj-Napoca and follow county child trafficking prevention and Măguri-Răcătău is the largest commune in her dream to become a school teacher. fight network was set up to draft a joint Ionel's family has a modest living and his Romania, located in a mountain region of strategy for future actions. The project parents have made a lot of sacrifice to pay the county of Cluj. Some of the children Suceagu manager and three network members went his high school tuition so that he can study there live far from school and they used to on a study visit and exchange of in the town of Satu Mare. To continue his spend up to six hours a day on their way to In 2005, FRCCF gave to children from experience in the Republic of Moldavia, studies, Ionel now receives a monthly and from school. Once the boarding school Suceagu the chance to study, while during where they had the chance to see the scholarship from FRCCF, which covers his re-opened, their school attendance and the previous years it got involved in house working methods and tools used by a board and lodging. Thanks to this support, results improved. The boarding school was renovation and connection to the electricity similar network from that country. To widen the boy will not have to drop out of school refurbished in 2004 with FRCCF help. network. the views and better understand the child and the risk of him following on his Since then, the Foundation has been In this village of the Cluj County, the Roma migration and trafficking phenomenon, brother's steps is much lower. supporting it by covering the daily food community represents a quarter of the three FRCCF team members participated expenses for the children accommodated population. The only income source of the in an exchange of experience in France Profile of Satu Mare Project E there. Roma is the child benefits and the social at project partner organisations and French security. As parents don't manage to cover authorities. Beneficiaries' Families

In order to have good grades and get ready all the family expenses, sometimes the R for the 8th grade final exam, the children children themselves have to find Thanks to UNICEF's financial assistance, a In the last two months of 2005, data were benefit from FRCCF-paid tutoring and occasional jobs to increase family incomes. sociological study on Ţara Oaşului child gathered in Satu Mare from 146 families homework support from teachers and migration phenomenon was published (57% of Satu Mare project families), in other words from 747 individuals. pedagogues and school books. On holiday, Last year's main project goal was to draw and released. The study also comprises A they go on trips and take part in social everyone's attention on how important best practices of child migration and Furthermore, in May 2005, 105 events. 22 children graduated secondary education and proper learning conditions trafficking dangers prevention. Moreover, respondents provided data regarding school and went to schools in Cluj to learn are for children. Tutoring and homework legal guidelines were drafted with Terre children who attend the FRCCF a trade and continue their studies. This is supervision groups were organised, and 8th des hommes Foundation funds to compile Community Centre in Satu Mare. an important step for this community graders received vocational counselling. national and international legislation in the M whose most members have only 8 school All the project families received support field of human trafficking and illegal Results migration. In partnership with the 63% of the families whose children attend

years. and counselling, and 42 of them were For Christmas, 23 children from Măguri- granted emergency financial aids to deal association Casa dei Diritti Sociali from the community centre have at least 5 J Răcătău sang carols at institutions from with crisis situations: outstanding electricity Italy, a study on Romanian members. The average number of family Cluj-Napoca The County School bill, clothes, footwear and school supplies unaccompanied children in Rome was members is 6 and the average number of

Inspectorate, The Town Hall and County for children. Medical counselling and drafted, also with Terre des hommes children is 3.2. In 46.5% of the families U funds. there is one or no parent present: in 7.5% U Hall , and performed on stage at the medicines were provided for those in need. no parents, and in 39%, just one.

Children's Christmas event. They felt T valued and they received presents. On Andrei lives in Suceagu with his mother Between August December 2005, the L summer holiday, 75 children went on two and three younger brothers. Their father programme of national interest 44% of the children who attend the trips to Moldavia to visit cultural and tourist left them years ago and their mother has Reintegrate and Support Repatriated or Community Centre say they don't have a

sites. had to provide for them since. As she was Trafficking Victim Children was carried place for studying at home, and 17% of A alone and jobless, she found it hard to out in the counties of Bistriţa Năsăud, them say they don't feel well at home and Simona is 13 and lives with her parents support her children's education. Maramureş, Satu Mare and Sălaj. In every that their parents don't take care of them. C S

6 23 Hence, 180 school children now have the a county child migration and trafficking When Andrei's family moved to Suceagu, I am happy to say that once a week I go to chance to study in better conditions. A prevention network and starting they knew no one and were isolated from the gym club sponsored by FRCCF. Last soccer ground was built, and the partnerships with INGO's working in the the rest of the community. The FRCCF year I also did some physical therapy and it kindergarten and school playgrounds were field. social workers helped the family integrate. was great for my spine. I sometimes go on endowed with benches, wooden houses Now, Andrei has started to attend the trips organized by FRCCF, like the one and swings. The project is funded by UNICEF, Terre des tutoring classes provided by FRCCF from October 2005 at the Felix Spa, hommes, CCFD, FONPC, Fondation teachers, he has made friends and has sponsored by Lions Club. We went on this The children with health problems d'Auteuil and FRCCF. Local partnerships started to get better grades. Andrei's trip with children from other schools, who (retinopathy, nephritis, kidney transplant) were signed with the County Social Work mother has confessed to us she doesn't didn't have sight problems and were very were treated and eight asthmatic children and Child Protection Department feel alone anymore and that thanks to the nice to us. S. K. 13 years old were provided treatment at the salt mine (DGASPC), Satu-Mare County School FRCCF support she has got used to her from Praid. Inspectorate, the Town Halls of the new life. Profile of Cluj-Napoca communes of Bixad, Târşolţ, Călineşti Oaş The Crasna Domăneşti Community and Gherţa Mică, the French Association Project Beneficiaries' Association was legally registered in 2005, Hors la rue and the Italian association Institution-Based Projects Families and consequently in the future FRCCF Casa dei Diritti Sociali. plans to allocate funds to it for community The School for the Blind, In the last two months of 2005, data were level management. The project beneficiaries are children at Cluj-Napoca gathered in Cluj-Napoca from 493 families risk of migration or trafficking, children who (77.5% of Cluj project families), in other I cannot find the right words to express my have come back home from abroad, but The project goal is to ensure that the words from 2,544 individuals. Furthermore, gratitude for what you did for my also their parents. disabled child's rights to education, social in May 2005, 140 respondents provided grandchild! We had been trying everything integration and medical care are met. data regarding the children who attend the with him for years and we thought it was The project team social workers, a two FRCCF Community Centres in Cluj. impossible for us to save him. With the psychologist and community workers The School for the Blind from Cluj-Napoca help of FRCCF, we took him to a hospital in organized information meetings in the is attended by about 250 sight-impaired Results Cluj where he was diagnosed. Now he is schools of the four communes, attended by children. For them, FRCCF organized and 80% of the interviewed families whose under medication but he is feeling much 750 children. The talks focused on financed educational and socialisation children go to the community centres have E better already. It's great to see him smile children's rights and the risks to which activities, clubs (painting, instrumental 5 to 7 members. The average number of again! children going abroad alone are exposed. music, gym, chess, computing and plastic family members is 5.4 and there are more V.K, grandmother of a child who suffers Support groups were held for teenagers, arts). or less 4 people sharing a room. 32% of from severe lung and brain damage targeting age-specific issues, like:

R the families are single-parent: in 8% of the relationship with peers and parents, To help these blind school children families there is only the father, and in communication, conflicts, smoking, drinking socialize better, they are invited to the 92%, solely the mother. In 23 cases (4.7% th th Prevention of Child and prospects. For the 8 -10 graders, EVERYCHILD Community Centre, where of all the questioned families) both parents

A Migration Risks HIV/AIDS information classes were held. they join the community centre children in are gone. in Ţara Oaşului the personal development group. The community workers visited about 300 Moreover, they went on trips with children 58% of the project families are Romanian, families with children who had migrated or from other schools. These are great 20% Roma, 14% Hungarian and 8% of In the last couple of years, a great number were at risk of migration. These families opportunities for them to improve their mixed ethnicity. of children from Ţara Oaşului (Satu Mare were informed about the risks to which communication skills, gain confidence and M County) were identified abroad, children going abroad alone are exposed open up. Family Members' Education unaccompanied or in difficult and the agencies they can turn to for help if

The families with children attending the circumstances. Although most of they are in danger. 14 families benefited In 2005, the school children's glass FRCCF Community Centres in Cluj have in

unaccompanied children go abroad from psychological and legal counselling, paintings were exhibited for sale at the average two school children, which means J because they want to, when they get there and social care. Town Hall of Cluj-Napoca and more than a that each family has to cover school

U they are often exploited through work, third of them were sold. The works were expenses for at least two children. 33 forced to beg, to do crimes or get into During the school activities and family also awarded at the Romanian Folk Artists school-aged children didn't go to any type prostitution. All this turns them into visits, informative leaflets on child U

T Festival. of school in 2005. potential human trafficking victims. trafficking and child migration risks were

distributed; leaflets and flyers on HIV/AIDS FRCCF also funds the Torbal team (a ball 45% of the children who attended the L The project goal is to prevent migration and the rights of the child were also game especially created for sight-impaired Community Centres from Cluj had at least

A dangers and the risk of being trafficked for handed out. children) which came first at the one subject matter or grade retention the children in this region. It focuses on international Torbal competition from Bern during their schooling years. Most of them raising awareness at local level, setting up (Switzerland) last year. failed at Romanian and Mathematics. S C

22 7 School failure may also be due to the fact For Christmas and Easter they got International Day of Deaf People was that 45% of the questioned children say presents from Santa Claus and Easter celebrated. All these activities had an they don't have a special place for studying Bunny. impact on their harmonious personality at home (as indicated by the data Mother’s education development and aimed at boosting their collected, an average of 4 family members Although children should benefit from free self-confidence, self-esteem and sense of no school share a room). 30% of the children say 13 grades and more 4,9% 1-4 grades medical care, in some cases their medical property. All the children took part in the their parents beat them and 10% that there 3,6% 8% insurance does not cover the medical care Vacation Day activities organised by are physical fights between family expenses (for example a special dioptre or FRCCF in the Garden of Rome from Satu members. a serious disease for which treatment is Mare, and each of them received a 9-12 grades extremely costly). Whenever this present. Furthermore, an exhibition of all 51,3% The questionnaires filled by project families happened, FRCCF provided financial the works the children had made at the show that the mothers have finished 9 support. tapestry work club was organised. The school years in average and earn around exhibition was attended by children from 195 RON, 100 RON less than the gross FRCCF co-organised trips and other other placement centres and minimum income. The fathers have leisure activities throughout the entire year. representatives of institutions from Satu finished in average 9.7 grades and earn 5-8 grades All the children went on at least one trip in Mare. around 315 RON. In one of three families, 32,2% the country, 13 of them even had the the father is gone, and the mother is the chance to go to France and 24 to Hungary. Domăneşti Rural Community head of the family. No 1 Helping School and Development Project Family Members' Healthcare No 6 Placement Centre for Domăneşti village is 32 km away from the 27.5% of the under 18-year-olds and 52% of Father’s education the mothers say they had problems in the Children with Special Needs town of Satu Mare and it has about 1,200 no school Satu Mare inhabitants, out of whom 20% are children. past. 13 grades and more 2,1% 1-4 grades 10,1% 4% The community project set off in 2000, in Consumer Goods and Utilities In the Placement Centre for Children with partnership with the Town Hall of the Moftin 34.2% of the families don't have a Special Needs, 33 children are currently Commune, the School of Domăneşti and

bathroom, 15% a kitchen and 16 families 9-12 grades assisted. 256 children attend the No 1 the Community Association. The first E have no electricity. 55,5% Helping School, including the ones from project outcome was the water supply the Centre. Of all children, 53 have hearing network, too costly for the Town Hall to 27.8% of the FRCCF-helped families from disorders and 203 are mentally disabled. cover it on its own. Cluj don't have a telephone, 37.2% a R washing machine, 22.3% a refrigerator, Thanks to the FRCCF support, 30 children The main project achievement is the 78% a computer and 93.5% a car. 5-8 grades from the Centre could visit their families. In involvement of local authorities and 28,4% some cases, the parents are too poor to community members in all the project cover the children's travel costs to go home activities, which benefit them. A and back to Halmeu. For this reason, even over 500 RON 4,5% if the parents keep in touch and want to In 2005, the village Cultural Centre hosted see their child, they often give up and think a series of activities, long-awaited by that it is better for the child to stay in the children and youngsters: a computing Mother’s income institution because he/she doesn't go course (82 children), and a folk dancing M hungry there. and customs course. The children from Domăneşti enjoyed leisure activities as

J School supplies and materials for well: 80 children went on trips to the 300-500 RON under 300 RON over 500 RON 42% 53,9% 15,9% (carpentry, painting, tailoring) clubs, counties of Maramureş and Bihor and took magazines, specialised books and part in sports events. Shows were U notebooks were bought for the children performed for Children's Day and U Father’s income attending the Helping School. Christmas and all school children received sweets and presents. T

L All the children benefited from medical care 300-500 RON under 300 RON and free treatment when they were sick. Teaching materials (maps, tapes, school 50% 34,3% supplies, etc.) were purchased to improve A Last year, all the children received pocket schooling standards. money, they had birthday parties and the C S

8 21 A partnership was signed with Hans monitored by a social worker. Paul is Profile of Cîmpia Turzii problems. The percentage is higher when it Lindner Foundation regarding Romanian currently living in the group home and visits comes to adults: 23.3% of the mothers and and Mathematics tutoring for the children his mother weekly. He is cleaner, he has Project Beneficiaries' 20% of the fathers said they had problems in assisted by this foundation and who have a good grades and he is a winner with the Families the past. lot of catching up to do at these subject school soccer team. matters. Consumer Goods and Utilities Institution-Based Projects In the last two months of 2005, data were The Cîmpia Turzii project families have The Community Centre works in gathered in Cîmpia Turzii from 106 families fewer consumer goods and utilities than the (50% of project families), in other words partnership with the No 13 School for the FRCCF gives to institutionalised children national urban average: school reintegration of the children who are from 485 individuals. Furthermore, in May - 38% of them have no bathroom; (from placement centres and helping 2005, 77 respondents provided data about older than school age or have abandoned schools) the chance to develop to their full - 9% have no kitchen; school. the children who attend the FRCCF - 6 families are not connected to electricity; potential so that they can better integrate Community Centre in Cîmpia Turzii. socially. A child should grow up in his/her 65.1% of the families stated they didn't A new project started with the Artemis biological family and therefore, when have a telephone, 47.5% a washing Association from Cluj-Napoca: “Improve Family Structure machine, 24% a refrigerator, 86.6% a possible, FRCCF helps institutionalised The average number of family members is and Spread Best Practices of Child Sexual children leave the institution to go home. computer and 95% their own car. Abuse Intervention and Prevention”. 4.6, with an average of 2.2 under age The FRCCF social workers and institution children. In 32% of the families there are at teachers looked for the children's families least three children. Paul is 11 and he is a smart boy with good and paid them visits to get them ready to grades. When his father died, Paul was left welcome their child back home. Still, when in his mother's care, who was living with a In 40% of the families, one or both parents for some of the children family reintegration are not present. In 9.4% of all families, Mother’s education drunk. The couple's rows and the man's is impossible, FRCCF tries to protect their frequent violence made Paul's mother neither of the parents live with the family no school rights to identity, healthcare, education, and the children are raised by aunts, 13 grades and more 17,8% 1-4 grades break up with him as the relationship had a spare time and privacy. 2,2% 12,2% bad impact on the child. grandparents or other relatives. 31% are single-parent families. The boy's teacher noticed that he wouldn't No 11 Placement Centre 9-12 grades E do his homework and his clothes were dirty from Halmeu 65.7% of the family helper project families 30% all the time. After having talked to him, she are Roma and 34.3%, Romanian. found out that Paul was often starving as The Halmeu institution-based project has he had no food at home. Besides the fact 79 beneficiary children who live in Halmeu Education: Parents and Children R that his mother didn't have enough money Placement Centre, divided in family-type Of a total of 189 school-aged children in the project, 8% (15 children) do not go to to buy food, she had health problems as groups of 13-15 children each. Each group 5-8 grades well and when she was in hospital Paul owns dormitories, a kitchen and bathroom, school, and 31.2% of the children who 37,8% replicating as much as possible a normal attend the Community Centre had subject A didn't go to school. Because of the man's scandals, the landlord family decided not to family environment. matter or grade retentions throughout their rent them the room anymore. schooling years. 20% of the children The children received school supplies and coming often to the Centre said they didn't An FRCCF social worker assessed the learnt to self-manage so that they could feel well at home, mainly because of family Father’s education family's situation and designed a plan to stand on their own feet when they leave rows. 36% of them admit that their parents M quarrel frequently, 33% that there are no school help Paul and his mother get out of the the institution. Thus, they could join a 13 grades and more 5,8% 1-4 grades troubles they were in. As housing was a big cooking club, where they learn how to physical fights in the family and 26% that 1,4% 17,4%

problem, after talking to the mother and cook, a carpentry club to learn a trade and their parents beat them.

consulting with another NGO, the Hans how to fix broken things around the house, J Lindner Foundation, which provides group a handiwork club where they make different The mothers have finished 6.7 school 9-12 grades years and earn around 133 RON a month, 43,5% U home services, it was decided that Paul items, from small jewellery to clothes, and should live for a while in a place where he the little householders club teaching them less than half of the gross minimum could be well provided for so that he could how to garden and raise animals. income. 45.5% of the 90 project mothers U T focus on school. The mother was more stated they had no income at all. The Every month, birthday parties were thrown fathers have finished 8 school years in

than happy that her son would not starve L anymore and that someone would give him for the children born that month. The average and earn around 276 RON. 5-8 grades 31,9% A all the support he needed until she worked birthday children felt valued because they things out. FRCCF helps her with got presents and Happy Birthday wishes. Healthcare: Parents and Children counselling, and Paul's school situation is 16.8% of the under 18-year-olds had health S C

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Satu Mare properly. During the summer holiday, a Community Centres emotional disorders can turn to a group of young French volunteers from the psychologist. 68 people (36 children and Community Centre French organisation STEA organized all Children abandon school for different 32 adults) received psychological sort of games for the community centre counselling last year. The issues Children's education is not a priority for reasons: their family's financial shortages, children. 10 children of 10-14 found out the appalling living conditions and parents' little approached in the 284 sessions ranged some parents, who, because of financial secrets of museology thanks to an activity from family matters, school integration, and problems and their own lack of schooling, education. Some parents neglect their run in partnership with the Satu Mare children whereas others try hard to solve behaviour disorders to sexual abuse and do not support their children as much as County Museum. Moreover, the spare time psychological assessment. The child they need it to be successful at school. family's problems but still they don't activities benefited the children attending manage to meet their children's needs. education teacher assisted 17 children and the Caritas Centre “House of Friendship”: 14 adults, trying to correct the children's Every day, at the FRCCF Community These children's life and future are puzzle contest, soccer championship, shadowed by the poor conditions they grow speech disorders, improve their Centre, around 50 children received the painting, handiwork, etc. The “Vacation psychomotility and counsel disabled support they were missing at home. Last up in. Unfortunately, the social services Day” was an important big event of the network is underdeveloped and it fails to children's parents. year, over 300 children attended the summer of 2005, marking the end of Centre, where they were provided provide the long-awaited way out to these school. On that occasion, 300 children took marginalised families and children. 34 children learned how to use the homework supervision (94) and tutoring for part in many interesting competitions. computer, and 10 school children took part Romanian (57) and Mathematics (49). in school guidance meetings where they Over 70% of them improved their school Last year, 253 families benefited from Oradea Community Centre received help to make decisions about their results thanks to all this help. social care. Many of these families turned school or professional future. to our social workers to help them apply for To prevent school abandonment and In 2005, seven children and an adult, who supplementary allowance or social increase the chances to succeed in life of A number of community centre activities had dropped out of school or had never dwellings. 77 people were counselled and the children from needy families, FRCCF target spare time: creative arts club, been to school, took up literacy classes guided towards specialised services, and opened a community centre in Oradea in painting, visits to public institutions, dance held by the two community centre ten cases were solved in partnership with the autumn of 2002. Every day, the centre classes, drama club, fun games, sports, teachers. Later, the children were enrolled other NGO's. The most frequent problems welcomes nearly 50 children from story telling and day trips. In 2005, around in a low-attendance school, which gave families had to face were illegal house disadvantaged families, with great financial 200 children joined these activities. them the chance to learn and find a good contracts, school dropout, abuse, alcohol problems. The FRCCF practitioners and E job in the future. addiction and family planning. Emergency volunteers provide the much needed At personal development groups and aids were granted to over 200 families, support to marginalised children, based on teenagers' club, the youngsters learn 48 children with various learning disorders which, with FRCCF help, finally paid their their lacks and problems. interactively about positive communication or troubles benefited from special outstanding gas and electricity bills and the and find out a lot about themselves and the R education teaching. Those who had rent so that they wouldn't be evicted. Other Last year, 21 pre-school children took part society they live in. At the end of July 2005, speech problems enriched their vocabulary families could not afford medicines, lacked in various games and plays and acquired some of the personal development group and language, while the children with fire wood for winter or school supplies for skills which they will find useful at school. members took part in a cultural youth mental disabilities and learning difficulties This activity started at the request of the A children. FRCCF funded them out of these exchange in Germany, tackling non- find school easier now thanks to the problems and got a burden off their parents who couldn't afford to enrol their discrimination and tolerance. The FRCCF practitioners' help. shoulders. small children in kindergarten. youngsters also attended a number of information meetings on social welfare Children and parents in need turned to the Every week, the adult beneficiary family The primary school children get homework system and services available to people in Centre for medical counselling and members had access to job adverts from support from two teachers, and the older need. Last year, new activities were started M health education, legal counselling (33 local newspapers and County Employment ones get tutoring for Mathematics, to help children better adapt to school: beneficiaries) and psychological Agency. They could use the centre's Romanian and English. Last year, almost school motivation groups (12 children) and R

counselling (43 beneficiaries). The equipment (phone, computer, printer, copy 100 children were tutored in Romanian, the “Learn How to Learn” group (34 psychologist provided counselling in cases machine) and received support to contact about the same in Mathematics and 27 in children). During group meetings, the of abuse and behavioural or emotional the employers and get ready for job English. Out of 90 children who received participants identified their own learning

U disorders. The Centre also organises interviews. homework support, 85% improved their style and acquired learning improvement support groups and personal development school results while the rest had the same skills. O groups. The practitioners hold school grade level as before. 19 children attended T Local partnerships guidance and vocational counselling a French language course held by a native Every day, all children attending the centre meetings for those who need this sort of speaker volunteer. activities get a sandwich and fruit, which is help. Last year, the Satu Mare County Council H made the decision to let FRCCF use for the main meal of the day for many of them. I A A speech therapist works with children with free the council-owned community centre Those who come from far neighbourhoods The spare time activities give children the speech disorders, and those who have get the bus ticket reimbursed. chance to learn interactively how to behave facility for another five years. learning difficulties or behaviour or S B

18 11 12 BIHOR The CommunityCentrestaf children's parentsaswell.Socialworkers provide realsupporttoapproximately230 families, whichtheydirecttovarious services deliveredattheOradea Community Centreortothespecialised contact withdif (psychologist, speechtherapist,medical them financialsupportinemergencycases services oflocalagencies.FRCCFgives families benefitedfromover350 doctor the beneficiaries'needs,itmediates problems, houseloss,etc.)and,basedon (death ofafamilymember The socialcareserviceconsistsin aids wereprovidedbytheShef emergency aidslastyear individual andfamilycounselling,crisis solving interventions,after-care, employment supportforparents,aswell child andschoolabandonmentprevention. The Centre'slegaladviserassistedthe disadvantaged peopleareentitledtoby beneficiaries whofacedlegaltroublesin law keeping theirhousesorgettingtherights benefited fromfreecheck-upsand Families withoutawashingmachinewere guidance tomedicalcareservices. free tousetheonefromCentre. how toovercomedownperiodsinthe issues couldjoinasupportgrouptolearn Moreover relationship withtheirchildren. I likeithereattheCentrebecauseever classes forMathematicsandRomanian, since Istartedtoattendthetutoring my gradeshaveimproved,andthepeople here aresokindandnicewitheveryone. T I liketheCentreverymuchbecause teacher herehelpsmedomyhomework every dayandmyteacherfromschool praises mebecausenowI'mthebestinmy class. I'mjustsohappyforthat.Whenwe very wellwiththechildren who comehere have 10pointswegetagift. Igetalong and Igotootheractivities as well,tothe English classes.Inthesummer fun gamesandcontests. .S. 12yearsold . Those whohadhealthproblems , legaladviserandteacher).230 , theparentswithchildeducation ferent practitioners , manyofthese A.O. 9yearsold , serioushealth f thinksofthe field Group. , thereare I cometotheCommunityCentrebecause the peopleherehelpmedomyhomework, they explaintomewhenIdon'tunderstand something, theyarepatientwithme, don't scream,theyarekindandcorrectme placement centrehostsabandonedand when I'mwrong.R.M.10yearsold attend withthevillagechildrenFRCCF orphan children.Since2002,someofthem from Pope “Prietenia” CommunityCentre (Friendship). Community Centrecalled“Prietenia” In thevillageofPope Before thiscentre,theinstitutionalised children didnothavefriendsfromthe village andwerelabelledas“disabled”by some communitymembers. confinement withintheinstitutioncameto an endoncethe“Prietenia”Centreopened. Helping SchoolandtheIndustrial FRCCF Group fromthevillage,succeededingiving Centre ofPope to institutionalisedchildrenthechance possible thankstotheCentre,whichworks be apartofthecommunity children andtherestofcommunity as acatalystbetweentheinstitutionalised Through projectactivities,FRCCFtriedto they couldfiteasierinthesocietyafter children's personaldevelopmentsothat contribute totheseinstitutionalised leaving theplacementcentre. At the“Prietenia”Centre,mostactivities are centredoneducation,psychological counselling, schoolandvocational they areopentobothinstitutionalised guidance andsocializationactivities, children andfromthevillage. The childrenwithlearningproblems,atrisk of subjectmatterorgraderetention dropping outofschool,attendedtutoring classes forRomanian,Mathematics and proper learningconditions at home Geography received homeworksupport fromthe volunteers andpractitioners oftheCentre , inpartnershipwiththePlacement . ş The schoolchildrenwithout ti ş ti, the ş ti, BihorCounty T own Hall,the . This was Their , a . 9-12 grades 59,3 % not connectedtoelectricity bathroom, 9%akitchenand6familiesare 38% oftheprojectfamiliesdon'thavea Consumer GoodsandUtilities in thepast. 40% ofthefatherssaidtheyhadproblems comes toadults:52.8%ofthemothersand problems. 19.3% oftheunder18-year-oldshadhealth Family Members'Healthcare 13 gradesandmore 300-500 RON 32% 7,4% over Mother The percentageishigherwhenit 2,5% 500 RON ’ s education under 300RON no school 2,5% 65 ,5 . % 5-8 grades 28,4 1-4 grades Mother % 2,5% ’ s income 9-12 grades Father 65,5% ’ 86.6% acomputerand95%car washing machine,24%arefrigerator Oradea don'thaveatelephone,47.5% 43.6% oftheFRCCF-helpedfamiliesfrom s income 13 gradesandmore 12,4% Father 300-500 RON 33% ’ s education no school over 2,7% 18,6% 500 RON 5-8 grades under 300RON 15,9% . 1-4 grades 48,4 3,5% , %

17 BIHOR The children from the school of Leş Profile of Oradea Project Those who wanted to learn English and contest took place with three junior teams participated in an essay writing contest French had the chance to do it with the from three different commune villages What Children Know about Their Rights Beneficiaries' Families help of volunteers. competing against each other. 26 children and the best essays were rewarded. from the Prietenia Centre participated in Furthermore, FRCCF funded book In the last two months of 2005, data were Seventeen children with behaviour the contest. purchase to award the best school children gathered in Oradea from 180 families (90% disorders received psychological from the three schools. The primary school of Oradea project families), in other words counselling and attended the personal Watching movies or cartoons in a safe children had the chance to learn how to from 1,023 individuals. Furthermore, in development group, whose core themes environment is a great spare time glass paint at the painting club, co- May 2005, 120 respondents provided data were communication and self-knowledge. alternative for these children. Those who ordinated by a volunteering teacher. regarding children who attend the two Twenty-four school children from the 8th enjoyed this activity the most were the FRCCF Community Centres in Bihor and 12th grades received guidance in children from poor families without a TV at A group of six youngsters who continue County: Oradea Community Centre and choosing a skills-based profession. home. their studies at high schools or the Popeşti Community Centre. University from Oradea, organised the 120 children took part in small group To celebrate Christmas and June 1st, all summer school, held during the summer Family Structure meetings on health education and learned children were involved in competitions and break. As part of this activity, 16 village The average number of family members is about first aid, disease prevention, shows. Over 200 children celebrated their children attended painting clubs, played 5.7 and 54% of them have at least three personal hygiene, healthy diet and AIDS. birthday and received small gifts. The games and went on day trips. The same under age children. In 41% of the families birthday parties were a good way for group got involved in organising Christmas there is only one of the parents or neither The spare time activities got the placement children to socialize and get a strong and Children's Day events at the schools of them: in 6% of them both parents are centre children closer to the other feeling of identity. from the villages. gone, and in 35.6% only one of them (in community children. Together, they signed 9.4% of the cases the mother doesn't live up for different clubs and groups, with The youngest organised a real show to Medicines were bought for three sick with the family, and in 90.6%, the father). therapeutic purposes, where they practised raise funds for the children from other parts children, and glasses were made for a their artistic skills and improved the way of the country whose houses had been child. 56.6% of the project families are they communicate. They could choose flooded in the summer. Using the funds Romanian, 24.5% Hungarian, 6.3% Roma from a wide range of activities carried out raised, 20 small packages were made and My name is N. B. and I live in the village of and 12.6% are of mixed ethnicity. at the Centre: environment protection club sent to the school from Băila-Budişteni, Şauaieu with my father and my brother. (14 members), painting (38 members), Argeş County. Our mother passed away many years ago. Education handiwork - Gobelin (28 members), My father is on medical retirement and has 18 of the 8 to 15-year-olds did not go to modern and folk dancing (40 members) My name is Z. T. and I live in the some health problems. His pension is so school in 2005. 21% of the children and puppet theatre (16 members). The Placement Centre from Popeşti. I attend small that it doesn't even cover all of our attending the Oradea Community Centre children had the chance to spend their the Helping School. I come to the expenses. Last year, I dropped out of had subject matter or grade retention spare time together, in a safe environment, “Prietenia” Centre because it can help us st school in the 1 vocational school year in during their schooling years. School failure under the supervision and guidance of make friends with many children from the Oradea. This year, I was advised to go may also be due to family rows: 33% of the practitioners and volunteers. village, and the children from the village back to school but I couldn't pay for the children said their parents quarrelled often, can make friends with us. “Prietenia” travel costs to go to Oradea. My brother in 16% of the families there are physical Besides these clubs, 38 children took part Centre is a place where we can learn many goes to school in Leş and I have found out fights between family members, and 25% in music contests where their artistic talent things: to love one another and make it all that FRCCF covers travel expenses for of the parents batter their children. In 17% was awarded. Moreover, some of them beautiful. I'm afraid of the future. I don't school children. Therefore, I turned to of the families, parents have alcohol abuse learned how to play the guitar and organ. know if I'll have a job. I'd like to paint or if FRCCF myself to help me with the monthly problems. Another school failure reason R not, help people out. “Prietenia” Centre Ten children attended the drama club held R st may be the fact that 29% of the children st bus card. Now, I am in the 1 vocational by a volunteer, and on June 1 they helps us gain a lot of respect and it helps don't have a place for studying at home. school year and I'm happy I can continue performed the play “The Story of the F us have a future. It teaches us how to do my studies. Grade” at the Lotus Department Store from things in the future. I am happy there is this Mothers have finished 9.4 school years in Oradea. At the Centre, all children had toys centre because here we can do lots of average and earn around 185 RON, 115

O things and we learn many beautiful things.

to play with and could play fun and O RON less than the gross minimum income. intellectually challenging games. It teaches us how to help each other and A quarter (25%) of the 163 project family love one another. mothers said they had no income. Most of the money earning mothers have the A kinetotherapist volunteer organised H following income sources: monthly wages sports activities aiming at helping children H I (55), pension (31) and child benefit (11). get a harmoniously developed body. The I The fathers have finished 10 grades in children practised table tennis and took up average and earn around 316 RON. gym exercises. On June 10th, a soccer B B

16 13 Institution-Based Projects The shoemaker trade training is quite also in Beiuş. I graduated vocational school Leş Rural Community demanding for my eyes and it has in June 2005. After finishing school I found Development Project FRCCF stands by placement centre worsened my sight problems. I had severe a job as a seller. As I earn my own money, children. They are orphans, abandoned by strabismus which required surgery. After I've managed to rent a room at an old the surgery I was to wear glasses. At the lady's. Now I have my own room. FRCCF Leş is a small village of roughly 650 their parents or placed in childcare inhabitants, positioned at 15 km from institutions because their parents have beginning of 2005, I was operated on at the gave me money to buy the things I needed Oradea Paediatrics Hospital, and all the for my new place. I could buy my own Oradea. Only a small percentage of the serious financial problems and cannot population is employed, and for many the meet their basic needs. costs were covered by FRCCF, which also blanket, pillows, silvery, and cooking pots. paid for the glasses. I am fine now and I For the first time I felt I had someone to child benefit is the only stable income. recovered quite fast after the surgery. help me. Now life is finally easier for me. There is no high school in the village, and Tileagd Placement Centre Thanks to my glasses I see better and I the children who want to continue their studies have to commute to Oradea. would like to thank those who helped me No 2 Vocational School, Oradea The Tileagd Placement Centre solve my problem. accommodated 120 disabled children from However, often the parents do not have the At the No 2 Vocational School from Bihor County, who were attending the Beiuş and Tinca financial means to pay for their children's Helping School from the village. The centre Oradea, disabled girls study to become a studies and thus many youngsters don't was closed down in October 2005, and Placement Centres cook, a shoemaker or a dressmaker. The even get the chance to acquire some of the children were placed in other school has 260 places, and 46 of them are professional skills and access a well-paid similar institutions from the county The goals of the projects carried out in for placement centre girls. They live in the job. (Oradea, Popeşti) and, when possible, in these placement centres were to integrate school's board during the school year, and their families. institutionalised children in the society and on holidays they go back to the placement The Leş Rural Community Development improve their healthcare by providing the centres in the county. Project started in 1999 and it is carried out The main goal of the FRCCF project run in treatment some of them needed. 38 of the in the villages of Leş, Păuşa and Şauaieu. this institution was to help 120 children with children went on a 7-day mountain camp at In the FRCCF-run project, there are 30 There are only primary schools in the last special needs to develop to their full Măguri Răcătău and participated in the disabled girls from different placement two villages and from the 5th grade children potential. A major objective was to integrate event “Mountains, the Highest Friends”. centres. All the girls celebrated their go to school in Leş. them in the local community and the There they had the chance to work in birthdays with their school colleagues and society. teams and get some environment got presents. They went on a 4-day trip to 200 school children from the three villages education. After these children's situation the monasteries from the North of Moldavia are enrolled in this FRCCF project. They Some of the project activities were spare had improved, FRCCF decided to end its where they had the chance to see usually come from single-parent families time and social ones: house holding course funding. important sites and have dinner in a which face huge financial problems. aiming at teaching children how to self- restaurant. These activities aimed at manage and get ready for the world The Beiuş Placement Centre, which boosting their self-confidence and make The project focuses on education, outside the institution, and craftsmanship, accommodated over 100 children, was the girls acquire some skills to better socialisation, spare time and improved painting and pottery courses helping closed down. Two group homes were set integrate in the society. health care for the children of the three up in the village where 24 children are participants discover and develop their nd villages. talents and creativity. currently living. The other children were My name is M. V., I'm 18 and I'm in the 2 moved to placement centres in the county year at the No 2 Vocational School. I study FRCCF and the YMCA Christian Youth Trips, sports events and recovery gym or reintegrated in their family. The 24 group horticulture. On holidays I used to go to the Association of Romania from Oradea set were carried out as a fun way to spend the home children were assisted and 5 school Tileagd Placement Centre, but starting this up a computing lab in the school of Leş, spare time and to help placement centre graduates, who were to be employed and year I will go to the Popeşti Placement endowed with 16 computers, a printer and R children integrate faster in new groups. rent a place on their own, were helped buy Centre because the one from Tileagd was a scanner. FRCCF covered the travel costs R They had birthday parties with children the things needed to become independent: closed down. Last year, I was on a trip to for a volunteer from Oradea to go to Leş from the village as guests. They also pots, bedclothes, clothes, etc. Moldavia with my colleagues. We visited and teach computing to school children of celebrated together June 1st, Christmas many monasteries and historical sites. It 5th 8th grade and to a parents group. and Easter which improved their self- The Tinca Placement Centre, which used was wonderful. I didn't know our country O

to accommodate 50 children, was closed O esteem and enhanced their integration in was so beautiful! I loved the Suceviţa FRCCF paid the travel costs for 25 children down. 36 of them are now living in group the local community and the society. monastery the best because it had very who go to vocational schools or high homes, and the others were moved to beautiful paintings and a nun gave us schools in Oradea throughout the entire rd placement centres in the county or My name is L. L. and I’m in the 3 year of some advice about life. It was the journey school year and for another 20 children H reintegrated in their family. H the “Ioan Bococi” School of Trades from of my life! from Şauaieu and Păuşa the transportation I Oradea and I study to become a to the school from Leş. I I am L. M. and I'm 19 years old. I lived in shoemaker. During school holidays, I used the Beiuş Placement Centre until 2003, to live in the Tileagd Placement Centre. when I was moved to the Arc Group Home, B B

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