annual report 2007 ruhama foundation in social development empathy INDEX Chairman’s message 2 Our programs and services 6 Social services 8 Homecare Services 12 Citizen Advice Bureau Oradea 18 Counselling and Support Centre for Parents and Children 24 Education 30 CIP description of the Romanian National Library Empatie în dezvoltarea socială = Roma Education Centre 34 Empathy in social development / Summer Kindergartens 2007 42 coord.: Ciprian Torj. - Oradea : Primus, 2008 Parents School 50 ISBN 978-973-88852-0-2 Professional training & employment services 54 I. Torj, Ciprian (coord.) Professional training programs 55 316 Employment services 58 Community development & housing 62 Building social houses 66 Coordinator: Ciprian TORJ Strengthening the Roma voice 70 Design: Ciprian TORJ Civic education in Roma communities 76 Photography: Fundaţia RUHAMA Roma Youth Forum 80 Printed by: Metropolis SRL Oradea Advocacy & public policies 84 Email:
[email protected] About us 92 Tel.: 004 0259 456 180 Financial data 94 Web: www.ruhama.ro Vision, mission, values 96 Grantors, partners, collaborators, networks 96 © 2008 Ruhama Foundation Organizational chart 98 All rights reserved. Team 99 Contacts & donations 99 To obtain the electronic version of this publication, please contact www.ruhama.ro Ruhama Foundation. The fundamental value of our organisation is empathy. Every day we try to feel what the benefici- aries of our work feel, ensuring in this way that we never stray from the foundation’s mission, that of developing programmes and services that answer to the social needs of vulnerable groups and communities. Marian Daragiu, chairman of Ruhama Founda- tion, coordinating the program of building social houses in the Roma community in the village of Telechiu, Ţeţchea commune, Bihor County.