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ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT AGAPEDIA FOUNDATION ROMANIA Assistance and Support for Children and Families in Need ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 1 Contents I. AGAPEDIA – Love for Children 3 II. President’s message 4 III. Activities provided in 2015 5 IV. 2015 – Facts and data 6 V. Partners 13 2 I. AGAPEDIA – Love for Children AGAPEDIA Foundation AGAPEDIA Foundation At national and local level, Romania was established in Romania is member of the AGAPEDIA Foundation August 1995, aiming to improve international network AGAPEDIA, Romania is a member of the quality life of children and alongside Jürgen Klinsmann Community Aid Network in families in difficulty, to contribute AGAPEDIA Stiftung Germany, Brasov, Federation of Non- to the development of the child AGAPEDIA Foundation Moldova, Governmental Organizations for protection system and to create and AGAPEDIA Foundation Children and Federation of Social efficient social and medical Bulgaria. NGOs in Transylvania. services. 3 II. President’s message Stefan Barth President of Agapedia Foundation Romania General Manager of Agapedia Jurgen Klinsmann Foundation Germany Dear partners and friends, On 29th of August 2015, Agapedia Foundation Romania turned 20 beautiful years. Looking back, we can say that there were years full of sustained efforts for changing the Romanian society. We started our activity in a time when the number of abandoned children was growing. In 1995, opening the Placement Centre for children, meant one step ahead to identifying and solving important social problems that Romania faced over time. Social inequity, lack of jobs, poverty, poor health and educational systems, determined us to constantly adapt our services to current situations. However, in order to meet the encountered needs, we diversified and expanded: from social and medical to educational. In the year that passed, Agapedia Foundation team insured providing of specialized services for which we were accredited: national adoption, family planning and contraception, assistance and support for family and children in difficulty, support for obtaining a job, training programs. We chose to get involved, as partners, in efficient community programs that contribute to change in better lives of young people. 2015 also meant ending two other European funded projects that begun in 2014 and implemented in Brasov County. Initiatives targeted rural and urban area population and meant organizing new training courses, providing special assistance for obtaining a job and for starting an independent activity. It was not easy, we had many challenges but also many achievements. In all thee 20 years, Agapedia Romania became a reliable partner for public institutions and local, national and international NGOs. Together with the right people, either team members or representatives of partners and collaborators, we are the change we wanted to see in Romania. Thank you very much for your support! 4 III. Activities in 2015 National Adoption Service Material and financial support for vulnerable children and families Medical cabinet for family planning and contraception Formal and non-formal education and creative workshops Counselling and labour market mediation National and international projects Federation of Social NGOs in Transylvania Day Care Centre for Children at Risk from Săcele 5 IV. 2015 – Facts and data 145 children and 140 persons involved in activities 438 medical examinations and counselling 35 social welfare distributed 468 persons counseled and mediated for labor market integration 457 persons participated at training programs 86 hired persons among our beneficiaries 1. National Adoption Service Activities for adopted children, their parents, and also for the families who want to adopt: . An illustrated book „Wonderful story of Murmurel family”, published with the financial support of National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption. The book aims to help parents to take the first steps in the revealing work so that the child will discover in a pleasant way, safe and relaxed the circumstances and the way he came in the adopting family. 14 children, together with their parents, took place in a parents – children meeting which took place at our headquarters, for celebrating Christmas, children being involved in ludic and relaxing activities by a professional event animator. 3 children participated in an international camp for youth and children (June 2015), organized by Agapedia Germany in Lechbruck. Three potentially adoptive families were informed about the adoption procedure. 9 series of training were organized for preparing adoptive families on the role of adoptive parent, with the participation of 115 persons in the evidence of DGASPC Brasov. They were also evaluating for being or becoming adoptive parents. Trainings were organized based on the collaboration protocol between DGASPC Brasov and Agapedia Foundation Romania. 2. Material and financial support for children and families: . food; . medicine; . school supplies; . financial help for medical analysis and receipt prescribed by the doctor; . clothing; . shoes; . cleaning products; . powder milk for infants; . dippers; . 3 beneficiaries from “Centre for Homeless People” were supported with the cost for public transportation because they finished a qualification course for commercial worker, organized by Agapedia; . a family received financial support for loading a gas cooker cylinder; . a family received 2 blankets and bed sheets; . a single parent received financial support for rent payment (for their house) because they received an eviction notice; . counselling for solving family issues was offered; . seven children in our evidence participated at an initiation course in Information Technology and Communications, organized at our headquarters; . 31 children received Christmas presents at “Christmas in a box” event. Maternal Centre in Sacele was supported with clothes; 6 - seven children in our evidence participated at an initiation course in Information Technology and Communications, organized at our headquarters; 7 . Training Christian Centre for Youth from Soars, Brasov County, was supported with clothes; . it was paid a public transport ticket Rasnov – Brasov and back, for a medical investigation needed for the medical retirement file; . counselling for submitting the medical retirement file for one beneficiary; case finalized successfully. 3. Medical cabinet for family planning and contraception . 438 medical consults; . - Papanicolau cervical testing; . 31 pregnancy tests; 88 free tests for Babeș . 71 free gynaecological and abdominal ultrasounds. 4. Formal and non-formal education and creative workshops 4.1 Formal education Were organized training programs, qualification and specialization courses, authorized by National Authorities for Qualification, for: commercial worker, food worker, maid and development of entrepreneurial competences. 22 qualification courses for: commercial worker, food worker and maid - 444 certified persons; . One specialization course in development of entrepreneurial competences, 23 certified persons. 4.2 Non-formal Education Reproductive health „Puberty and adolescence”” Personal Agapedia mobile team went in schools and hygiene Highschools from brasov County in oredr to hold Development of a healthy and Informative sessions, on different topiucs. responsible Puberty and sexual adolescence Topics discussed: behaviour We organized informing sessions on sexual education for a number of 20 students Sexually from „G. Moroianu” Theoretical Highschool transmitted in S disease Abortion prevention and consequences ăcele. Underage Risks of pregnancy beginning sex life prevention 4.3 Creative Workshops In July 2015, in “Tractorul” Park in Brasov, Agapedia Foundation Romania participated in the 3rd edition of Open Park Festival 2015. We organized 2 creative activities: bracelets making form coloured beads and „Iris Folding” cards. Number of children involved in activities: 30, from which 7 from our evidence. 8 9 5. Counselling and labour market mediation, accredited by Brasov County Employment Agency . 148 persons beneficiated from professional counselling and assistance, . 320 persons beneficiated from psychological counselling and assistance for personal development, . 185 persons beneficiated from support for obtaining a job, . 4 persons started an independent activity (PFA). beneficiariesThrough these chances activities of implementedintegration and in 12reintegration communities in in labour Brasov market County by (Șoarș, obtaining Ungra, a Racoș,job in Hoghiz, Șinca, Bran, Zărnești, Victoria, Rupea, Făgăraș, Săcele, Brașov) was followed increasing As a result of our effort accordance with professional aspiration and background and also with the existing job offer. s of foundation’s team of specialists, 86 persons were hired. 6. NationalFour independent and internal activities grants were registered at Brasov Trade Registry. 6.1 EU national grants “RurAbility – integrated project to improve the employment rate of persons employed in subsistence agriculture, searching for job and unemployed persons from rural areas of Brașov County” Implementation period: 04.04.2014 – 03.10.2015. Partner: Community Aid Network (CAN) Project co-financed through European Social Fund - Operational Sectorial Human Resources Development Program 2007 – 2013 “InvestAssociation in People!” Brașov Priority Axis no. 5: Promoting active employment measures, Key Area of Intervention 5.2. – Promoting long-term sustainability of rural areas in