Monday, October 23, 2023

From Olympic student to working in Germany to afford University

World Vision Romania, in collaboration with Babeș-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca County, launched "I want to college" a programme to support 100 underprivileged students to complete their university education.

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WV launches fundraising campaigns to tackle child abandonment and education in Romania

With the slogan, “Don’t let my mummy leave me!” one campaign aims to raise awareness and funds for preventing child abandonment in maternity wards. In...

Young Roma mother breaks cycle of abandonment

Mihaela is Roma, one of the most marginalized minority groups in Eastern Europe. Although life has played many tricks on her, Mihaela has never lost her...

Campaign for books in rural Romania increases children’s access to information

The campaign was initiated at high schools from a municipality where World Vision supports 30 children, who benefit from the Vodafone Scholarship project...

Volunteers take environmental concern to new levels in Romania

The camp, organized by Transylvanian Ecological Camp in partnership with World Vision Romania, took place in August in the Padis tourist area of Apuseni...

Romanian child abandoned for months while parents search for work

“The most difficult periods of time are when my mom and dad are away and my brother and I need to go to school. I have to cook and do the laundry for us...

Roma family survives discrimination in Romania

“I know that school is their future and I make every effort to support them to study and learn,” says Dorina. It is the last day of the school year and...

‘Education for Life’ week in Romania

Under the banner “Education for life”, the organisations created educational and cultural events in country libraries throughout southern Romania, as well...

Supporting Romanian communities through new Youth Bible Curriculum

This project revitalizes the Orthodox Tradition, which is so precious to so many in a country wrecked by communism and today, is again facing transition...

Romanian school system staggers

Improper hygienic conditions and the old infrastructure of state schools have been regularly exposed to the general public via the media. “Half of the...

Toy caravan reaches Romanian children in remote villages

At least 600 of the children involved in the activities were from World Vision ADPs in remote rural areas of Romania. “I wish that I could do something and...

Romania: 90 tons of emergency supplies donated to flood families

“Seeing the flood damages from Rast commune is such a tremendous impact of the real situation. Just two weeks ago, the flood water appeared to be a natural...

Little David Won’t Go to the Orphanage

Ioan Nistor talks slowly about his problems. His face is sunk and he looks worried. Ioan has three little children: six-month-old Claudia, three-year-old...

Georgiana stays with mother

“I did not know that I had a baby inside me,” recalls the young mother. “And after I found out, I got scared and wanted to hide it.” The poverty and misery...

New shoes for school for Roma boy

“I had to sell the apartment. We had to eat something” says a thin, poorly dressed man in his 40’s. With nowhere else to go, the poorest of Gherla’s...

Final efforts in Romania as 2% campaign draws to a close

“I came here today to talk about those colleagues of ours who are less fortunate than we are here in the city. I’m willing to explain their situation and...

Romanian flood displaced children to have child friendly space

“This morning children forgot about the food, about their families when they saw the toys and all the educational supplies. Since the disaster hit us, it...

Romania faces emergency situation as flooding escalates

Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from Rast community, Dolj County, earlier this week. The commune is now surrounded by flood water. World Vision Romania...

Flooding Danube in Romania threatens Dolj county communes

A further 10,000 people from 4 further communes out of the 109 in Dolj County are under threat of evacuation over the next few hours and a state of...