THE children's home in illisua
The children's home was originally set up as a Preventorium to prevent children from contracting Tuberculosis.
The reasons that children are there now are varied but generally they are not orphans
Parents may be away trying to earn a living, grandparents may not be able to cope with children left in their care or there may be some behavioural issues
The children are usually aged from 4-16 years old although they may take children as young as 2 or 3 yrs old.
There is also a school on the site for the children in the Home
The Romanian equivalent of the Department of Health run the home and the Romanian equivalent of the Department of Education run the school
They are woefully underfunded being given around £2.00 per child per day
Our contact in Romania often has to ask us for basics such as shoes and clothes
There is always a need for food and medicine
The reasons that children are there now are varied but generally they are not orphans
Parents may be away trying to earn a living, grandparents may not be able to cope with children left in their care or there may be some behavioural issues
The children are usually aged from 4-16 years old although they may take children as young as 2 or 3 yrs old.
There is also a school on the site for the children in the Home
The Romanian equivalent of the Department of Health run the home and the Romanian equivalent of the Department of Education run the school
They are woefully underfunded being given around £2.00 per child per day
Our contact in Romania often has to ask us for basics such as shoes and clothes
There is always a need for food and medicine
Our contact in Romania is Eduard Varvara and this is him with his wife Lili
Edi informs us of any current needs at the Children's home and distributes goods sent
He also acts as our translator when we visit
He has been helping The Rainbow Project for many years
Edi informs us of any current needs at the Children's home and distributes goods sent
He also acts as our translator when we visit
He has been helping The Rainbow Project for many years
The children sleep in dormitories and most have none of their own possessions
Clothes and shoes are taken from a communal wardrobe every day
Some of the knitted blankets on these beds are made by our supporters and sent out by us
Bedside tables are normally used by the older children who are allowed some of their own possessions and need somewhere to keep homework
Clothes and shoes are taken from a communal wardrobe every day
Some of the knitted blankets on these beds are made by our supporters and sent out by us
Bedside tables are normally used by the older children who are allowed some of their own possessions and need somewhere to keep homework
Wood is used as fuel for both cooking, hot water and heating
It must be bought
It cannot be collected
It must be bought
It cannot be collected
The large heating appliance used in the dormitories is fuelled by wood
There are two doors in the structure
The wood goes in the top door and when lit heats the tiles on the outside, the ash coming out of the bottom door.
There are two doors in the structure
The wood goes in the top door and when lit heats the tiles on the outside, the ash coming out of the bottom door.
This is a playroom off of the girls' dormitory - we are trying to send out more toys
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The children are fed basic foods in a communal dining room
When we go to visit we normally take pizza and fruit, and sometimes ice-cream. All of which are a real treat for the children |
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