Forum of Organizations of Women … Cazanesti Orphanage

Forum of Organizations of Women from the Republic of
Moldova helps the orphans from Cazanesti

“the Forum of Organizations of Women from the Republic of
Moldova has organized lectures, seminars, trainings and has carried out charity
activities: rendering assistance to women, orphans and children from vulnerable
families, as well as to elderly. Cloths, shoes, underwear, books, food, toys, money
were given to children from:
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Orphanage “Isus”, the Children’s hostel from Chisinau;
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Special schools from Ialoveni, Straseni; orphanage from the village of
Cazanesti;
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Children’s hostel from the village of Ghiliceni, the tuberculosis health unit
from Chisinau;
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Boarding school from the village of Congaz;
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6 kindergartens of family type from Stefan Voda, Cahul and Causeni;
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Kindergarten no. 167 for children with hearing deficiencies from Chisinau.”

http://www.contact.md/upload/white_book_II/write_book_women.PDF

BOTNAR helps Cazanesti orphanage

BOTNAR helps Cazanesti orphanage

Taken from http://www.bothar.org/bovine2006summer7.htm

A helping hand for orphans in Orhei, Moldova

The poorest nation in Europe, Moldova is fighting difficult social, economic and political times. Formerly part of Romania, it got incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. After its independence from the USSR (1991), Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory supporting the Slavic population, mostly Ukrainians and Russians, who have proclaimed a “Transnistria” republic in the East.

In a country where social and political instability is at home, a healthy economy cannot blossom. The majority of Moldovans live severely below the poverty level. The lack of jobs and economic opportunities, widespread corruption, human and drug trafficking, high numbers of orphans living in institutions with poor conditions, mass migration are just some of the problems that Moldova is currently trying to fight.

The Gymnasium Orphanage of Cazanesti is situated in Orhei county, in the eastern part of Moldova. It is an institution with limited resources that hosts and provides education to 262 orphaned and abandoned children. The government allocates about 0,70$/child/day for food. No funds are provided for clothes, shoes, furniture or school supplies, which are sometimes financed by charity organizations.

Livestock for Orphans in Orhei was a project that made an important difference for the inhabitants of the orphanage. The project, financed by Bothar Ireland, provided six high-quality cows and twelve rabbits to the orphanage. The youth and children received the animals with much joy, more than happy to have new four-legged playmates. Play and learning went hand in hand, as they slowly acquired very useful animal breeding skills.

The high-quality cows and rabbits have provided meat, milk and dairy products that have started the first steps towards improving children’s nutrition. The pure breed cows received are slowly replacing the unproductive local breed the orphanage had before the project started. Pure breed animals mean better genes, increased production and a higher quality of products.

The needs of the orphanage are high, as it hosts a large number of children and youth, therefore the project partners agreed for the institution to keep the first passing-on animals in order to increase the orphanage livestock numbers. To date, there are 9 female pure-breed cows and heifers and more than one hundred rabbits at the orphanage. The livestock numbers are increasing each year, especially rabbit numbers, who are reproducing very fast, as a female rabbit gives birth to an average of 5 offspring about twice a year.

The purpose of this project was to improve children’s nutrition by providing livestock to the orphanage and to train children in livestock breeding in order to prepare them for the future. Children and youth have quickly grown accustomed to taking care of animals. Children take care of rabbits, while youth are in charge with cows and heifers. They are benefiting of agricultural training, thus increasing their chances of getting work on a farm after they leave the institution.

29 BABIES ABANDONED IN MATERNITIES IN CHISINAU IN JANUARY-MAY

GEN1763W* 29 BABIES ABANDONED IN MATERNITIES IN CHISINAU IN JANUARY-MAY

Chisinau-20.06.2006/16:11:50/(BASA-general) Twenty-nine new-borns have been abandoned in maternities and hospitals in Chisinau in the first five months of this year, BASA learned from Mariana Derjavin from the municipal directorate for the protection of child�s rights.

Derjavin said that most of mothers who abandon their babies are students or unmarried women and cannot afford to grow them up. “Some of the women have abandoned their children by escaping from maternities; others did not come back though they said that they want the state to look after their babies in the first three months of life,” she added.

Contacted by BASA, Eugenia Goncear, director of the National Adoption Committee of the government, said that the committee registered 28 children adopted by Moldovan couples last year and eight children were adopted by families from the United States, Switzerland and France.

According to a study on abandonment of children in Moldova, which the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education carried out in August 2005 with the financial assistance of UNICEF, at least one child under 7 years is abandoned in Moldova every day, mostly in the first days of life. Further, every third abandoned child is quitted by his parents in the first four days of life, while each 5th woman who abandons her baby gives birth for the first time. Two out of three women who abandon their children do not have husbands.

Further, nine out of 10 children under 7 who are abandoned in maternities, hospitals, etc., have living parents, but their parents will never take care of them because of the lack of family reintegration and family support services.

The study comprises some recommendations on prevention of abandonment and reduction of the number of little children placed in institutions, including services and training of professional social assistants, identification of families facing a risk of abandonment and providing of necessary support tp these families, access of youths to life skill education, prevention of unwanted pregnancies, opening of friendly centres for youths and encouragement of couples to adopt children.

NEWS

GEN1595W* BARONESS EMA NICHOLSON TO ADVISE AUTHORITIES IN REFORMING CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM

Chisinau-03.06.2006/14:12:55/(BASA-general) Baroness Emma Nicholson Winterbourne, official of the European Parliament, visited Saturday the City of Childhood, a family-type centre for children based in Parata, the district of Dubasari. She was accompanied by President Vladimir Voronin and governmental officials.

The conditions created here for children in need correspond to the harshest European requirements, this is an eloquent example of takeover of experiences of neighbouring states in order to ensure adequate conditions of living and education to children without parent?s care, baroness Nicholson said.

President Voronin stated that the authorities need the European practice in restructuring and improving the national child protection system. He noted that “the takeover of experience of other states in this field was the reason why baroness Nicholson was invited in Moldova, as she has had an important role in reforming the child protection system in Romania, in particular.

Ana Cercasova, director of the City of Childhood, stated to BASA that the “city” is built for orphan children and children from needy families from Moldova. At present, 108 children live there, including nine children repatriated from Russia.

The City of Childhood is built on about 6.5 hectares and includes six family-type houses for children and a medical centre. It is the only centre of this kind in Moldova and was created in 2003.

Baroness Emma Nicholson Winterbourne is on a two-day visit to Moldova at the invitation of country?s leadership. She is set for meetings with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, Speaker Marian Lupu, Premier Vasile Tarlev, Minister of Health and Social Protection Ion Ababii, will collect facts about activity of some social institutions for children.

Baroness Emma Nicholson Winterbourne is deputy chairwoman of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.

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GEN1597W* EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WILLING TO ASSIST MOLDOVA IN REFORMING CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM

Chisinau-05.06.2006/09:56:20/(BASA-general) The European Parliament intends to assist Moldova in reforming the child protection system, Emma Nicholson, member of the European Parliament, told a news conference on Sunday.

“The European Parliament is interested in Moldova?s progress in ensuring a strong system to protect the children?s rights. This nation is very important for Europe and that?s why I have come to invite the state authorities to take over some of the European experience in this regard,” Nicholson noted. “The goal of my visit is to form and to implement common European children?s rights standards in Moldova. And a part of my experience in this field may be applied here, too,” the European parliamentarian underlined.

At the same time, Baroness Nicholson promised that she will come back to Moldova in July at the insistence of President Vladimir Voronin. She was very charmed that the Moldovan authorities showed interest for the proposals to reform the child protection system.

Baroness Emma Nicholson Winterbourne was on a 2-day visit to Moldova at the invitation of the state leadership. She has met Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, Speaker Marian Lupu, Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev and Minister of Health and Social Protection Ion Ababii.

Baroness Emma Nicholson Winterbourne is deputy chairwoman of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.

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GEN1529W* PRESIDENT CALLS FOR REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN FROM RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS INTO FAMILIES

Chisinau-29.05.2006/15:24:18/(BASA-general) President Vladimir Voronin told Monday a national conference themed Social Dimensions of Child Protection System in Moldova that it is very necessary to reduce the number of institutionalised children by integrating them into origin or adoptive families.

He said that the institutional care is expensive though the efficiency of the residential system is limited. “It would be fairest to direct this money to maintenance of children from needy and tutorial families,” Voronin recommended.

Ray Virgilio Torres, representative of UNICEF in Moldova, told the same conference that UNICEF will back the country?s initiative regarding reformation of residential system and child protection system.

Svetlana Chifa, head of the municipal directorate for the protection of children?s rights, had earlier stated to BASA that many temporary placement centres for children have opened in Moldova in the past years, which provide social and material assistance to children and parents. Chifa noted that the number of parents willing to adopt or to be tutors of orphan children has grown. More than 1,800 children have tutors in Chisinau only, Chifa added.

There are 68 social institutions of this kind in Moldova which host 12,000 children of whom about 80 percent have parents.

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Info centru dedicat orfanilor

Acest centru, care la inceput ar fi virtual, trebuie sa abordeze urmatoarele probleme:

Sectiunea INFORMATIE:
Culegerea informatiei.
1. Legislatie cu privire la orfani si orfelinate.
2. Decizii, ukazuri, directive ministerial, etc tot ce tine de aceasta tema.
3. Presa ca sursa a informatiei.
4. Sursa de informatie o pot constitui organizatiile ce lucreaza in domeniu – ONG, fundatii, organizatii internationale.
5. Ministerele detin informatie care poate fi pusa pe web.
6. Persoanele si orfanii ca sursa de informatie.
7. Infor de pe internet, alte saituri, pagini private ale ORG, NGO, persoane, etc

Distribuirea informatiei
1. Pentru orfani ca sursa primara (traffiking, profesionale, psihologie, legale, etc)
2. Pentru cei cointeresati, precum ar fi doritorii de a ajuta (mai ales de peste hotare care simt insuficienta de info)
3. “Adica de la lume adunata si inapoi la lume data.” A. Pann

Sectiunea COMUNICARE:
1. Forum online pentru toti.
2. Loc de schimb de opinii a specialistilor in domeniu
3. Orfanii pot avea acces la informatia care de obicei este stransa din diferite surse.
4. Comunicarea cu persoane private, organizatii private, de stat, etc
5. Reclama sociala a saitului – banner exchange sau banner gratis pe alte saituri.

Trebuie sa existe compartmentul
NEWS – noutati despre aciuni de binefacere, lege, schimbari, posibilitati, etc
DREPTURILE ORFANILOR – legislatia in vigoare plus sfaturile spec. in drept

Baza de date cu privire la orfelinate – unde, cati copii, nevoi, adresa, persoane oficiale, orfani

Arhiva actiunilor si activitatilor – culese din diferite surse, cu poze, video, etc

Orfanul pleaca cu valiza, dar si cu abilitati

Trebuie bine predefinita acea totalitate de cunostinte si de abilitati ale orfanului cand el pleaca din internat. Ce trebuie el sa cunoasca ca sa se ispraveasca cu greutatile vietii?

Pentru cei care au plecat in viata mare este necesar sa fie ajutati prin:

Formarea la nivel de stat a centrelor care ar ajuta prin:
1. Asistenta legala, de exemplu la implinirea contractului de munca, politia, studiile, alte cazuri.

2. Aistenta psihologia, antitrafic, de arajare la serviciu (propuneri de lucru peste hotare) in cazurile necesare.

3. Asistenta materiala, cand situatie este precara.

4. Asistenta prin acordarea unui loc de trai temporar.

5. Asistenta prin cursuri speciale care sunt tailored to the applicant. De exemplu deprinderi de viata (poate fi ceva special, poate legat de probleme psihologice, comunicare etc)

Scopul acestor actiuni de asistenta consta in formarea unei autonomii, unei independente a fostului orfan, acum persoana de sinestatatoare sa ia decizii care tin de viata. In timp persoana asistata va actiona singur, fara asistenta astfel lasand in urma asistenta, ca etapa tranzit mai putin socanta.

Orfelinatele si dezvoltarea capacitatii de self-sustainability

Unele idei generale.

Nu tin minte ce a spus Macarenco, marele pedagog rus, dar aceasta idee de suficienta autonoma este necesara. De ce? Deoarece aceasta autonomie pregateste pe cei care sunt acolo la o eventuala deviere a finantarii de stat. Desigur, vorbesc nu de sustinerea orfelinatelor ad infinitum ci despre acei orfani care oricum vor fi temporar institutionalizati de stat.

Este clar de la inceput ca o autonomie absoluta nu poate exista deoarece aceasta nu este o comunitate care sa creat din dorinta diferitor parti ale societatii de a convietui impreuna, oformand niste legi dupa care s-ar conduce. Ci mai degraba este o fortare necesara a unor membri ai societatii de a trai in acest tip de institutii. Dar oricum, cel putin teoretic, noi putem conchide ca o autonomie partiala poate sa existe. Urmeaza sa definim ce fel de autonomie ar putea exista acolo unde regulile jocului sut deja formate si incalcarea lor este pedepsita. Sau, dintr-un alt unghi de vedere, legea junglei poate domina in acea institutie, calcand in picioare orice semn de demnitate a celor care traiesc acolo. Deci pentru a distruge legea junglei este necesar nu doar un cod de reguli impus de administratie orfelinatului ci si de o politica a acestei administratii de a insufla aceste reguli ca naturale in randurile orfanilor. Se are in vedere respectarea celor necesare pentru o buna functionare a instiutiei si corespunderea celor care invata acolo nor standarte predefinite cand el se afla sau cand deja pleaca, de un bagaj de cunostinte si de aptitudini de viata, abilitati de a gandi, maturitate psihica, etc. In acest caz se merge pe muchia propagandei ca cea mai eficienta actiune a statului pentru a impune for free decizii necesare.

Atunci cand exista o linie clara a comportatii si se ofera o adevarata, desi partiala autonomie, se poate de vorbit despre pregatire de viata a orfanilor. Sunt necesare situatii reale din viata care ar putea sa invete orfanul unele abilitati necesare atunci cand el pleaca cu valiza din internat in viata mare.

Mai sunt necesare diverse actiuni ce leaga de comunicare, mai ales comunicare cu cineva din afara acestui orfelinat. Aceastea pot fi prieteni vechi sin sat, din alte orfelinate, programe speciale de a oferi orfanilor de a trai temporar intr-o familie si care ar forma o imagine ce este familia si cum aceste cunostinte sunt incadrate in viata si cunostintele copilului.

Am dorit sa revin la activitati care ar mari eficienta orfelinatului in administrarea timpului liber al copiilor si le-ar da unele cunostinte despre cele mai simple, de baza abilitati privitor la potentialele situatii din viata.

Deci eu sunt convins firm ca orfanii trebuie sa lucreze 4-8 ore pe saptamana pentru folosul orfelinatului in care se afla.

Sa privim din punct de vedere ale activitatilor personalului implicat in buna functionare a orfelinatului.
1. In primul rand la ospatarie se poate lucra la spalat vesela, distribuirea mancarii, pregatirea ei, cat si facand curat in incinta ospatariei.

2. Orfanii pot fi implicati mai activ in scoala pentru a preda chiar pentru cei mici, verifica la intrare, curatenie, ajutor profesorilor, in biblioteca, ahjutor administratie scolii, etc.

3. In dormitor ei sunt deja implicati in curatenie, dar sigur ca si aici exista mai multe posibilitati de perfectionare a sistemului de implicare.

4. De asemenea orfanii pot fi de ajutor celor care se imbolnavesc, ajutand in punctul medical, sigur sub supraveghere.

5. Cei din clasele mai mari por avea ore de ajutor pentru a ajuta la cazangerie.

6. Sigur ca multi din cei mai mici, cat si cei mai mari pot sa lucreze in camp sau la ferma scolii, etc.

Multe din aceste activitati sunt perfectate deja in prfelinate, insa ce este important, este ideea care va fi precis implementata, cu ore scrise, etc astfel incat ea sa fie de ajutor pentru acumularea sistematica a experientei si cunostintelor prin diversificare domeniilor de activitate a fiecarui orfan.

Visiting the Cazanesti and Orhei orphanages on March 18, 2006

The visit aimed at supporting Mr. Peter Garst, the representative of Swiss charitable organisation “Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe” to find new opportunities and ways for his organisation to effectively donate and help the needy people and orphans of Moldova.

There were three places to be vizited, i.e. Telesau, Orhei and Cazanesti.
The mayor of Telesau village showed us the kindergarden that needs to be repaired.

Telesau Mayor, Mr. Nadkrenichnyi from “Pro Humanitas” and Peter Garst.

Inspection of kindergarden.

The Principal of the Orhei orphanage.

The old soviet style tiles in the kitchen.

Cazanesti orphanage toilet.

News + Problema Orfanilor si celor cu parinti in 10-20ani

GEN2862W* INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS RECOMMEND MOLDOVA TO INCREASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PLACED IN TUTORSHIP FAMILIES

Chisinau-17.11.2005/17:00:28/(BASA-general) International experts recommend the Moldovan government to implement strategies on reduction of the number of institutionalised children and rise of the number of children placed in tutorship families. These op inions were released at a conference themed Adjustment of Social Policies on Child and Family in Moldova to European Transparency, Efficiency and Durability Standards, on Thursday, November 17.

Cesare de Montis, chief of the European Commission Delegation to Moldova, said that the residential system is the widest child protection form in Moldova. “However, this care undermines the psychical and emotional development of children. Every generatio n of vulnerable children mat turn into a generation of vulnerable adults, while existing problems will perpetuate in future,” de Montis warned.

The European Commission Delegation head noted that Moldova must train qualified social assistants and develop in continuation the community assistant services. “Boarding schools must close in parallel with development of family assistance community servi ces, in order to bring home the future of children and future generation,” de Montis recommended.

Svetlana Chifa, chief of the municipal directorate for the protection of children?s rights in the Chisinau Municipal Council, told BASA that many temporary placement centres for children have opened the past years and they provide social and material ass istance to children and parents. Chifa noted that the number of parents who want to adopt or guard orphan children is on the rise.
More than 1,800 children are under tutorship in Chisinau alone, Chifa added.

There are 67 residential institutions in Moldova. Eighty percent of institutionalised children have parents.
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1. Realist – in 10 ani nu vor fi expediati la parinti toti copii care ii au.
2. Intotdeauna vor exista copii cu parinti care vor fi abandonati si apoi se va incerca de ai trimite acasa la ei.
3. Intotdeauna vor fi copii orfani de tata si mama.
4. Schimbarea constiintei sociale nu vine intr-un an ci sunt necesari 10-20 ani cel putin.

Deci.

Este necesar de divizat cei orfani de cei cu parinti.
Pentru cei orfani trebuie de aranjat conditii la nivel decent, se vor alege sau se vor utiliza orfelinatele care deja exista si care au doar copii orfani.

Pentru cei cu parinti, oricum permanent in acesti 10-20 ani vor exista si astfel de copii, inseamna ca ei trebuie sa fie aranjate conditii la fel ca si pentruprima grupa.

???
1. Care sunt orfelinatele destinate doar copiilor orfani? Cate sunt ele si cati copii sunt?
2. Conditii decente pentru copii inseamna investitii in refacerea infrastructurii.
3. Copii cu dizabilitati, sunt o clasa aparte sau vin ca orfani, non-orfani?

Centru de resurse pentru orfelinate

Orfelinatele Moldovei, date de cules
1. Ar trebuie sa fie incluse date precise care pot fi folosite de NGO, etc
2. De definit setul minim de date informative ale institutiei
3. De aratat pe harta localitatea si cum se ajunge la ea din Chisinau, starea drumurilor.
4. Problemele institutiei. 3 probleme cele mai mari cu care se confrunta institutia.
5. De incercat de facut copii la date tehnice. Schite.