Contact families and Clothing
The Deventer-Romania Foundation promotes and supports the contact between Dutch and Romanian families or individuals in the city and region of Sibiu by providing them with material help since 1989. This assistance, coming from a Dutch family in support of a Romanian family, may include a basic package containing items such as food, personal and household items, as well as an offer of financial support with a specific purpose, such as making medicine accessible, schooling, etc. This objective is pursued in close cooperation with the Romanian sister organization Fundatia Sibiu-Deventer and where possible with other groups and initiatives in Sibiu and surroundings.
In practice it means that Dutch families can "adopt" one or more Romanian families. Twice a year the Dutch contact families pay a fixed contribution from which food packages are purchased and presented to the Romanian families in spring and in autumn. It is also possible to exchange letters. Until 2005 the purchase was done in Netherlands and the packages were transported to Sibiu.
Clothing
Since 1989 disadvantaged families and individuals in the city and region of Sibiu get clothing packages through Deventer-Romania Foundation. Weekly, and later monthly, return possibilities in Deventer delivered many tons of used clothing. An efficient sorting system run by Dutch volunteers was put in place. The Romanian volunteers made an inventory - with the help of application forms - of the specific needs of the people in order to put together efficient packages. Also, these forms helped determine the families to whom the packages would be designated. Thousands of families, a.o. people with disabilities received a clothing package. In addition, children and homes for the elderly and disadvantaged families got help. The transport of clothing to Romania took place for many years with the private bus of Deventer-Romania Foundation and with different shipping companies. Since 2009 this stage was stopped by Deventer/Romania Foundation.
For more detailed information please contact Deventer-Romania Foundation at www.deventer-roemenie.nl.
In practice it means that Dutch families can "adopt" one or more Romanian families. Twice a year the Dutch contact families pay a fixed contribution from which food packages are purchased and presented to the Romanian families in spring and in autumn. It is also possible to exchange letters. Until 2005 the purchase was done in Netherlands and the packages were transported to Sibiu.
Clothing
Since 1989 disadvantaged families and individuals in the city and region of Sibiu get clothing packages through Deventer-Romania Foundation. Weekly, and later monthly, return possibilities in Deventer delivered many tons of used clothing. An efficient sorting system run by Dutch volunteers was put in place. The Romanian volunteers made an inventory - with the help of application forms - of the specific needs of the people in order to put together efficient packages. Also, these forms helped determine the families to whom the packages would be designated. Thousands of families, a.o. people with disabilities received a clothing package. In addition, children and homes for the elderly and disadvantaged families got help. The transport of clothing to Romania took place for many years with the private bus of Deventer-Romania Foundation and with different shipping companies. Since 2009 this stage was stopped by Deventer/Romania Foundation.
For more detailed information please contact Deventer-Romania Foundation at www.deventer-roemenie.nl.
