Health, Education, Social Welfare
Health care
This work area of Foundation Deventer-Romania focuses on the areas of childcare, elderly care and general healthcare. Cooperation agreements, among others, were signed with the Management Board of the Public Health Management district of Sibiu and with the Municipal Council of the city of Sibiu. In the childcare sector several children's homes and children's daycares in Sibiu and villages around Sibiu were supported , including those for homeless children in Cincu, Bucharest (mobile kitchen). Elderly care focused on a giving the elderly a dignified life but also on the sharing of knowledge between care facilities and retirementhomes in Sibiu.
A few highlights of the projects that took place through the years:
Education
This working area of the FDR focuses on maintaining structural contacts with various schools in Sibiu and surrounding towns and villages. Some examples:
More detailed information about the individual projects via contact www.deventer-roemenie.nl.
Social welfare
More info via contact www.netsib.nl
This work area of Foundation Deventer-Romania focuses on the areas of childcare, elderly care and general healthcare. Cooperation agreements, among others, were signed with the Management Board of the Public Health Management district of Sibiu and with the Municipal Council of the city of Sibiu. In the childcare sector several children's homes and children's daycares in Sibiu and villages around Sibiu were supported , including those for homeless children in Cincu, Bucharest (mobile kitchen). Elderly care focused on a giving the elderly a dignified life but also on the sharing of knowledge between care facilities and retirementhomes in Sibiu.
A few highlights of the projects that took place through the years:
- 1990 - together with disabled people, the self-help organization "Fundatia Umanitara a Handicapatilor" was founded in Sibiu. This organization has several thousand members and has received many orthopedic materials, wheelchairs and clothing packages throughout the years.
- 1991 - the donation of a large amount of clothing and footwear by 1200 elderly people from 12 retirementhomes in Deventer and the surrounding area.
- 1993 - the donation of a fully equipped ambulance (with a.o. heart monitoring- and respiratory equipment) and many transports containing hospital supplies and medicine
- 1993 - during the "European year of the elderly & solidarity between generations" - a great action in cooperation with Deventer-Zwolle Committee for Romanian elderly people.
- 1994 - a project catering to single elderly and homeless people - cooperation with hospitals in Sibiu, the ambulance service and the TB clinic
- for years FDR has been intensively working together with the organisation Terres des Hommes in Riul Vadului, in helping mentally and physically disabled people.
Education
This working area of the FDR focuses on maintaining structural contacts with various schools in Sibiu and surrounding towns and villages. Some examples:
- offering support in the the establishment of schools, inventory, materials, educational resources
- educational advice
- structural renovation - making water-, sanitation and central heating available in schools (a.o. in Selimbar), on the initiative of and in cooperation with the Romanian people themselves
- making funding opportunities available
- thousands of on-demand clothing and supplies packages were donated through the schools to help needy children, families and single parents.
More detailed information about the individual projects via contact www.deventer-roemenie.nl.
Social welfare
- Programme LOGO East 1: Municipality of Sibiu, Municipality of Deventer, Sibiu County Council, General Directorate for Special Welfare and Child’s protection Sibiu - Introducing new social welfare legislation at the local level, bringing about a new form of assistance. The District of Sibiu, the municipalities of Cisnadie and Sibiu have asked the municipality of Deventer, Department of Social Services to bring in their expertise and experience in this area. The knowledge exchange programme aimed at increasing awareness for social legislation pertaining to the fundamental rights in the EU. This development of joint administrative support strengthened the vision and implementation of the new legislation. Increased focus was placed on compulsory schooling and law facilities for the disabled.
More info via contact www.netsib.nl
