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History of AMURTEL in Romania: Mission Statement: To improve the quality of life for the poor and underpriveleged of the world, with a special focus on women and children, and to assist the victims of natural and man-made disasters. We believe that the best assistence is that which encourages and enables people to develop themselves, and therefore we emphasize educational programs, and programs that lead towards socio-economic independence, as well as shorter term relief distribution and aid. International History AMURTEL is an international, non-governmental relief agency which has been working in the field of disaster relief and development aid since its inception in India in 1965. AMURTEL has been serving the people of Romania since 1991, as a branch of AMURT. In May 1995 AMURTEL took the step to register as a legal body, while maintainhing its collaboration and cooperation with AMURT activities. This step gave the women’s branch an independent administrative and legal status and hence established a solid base for future AMURTEL work in Romania. AMURTEL Romania is registered with the Romanian Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Work and Social Protection. Objectives: • To help people in need, poor or underpriveleged in Romania and the world, and to assist in the case of calamities and disasters with a special focus on attending for the needs of women and children • To provide the basic necessities of life: food, clothing, education, and medical assistance for people in need • To construct and administer kindergartens, schools and educational programs • To establish programs for children with motor or psycho-motor problems • To construct and maintain homes for abandoned or orphan children • To provide health and hygiene education programs for women • To support the establishement of agricultural and economic self sufficiency for women • To create possibilites for women to regain their dignity, status and economic independence in the society Projects in Romania: • Sunrise Playschool Bucharesti Noi:(Bucharest) The kindergarten began in 1991 to serve the needs of children in a poor neighborhood in the northern area of Bucharest. The program is based on the alternative model of holistic education, Neo-humanist education, which promotes creativity, learning through play, and nurtures self-esteem and social skills by emphasizing the loving example and role of the teacher. One of the aims of Neo-humanist education is to awaken a thirst for learning in the children, and parents consistently report that the children do exceptionally well in school after the preparation they receive in the kindergarten. • Sunrise Playschool Mihai Bravu: (Bucharest) In 1992, with the support received from the Infant Massage Association (Sweden) and other sponsors, a house was purchased, renovated and equipped. It was the first school in Bucharest to implement a program of integration and individual therapy for disabled children and today there are only three kindergartens like this in the Bucharest region, though the social marginalisation and stigmatisation of such children is gradually improving. The program is also based on Neo-humanist education. The children with disablities participate fully in the daily routine and receive individual therapy and massage from a kineto-therapist. • Familia AMURTEL: (Panatau) Our children's home has 16 children from the ages 5-19, and was initiated in 1992, soon after AMURTEL arrived in Romania and identified one of the most urgent needs to be that of children abandoned in state homes. The home is situated in Panatau, a small village in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains where the children grow up in a natural and healthy environment. The children are divided into two family units. The older group of our children all came from state children's homes where they experienced severe neglect, were tied to their beds, and often beaten. The younger group of children came to us in 2000, and had all been abandoned in state hospitals after birth, and also experienced severe neglect. Many of our children have learning and psychological disabilities and need extra attention. We have 10 staff and a "mother", a trained psychiatric nurse that has grown up with the first child and will grow old in the house. The children call her Mami. We also have two cows, a guard dog, a donkey and frequently other cats and animals adopted from the neighborhood. • Sustainable Organic Farming Project (Poieni) Our farm has 2 hectars of land, and we have apple and plum orchards which grow fruits and vegetables to provide a self-sustainable source of food for our children's home. In addition the house is used as a summer house for the children, and there are plans to make it available for agro-tourism • Relief distribution AMURTEL regularly does distribution of welfare goods s... |
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