MOLDOVA

Feeding and providing vitamins and medicine to the children at the Municipal Orphanage and the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children in Chisinau

Children's Help Net Foundation purchases food twice a month and medicine as needed for the 120 children living at the Municipal Orphanage and as needed for those (~200) living at the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children in Chisinau.

This collage of photographs was taken at the Municipal Orphanage in April 2003. The meal consisted of vegetable soup (top and bottom left) followed by the main course (top and bottom center) consisting of a baked ground chicken roll, a 3-bean mash, cold slaw salad and whole grain bread. Since November 2001 children received a daily multiple vitamin plus an iron supplement if required. In response to the medical report filed by Maria Jechiu MD, Orphanage Director in 2003, the children now receive a more potent vitamin supplement plus iron.

Read letters written in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Dr. Maria Jechiu, Director of the Municipal Orphanage, describing the value of the support provided by CHNF.
Heating System for the Municipal Orphanage
CHNF, together with the Department of Children's Rights Protection, the Mayor's office in Chisinau and the Charitable Foundation Andrea, began installation of a new natural gas-fired heating system for the Municipal Orphanage in the Fall of 2004. The Foundation paid for two gas meters, two hot water heaters and two furnaces. This project was completed in March 2005. These photographs were taken in April 2005.
Outside view of the enclosure for the new heating system.	The new heating system showing two furnaces on the right side and two hot water tanks on the left.	The gray rectangular tank is a water reservoir in case the city water supply is unavailable at any point.
View pictures from the opening ceremony on April 11, 2005.
View "A Day in Moldova", a Quicktime slideshow that chronicles our visit on April 11, 2005 (Broadband or Dialup versions).
View Quicktime videotaped messages from Neonila Matova, Director of the Charitable Foundation Andrea and our representative in Chisinau, Dr. Maria Jechiu, Director of the Municipal Orphanage, Dr. Irina Malanciuc, Director of the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children (Republican Orphanage), Svetlana Chifa, Director of Children's Rights Protection, and Raisa Lozinschi, Executive Secretary of the Adoption Committee. You will need Apple's free Quicktime player to view these messages.
Modernizing the Laundry Facilities at the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children
CHNF and the Charitable Foundation Andrea provided a new laundry facility for the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children in Chisinau. The Foundation paid for renovating the space and all building materials.

New washers and a dryer.	Steam press in the new facility.
This new facility replaced the one shown below.
Read a letters written in 2004 and 2005 by Dr. Irina Malanciuc, Director, 2006 and 2007 by Dr. Eleonora Sincarenco, chief physician of the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children, describing the importance of this and other donations provided by CHNF.
Additional Activities Aris-Down Association During 2003 Children's Help Net began to support the Aris-Down Association, a group that takes care of children with Down's Syndrome. During 2004 CHNF provided donations to purchase food during the year and gifts for holiday celebrations. Read a letters written in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 from Ecaterina Gaidarji, Director of the Aris Down Association, describing the impact of these donations. Holiday Celebrations Christmas 2005 at the Municipal Orphanage. Children with their Christmas gifts. Every year Children's Help Net purchases Christmas gifts, food and candy for a special Christmas celebration at the Municipal Orphanage in Chisinau. In 2003 we began to do the same for the Placement and Rehabilitation Center for Young Children. We also support the Department of Children's Rights Protection, City of Chisinau for their program entitled "The Christmas Caravan", a program that provided 500 gifts for orphans and children under their care. We also purchase gifts annually in celebration of Easter for both orphanages and for the elderly and diabled persons living at the Old Age Home of Chisinau. In 2005 we began supporting holiday celebrations at the "CULTUM” Center For Rehabilitation and Social Integration of Mentally Disabled Children. Read letters from Ala Fodor in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Executive Director describing these donations.
Read, in her own words, Neonila's report about our activities in Moldova during 2004.
Past Projects & Programs in Moldova
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