ADRA Romania represents kindness and help for our fellow man in need. Being in the field on the 31st week of implementation of the project "Humanitarian Support COVID-19", ADRA continues to provide the necessary help and support to all disadvantaged families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 30th week of implementation of the project "Humanitarian Support COVID-19", the ADRA team reached 1,103 people of which: 410 are single elderly people and with acute subsistence need; 353 are children from disadvantaged backgrounds, but who have exceptional academic results; 314 are adults are fighting to ensure decent living conditions; 20 are immigrants; and 6 are victims of domestic violence.
Therefore, in the week of October 4–10 alone, the specialized services adapted to the specific needs generated or accentuated by the COVID-19 context were materialized through the ADRA project “Humanitarian Support COVID-19” for 1,103 beneficiaries, as follows: 921 people received basic food for a decent living and to be able to get through these days of crisis more easily, of which 75 received a hot meal at home every day; 121 people benefited from social assistance and psychological crisis counseling; 50 newborns received baby kits and help for the beginning of their life, according to needs; and 11 people received help through shelter provided.
“We are currently witnessing a worrying increase in the number of COVID-19 outbreaks, which is generating more and more legislative strictness, but not enough to alter the activity of the ADRA Romania team,” disclosed Bogdan Stănică, Project Manager ADRA Romania. “Unfortunately, the virus had also affected some members of our team, but not enough for them to lose confidence and effectiveness in their actions. Our beneficiaries are sheltered and continue to receive our support, both morally and materially, which strengthens ADRA Romania's position as a reliable link in this entire struggle with the situations generated by Covid-19. Confident that everything will return to a normal path, in the end, we continue to fight the obstacles we face and remain the same people full of the confidence, devotion, and determination to which our beneficiaries are already accustomed,” concluded Stănică.
“ADRA did not take a vacation! We continue our service with joy. At the beginning of the school year, we came back with the project ‘I want to go to school!’ in which the children received the package of basic food, along with a beautiful backpack, equipped with a pen and supplies,” shared Adina Nițu, Project Manager / Coordinator Transylvania South ADRA Romania. “We are also continuing the construction projects we have started so that the beneficiary families can enjoy a comfortable shelter in the cold season we have already entered. We are moving forward armed with justice, compassion, love!" declared Nițu.
Within the project “Humanitarian support COVID-19”, specially created for the current situation, ADRA Romania aims to reduce the risks generated by the COVID-19 virus among the population. This objective is achieved by promoting prevention measures and socio-economic adaptability, all through ensuring the provision of needed commodities to maintain safety.
Since 1990, ADRA Romania has been involved in special projects to provide care for beneficiaries in the whole country. Leading its project under the motto “Justice. Compassion. Love.”, through which a better value and human dignity are promoted for the future, ADRA Romania brings joy and hope to elderly beneficiaries. As the provider of accredited social services, ADRA Romania is a part of the ADRA International network, the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, one of the most wide-spread non-governmental organizations in the world. The network is active in more than 130 countries and projects are implemented under the philosophy that caring combines compassion with the practical spirit by addressing people in need, without them being of a particular race, ethnicity, political orientation, or religion, just to provide a human service so that the world can coexist as planned.
The original article was published by ADRA Romania.