In the 30th week of implementation of the project "Humanitarian Support COVID-19", the ADRA team reached 1,584 people of which: 563 are single elderly people with acute subsistence need; 561 are children from disadvantaged backgrounds, but who have exceptional academic results; 456 are adults fighting to ensure decent living conditions; and 4 are victims of domestic violence.
Therefore, in the week of September 27– October 3 alone, the ADRA project “Humanitarian Support COVID-19” implemented the specialized services adapted to specific needs generated or accentuated by the COVID-19 context for 1,584 beneficiaries, as follows: 1,258 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; 300 newborns received baby kits and help for the beginning of their journey, according to needs; 17 people received help through shelter provided; 9 people benefited from social assistance and psychological crisis counseling.
“Our pandemic-specific projects continue,” said Alina Bordaș-Mohorea, psychologist for ADRA Romania. “We will intervene further in the cases for which we have committed ourselves to produce change. At the beginning of this period, we all had more energy, [more] resources. As the virus spreads without being overly controlled, the rate of intervention naturally decreases. However, ADRA Romania goes further in the service of the people, looking for new ways of intervention, and also of prevention. Thank you to everyone close to us!” shared Bordaș-Mohorea.
“Even though freedom of expression allows people to position themselves in different camps on the pandemic in our country, the reality puts us in front of situations that we need to manage for the good of our fellow human beings and our staff,” explained Walter Creciuneac, Assistant Secretary Director and accountant for ADRA Romania. “Even if some conditions for movement, access to some spaces, and physical proximity between people change, during this time, the Adventist Agency for Development, Recovery and Aid - ADRA Romania is looking for possible means to be among the people, to bring more hope and trust!” concluded Walter Creciuneac.
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. The objective is achieved by promoting prevention measures and socio-economic adaptability, and by ensuring the need for 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.
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