STEPS Romania

Registered Charity Number: 1092672

When a dreadful hospital in Romania needed a children’s playground we built one.

When there was a serious problem of children with AIDS we helped build a hospice.

When we found street children living in the city’s sewers we renovated a hostel.

Romania is still a very poor country. Some people are rich but the vast majority are very poor. At the bottom of the pile are the gypsy Romas, and in the very poor families it is often the children who suffer most. In Roma villages near Brasov, a small Romanian charity called FAST is trying to help the serious problem of these very poor families. In Sacele FAST has been given a building that was a boiler house. STEPS Romania is helping FAST convert the building into a welfare centre for Roma children and families. The old chimney has been removed and a timber second storey, roof and an extension have been added. Part of the centre is already in use providing help with simple hygiene and life skills for the children and parents. Of equal importance it is providing the sort of pre-school experiences and social interaction that most of our own children have through their own family, nursery or play group. The links on the left of your screen show what we have achieved.

Please read this article about the Roma people from the Economist:

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11579339&CFID=11847726&CFTOKEN=70217659

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The Romanian charity FAST

Meanwhile we will not lose touch with our friends in the Fair Play hostel. Paula and Lucian, their small team of helpers, and of course the children, are much more comfortable now than in previous years. They are very grateful for our help and say a mighty big thank you, not only to the volunteers who have plastered, painted, plumbed and played, but also to everyone who has given us so much support.

STEPS completes its work at the Fair Play hostel