"Our vision for every child,

life in all its fullness,

Our prayer for every heart, Romania
the will to make it so.”

Annual Report

2006
 Mrs. Anita Delhaas in the Child Friendly Space
for flood-affected children - Rast, Dolj
Letter from a child
"The news that I was admitted to the Vodafone Scholarship Project
came like a miracle. It showed me the world in a different colour and
whispered to me "You too have a future!"
As a child from the country side, I was not aware what it meant to be
part of a high standard society. But once I stepped in the high school I
opened another door and I became propelled towards new dreams
and ideals. There is a power that burns continuously inside me, gives
me courage and helps me to override obstacles; it softly whispers to
me "piece by piece you can move the mountain out of its way".
This power was born out of the chance that you have given me,
dearest sponsor and please be sure that I will never forget that like a
flower which doesn't blossom twice in one year, chance doesn't come
twice for anybody.
Now, as we are about to enter the European Union, I can see how
important is to have a graduation diploma in order to survive the
changes. Our grandparents expect hard times after the integration, but
they don't have much to loose.
What about children that did not get the chance to go to high school,
especially due to the lack of money? They bear no guilt for being born
in needy families, but paradoxically they have to bear the
consequences.
Maybe one ponders from time to time whether this short life is worth
the investment of so much work and so many aspirations, whether
there is anyone having enough time to enjoy its fruits?
On the other hand, only by making an effort can one reach a certain
level of happiness (which could only be temporary, it is true...). But
what if in Heaven, this equals the everlasting happiness... How will you
get it if you did not pay attention to work for it while being on Earth,
bit by bit, from endurance and pain?
Simona Rotariu - scholarship student
in Vodafone Scholarship Project
I. Letter from the National Director
Romania is looking forward to European Union accession in 2007. As of January
2007, Romania will be officially recognized as a developed European country.
However, as Non-Governmental Organization, World Vision is fully aware that still,
one third of the population lives under the poverty line defined by the World Bank.
One third of Romanians have less than one Euro per day to take care of their
families.
This reality is unacceptable for World Vision and therefore, we will continue to
partner the 200 communities we are present to offer 'life in all its fullness' to more
than 10, 000 children and their families and many more.
During spring and autumn several of our area development programs suffered
from severe floods. With assistance from donors such as USAID, volunteers and
other Non-Governmental Organizations, World Vision was able to deliver
emergency relief within hours, after villages were hit by the rising waters of the
Danube River.
As well as responding immediately to disasters, World Vision Romania
interventions include agriculture development, education, medical care and
opportunities for economical growth. One of the highlights of 2006 was the
opening of two training facilities for farmers in Crit (Brasov County) and Scinteia
(Iasi County), funded by Bolthouse Foundation and EU-SAPARD.
Another highlight was the blessing from His Eminence Patriarch Teoctist and the
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church for a series of children's Sunday
School Manuals. This Youth Bible Curriculum has been developed in close
cooperation with the Romanian Orthodox Church and Gospel Light International.
The first training sessions for clergy and lay people have been organized and the
first books are already distributed and treasured by many children as they learn
more about the Bible, Jesus Christ and the rich Church traditions and history.
World Vision is committed to the neediest groups of the Romanian population.
This year, meetings were organized with Roma leaders and discussions took place
on how to develop Anti-Trafficking initiatives, protecting women and children. The
Roma is the largest and most vulnerable minority in Europe, and Romania is home
to the largest population of Roma in Europe.
We realize the importance of cooperation with other NGO's and local authorities.
In 2006, World Vision became a founding member of the newly established NGOs
Platform carrying on development programs in Romania, 'FOND'.
We are thankful for the many international and national donors who make it
possible for us to partner in a sustainable manner with local authorities, initiative
groups and other beneficiaries. The nationwide 2% Campaign and the many
community sponsoring initiatives by Romanian companies are an example and
encouragement to all of us.
Thank you for standing with us and surrounding us with your prayers as we offer
together 'life in all its fullness' to the children of Romania.
Sincerely,
Anita Delhaas-van Dijk - National Director World Vision Romania
We are committed to the poor
II. Transformational development
child-focused, community-based, sustainable Romania
Our Programmes to support community development
The purpose of community development programs is to create healthy communities, with prosperous and loving families in which children thrive
and community spirit is strengthened. These programs have been developed in several Romanian Counties: Cluj, Constanþa, Dolj, Ialomiþa,
Iaºi and Vâlcea and their main principle is to involve the members of one community in its transformational process. With EU accession
imminent, these communities created a number of legally constituted community based organizations (CBOs). Their role will be to generate
program's sustainability, to attract funds and investments from the European Union. The main directions of our community development
programs aims to prevent children dropping out of school, to improve learning conditions in schools and kindergartens, to maintain and improve
children and families' health, to encourage small entrepreneurs and support local churches in their missionary and pastoral activities.
1. Increased access to education for children in the rural areas
The Report regarding the State of the Romanian Education System issued in 2005 by the Ministry of Education and Research shows that only 36.8% of the
children in rural area continued high-school studies, whilst 24.3% continued Vocational/ Professional School studies in 2004 / 2005 school year. The same
document reveals that the Romanian education system suffers from "chronic under funding" and that Romania invests in education area less than the
majority of European countries do. World Vision Romania offers three different scholarship programs for students in rural areas with excellent school
performances.
Offering Scholarships for students with excellent school performances from rural area
“Vodafone Scholarships for High-school" Project - thanks to the generous support offered by Vodafone Company, 155 children from Cluj, Iaºi,
Bacãu,Vâlcea and Dolj Counties have the chance to graduate high-school studies, starting 2005. The scholarship covers the costs for accommodation and
meals in a Boarding School, school supplies, food, hygienic supplies, as well as transportation costs.
The project activities encourage children to participate in School Olympics, socializing activities and education seminars organized by World Vision. With
World Vision volunteers' support, the project offers scholarship students extra-school hours study for various school matters, to cover the gaps and
keep pace with the competitive school environment and requirements of the urban education.

Simona is16 and studies for one year in one of the most prestigious high-schools in Iasi and in
Romania. She is the eldest of a family of five children, and lives in a commune situated 36 km
away from Iasi City. Her parents have a limited income. Simona always wanted to graduate
the 8th grade and then continue with high-school and university studies. She always had
strong faith in God.
“I said to myself that I have my unique chance in life and that God will
listen to my prayers”, says Simona smiling. ”Then, I promised myself one
thing. If I will receive a scholarship I will never disappoint the persons who
believed in me and I will study hard”, Simona adds.

"Gaudeamus" Scholarships are offered in Cluj County. Currently, 33 children are part of Gaudeamus Programme . For three years World Vision
contributed with 40% of the money needed to pay accommodation in a boarding school, food and school supplies. All these children are part of "Family
Sponsorship" community development program, funded by World Vision US. "May be I wouldn't have been that motivated to study if I had had to stay
home, in my village. Thus, I know I have to be hard working and disciplined", says Diana, one of the scholarship students.

The project „Scholarship A Chance for Children in the Rural Area” offers support for twenty-four 5th to 12th grade children from 5 partnership
communities within „Help Children to Hope" Community Development Program in Iasi County. Ten of them graduated gymnasium and two high-school
studies. "Deep in my heart I have always known that children in rural areas are very talented, too. Since I came to study in the city and established contacts with
many children born and raised her, I have strengthened this idea. Children in rural areas are not only capable to study well and keep the pace with urban
education. They also have a very strong will. I think it is a great loss that not all of them have the chance to continue their studies", says Oana, 18, former
scholarship student, currently a university student at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration „Al. I. Cuza" University in Iasi.
 World Vision improves the quality of education
by improving infrastructure in rural schools and kindergartens

Thousands of children are playing and socializing these days in rural Community Centers, playing rooms and on playgrounds, which have been created
by World Vision in partnership with local communities in 2006. Here they benefit from spiritual education, computer lessons, drawing and painting
lessons, traditional and modern dance classes, plus the necessary supplies.
More than one thousand children enjoyed camps and trips this summer. School contests were organized and over 150 talented students received prizes.
Some other 1800 children received school prizes and books for their school results.

Partnering the local authorities, more than 2, 000 children now study in schools that could compete with the ones from big cities.Thus, 226 schools and
kindergartens have been refurbished and renovated. Sixteen school units have now current water, central heating and modern toilets; hygienic conditions
were improved in other 32 schools. 79 schools and kindergartens received school supplies, black boards, carpets and furniture.
World Vision succeeded to renovate an old primary school building together with the local community from Moldoveni village, Ialomita County. Over
70 children benefit today from decent study conditions: "School renovation is the best thing that happened in our village. I believe it is a real pleasure
to study in such a beautiful school. And I feel at ease seeing the children in a safe and comfortable place", said Mihai Tudorel, father of two children.
"The children are simply charmed. They could hardly wait until the work was done", added teacher Zoica Popa.

Encouraging children to become agents of change

„The Citizen" is a civil educational project which brought together 200 children from several rural communities in Iasi County to work in teams in
order to generate projects for change." We have learned to work in teams and we gathered experience. We spent our leisure time in a useful way,
working for the people in our village", said one of the children involved in the project. The projects addressed multiple issues, characteristic for the
rural areas, from village's ecology to"Parents' School" and even creating small local businesses.

2. Investing in the health of children and their families

Poor access to quality medical care and poor equipment of rural dispensaries are few of the problems that people from rural areas still have to face.
There is also a lack of information regarding primary health care. In 2006, through community partnerships, a new rural dispensary was opened and other
8 have been renovated. Children benefited from dental check ups and some of them received dental treatment. They were informed through cave
prevention campaigns, healthy life style campaigns and first aid courses. Children with disabilities from 6 communes benefited from psycho-motor
recovery programs.
Eye surgeries for children with sight impairment. Eight children received financial help and consultation in order to undergo eye surgery. World
Vision covered the costs of the necessary items for surgery and also the transportation costs of children and parents for medical consultations in the city.
A complete surgical kit was purchased with 1800 Euro for a children's eye clinic.
We are Christians
3. Supporting the local church to get involved in community life

World Vision aims to increase the role of the Christian education in children's lives and to promote the role Romania
of the Christian model in the rural communities. Children, youth and parents have been constantly involved
in religious education programmes offered by priests and pastors. Scholarly contests on Christian themes
were also organized for the little ones. Religious studies resource rooms were created in several rural
schools. Priests and pastors are encouraged to become more involved in their communities
social life by being part of the local initiative groups.Thus, they become active participants in
decision making.

Highlights from our Christian

Commitment Programme

World Vision seeks to equip both staff and

beneficiaries spiritually for their transformational
development. Christian Commitment initiatives are
integrated in our community developments work
and address staff spiritual formation, strategic
partnerships with churches and Christian witness
to contribute to the welfare of children, families
and communities.

I. World Vision's „Christ to the Children" Project launched the first Youth Bible Curriculum

"This project represents a special cooperation between European churches and churches from the rest of the world, to the benefit
of children, as we know that the profound Christian character of a person is formed during childhood and youth period... ".
His Eminence Daniel, Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bucovina

The project is an initiative of Word Direct non-profit organisation, launched 10 years ago and carried on in partnership with the Orthodox Churches from
Albania, Armenia, Bosnia, Georgia, Egypt, Lebanon, the Russian Federation and, starting 2006, Romania.
The goal is to support priests and other people involved in religion education with a set of tools to assist them in teaching children biblical knowledge
from an early age and thus help them reach maturity in faith and Christian norms and values. The guides do not replace the religion manuals used in
the Romanian education curricula but are complementary teaching tools to be used at the level of each parish. They will target children aged 6 to 17
and their families.

In Romania, the project is carried on with the blessing of The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox
Church, His Eminence Teoctist,The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, approved in the
meeting held on 17th - 18th of January 2006, at the initiative of the Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bucovina.

More than 3, 000 copies have been distributed so far. Eight hundred priests and religion teachers from Iaºi,
Neamþ, Ialomiþa, and Vâlcea Counties have been informed regarding this new initiative of the Romanian
Orthodox Church. More than 125 priests and religion teachers participated in the introductory training sessions
on method of teaching and use of the project materials.

II. Opening the first Romanian Orthodox kindergarten

The "Solidarity and Hope" Foundation, with the support of World Vision Romania and other sponsors
inaugurated the first Romanian Orthodox kindergarten in Iasi. The kindergarten has a capacity of 60 places.
The curriculum includes religious and moral education lessons for pre-school children as well as standard
kindergarten education.
 III. Supporting a Counselling and Formation Centre

This project contributes to the personal transformation of youth in urban area - schools, high-school, parishes,
youth with emotional and psychological problems, as well as youth from institutions - Maximum Safety
Penitentiary in Craiova and the Penitentiary for Minors and Young People in Craiova.The purpose is to reduce
violence in the penitentiary and community environment and develop an improved community and parish
environment. As a result of this project, 20 people imprisoned at the Maximum Safety Penitentiary in Craiova
benefited of individual counselling, 40 high-school students participated in individual counselling sessions, 80
young people from Craiova parishes participated in the Communication, Listening, Emotional Intelligence and Art of
Conflict Resolution courses, 38 people imprisoned at the Penitentiary for Minors and Youth benefited of individual
counselling and other 20 people imprisoned and 30 students participated in the Art of Conflict Resolution Course
and 20 young people with psychological problems have been support through centre's activities.

4. Investing in Economic Development

World Vision has developed over time distinct programs and organizations that support its community development programs.
The goals of these programs can be integrated to the objectives of community development programs, to increase efficiency and
cohesion.

Assisting the rural population in developing Agriculture

More than 75% of the rural population lives below the poverty line, with less than Euro 1 per day income.The rural population also suffers from many inefficiencies and
lack of resources, which perpetuates a cycle of poverty. Small size of farms (average of 2.1 hectares), lack of understanding of the market economy mechanisms and
low education are the main reasons more than 68% of the rural households practice self-subsistence agriculture.The high level of rural poverty threatens the social
welfare institutions and leads to increased institutionalisation of children.

The Agricultural Development Program aims to improve the living standard of rural population through three interrelated services: education, financial
support, technical and marketing assistance. The Agricultural Development Program designed and successfully implemented small business models
like: “Strawberries growing”, “Vegetable Growing in Greenhouses” “Turkeys Raising”, Broiler Chicken Raising”, “Pigs Raising”, “Laying eggs and raising hens”,
“Goats Raising”.

The program is implemented in rural communities in 5 counties: Iasi, Cluj, Constanta, Dolj
and Valcea and have impacted 2,000 farmers and their families. World Vision
offered support and consultancy for 340 families which developed small businesses in
agriculture and animals breeding. It also offered information about financial opportunities
for small enterprises on a national and European level. It organized household
development and small business trainings as well as special seminars for small producers,
upon the advantages of the associative forms. Farmers benefited from direct experience
by visiting demonstrative farms. They received consultancy to raise sows and cows. 59
families received each a pregnant sow, and other 5 received cows. 2.000 families
received high quality vegetable seeds to cultivate their vegetable gardens, while 9 others
were helped to improve their small bee keeping businesses.
Petru becomes a European farmer. Petru had always dreamed of becoming a real farmer and work on
his own. Today he can speak of his 'mini farm,' with 10 cows and 3 heifers. Two of the mature animals were
received in the last 2 years from World Vision. World Vision intends to stimulate thus people with initiative
and strong characters build their future from raising animals and agriculture. “My dream is to double Romania
the number of cows and the milk production in only one year.This help came at the right
time, as it supported me to enter a phase where I can make a profit”, said Petru. Now, he has
his own milk distribution network in the city, where he sells the milk at a better price than
through the village milk collecting point “. The farmers will have to comply to higher production
standards as soon as Romania enters the EU. Petru has already planned ahead and has purchased an
electrical milking machine with a zero interest loan coming from World vision.

The “Bolthouse Foundation” in the US made it possible to launch a new, 8 years project: the
establishment of two Agricultural Consulting and Learning Centres for farmers. Each Centre has a
Demonstration Diary Farm where farmers will put into practice the knowledge acquired during classes.
The Learning Centres and the Demonstration Farms are located in Iasi and Brasov counties.
“Access to quality information is extremely important for people in rural areas. It will be
hard to work with people's attitudes after we will enter European Union. Specializing in a
certain area will be equally important if we want to make a profit from agriculture works”,
said Liviu, one of the 36 people from Scanteia commune, Iasi County who graduated the Animal Breeding
Course organized by World Vision at the end of 2005. The certificate received at the end of the courses
will allow them to sell the produce obtained from cow breeding, on the market, once Romania will join
European Union in 2007.

Providing access
to Micro credit

CAPA Finance is the micro-finance institution

and partner of World Vision Romania within its
community development programs. As a result of
CAPA micro-loans, families in rural areas could
start an income generating business, and more
than 2, 000 children could benefit of better living
conditions as a result of family income increase.
CAPA Finance had a strong impact in the
communities it operates. The portfolio increased
from $14 493 184 (end of September 2005) to
$19,357,764 (end of September 2006). The
number of clients has also increased from 4776
to 6250 and so have the number of loans
outstanding, from 4983 to 6655. The number of
jobs created has risen from 1033 (end of
September 2005) to 1129 (end of September
2006). The impact was also measured by the
number of jobs sustained that has risen from
2836 to 3241.
In 2006, CAPA Finance changed its status, from
micro-finance institution to non banking financial
institution supervised by the Central Bank.
 We value people

Emergency relief and disaster mitigation

I. Humanitarian Aid in the flood

affected areas

a. Rehabilitation and Preventing Disasters in Vrancea,

Olt and Timis

Following 2005 floods and with support from USAID (United

States Agency for International Development), the project
aimed to rehabilitate three of the most seriously flood
affected communities and prepare their members, local
authorities to face other potential disasters. The program was
carried out in Crampoia (Olt County), Nanesti (Vrancea
County), and Foeni (Timis County). Thus:

- 150 households from Crampoia and Nanesti have been

rehabilitated through donations of construction materials and
tools.
- Training sessions on prevention and response in emergency
situations were held for 41 representatives of the Local
Councils and of the Mayor's Offices in Crampoia, Nanesti and
Foeni, as well as for representatives of the County Prefectures
of Olt, Timis and Vrancea.
- During the cold season (3 months), 285 families were
sustained with food products (sugar, sun flower oil, canned
food, bread, water) in the three communities affected by
disasters.
- 216 representatives of the local authorities, government and
members of the community took part in training sessions on
prevention and response in emergency situations - protection
measures for the hardly-hit families, alarm systems, protection
of children and elderly people, creating emergency relief plans.
The themes of the training were identified during a survey,
which consisted of distributing some questionnaires and
organizing focus group meetings at the start of the program.
- 45 representatives of the Timis County Emergency Situations
Inspectorate, general practitioners in the rural areas and
mayors of Timis County took part in training sessions on
“Emergency Situations Response”. 18 rubber boats were
donated to the Country Inspectorates for Emergency
Situations and to the mayor's offices of the 3 rural
communities included in the project, thus, addressing one of
the current needs the lack of professional emergency relief
equipments.
b. Assisting flood victims in Dolj and Calarasi

The first floods hit Romania on the 12th of March. The North- western part of Dolj County (the Sopot and Cot
localities in the Breasta Commune) was completely covered by the floods. There were over 300 households and Romania
thousands of hectares affected by this flood. At the beginning of April, there were 12 counties along the Danube River in
emergency situation. The waters of the Danube River reached a record level. This level of the Danube River had never
been reached since 1895. The Rast Commune in Dolj County was the most affected by the floods - at the beginning of
May, there were evacuated 9,700 people only in Dolj County, of which there were over 2,000 people sheltered in the 6
hard-hit camps in Dolj County. A number of more than 1,800 people were evacuated from the Rast Commune and
sheltered in the Rast camp.

Approximately 4,500 people benefited of water,

food, tents, school supplies and hygiene products
(soaps, detergent, toothpaste, tooth brushes,
disinfectants) blankets, toys, stoves, mattresses,
clothing, shoes, rubber boots, etc.
World Vision set up the first Child Friendly
Space (CFS) in Rast Camp.The CFS was
arranged in four military tents, equipped
with school furniture, school supplies and
toys, ensured the continuation of the
education process for a number of 86 flood-
affected children and provided a safe
environment for all of them.
Also, WVR started collaboration with the
Government representatives and with those of the
local and international NGOs, in view of creating a
coalition to respond to emergency situations
without duplicating the response.

WVR had relief interventions in Cernavoda

and Ostrov communities (Constanta
County), Arbore (Suceava County) and
Tirlisua (Bistrita Nasaud County),
consisting in water, food, clothing and
footwear distribution to more than 600
families.
 c. Assuring access to public heath care during emergencies
in Bacau, Galati and Vrancea

World Vision Romania and Realitatea TV Channel launched a Fundraising Campaign to sustain the communities affected by floods in July -
August 2005. The fundraising campaign took place over a 2 months time Romanians had the chance to demonstrate once again that they are not
indifferent to the fate of less fortunate Romanians. The fundraising campaign rose $US 450,000, both from private donors and corporations. As
a consequence of this intervention, more than 56.000 members of the communities will have access to better medical services.

The communities included in the project were: Bacãu County - Agãº, Asãu, Gura Vãii, Balcani, Urecheºti, Galaþi County - Umbrãreºti,
Braniºtea,Tudor Vladimirescu, Iveºti, Nãmoloasa and Vrancea County - Gura Caliþei, Nãneºti,Vulturu, Suraia, Bilieºti.

Following the investments, roof reparations were made for 10 medical dispensaries out of the 15 medical dispensaries in the rural areas
included in the project, tiles flooring, electrical and sanitary fittings reparations, current water, warm current water, heating, restrooms etc. There
is a private medical cabinet in each one of the 15 rural communities that was equipped with a set of medical apparatuses: portable ECG,
connected to a mobile phone through a laptop, which can communicate the voice and data to the Emergency Room of the County Hospital
when there are difficult medical cases. Also, the medical cabinets were equipped with modern medical equipment and furniture.
Training sessions were organized for more than 45 general practitioners in all three counties to learn how to use the donated medical
equipments, as well as a training session for the general practitioners in the 15 communities for emergency response in, which took place in
Focsani and Sinaia.

II. Raising awareness on Bird Flu

Cernavoda was the first Romanian town

declared quarantined due to bird flu. Later, the
following counties were in the same situation:
Tulcea, Braºov,Vrancea, Ialomiþa and Valcea.
WVR distributed informative materials on
bird flu prevention throughout schools,
nurseries, medical dispensaries and mayor's
offices in all the communities it works. In the
rural communities of Vâlcea County where
the bird flu virus occurred, WVR donated
water tanks, disinfectant, liquid and solid soaps
as well as many other hygiene products in all
the schools and nurseries.
Protecting children: at the heart of World Vision
The Child Protection Reform initiated by the Romanian Government in 1997 is a bench-mark and the beginning of
a massive change within the system. 170 child protection institutions (placement centres) were closed down Romania
starting from that moment and the focus switched on creating alternative services for institutionalisation. In 2006
as well, World Vision Romania continued developing programs to address these issues. These programs offer
several types of alternative services for the protection of children in difficult circumstances.The services offered
by WVR obtained the legal accreditation.

1. Preventing child neglect and abandonment

During 2005, there were approximately 5.000 children abandoned in Romanian medical
paediatric wards and maternity units. Lack of education in young mothers, poverty, lack of
information and parental abilities, geographic marginalization of communities and families
are few of the causes.
World Vision addresses these problems through the Centre for mother and
child in Bucharest, by working in paediatric and maternity units and paediatric
wards from Bucharest city, Cluj and Vâlcea Counties and by educating children at risk
in Day Care Centres.
“The Maternal Shelter helped me to get over a difficult period in my life. I
didn't know which way to go. But here I was offered a place where I could feel
safe. Here I've learned to raise my child and I've been constantly supported to
reintegrate society”, confessed Mãdãlina, one of the Centres' beneficiaries.
Thus, 29 couples mother and child benefited from the services offered by the
Maternal Shelter in Bucharest. 216 mothers at risk of abandoning their children in
paediatric and maternity units benefited from information and counselling services. 12
families have been supported and counselled in Cluj County through activities of
preventing abandonment in the community. A support group for pregnant women was 2. Establishing Community Information
organized in Vâlcea, where future mothers received pre-birth counselling. 50 children Centres
from Bucharest and 15 from Cluj County benefited from Day Care Centre services
and their parents were informed and counselled in “Parents' School”.
A Good Practices Manual for Emergency Foster Care was also written by the - Aghireº (Cluj County) and Stoileºti (Vâlcea County)
project team in support of Romanian child protection specialists. were created in order to disseminate information upon
children's rights, preventing child abuse and child neglect.Thus,
over 1000 people from rural communities received
information leaflets. The community Information Centers
offered weekly activities for 50 children between 4 14 years
old. Through Kids Club activities Roma children were
integrated socially and a number of 300 children and parents
became actively involved. Children went on trips and summer
camps, created Easter handicrafts, took part in special tradition
events.
Changing attitudes group from Cluj offered a constant
frame of discussions for 25 children, who met on a weekly
basis. Their parents were also called to participate in several
training sessions upon respecting children's rights. Child
Protection specialists were also trained on children's rights
and on how to encourage children's self expression. The
beneficiaries went in a summer camp, in Brasov County and
visited the Moldavian monasteries.
3. Preventing child institutionalisation
World Vision aims to reduce the need for orphanages in Bucharest and Ilfov County and to increase the number of children cared for in a family environment,
either through reintegrating them in their natural family or placing them in foster homes.
Thus 26 professional foster parents were formed through World Vision's network. 7 children were successfully adopted and official papers were worked out by
project team.Thirty families at risk had been identified and monitored. The project team monitored 7 children reintegrated in their natural families and other 44
children in foster care.

Support groups were organized for parents and foster parents. People were trained to become foster care professionals.
“The best satisfaction for me is to teach the children something. I feel complete when I see the progress they made since they are with me. The
teacher credits them all the time and this year they won the first prize. I love them very much and I am happy to feel they love me too”, said Maria,
foster care parent.

4. Prevent “street children” phenomenon

World Vision provides support to teenagers and youth that leave the orphanages after they graduate vocational schools. A support group with once a week
meetings has been organized for 22 teenagers.The team uses interactive activities to help them socialize.

For several years WorldVision' s Life Skill Centre provides a temporary home and 'springboard' into adult life for 4 teenage girls, which are continuously helped to
improve their intellectual and social skills, starting with finding a stable working place and ending with handling financial resources.

Magdalena was abandoned at birth. She spent her first 19 years in an orphanage, or Placement Centre, as it is called today. For 4 years she has been benefiting from Youth in
Transition Project services and a year ago, Magdalena moved to the Life Skills Centre.Today she has become a model of maturity and stability for the new generation of girls that
moved to the centre last summer. “She is willing to learn and develop herself. She's trustworthy,” says Carmen, the educator that stays with the girls in the
Centre.Today Carmen is very content to have Magdalena near her: “Magda has a constant job for one year already, she is calm and quiet. She always sets a
good example for the girls. She practically became my right hand!” says Carmen.

5. Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities

Children with special needs who live within a family represent an overwhelming majority of 55.000. These children do not have access to assistance for their
disability at an early stage in their lives, especially if they live in the rural areas where having a child with special needs continues to be a stigma for the family.The
issue particularly diminishes the child's chances to improve, as well as their access to public education.
World Vision provides early intervention services for children with disabilities, addressing all areas of a child's development. It also offers support services to
their families, practical advice for dealing with their child at home, emotional and spiritual support.

“Nobody accepts you openly if you have a child with disabilities.There

still are schools which would not accept children with disabilities,
because they say that would ruin their image. I went to four
kindergartens and not even one wanted to accept my child”, said
Luminiþa, mother of a child with Down syndrome.
Thus 149 children with disabilities benefited from early intervention services
in Craiova, Bucharest, Cernavodã and Rm. Valcea and 66 of them were
reintegrated in State kindergartens, schools and special kindergartens.
Children took part in weekly speech therapy activities and were involved in
educational activities and physical recovery. Parents benefited from support
groups and psychological counselling. Both children and their parents
benefited from trips to monasteries, mountain and seaside camps.
In order to supply information and create awareness,World Vision organized
teaching sessions for teachers, parents and volunteers, informational
campaigns on different types of disabilities.
Vilcea team elaborated the Good Practices Manual in Recuperating the
Child with Disabilities, which was distributed as a work instrument for the
specialists in the field.
 6. Preventing Romania
child abuse
and labour exploitation
World Vision started the development of a community-based
approach of child slavery in Iasi County. A working group formed
from community professionals - teachers, doctors, priests, mayor,
social assistant was involved in implementing the project. 29
educational and speech therapy sessions were organized for a
number of 38 children, and other 3 educational seminars were
organized for 65 parents from Cepleniþa and Golãieºti communities.
All 50 project beneficiaries received material support.
“I have learned how to behave and I have learned about
children's rights. I even went on a school trip. Now I know
that all the children have a right to play and learn”, said Ilie,
13, one of the children involved in the project, at risk of
being subjected to forced labour.

7. Increasing quality and hope of life

for HIV infected children
8,000 children are living with AIDS in Romania and the majority of them have
now become teenagers.Their problems are more complex, while stigma and
discrimination remain the main obstacles they have to face in the society.
Constanta County is the place with the highest number of HIV and AIDS
cases in Romania. „Kids Club” Project addresses their needs and offers
support for 350 beneficiaries - children and youth with AIDS and infected
with HIV.

Some 1.100 children and 120 professionals benefited from several

informational sessions upon HIV and AIDS. 500 “Kids Club” Magazines have
been edited and printed by HIV positive and healthy adolescents and then
distributed on a quarterly basis all over the country.

Children took part in educational and spiritual activities and were involved in
recreation activities. They received prizes and diplomas when they finished
vocational clubs activities. Their parents received information upon health,
education and legislation.

„I believe that even today people do not understand the serious

effects HIV and AIDS can have upon their lives.They run away from
the infected one, which bears an enormous pain and they do not
understand them unless they become ill themselves. I think there is
still a great need for information about AIDS in schools, high schools
and universities (...). I am going to fight this disease together with the
other children and we are going to be healed because we trust in
God”, said a 17- year -old girl living with HIV.
 III. Advocating for the most vulnerable
During 2006 World Vision became involved in organizing informative campaigns upon children's rights, Roma issues and the fight against human
trafficking. The strategic focus for next year will be on developing projects and campaigns in partnership with other NGOs, in order to assist vulnerable
groups mainly through prevention and protection activities.

a. Roma Integration
Statistics say that Romania is the country with the biggest number of Roma ethnics,
between 1 to 2 million people, even though the official figures say less - 540.000 people. The
figures were given by the census carried out in 2002. 88% of the Roma population from
Romania lives below the poverty line, reads a UNICEF report and more than a half of the
children abandoned in Romanian medical institutions (57%) are Roma ethnics.

“The Roma population is among the poorest in Romania”, said WorldVision Romania's
National Director Mrs.Anita Delhaas, on the occasion of a meeting with Roma representatives.
“Around 80% of the Roma population from Romania and Bulgaria are living below
the poverty line. We need to learn more about their culture and also about how
best we can work for the children in Romania”, she said.

During June 2006 World Vision Romania organized a consultancy meeting upon Roma issues
in Bucharest, where more than 30 spiritual leaders, Roma NGOs representatives and
Government representatives took part. The conclusions of the debates and discussions are
that WVR needs to become involved in raising awareness among its employees and
supporting them to better their relationships with Roma population through hiring and
involving Roma staff, organizing informative meetings, supporting and taking part in Roma
events. A better cooperation with Roma NGOs is also necessary. World Vision will organize
trainings for Roma representatives upon facilitating networking and raising the
organizational abilities of Roma NGOs.
In the future World Vision Romania intends to replicate the consultancy meeting in all the other counties where programs and projects are developed, to
establish new collaboration tracks with Roma NGOs upon different aspects of Roma issues, which overlap the objectives of Roma Inclusion Decade
(2005 - 2015).

b. The Fight against Human Trafficking

“Romania is the source and transit country for human trafficking related to sexual exploitation, forced
labour and organized begging (...). People trafficked through Romania come from Moldavia, Ukraine
and Russia. There are still concerns regarding Romanian street children and their vulnerability in front
of human traffic and exploitation”.
- quote from the State's Department Annual Report upon human trafficking.

Statistics reveal that more than 700.000 people are trafficked annually in the world for the purposes
of sexual exploitation and forced labour. 800 Romanian children and women had been victims of the
human trafficking in 2006, according to the Police Department. 354 children were repatriated during
the first 9 months of the year 2004, out of which 48 were human trafficking victims.

In 2007 World Vision Romania will focus strategically upon preparing and informing communities,
especially the rural ones, upon human trafficking and preventative measures to fight the phenomenon.
It will also offer alternative economic opportunities for people at risk in order to prevent trafficking.
Small projects designed to fight against human trafficking in the communities where we work will be
implemented and informative and preventative campaigns in partnership with other experienced
NGOs will be developed.
We are partners
IV. Focus on our Supporters
Donors private corporations or individuals substantially contributed in support of people in need Romania
through the donations made during 2006.Their generosity targeted flood affected people, bright
children from rural areas, communities as a whole.The Donors contributions made a significant change
in all these categories, bringing them closer to the experience of people at a grassroots level and
underlining, once more, the importance to intensify corporate social responsibility and the
participation of public and private companies from Romania in solving some of the problems the
Romanian society currently faces.
Through World Vision Romania, the following donors produced a substantial change:

Vodafone - "Vodafone Scholarships for High - School" represent a new educational initiative that is part of the company's „Vodafone for the Future”
Program in support of the community. Thus,Vodafone supported 155 students from rural area to continue high-school studies.Vodafone covered all the
costs of the program accommodation in a boarding school, food, transportation, school supplies, medical assistance and others. The total amount
estimated for this program in 2006 was of 150, 000 Euros.

Holcim
Holcim expressed their solidarity with flood affected people once again through a donation of 70, 000 RON. The money was used to support people
from Rast commune, Dolj County to buy construction materials (cement and others) and tools for house reconstruction. Twenty seven families
received 30 sacks of cement and 30 sacks of joint material each to repair completely destroyed houses or the ones at danger of collapsing any
moment. Four hundred and sixty-one families could benefit from the 50 concrete mixers and 50 wheelbarrows bought with the money received from
Holcim. These tools have been distributed to the teams of workers building the houses, on rotation. After the finalization of construction work, these
tools will stay in the custody of the Village Halls.

SIVECO Romania The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Holcim Vodafone

The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

During 2006, the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry met the needs of flood affected people in Dolj County Bistret and Cirna communes,
through a donation of 50, 000 RON. The donation came to support 314 families to rebuild their houses which had been seriously damaged following
the floods. With this money World Vision bought construction tools (concrete mixers, wheelbarrows, shovels, buckets) to rebuild 142 houses, as well
as construction materials (cement). The tools will stay in the custody of each Village Hall and at the disposal of community members whenever they
will need them.

SIVECO Romania
World Vision Romania in partnership with SIVECO Romania carried on between April June 2006 the „Let's Learn to
Learn” Project, in Breasta commune, Dolj County. The project aimed to promote the concept of e learning. WVR
organized training sessions for teachers and pupils. The objective of "Let's Learn to Learn" Project was to train
teachers, members of the initiative group and Village Hall employees from Breasta in advanced computer use. Another
objective was to facilitate children's and citizens' access to information, through the Information Office opened within
the project. The costs of the project, amounting $US 5, 000 have been covered by SIVECO. The two trainers within
the project trained 19 teachers, 10 employees of Breasta Village Hall and 15 pupils.
 We are responsive

V. Focus on our Volunteers

2% Campaign “Equal Opportunities for All Children” - volunteers made it happen!
In 2005, lack of information regarding the 1% provision generated by Law no. 571/ 2003 led to a only very small percentage of tax payers 2.23% -
redirecting1% of their income to an NGO.

Hence, World Vision Romania launched in the “2% Campaign” under the slogan “Equal Opportunities for All Children” in 2006. The goal was to
increase social awareness and responsibility among Romanians, that by simply redirecting 2% of their income to a Romanian NGO, they could make a
difference to others in their country.

Another major objective of the campaign was to create an active and numerous teams of volunteers, accessible also in emergency situations. Moreover,
WVR wanted to increase interest in social responsibility and activism and send the message of the campaign to at least 150, 000 people, especially through the
active volunteers involved in this campaign.

During the 3 months of campaign activities a team of more than 800 volunteers spread the campaign message to 1,100 companies and 100, 000
persons from Bucharest and Iaºi, Cluj, Constanþa, Dolj,Vilcea and Timiº Counties.

Campaign volunteers met with company representatives and

employees where they distributed materials with information
about World Vision Romania 2% campaign. They were also
involved in street information activities regarding 2% provision,
distribution of information materials and filling in the forms
through which money was redirected towards World Vision
Romania.Volunteers were the heart of launching and final
campaign events organised in each of the counties above
mentioned. They have marched in support of 2% provision and
the cause World Vision Romania advocated for. And last but not
least, volunteers were involved in “door to door” campaign
during which they directly explained tax payers what 2%
provision means and the procedure they need to access to
redirect the money.
In Cluj, some hundreds of students from Hasdeu Campus, coordinated by
World Vision Team, made a big “2” out of their window lights, symbolising the
percent from income taxes that Romanians can direct to NGOs.

Iulia Frãþilã, a TV station VIP was the spokesperson of the “2%

campaign” and participated in TV and Radio shows to introduce the goal
of WVR's campaign and how could people redirect 2% of their income.
Through this opportunity, World Vision Romania wanted to show how
many things can be done with a small effort, educating and encouraging
Romanians to get involved and increase social responsibility.
The money raised from 2% campaign will be invested to
improve the study and hygienic conditions in rural schools and
kindergartens and in offering scholarships for intelligent
children from the countryside.
World Vision carried on other activities with volunteers' support, like
extra-school homework activities with students included in „Vodafone
Scholarships for High-school” Project to help them cover the gaps
caused by poor study conditions in rural areas and support them in
facing the school competition and requirements in urban schools or
socialising activities organized with children with special needs.
 We are stewards

VI. Financial Report Romania

FUNDING SOURCES
CASH AMOUNT Gifts-in-kind TOTAL WORLD VISION ROMANIA TOTAL INCOME2001-2006
AUSTRALIA $ 235,751 $ 1,342,298 $ 1,578,049 2001 $13.6 million
AUSTRIA $ 19,823 $ 24,443 $ 44,266 2002 $7.7million
CANADA $ 968,926 $ 3,463,758 $ 4,432,684 2003 $5.4 millon
NETHERLANDS $ 13,000 $ 13,000 2004 $25.3 million
ROMANIA - LOCAL $ 2,018,262 $ - $ 2,018,262 2005 $18.6 million
SWITZERLAND $ 500,574 $ - $ 500,574 2006 $27.6 million
TAIWAN $ 232,373 $ - $ 232,373
USA $ 3,219,517 $ 15,568,984 $ 18,788,501

TOTAL $ 7,208,226 $ 20,399,483 $ 27,607,709

FUNDING SOURCES World Vision Romania Total Income

2001-2006
AUSTRALIA
5.7% 2006
AUSTRIA 2004
0.2%
CANADA
16.1% 2005

Incomes
NETHERLANDS
0,0% 2001

ROMANIA-LOCAL
7.3% 2002
USA
SWITZERLAND 2003
68.1%
1.8%
TAIWAN
0.8%
Year

EXPENSES CASH AMOUNT Gifts-in-Kind TOTAL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS $ 2,303,194 $ 9,179,767 $ 11,482,961

CHILD PROTECTION $ 887,190 $ 7,139,819 $ 8,027,009
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS $ 166,691 $ - $ 166,691
AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS $ 550,194 $ - $ 550,194
CHRISTIAN COMMITMENTS PROGRAM $ 138,383 $ 203,995 $ 342,378
EMERGENCY RELIEF $ 1,956,890 $ 3,875,902 $ 5,832,792
PROJECT IMPLEMENTING COSTS $ 646,873 $ - $ 646,873
CAPACITY BUILDING STAFF $ 46,764 $ 46,764

TOTAL $ 6,696,179 $ 20,399,483 $ 27,095,662

 VII. Acknowledgements - partners and donors

NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORLD VISION HOLLAND

CHILD'S RIGHTS WORLD VISION UK
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL WORLD VISION TAIWAN
DEVELOPMENT (USAID) WORLD VISION MEERO
MINISTRY OF HEALTH WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BOLTHOUSE FOUNDATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION “Blythswood Care” Scotland
NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF
DISABLED PERSONS VODAFONE Company
MINISTRY OF ADMINISTRATION AND INTERIOR SIVECO Romania
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ECOLAB
LOCAL CHURCH Andorra International
RURAL COMMUNITIES
NGOs McKinsey Germany
MEDIA The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and
WORLD VISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Industry
WORLD VISION CANADA HOLCIM
WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA Masterprint IASI
WOTLD VISION AUSTRIA 3M
WORLD VISION SWTZERLAND

VIII. ADDRESSES - World Vision Romania Offices

WORLD VISION ROMANIA - BUCHAREST CONSTANÞA
Str. Rotaºului, nr. 7 9, sector 1, cod 012 167 Str. Bucovinei, nr. 3, cod 900615, Constanþa, jud. Constanþa
Tel. 021 - 222 91 01, fax 021 - 224 29 72 Tel. 0241 - 549 866, fax: 0241 - 549 867
RDS Tel. 031 - 40 59 014/ 40 59 015 Mobil: 0744 - 686 694
Mobil: 0744 - 383 856; 0744 - 388 949
E-mail: rom_office@wvi.org DOLJ
www.worldvision.ro Str. Mirceºti, Bl. M5, sc. 1, ap.1, Craiova, jud. Dolj
Tel. 0251 - 545 646, fax: 0251 - 592 815
WORLD VISION LIAISON OFFICE- EUROPEAN UNION Mobil: 0745 067 093
World Vision EU Liaison Office, 22, Rue de Toulouse 1040, Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 - 2 - 230 - 1621 IALOMIÞA
Fax: +32 - 2 - 280 - 3426 ªos. Pipera, nr.7, bl. 2D, sc.1, et.1, ap.4, sector 1, Bucureºti
Tel./ Fax: 031 - 41 55 077
BIROUL REGIONAL MEERO
(Middle East/ Eastern Europe Regional Office) IAªI
Regional Office P.O. Box 289792084, Nicosia, Cyprus Str. Armeanã, nr. 4, cod 700 038, Iaºi, jud. Iaºi
Tel. + 357 - 22 - 870 277 Tel. 0232 - 254 637, fax: 0232 - 233 906
Fax: + 357 - 22 - 870 204 Mobil: 0744 - 383 921
www.meero.worldvision.org
TIMIªOARA
CLUJ Bulevardul Revoluþiei, nr. 8, camera 249, Timiºoara, jud. Timiº
Str. Tebei, nr. 29A, cod 400305, Cluj - Napoca, jud. Cluj
Tel. 0264 - 420 028, fax: 0264 - 420 533 VÎLCEA
Mobil: 0744 - 383 857 Str. Independenþei, nr. 3, bl. 5, sc. B, ap.2, cod 240 167, Rîmnicu Vîlcea, jud.Vîlcea
Tel. 0250 - 737 711, fax: 0250 - 737 793
Mobil: 0741 - 105 331