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Disaster Response Romania Project #55605

Help for Ukrainian refugees

by Te Aud Romania

Project Report | Oct 6, 2023
Continuous support for the UA community

By Gabriela Popescu | Project Leader

Dear supporter,

As the situation in Ukraine still remains highly uncertain and with a lot of repercussions on the Ukrainian refugees, we continue to dedicate time and effort towards creating integrating opportunities in this arena.

Here’s a brief outline of our recent activities with the Ukrainian refugee community in Romania.

The Inclusion and Sports Festival

At the Inclusion and Sports Festival held in mid June, we witnessed an incredible turnout of over 300 enthusiastic children and youth, both Romanian and Ukrainian. Together, they engaged in a diverse range of activities, fostering new friendships and embracing exciting sports ventures.

Once again, we thank all the volunteers, teachers, facilitators, Sorina Varvaroi & Marius Matache, Grida Creative for graphics and photos, the Gura Humorului City Hall, local and regional press for their support.

The Inclusion and Sports Festival was part of the Steps towards Inclusion Project, run by Te Aud Romania Foundation and funded through the Efectiv Civic program, developed by FDSC - the Foundation for Civil Society Development in partnership with RAF - Romanian-American Foundation. A gallery of photos from the event can be seen here.

World Refugee Day

With the help of Beyond Sport, we sent a message to emphasize coaches' vital role in uplifting refugee youth through sports for positive social impact. By harnessing the transformative power of sports, coaches have the unique ability to instill positivity and hope in the lives of these young individuals.

Empowering Ukrainian teens

During the summer, we organized a series of language skills workshops, exploring the Romanian language, exclusively for Ukrainian children aged 6-18. Special thanks to our local partner, ROUA Info HUB, for facilitating these enriching sessions.

Many thanks for your support!

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World Refugee Day message

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Jun 12, 2023
Over 1 year of armed conflict in Ukraine

By Maria Smoleac | Project Coordinator

Dear supporter,

It's been a year since the Russian invasion started and we are living unprecedent times, that require immediate response and support. TE AUD ROMANIA, as a charity, has a mission of supporting children and young adults in vulnerable situations with a focus on education. Being located 70kms near the Siret border, ever since the war started, we have turned into a support organisation for the Ukrainian refugees, with immediate effect.

OUR UA INTERVENTION IN FIGURES

Over 1,000,000 Euros dedicated to supporting Ukrainian refugees

10,000 backpacks distributed for UA children across Romania and Ukraine

Over 1000 kits distributed

1000 individual transit water purifiers distributed

Over 700 children cared for

Over 100 individual cases solved

Over 20 refugee centres that we are in close contact with to support with needs and requirements

Over 30 dedicated workshops for Ukrainian moms & children

10 LifeStraw community purifiers sent to refugee camps across Romania and in Ukraine

3 integration camps

Two major sport events organised

From April 1, TAR has started “Steps towards inclusion”, a project oriented to intercultural dialogue for social integration of Ukrainian refugee children within the Romanian communities, financed by the Efectiv Civic program, developed by FDSC - Foundation for the Development of Civil Society in partnership with RAF - Romanian American Foundation.

The project consists of sports for integration interventions, communication skills and other non-formal educational programs for 100 UA and 100 RO teen beneficiaries.

Art as a Bridge: Exploring Intercultural Dialogue

During the month of May, we organized, alongside sports activities, collage art workshops, where, by using a variety of materials and techniques, over 85 participants could express themselves and learn about different artistic styles, whilst celebrating diversity and fostering friendships across borders.

Hope and healing through sport

Over 100 children, both Ukrainians and Romanians, gathered together to break language barriers, through a series of sports integration activities and non-formal education.

With support from donors and partners, our work continues. Every child represents a universe of love, limitless potential and unspoken dreams.

THANK YOU!

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Supporting Ukrainian refugees in Suceava

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Feb 13, 2023
Welcome 2023

By Gabriela Popescu | Project Leader

Dear Supporter,

Here we are, at the start of 2023, with new thoughts, goals and ambitions. Unfortunately, we are still faced with an armed conflict so close to our borders and as such, our focus is still shifted towards how we can better integrate Ukrainian refugee children within the community.

For a period of three months, courtesy of United Way, over 400 persons, both children and their families, mostly mothers, have participated in sessions aimed at addressing emotional wellbeing, empathy and trauma healing. Integration without borders has reached completion at the beginning of December, and now we are looking ahead.

Leadership Together

Te Aud Romania launches Leadership Together in partnership with Beyond Sport Foundation, a project which aims to equip sport technicians with much required abilities in order to further promote the role of sport and enhance its part in building a better future. Since the conflict in Ukraine, the region has seen large numbers of Ukrainian families come to the area. Funds will be used to support the training of new sports coaches and a network of volunteers from local sports organisations to help them better support refugee young people.

Our focus is to address sport volunteers as well as sport technicians at the same time, who are dedicating time and energy to deliver sport programs to vulnerable children and youth.The training includes several modules, such as sport for social good, sport for social impact, how to work with children and youth with PTSD, as well as vulnerable groups and PR & Communication in sports.

The entire course will be delivered over a 3-month period, with a minimum of six eight-hour sessions or 12 four-hour sessions, depending on participant availability.

At the same time, we continue to focus our attention on delivering specific programs and trainings for intercultural exchange. a full report on our work supporting Ukraine has been attached to this report.

Thank you.

Gabriela

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About our founder

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TAR_and_the_UA_refugee_crisis_up_to_date_.pdf (PDF)

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