Humanitarian Aid in Moldova - Support for Orphanages

In Moldova, children are housed according to their age and health. Newborns and young children up to 4 or 5 years of age are housed in Baby Homes. Once children reach 5 years of age, they are transferred to Boarding Schools where they will remain until age a7.

When Moldova was open to international adoption, orphanages benefited from the donations of visiting adoptive parents and their affiliated agencies. However, since adoption closed and the economic situation in Moldova has worsened, care of orphaned children has deteriorated. Babies are at risk of nutritional deprivation, insufficient medical care, and general neglect due to inadequate caretaker ratios. Packed into poorly heated, poorly ventilated buildings, growing children are faced with a wide range of challenges and deprivations. Lack of adequate education, physical exercise, nutritious food, adult supervision, or medical and psychological services result in a host of unfortunate outcomes for institutionalized children.

 

Current Projects

  • Water boilers at Ialoveni Boarding School — Ialoveni Boarding School is a large special needs orphanage in decrepit condition. The children currently have no warm water. Wide Horizons has plans to purchase 3 water boilers to provide hot water for the children. The total cost of this project is $1,000.
  • 40 beds at Balti Boarding School — Balti Boarding School is home to 266 orphans ages 6-17 years. Last year, they were able to purchase 186 beds, but are still in need of 80 additional beds. The total cost for 40 beds is $7,400 ($185/bed).
  • New roof at Cazanesti Boarding School — Cazanesti Boarding School is home to 164 orphans ages 6-16 years. They are in desparate need of a new roof as the current one allows constant leaking into the children's rooms. The total cost for this project is $14,000.

Leova Playground Project

Wide Horizons For Children, in partnership with Moldova World Children's Fund (MWCF), recently installed a playground at the Leova Children's Home. The Leova Children's Home houses 415 children ages 6-17 years. The playground equipment includes a slide, swings, a basketball hoop, and other equipment that will provide the children with safe and fun recreational and physical fitness options.

Past Projects

  • Botanika Baby Home, Chisinau — Food, medicines, diapers, clothing, soap, and much-needed tables and chairs.
  • Leova Children's Home, Leova — Installation of a heating system, replacement of 30 windows and doors, industrial clothes dryer, refrigerator and freezer, and a new water pump and pipes.
  • Cupcini Boarding School, Cupcini — 100 new beds, wooden wardrobes, chairs, and an industrial refrigerator and freezer.
  • Hincesti Orphanage, Hincesti — 170 pairs of orthopedic shoes, 300 vaccinated chickens for eggs to supplement the children's diets and serve as a reneable food source.
  • Orhei Orphanage, Orhei — Roof replacement, disposable diapers, feeding tubes, blenders, and a television.

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