The Vodafone Romania Foundation is endorsing the “GrigoreAlexandrescu” Emergency Children’s Hospital and investing over 100.000 euro in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Paediatrics II section of the Cardiology Department.
The Community Support Foundation from Bacău and the Vodafone Romania Foundation have recently organised the Bacău Volunteer Gala, an event which rewarded the most admirable volunteer initiatives in Bacău and the most active volunteers in the county.
On Saturday, the 13th of December, we were quite busy. Actually, Santa Claus was busy, very busy indeed, because he delivered presents for 274 children, aged 6 through 12, cared for by non-profit organisations with whom we have been working closely.
Today, the 3rd of December, is a special day for the whole world, which we celebrate with great dedication in Romania: the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In the past 13 years we have been supporting people with special needs and we will continue to put our heart and soul into projects designed to help those too often mistreated by our society.
The Vodafone Romania Foundation has selected the 9 volunteers, from over 130 potential candidates, who will take part in the „World of Difference” initiative, taking place between December 2014 and August 2015. We will provide current salaries and administrative expenses for the volunteers, so that they can be fully dedicated to the projects they will carry out alongside the NGOs they opted for.
The Baia Mare Autism Association has recently organized the national Conference with international participation “ACCEPT ME THE WAY I AM – on ability and disability”, within the T.A.L.E (Technology Assists Learning and Education) project, financed by the Vodafone Romania Foundation; its purpose is to improve independent living abilities for the 55 autistic children from the Day Centre of the Baia Mare Autism Association.
Over 9.000 people from 55 countries took part in the 7th edition of the Bucharest International Marathon in Piaţa Constituţiei, on the weekend of 4th and 5th of October.
On October 1st the International Day of Older Persons was celebrated, and for this occasion, in the span of one week, the Foundation for Community Support (FCS), one of Vodafone Romania Foundation’s trusted partners, organised several activities and events dedicated to the elderly.
The International Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day was celebrated in Romania as well, through the Special Olympics Romania Foundation. In the past five years, the organization has been supported financially by the Vodafone Romania Foundation for organising events, as well as through volunteers from amongst the Vodafone company employees.
The “Every child has a right to IT education” project, financed by the Vodafone Romania Foundation through the Fund for Good Deeds financing round has designated its winners.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the “Professional Volunteer” programme’s fifth edition. The programme is addressed to all those who want to make a change in the lives of the people around them and their communities. This year we have available 9 spots for a period of nine months.
This year, the Vodafone Romania Foundation financed the first emergency and paediatric advice call centre,a project implemented by the Parents of Romania, Parents of Cluj Foundation for the Cluj Napoca Emergency Children’s Hospital and parents from Cluj county.