Movie tough man Steven Seagal adopts stray dog in Romania
US actor Steven Seagal has adopted a stray dog from Romania to “set a good example” following the country’s decision to allow euthanasia for strays. The action-movie star posed for photos with Grivei,...
View ArticleRomanian Senate rejects proposal to ban foreign financing for NGOs but...
The Romanian Senate has rejected legislation which would have banned foreign financing for NGOs in Romania however the bill still needs to go through the decisive vote in the Chamber of Deputies. The...
View ArticleVolunteering, not so popular in Romania, survey shows
Only a small percentage of Romanians have worked as volunteers in the last year, and most of those who did were students and employees with university degrees, new data reveals. Volunteering was a...
View ArticleIKEA’s furniture recycling program attracts 900 Romanians
Recycling old furniture in exchange for vouchers to buy new furniture was an attractive offer for over 900 Romanians, who took advantage of IKEA’s recycling program between December 20 and January 26....
View ArticleYoung Romanian starts protest against snow removal idleness, cleaning up...
A Romanian student has started to remove the snow by himself in several areas of Bucharest, after seeing the poor job the authorities had done in cleaning up the sidewalks. Iulian Pralea has been...
View ArticleRomanian Orthodox Church spends almost EUR 18 mln on charity in 2013
The Romanian Orthodox Church spent some EUR 17.7 million on charity activities in 2013, when it helped 23,000 children, 15,000 elder, 13,000 victims of human trafficking, as well as victims of family...
View ArticleRomania, among 37 countries where local NGOs can advertise for free on Google
Google has made available its Google Ad Grants program for Romania, allowing local NGOs to promote their activity for free on the search engine. Romania is one of the 37 countries where this program is...
View ArticleNew medical center planned with French, Swiss support to curb drug use,...
A new medical center for prevention and treatment will be opened in Bucharest’s Ferentari neighborhood, with support from the French and the Swiss Embassies to Bucharest. Ferentari is one of the...
View ArticleRomanian contestants attend swimming meet organized by Special Olympics Monaco
An 11-year old girl from Arad in Western Romania is among the Romanians selected to compete, alongside another 250 athletes from 25 nations, at a swimming contest for children with disabilities in...
View ArticleWorld Bank: Romania affected by perpetual Roma exclusion; lack of education,...
Roma exclusion has been perpetuated over generations in Romania, and inadequate education, lack of skills, and poor health hamper the Roma population’s access to earning opportunities, according to a...
View ArticleThe first charity shop in Romania to be opened in Bucharest
The first charity shop in Romania will be opened in the Ominis social services complex in Bucharest, which is to be inaugurated in early-June, according to the chief of the Social Assistance...
View ArticleChevron finances 57 bikes for children in village where it will build an...
Oil and gas company Chevron, which started exploration work for shale gas in the NE part of Romania, in Vaslui county, after local protests, recently financed the donation of 57 bikes for children from...
View ArticleCharity mountain bike Wine Marathon expects 600 participants this year
The fourth edition of the charity mountain bike race Maratonul Vinului (Wine Marathon) will take place on June 8 in Urlati, Prahova county, 80 km away from Bucharest. This year, the event aims to...
View ArticleWorld Bank Romania country manager joins ice bucket challenge, passes it...
Elisabetta Capannelli, World Bank’s country manager for Romania and Hungary, accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge launched by local news station Realitatea TV and poured ice water on her head. She also...
View ArticleCommunity center for the gipsy starts to take shape of award winning passive...
A community center shaped like a passive house is being built in Boldesti – Scaieni in Prahova county, near Ploiesti. The center, developed with a EUR 300,000 investment from OMV Petrom, will mainly...
View ArticleCharity raises quarter million euro for early education in Romania
The OvidiuRo charity raised some EUR 267,000 during its Halloween Charity Ball last weekend. The event, the 7th edition of this ball, gathered some 500 people who donated for pre-school education for...
View ArticleTennis match against Romanian star Simona Halep to be auctioned in sports ball
A demonstrative tennis match with Romanian champion Simona Halep, the current number 3 in the WTA ranking of the best women tennis players in the world, will be auctioned during the Swimmers’ Ball, on...
View ArticleCompany pays EUR 5,000 to watch doubles match featuring Romania’s Simona...
Chemicals distributor Brenntag Romania won the auction for the charity doubles match in which Romanian tennis players Simona Halep and Ilie Nastase, for EUR 5,000, during the first edition of the...
View ArticleNew Bucharest center provides free services for autistic children
The Help Autism Association recently opened the first center that offers free integrated services for children with autism. The center is in the northern part of Bucharest. The psychologists and speech...
View ArticleDrawing by Romanian 7-year old inspires IKEA toy
Albert, a 7-year old Romanian boy, was one of the ten winners of a global drawing contest organised by Swedish furniture retailer IKEA. His drawing will be turned into a limited edition plush toy which...
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