A child’s life must be full of color and magic. A child has to taste the world, feel it, try it because the world is a friendly place that gives him the opportunity, the opportunity to grow, to manifest himself. What happens when a child does not live thinking about colors, games, and happiness, but about the fact that he does not have anything to eat or to wear. Suddenly the world is no longer a friendly place, but instead, it turns into a struggle. It is an unfair reality that affects many children in Romania. One out of ten children go to bed hungry, and even more are deprived of the right to education.

We do not want to turn children into statistics, but we want to help improve their situation. Children do not have to fight the shortcomings, they have to discover the world. That’s why the “O lume mai buna” Foundation has provided new footwear to the children of the Magic Camp Foundation.

Magic Camp is a founding partner in the projects that we are developing, and we, in turn, support the activities developed and promoted by our colleague Melania Medeleanu. Together we manage to take the burden of the struggle with the shortcomings and let the children develop harmoniously.

If you want to support us with clothes, food or any other kind of donation, please write us an e-mail: office@olumemaibuna.ro

Any kind of contribution is important for these children.

At first sight, it is a village like any other in Romania, a village in the south of the country with working people, without opportunities, but with common sense. Here, the community is supported by the village priest, Father Bogdan Cristian Danu, for whom each day must end with a good deed and must begin with a lot of light in the soul.

We also met Father Danu, who supported local social projects for villagers for years now. He is not only a spiritual mentor, but also a motor of the community around which gather the dozens of children he protects. There are children living in poverty and for whom wealth means a meal with a few goodies. These are the children who have had the chance to meet Father Danu.

”O lume mai bună” Foundation chose to join Father Danu and contribute to improving the living conditions of these people.

We have collected food, household items, and personal hygiene objects, clothing and shoes to give a bit of joy to those living in the Negrenii de Sus village. There are dozens of children who have enjoyed a healthy meal and were encouraged not to give up on school so that in the future they can be the ones who will contribute to the development of their community. We gathered hundreds of boxes of food and objects with the help of our supporters.

“Negrenii de Sus” has remained a soul project for us because the real challenge in such a community is made with perseverance, periodical material support to help the community develop in civilized conditions. We continue to support Father Danu in raising children and help them have the right to education and decent living conditions.

We had 2 major actions in Negrenii de Sus, and every time we managed to put a smile on the faces of the locals who received our contributions with dignity.

”O lume mai buna” Foundation continues to contribute to supporting this community. If you want to join our actions by donating clothes, food or make another kind of donation, please write to us at office@olumemaibuna.ro. We are convinced that together we will be able to make a difference in the life of the children in Negrenii de Sus.

The Romanian St. Anthony Church from Vienna carries out a rich social charity activity during this winter holiday season. The Romanian community was involved, under the guidance of Father Paroh Ioan Moga, in the “shoebox” project of collecting gifts (new articles) for Christmas for the less fortunate children in the country.

The “shoebox” project, which has gradually become international, represents a volunteer attitude to bring a smile on the faces of those children who do not always have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas, as children do in general. The beneficiaries of these heartfelt gifts were the children from several regions in Arad County. The gifts were given between December 23-24, 2016.

“Eradication of Strabism” is a medical project through which we support children and adolescents in daycare centers, family-type social apartments or socially disadvantaged families who have this condition.
In most European countries, strabismus is no longer a medical problem, and children with these ophthalmological disorders are correctly diagnosed at an early age and treated properly, which contributes to a considerable increase in the chances of correction.
In Romania, however, especially among children and adolescents in socially vulnerable environments, strabismus is a serious problem not only with medical implications, but with social and educational implications.
This fact led us to launch in 2008 this project “Eradication of Strabism”.

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Within Fundeni Hospital, the Foundation has developed a partnership which provides children with severe disabilities with one teacher, one social assistant and one psychologist to help them and counseling their families to overcome the impact of the critical situation they are in. Also, the counter value of the Easter cards and the Easter ING donations were redirected to this project to refurbish the children playroom. We also collected and redirected to them the dispensable toys and clothes donated by ING employees and other friends.