Funds Sources: Facebook Birthday Campaigns

Project Name: Noi Facem Un Spital

Community Partner: Daruieste Viata (Profile | Website )

Starting Date: December 2022

Financing: COMPLETED

Project Status: In Development

Financed Amount: $13,277

Short Description:

#WeBuildAHospital Is the #HospitalOfFirsts

Funds Sources: RUF Pledge Your Birthday

Project Name: Donors Circle

Community Partner: RDFN (Profile)

Starting Date: 11/2022

Matching Funds: $2,000

Project Status: CLOSED

Short Description:

On November 17th, the Romanian diaspora from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain, and the USA gathered for the second edition of the Romanian Diaspora Funding Network (RDFN) Donors' Circle, an online event where to support 3 organizations that are constantly working for change.

RUF provided $2,000 in matching funds and helped raise over $10,000 for the supported projects.

🔵 Caravana Terapeutica (Tent Therapy project) is Romania's only mobile psychotherapy practice. The team's objective is to promote psychotherapy and change the general perception of the need to see a psychologist. Visitors have the chance to talk freely with specialists, have access to support and information materials about anxiety, depression, etc. and benefit from two free psychotherapy sessions with psychologists from the cities where the Caravan operates.

🔵 The "Școli cu scLipici" project of the New Horizons Foundation aims to support 130 preparatory and first-grade pupils to develop the minimum literacy skills (writing-reading) aimed at their class/age level. It targets children from socio-economically and educationally disadvantaged communities and schools with below-average results in national assessments.

🔵 MamaPan - The bakery with Maia has been providing vocational training in the bakery trade and decent jobs to women in difficult life situations for over 7 years: mothers raising their children alone, Roma mothers, mothers who have had no access to formal education or vocational training, etc. In order to be able to continue its work, the bakery proposes to relocate to a new space, which would optimize its operating costs and also allow for a place where MamaPan can sell its products directly.

RDFN is a philanthropic network of 8 diaspora groups and organizations, including the Brussels Donors Circle. We bring together and support Romanians in the diaspora to contribute, through philanthropy, to change for Romania, providing support and resources to civil society at home. Since 2017, we have raised over 116,000 euros, supported 35 projects, and mobilized hundreds of donors in 12 Diaspora Donor Circles. The first edition of the RDFN Donors' Circle took place in June 2021, with over 100 donors supporting 3 projects in Romania with €14,000.

Funds Sources: Mind your Health Campaign

Project Name: Piatra Neamt Modular Hospital

Link: Facebook Fundraiser 

Community Partner: Daruieste Viata (Profile | Website )

Starting Date: December 2020

Financing: COMPLETED

Project Status: In Development

Total Project Budget: $2 million (incl. non-RUF sources)

RUF Proposed Financing: $100,000

Financed Amount: $17,406

Short Description:

In November 2020, the ICU section of Piatra Neamț County Emergency hospital was almost completely destroyed after a fire. ” Together for Moldova” is the campaign released with the goal of building a modular hospital, almost 850 mp, that can help healthcare professionals and patients to keep fighting and save lives.

Details

The Modular Hospital from Piatra Neamț is the second modular hospital built by Dăruiește Viață Association. The first one is Elias Modular Hospital, which is currently operating at full capacity, with 38 beds for patients with COVID-19.

With this new initiative, Modular Hospital 2 Piatra Neamț will have:

• 17 beds, grouped in 3 rooms and an isolation type reserve.
• Patient filters
• Donning and doffing area for medical staff
• A laboratory and sterilization area
• Warehouse
• Locker rooms
• Bathrooms
• Post surveillance area
• Guardroom
• A technical platform for CTAs and chillers
• A technical space for medical fluid networks

All the funds raised are going toward the architectural project, the technical project, the project management, the assembly works of the modular structure, from the connections of the modular structure to the utility networks, as well as the connection of the modular system and the medical gas and compressed air network for an ICU department.
Romanian United Fund is proud to be a part of this amazing project and support the ”Together for Moldova campaign.

Funds Sources: Health Campaign

Project Name:  The first Romanian pilot project for screening colorectal cancer

Link: Facebook Fundraiser

Community Partner: Vedem Just (Profile | Website )

Starting Date: July 1st

Financing: Funded

Project Status: In Development

Total Project Budget: $5,000 (incl. non-RUF sources)

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Short Description:

Caravana cu Medici launched the first Romanian pilot project for screening colorectal cancer and is aiming to raise 5000 USD to support their efforts.

Details

The screening is considered the main method for fighting against the disease. Unfortunately, in Romania, there is no national strategy for colorectal cancer prevention and no screening program (like there is for cervical cancer). The money raised will help Caravana cu Medici test approximately 450 asymptomatic people with ages of 45-75. Patients who test positive will be later guided for further investigations at the closest gastroenterology department, where, after a colonoscopy, a potential malign lesion can be confirmed or excluded.

Budget

$4000

Funds Sources: Healthcare Campaign

Project Name: Together for a change at childhood

Link: Facebook Fundraiser

Community Partner: Daruieste Viata (Profile | Website )

Starting Date: July 2021

Financing: Funded

Project Status: In Development

Total Project Budget: $87,000 (incl. non-RUF sources)

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Short Description:

Daruieste Viata launched the campaign Together for a chance at childhood which aims to increase the quality of life for children who undergo hemodialysis at the Marie Curie Hospital Center.

Details

 The hospital center is currently equipped with 7 hemodialysis machines, 3 of which have exceeded the number of hours of hemodialysis they can process. The other 4 are technologically outdated. This wearing of the machines increases the adverse effects of hemodialysis on the patients. Because of these conditions, Daruieste Viata would like to support the children needing this treatment by supplying the center with 2 high-performance machines that will reduce the adverse effects of hemodialysis.

Oana from Caravana cu Medici told me that when COVID started affecting Romania more heavily, they knew that message of support were about to come from the civil society. In a matter of days, dozens of people reached out, trying to see how they can help and contribute in stopping the spread of covid.

Dr. Vasi Rădulescu's campaign aimed at purchasing a PCR Testing Device for INSMC Bucharest - children hospital. With an initial target of 250.000RON, the campaign surpassed the desired sum with 15.123RON. Having raised this great sum of money, the procedures of purchasing the device started. Initially there were two options, one from the United States and one from Europe. With the help of volunteers that endlessly worked on bringing this device inside the country, INSMC can finally test at a very rapid rate with great precision.

Since the acquisition of the device, INSMC has been able to diagnose not only COVID, but other pathologies as well, being able to treat them efficiently without further complications.

Project Name: Frontline COVID-19 Fund

Project Name: MUV, Autonomous Robots that Sterilize Hospitals 

Link: Facebook Fundraiser 

Community Partner: Funky Citizens (Profile | Website )

Date: April 6, 2020

Financing: COMPLETED

Project Status: In Development

Target Amount (Facebook Fundraiser):234,758$ 

Actual Amount: 12.741$

Short Description:

The goal is to fundraise the development of at least 10 autonomous MUV robot and 50 mechanical ones to be donated to the hospitals fighting COVID on the front lines. The robots use a solution based on Uv asap - C to efficiently dizinfect the surrounding area. By partnering with MODULAB, Funky Citizens aim at covering their production costs.

Update, July 2020

50 mechanical robots are prepared to be sent to variety of hospitals around the country.

Unfortunately the target sum was not met and the production of autonomous robots was not possible. Regardless, the campaign has inspired the foundations of BCR and Kaufland to adopt a hospital and fund the purchase of an autonomous robot. The aim was not only to bring a better state of cleanliness in the hospitals but to promote technological innovation as a way of achieving better conditions for the patients and for the personnel.

Project Name: Frontline COVID-19 Fund

Community Partner: Caravana cu Medici

Date: April 10, 2020

Financing: COMPLETED

Project Status: COMPLETED

RUF Funds Sources: Facebook Fundraising

Total Project Budget: $32,500 (incl. non-RUF sources)

RUF Financing: $8,902.08

Protecting frontline workers is one of the primary ways in which we can prevent the spread of coronavirus. Through the NGO Caravana cu Medici, the organizers of this fundraiser managed to put together and send a variety of boxes containing medical protective and preventive equipment. In a couple of days, they sent 10 of those packages, each totaling RON 10,000 (approx. $2,500) to institutions around the country.

The contributions of Dr. Mihail Pautov were substantial, as he managed not only to coordinate and mobilize the team but also to use his image as a driving force.

Project Partners:

Dr. Mihail Pautov
ARCHBPTH – Asociatia Romana de Chirurgie HepatoBilioPancreatica si Transplant Hepatica
SSCR – Societatea Studenţească de Chirurgie din România
ASIM – Asociatia Studentilor pentru Inovatie in Medicina
Caravana cu Medici
Daniela Zanfira – graphics and logistics
Marius Banu – IT support
Alina Marinescu – illustrator
Ioana Ticu – accounting and logistics
Andreea Idu – volunteer
Denis Stoica – SSCR

Short Description

The goal is to protect vulnerable children with severe conditions from getting infected with the new coronavirus by providing them and their families with face masks, disinfectants and personal hygiene products. The kit will contain also educative games and books in order to make the quarantine time more bearable.