Following the evaluation, the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest, along with the General City Hall, through the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the Municipality of Bucharest, grants funding to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency — ADRA Romania — in order to support victims of domestic violence within the Reception Center in the Regime of Emergency for Victims of Domestic Violence - ADRA House. The financing of non-profit local interest activities for ADRA House, in the amount of 160,000 lei (33,000 euros) — from the local budget of the Municipality of Bucharest — is granted for a period of 4 months, starting in September 2022.
The non-refundable financing program aims to support initiatives and actions, in the field of social assistance, of individuals and legal entities without patrimonial purpose in the City of Bucharest. The program’s accompanying goal is to also increase the quality of social services provided to the citizens of the City of Bucharest.
ADRA Romania, following the project competition, obtained financial support from the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest in order to carry out the activity within the Emergency Reception Center for Victims of Domestic Violence - ADRA House, for a period of 4 months, by receiving some funding to support the center and assist the people housed there. For the funding received, the application process to request the funding was started in the summer of 2022 by drawing up and submitting the necessary documentation. Following the assessment stages, the funding request was finalized with the approval and signing of the funding contract in accordance with the provisions of the HCGMB.
"What can be more noble than to extend a helping hand to your fellow man, and to do this [with support], wholeheartedly, and with serious and dedicated people,” said Cosmina Ioana Simiean Nicolescu, director general of the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the Municipality of Bucharest - DGASMB.
"We are happy, and [are sharing] with love, the good news of the funding received as a result of the decision of the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest,” said Robert Georgescu, executive director of ADRA Romania.
“ADRA Romania projects carried out in the field of family violence show the constant concern of the organization for this category of beneficiaries. ‘Casa ADRA’ is more than a center, it is a place where assisted persons, victims of domestic violence, make a stop on their way to a peaceful life, after some of them have endured years of humiliation, suffering and fear. Together with the Bucharest City Hall, through the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the Municipality of Bucharest, we can offer a new start in life to these people," concluded Georgescu.
More about ADRA House
Since 2009, ADRA Romania has managed the "Emergency Reception Center for Victims of Family Violence - ADRA House" . The objective of this project is the social reintegration of victims of domestic violence through shelter, social counseling, psychological counseling, emergency medical assistance, food, and guidance to a lawyer. The lives of the beneficiaries housed in the center have been changed because they have known a different way of living: a life without physical, verbal, economic, psychological, sexual, and religious violence; a life based on spiritual values and cultivating healthy habits in food, physical exercise, training, and recreation.
Between 2009 and 2021, within the ADRA project " Emergency Reception Center for Victims of Domestic Violence - ADRA House ", which falls in the field of expertise "Fight against domestic violence" , more than 3,552 victims of family violence—particularly mothers and children—have been helped, of which 1,015 received accommodation at "Casa ADRA" .
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA Romania - is licensed for the social service "Emergency Reception Center for Victims of Family Violence – ADRA House". The decision to grant the operating license was issued by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection, and the Elderly. This decision followed the evaluation of the submitted documentation and verification visits. The center is licensed in accordance with Law no. 197/2012 regarding quality assurance in the field of social services, as amended.
Currently, the amount invested by ADRA Romania for each victim of domestic violence who is accommodated at the "ADRA House" is 1,170 euros.
More About ADRA Romania
Since 1990, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Romania - ADRA Romania - has been particularly involved in development projects that benefit the entire population. Leading the projects undertaken according to the motto "Justice. Compassion. Love.", ADRA Romania brings joy and hope to the lives of the beneficiaries by promoting a better future, values, and human dignity. Accredited social service provider, ADRA Romania is part of the ADRA International network, the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, one of the most widespread non-governmental organizations in the world. ADRA International is active in more than 118 countries and guided by a philosophy that combines compassion with a practical spirit, addressing people in need, without racial, ethnic, political or religious distinctions, all with the aim of serving humanity so that all may live together as God intended.
To read the original article, please go here.
