Mission:Fundatia Inocenti/RCRsupportsRomanianchildrenandfamilies indif�icultyandprevents

childabandonment.Weaddressandsupportthosefamilieswho,duetosocial,medicaland/oreconomicreasons,

areunabletoensuretheirchildrenwithanormalandharmoniousdevelopment,bytheirown

means.

Vision:Ourvisionistomakesurethatallchildrenwithspecialneedsordisabilitiesreceivethesupport

theyneedtoreachtheirmaximumpotential.Weworktowardsadaywhennochild'sfutureis

limitedbytheirsocio-economicbackgroundorbytheexperienceof institutionalization.In

supportofthisideal,wepromoteandencourageanef�icientcollaborationbetweenparents,

NGO's,stateauthoritiesandcommunities.

TeamInocenți:The34staffandover500volunteersworkdailyinhospitals,schools,placementscenters,the

homeandthecommunitytoprovidechildrenandtheirfamilieswithsupport.

TheFoundationupholdstheprinciplesoftheInternationalConventiononChildren'srights.

1.InocențiSupportandSocialIntegrationPrograms

offerprofessionalsupporttochildrencomingfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsin

ordertohelpthemsucceedinschool,becomeactivecitizensandreachtheirpersonal

andsocialpotential.

Locations:7Romanianschoolsand1DayCareCentre

•GeneralSchoolNo.31,Sector2,Bucharest;

•GeneralSchoolNo.2,Catelu-Glina,IlfovCounty;

•GeneralSchoolNo.4,Bistrita,Bistrita-NasaudCounty;

•GeneralSchoolNo.7,Viisoara,Bistrita-NasaudCounty;

•PrimarySchool„DimitrieCojocaru”,Slatinita,Bistrita-NasaudCounty;

•PrimarySchoolSarata,Bistrita-NasaudCounty;

•PrimarySchoolReteag–Poieni,Bistrita-NasaudCounty;

•Daycenter“LittleInnocents,”Bistrita,Bistrita-NasaudCounty.

Key concepts: curriculum of activities adapted to individual educational needs, homework

tutoring,yearlysummercampsandexcursions,visitstomuseumsandtheaters,psychological

counseling,mentorshipandvocationalcounseling,trainedvolunteers,parents'supportgroups,

socialcounseling.

Note:FromApril2014toApril2016,theproject“IWanttoGotoSchoolToo!”wasimplemented

inpartnershipwithBistritaCityHallandFondationTerredesHommes.Theprojectwas�inanced

throughtheSEE2009-2014grants,withinONGFundinRomania.(www.fondong.fdsc.ro).

2.EarlyLiteracyandEducationProgram

community-basedprogram,reduceslanguagedelays,developswritingandreading

skills,enhanceschild-caregiverattachmentandchildself-expressionandpromotes

literaturefromanearlyage.

Thebene�iciariesofthisprogramarein:

•PlacementcentersinBistrita,BecleanandNasaud;

•TheInocentiplayroomsoftheCountyEmergencyHospitalinBistrita;

•TheCityHospitalofBeclean;

•TheCityHospital“Dr.GeorgeTrifon”inNasaud;

•TheDayCentre“TheLittleInnocents”inBistrita.

Locations:Bistrita,BecleanandNasaud

KeyConcepts:readingcircles,workingwiththerapeuticstories,encouragingliterature,

enhancingwrittenandspokencommunicationabilities,developingreadingandwriting

abilities, involving the community through young volunteers who contribute to the

increaseinthechildren'sattachmenttocaregivers,speechandlanguageandeducation

level.

3.EarlyInterventionProgramfordisabledchildren

supportschildren0to7yearsold,withneurological,psychologicalandphysical

disabilities.

Thesechildrencomefrombiologicalfamilies,

fosterfamiliesorplacementcenters

withinBistrita-NasaudCounty.

Location:Bistrita,Bistrita-NasaudCounty

Keyconcepts:early identi�icationofchildrenwithdisabilities,collaborationwiththe local

network of specialists, specialized early intervention center, mobile teams, rehabilitation

therapy,counselingandadvocacyregardingthechildren'srights,socialintegrationofthechild

withdisabilities,awarenesscampaignsinthecommunity,resourceandsupportcentreforthe

families.

Note:FromApril2014toApril2016,theproject“EarlyInterventionforthedisabledchild”

was implemented in partnership with the General Direction for Social Work and Child

ProtectionBistrita-Nasaud(DGASPC),with“Voinicelul“EarlyInterventioncenterinChisinau,

theMoldavianRepublicandAHEADAssociationinNorway,aproject�inancedthroughtheSEE

grants2009-2014,withintheONGFundinRomania.(www.fondong.fdsc.ro).

4.MeandMyFamilyProgram

increasesthequalityoflifeforchildrenandyoungadultswithdisabilitiesandfacilitates

theirsocialintegration.

This program was initiated in 2000 with the purpose of supporting institutionalized

children to help themmake the transition towards foster care or independent living. Starting

November2004,the“MeandMyFamily”programbeganbysupportingchildrenwithseverespecial

needswhoweremovedfromBecleanOrphanageintofostercareorintotheBistritaplacement

center. This program is in collaborationwith the General Direction for SocialWork and Child

ProtectionBistrita-Nasaud(DGASPC).

Location:Bistrita,Bistrita-NasaudCounty

KeyConcepts:psychologicalandmotorevaluationofchildrenwithsevereneeds,individualized

interventionplan,physicaltherapy,playtherapy,sensorystimulation,music-therapy,volunteers

involvement, walks in nature, educational materials and working with teachers, developing

independentlifeskills,ensuringtransportationforchildrenwhogotothelocalschoolsdaily.

5.ChildLifePrograms

preventhospitalrelatedtraumasanddevelopmentaldelaysinhospitalizedchildren. Theteammembersoftheprogramsofferdailypsycho-neurologicalandmotorstimulationto

babies (in-patient and in the absence of a parent/legal guardian), art-therapy and recreative

activitiesforpreschoolersandschoolagedchildren.TheseactivitiestakeplaceinInocentihospital

playrooms,butalsoatthechildren'sbedsidewhentheycannotleavetheirsalonformedicalreasons.

Locations:TheNationalInstituteforHealthoftheMotherandChild,“Alessandrescu-Rusescu”BucharestTheEmergencyHospitalofBistrita-Nasaud,Bistrita

Inaddition,FundatiaInocentirunstwovolunteerbasedChildLifeprogramsin:•CityHospital“Dr.GeorgeTrifon,”Nasaud,PediatricUnit•CityHospitalBeclean,PediatricUnit

KeyConcepts:medicalart-therapy,normalizingthehospitalexperience,

creativity, relaxation, support groups for children andmothers, daily

volunteers' activity, preventing Shaken Baby Syndrom, individualized

progressevaluation,multidisciplinaryteam. In2015,weaddedanewcomponenttotheChildLifeprogramsin

Bucharest, “Happier is Healthier!” (Mai voios, Mai Sanatos!) project,

�inancedbyaRaiffeisenCommunitiesgrantin2015.Thisprogramuses

medicalplay,medicalart-therapy, roleplayand therapeutic stories to

helpchildrengothroughthehospitalexperience.

January:

Ÿ First meeting of the volunteers' coordinators in Bucharest, facilitated by ProVobis

organisation,where2oftheInocentistaffmembersparticipated.

February:

Ÿ FundatiaInocentiBistritahostedthevisitofagroupofstudentsandteachersfromTASIS(The

AmericanSchool inLondon);theyspentoneweekvolunteeringintheInocentiprograms,

bene�ittingchildrenwithdisabilitiesandspecialneedsinourprograms.*

Ÿ Fundatia InocentiBistritaorganisedatrainingsessionforsocio-educationalanimators, in

collaborationwithTerre desHommesFoundation.A total of 46people attended (among

which2Inocentistaffmembers).Thisprofessionaldevelopmentcoursewasanactivitywithin

the“IWanttoGotoSchoolToo!”project.

March:

Ÿ “TheOpenDoorsDay”inBistritawasanopportunityforthelocalcommunitytovisitour

centerandmeetourteam,to�indoutmoreaboutourprogramsandprojects,butalsoto�ind

outhowtogetinvolvedorbecomeavolunteeratFundatiaInocenti.

Ÿ FundatiaInocentiinBucharesthostedtheRiversHighSchoolgroupofstudentsandteachers,

whospentoneweekvolunteeringintheInocentiprograms,bene�ittingchildrencomingfrom

disadvantagedbackgrounds.*

Ÿ FundatiaInocentiBistritaorganizedandfacilitatedthe“EarlyInterventionforthedisabled

childfacingincreasedrisk.Generaldirectionsandnews”course,withtheparticipationof143

people–socialworkers,doctorsandInocentistaffmembers).Thiswasanactivityincludedin

the“EarlyInterventionforthedisabledchild”Program.

April:

Ÿ TheBritishchoralgroup“Bra-vissima”performedinacharitableconcerttobene�itFundatia

Inocenti,attheAnglicanChurchinBucharest.

Ÿ Fundatia Inocenti Bucharest hosted the visit of a group of students and teachers from

AmericanSchoolofParis(ASP);theyspentoneweekvolunteeringintheInocentiprograms,

bene�ittingchildrencomingfromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.*

Ÿ ThesecondTeachersAcademysessiontookplaceinBucharestandwasfacilitatedbyUnited

WayRomania,withtheparticipationofthreeInocentistaffmembers.

Ÿ “TheimpactoftheEarlyInterventiononthechild'slife”course,onthe28thand29thofApril

2015, was held by Reidun Brigitta Jahnnsen, PhD in Kineto-therapy, AHEADMoldova, in

Norway,towhich10InocentiBistritastaffmembersparticipated.

May:

Ÿ TheOlimpiada Inocentilorwelcomed 400 children and teenagerswith disabilities across

Bistrita-Nasaudcounty,inaseriesofexcitingsportsandartrelatedactivities.Eachchildhada

welltrainedandpatientvolunteerbytheirside,whosesingularpurposeforthedaywasto

bringsmilesandjoyontheparticipants'faces!

July:

Ÿ Fundatia Inocenti Bistrita organized the second training session for developing

socio-educationalanimatorskills,incollaborationwithTerredesHommesFoundation.This

professionaldevelopmentcoursewasanactivitywithinthe“IWant toGotoSchoolToo!”

project.

October:

Ÿ TheInocentiteamjoinedthebiggestsportseventoftheyear:BucharestRaiffeisenMarathon!

TogetherwiththeUnitedWayRomaniateam,werantoofferabetterchanceateducationand

socialintegrationtochildrenindif�iculty!

Ÿ TwoacademicseminarsconductedatBabes-BolyaiUniversityinClujbyInocentiPresident

Mike Carroll and Special Education Consultant Joan Peterson on “Early Intervention for

childrenwithspecialneeds”andonthe“HistoryofFundatiaInocentiinRomania,26yearsof

activity.”TheseeventswerehostedandorganizedatthePsychologyFacultyinBabeş-Bolyai

University.

Ÿ HandHeldScreeningatGrandCinema&MoreinBăneasaShoppingCity,afundraisingand

awareness event organized in the presence of Inocenti President Mike Carroll, with the

participationofmanyofourFoundation'sexpatfriendsandsupporters.

Ÿ RoundTableevent”ContractingSocialServices:asolutiontoef�icientlyanswertheneedfor

socialservicesofvulnerablegroupsinourcounty,Bistrita-Nasaud.”

Ÿ Fundatia Inocenti Bucharest hosted the second annual visit of the groupof students and

teachers from theAmericanSchoolofParis (ASP),who spent aweekvolunteering in the

bene�itofchildrenwhocomefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.*

Ourprogramscontinuedin2015withthesupportofcommunityfunds,grants,companies'

support,eventsandfund-raisingcampaigns.

FundatiaInocentialsoreceivedin-kinddonationsin2015,intotalamountof82,073lei;the

donationswereusedfortheprogramsactivitiesorwereofferedtobene�iciaries.

BoardFundaţiaInocenţiBucharest BoardFundaţiaInocenţiBistriţaMichaelCarroll,President MichaelCarroll,PresidentAssoc.Prof.Dr.TatianaCiomartan,PhD,Vice-President EileenMcHenry,Vice-PresidentEileenMcHenry FlaviuBercea

BoardRCRS.U.A.MichaelCarroll,PresidentDr.CameliaRoşca,CensorJessicaBethoney,Vice-PresidentDr.LiviuNiculescuEileenMcHenry,ExecutiveDirecor

HonoraryCouncilFundaţiaInocenţi-RomanianChildren'sReliefMarkGitensteinLibbyGitensteinDanDimancescuProf.Dr.MirceaGeluButaMarcelusSuciuRomanaLengelTheoSeesing

USA&UKDr.BettyBlytheBillBreidenbachTerryBreidenbachDr.JimCan�ieldPatriciaCarberyDr.SharonCermakGerardClarkDr.AmyConleyWrightDr.DanaFloruFredFloruJeremyFriedlanderWendyGedimanDr.VictorGrozaCristianJitianu

OanaClocoticiMonicaEremiaRedlIosifMonicaMuresanBethOrshalimyDr.BogdanSimionIoanVranceanu

Dr.AprilLevinDr.AmyLynchSandraMacQuinnDr.VictorMarinescuDr.LaurieMillerDr.IulianaNiculescuEileenR.O'ConnellJoanPetersonMary-GainesStandishLisaStevensDr.JohnSullivanHansTeensmaLilianaTempler

AdelaCarcuProgramDirector

Bistriţa

AlexandraCerneşteanPsychologistBucharest

AlexandraChirlejanOf�iceManager

Bistriţa

AndradaMiron,SocialWorker

Bistriţa

DanaCoptilTeacherBistriţa

AlinaTomşaCommunication&Organizational

DevelopmentDirector

Bucharest

DariaUrsuPsychologist

Cluj

DochiţaPopSocialWorker

Bistriţa

ElenaGeorgescuTeacherBucharest

GabrielaCohanSocialWorker

Bistriţa

IldikoCoroiSocio-EducationalAnimator

Bistriţa

IoanaMironPsychologistBistriţa

IoanaRasvanaŞtefanescuEconomicDirector

Bucharest

IrinaFainaruTeacherBucharest

IulianaTudorProgramManager

Bucharest

LauraFilipoiDepartmentManager

Bistriţa

MariaCioarbaSocio-EducationalAnimator

Bistriţa

MariaOttSocialWorker

Bistriţa

MarinMicExecutiveDirector

Bistriţa

MarioaraCosteaTeacherBistriţa

MihaelaPopAmzaEconomistBistriţa

MirelaBaniaiTeacherBistriţa

NatalieBridgesVolunteerBistriţa

NicoletaBrusalisSocialWorkerBucharest

OanaVincellerPhysical-Therapist

Bistriţa

RazvanChirlejaPhysical-Therapist

Bistriţa

RenataLindertSocialWorker

Bistriţa

RomanaIepureanuPsychologistBistriţa

RozaliaSuteaPsychologistBistriţa

SimonaComanacheYouthCounselor

Bucharest

StelaNeaguEducatorBucharest

TeclaUrecheSocialWorker

Bistriţa

TiberiuHunyadiSocialWorker

Bistriţa

ValentinaMaghirescuDirectorBucharest

Sponsorsandgrants�inanciers:Alka Trading, American School of Paris, American International School of Bucharest (AISB),AmericanInternationalSchoolofVienna,ArtChemicals,AssociationofBusinessWomen(AFA)-Cluj,AmericanChamberofCommerceAssociation(AmCham),AumundCorporation,BESRomania,S.C.BUSINESSMARKInvestS.R.L.,BosmansCarpets,CECBankS.A.,CityCouncilofBistritaNasaud,Colours of Romania Photo Group, Danone Romania, Deltanav S.A.,Dusky Foundation, EricssonTelecommunicationsRomania,ExxonMobilExplorationandProductionRomaniaLimited,KPMGFoundation,FondationD'Harcourt,ONGFund,Crawford&BritishSchoolofBucharestFoundation(BSB),Highlanderpartners,HuntOilCompanyofRomania, InternationalWomen'sAssociation(IWA), Leg Chem Consulting, Noble and Greenough School, DedhamMA, NoesisManagement,Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Raiffeisen Bank, The Rivers School, Weston MA, RomanianChildren'sRelief,RotaryClubofWolverhampton-England,S.C.TransilvaniaBrokerDeAsigurareS.R.L.,S.C.LeoniWiringSystemsROS.R.L.,S.C.RallS.A.,S.C.SmartSystemsS.R.L.-Bistrita,S.C.StartS.A.,S.C.AgroInvestProdS.R.L.,S.C.TeraplastS.A.,SecondChanceAssociation,Superamdg,TASIS-theAmericanSchool inEngland,S.C.TonkaDistributionsS.R.L.,UnitedWayRomania,UnileverRomania.

Partnersandcollaborators:The centre for foreign languages A_Best, Albatross Travel, AHEAD Association in Hincesti forEducation,AidandDevelopmentNorway,APAHAJFrance,Camscape,SchoolsandHighschoolsinBistrita-Nasaud,GeneralDirectionforSocialAssistanceandChildProtection(DGASPC)Bistrita,CentreforChildProtectionBistrita,Centreforearlyintervention“Voinicel”MoldavianRepublic,FunMediaGuest,FoundationTerredesHommes(TDH)BistritaNasaud,NewHorizonsFoundation,HoneywellRomania,“CasaVictor”Hotel,TheNationalInstitutefortheHealthofMotherandChild“Alessandrescu-Russescu”Bucharest,TheSocietyofMedicineStudentsinBucharerest(SSMB),BistritaCityHall,Publicschoolno.31Bucharest,Publicschoolno.1Glina,Ilfov,PublicSchoolno.2Catelu-GlinaIlfov,Softvision,EmergencyCityHospitalofBistrita,BecleanHospital,“Dr.GeorgeTrifon”HospitalinNasaud,"BabesBolyai”UniversityinBistrita-Nasaud.

ProjectsandPrograms:1. ONG Fund In 2015, Inocenti in Bistrita developed important projects with the support of sponsor andpartners.“EarlyInterventionProgramforthedisabledchild”and“IWanttoGotoSchoolToo!”Project�inancedbytheEEAgrants2009–2014,throughtheNGOFundinRomania.

2.EuropeanServiceforVolunteering-�inancedthroughErasmus+

3.TheCityCouncilof Bistrita-Nasaud

4 CityHall.Bistrita