In a northern center of the country, a lady from USA holds in her arms a little girl, born without limbs. She was abandoned at birth, but the US citizen wants to adopt her. It’s been three years since she visited her. Our legislation does not allow the woman to take the little girl over…
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George would probably not even be alive if he wouldn’t have been adopted
Beautiful six minute short film on family and adoption. George has been adopted from Romania. In their own words, “family is… everything, fun, interesting, awesome, something I can count on…”
The Advocates, an orphan care travel show: Romania – domestic adoptions.
Whitney and Nick Runyon, husband and wife and co-founders of The Archibald Project, have traveled to Romania seeking to learn what really is happening in the world of orphan care.
From Romania, with love. Here is why we are fighting to re-open international adoptions.
Not more than a week ago, an initiative to modify the adoptions law has been submitted to Parliament for debate. We have been part of the working group for more than a year. One of the most argued proposals is re-opening international adoptions and this is because we do believe in providing all options possible…
A collaboration that makes history: we’ve partnered to identify and monitor children diagnosed with severe medical issues at risk of abandonment or abandoned in maternity
When “Inima Copiilor” proposed us to participate in this project, we stress-tested the idea. After two hours we came to the conclusion that such a project could write history. Children abandoned in a maternity hospital with severe illness do not always benefit from the same level of medical priority and, if transferred to specialized medical…
3 Most Devastating Concerns Regarding Romania’s Child Protection System
Romania Without Orphans Alliance (ARFO) recently published an independent reports offering a behind-the-curtain analysis of Romania’s current Child Protection System, including statistics such as retention rates or institutionalization rates based on protection methods and geography. We encourage you to read the full report and here are only 3 of the most devastating concerns revealed by…
What are the mechanisms of anger and how do we help children who have been abused and abandoned to manage their associated behaviors?
Steven Stosny defines, in his book “Treating Attachment Abuse” (1995), a therapeutic model for patients with a history of physical and emotional abuse in close relationships and provides a chemical explanation of how anger acts as a sort of “psychological rescue.” One of the hormones that the brain secretes during anger is norepinephrine, experienced by…
Why and how do we address sensory processing disorders? About kinetic sand, modeling and other tools.
The idea behind sensory integration therapy is that specific activities or even simple brushing of the skin can help a child with sensory problems experience an optimal level of sensory stimulation and self-regulation. This helps restore the child’s brain architecture so that children can properly integrate and respond to sensory inputs, allowing them to make…
9th Grade High School: “I volunteer from 7 years old!”
On Saturday, we held a trauma-informed caregiving course for volunteers who will dedicate their free time this year to get involved in the educational development of about 70 children in state social apartments. “Hello,” says the first person to come. “I came to bring my daughter, I will return to the end of the course…
The condition of children under Romania’s Child Protection System
On paper, Romania’s Child Protection System offers a child temporary intervention until they are reintegrated into their biological family, or placed in an adoptive family. In reality, this “temporary intervention” usually lasts until they become an adult. For these children, who cannot be reintegrated into their biological family, their path to adoption is made especially…
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