The Peace Fund Donates $20,000 to Relief Fund for Romania

Published on January 17th, 2007

Street Children of Romania

The Peace Fund launched its partnership with Relief Fund for Romania with a donation of $20,000.

Why Did the Peace Fund Choose a Charity in Romania?

Studies by UNICEF, Ministry of Labour Romania and the Bureau of International Labour Affairs May 2004 estimated the following:

that over 6,000 children are living on the streets;
that every 5th Romanian child is exploited: some 900,000 of the approximately 5 million children of Romania are forced to work. Approximately 300,000 of these are forced to perform extremely hard manual labour;
with 18 deaths per 1,000 babies born alive, Romania has the 3rd highest infant mortality rate in Europe after Albania and Ukraine.

Inside a Romanian Orphange

A Shared Cage at #2 Orphanage