News about homelessness

Three social centres in Sector 1 available for homeless people throughout the cold season (11/01/2021)

The City Hall of Sector 1 has announced that homeless people will be housed in the City Hall's social centres during the period of bad weather conditions. At the same time, Sector 1 local police officers will step up patrols on the streets to identify homeless people who may be affected by the cold temperatures this season.

I'm among the most exposed at Covid. Where homeless people live during the pandemic (14.12.2020)

If they don't get the help they need, homeless people become - for the duration of the pandemic - a danger to themselves and others.

Social shower for homeless women in Bucharest: "It's a way to regain their dignity"

Read full story: Social shower for homeless women in Bucharest: "It's a way to regain their dignity" (05.12.20)

https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/dus-social-pentru-femeile-fara-adapost-din-bucuresti-e-un-mod-de-a-si-recapata-demnitatea-3305236

Emergency centre for homeless people opened in the Capital on Friday! (20.11.2020)

"With the arrival of the cold season, a new temporary emergency shelter for people living on the streets is opening today in the Capital, within the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the Municipality of Bucharest. The shelter has a capacity of 33 places and will operate at the address of 124 Fundeni Road, sector 2.

What happens to homeless people during the coronavirus outbreak. How you can help (30.03.2020)

The City Hall has allocated about 950 places for homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, following the provisions of Military Ordinance 3. This number is insufficient for all the people on the street, but on the other hand, there are many who refuse accommodation in centres.

https://newsweek.ro/social/ce-se-intampla-cu-oamenii-fara-adapost-in-perioada-epidemiei-de-coronavirus-cum-puteti-ajuta

900 accommodation places for homeless people. Gabriela Firea: Let the citizens of Bucharest inform us about the presence of people sleeping on the streets (25.03.2020)

https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/social/900-de-locuri-de-cazare-pentru-persoanele-fara-adapost-gabriela-firea-bucurestenii-sa-ne-sesizeze-prezenta-celor-care-dorm-pe-strada-1281192

Three social centres in Sector 1 available for homeless people throughout the cold season (11/01/2021)

The City Hall of Sector 1 has announced that homeless people will be housed in the City Hall's social centres during the period of bad weather conditions. At the same time, Sector 1 local police officers will step up patrols on the streets to identify homeless people who may be affected by the cold temperatures this season.

I'm among the most exposed at Covid. Where homeless people live during the pandemic (14.12.2020)

If they don't get the help they need, homeless people become - for the duration of the pandemic - a danger to themselves and others.

Social shower for homeless women in Bucharest: "It's a way to regain their dignity"

Read full story: Social shower for homeless women in Bucharest: "It's a way to regain their dignity" (05.12.20)

https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/dus-social-pentru-femeile-fara-adapost-din-bucuresti-e-un-mod-de-a-si-recapata-demnitatea-3305236

Emergency centre for homeless people opened in the Capital on Friday! (20.11.2020)

"With the arrival of the cold season, a new temporary emergency shelter for people living on the streets is opening today in the Capital, within the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the Municipality of Bucharest. The shelter has a capacity of 33 places and will operate at the address of 124 Fundeni Road, sector 2.

What happens to homeless people during the coronavirus outbreak. How you can help (30.03.2020)

The City Hall has allocated about 950 places for homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, following the provisions of Military Ordinance 3. This number is insufficient for all the people on the street, but on the other hand, there are many who refuse accommodation in centres.

https://newsweek.ro/social/ce-se-intampla-cu-oamenii-fara-adapost-in-perioada-epidemiei-de-coronavirus-cum-puteti-ajuta

900 accommodation places for homeless people. Gabriela Firea: Let the citizens of Bucharest inform us about the presence of people sleeping on the streets (25.03.2020)

https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/social/900-de-locuri-de-cazare-pentru-persoanele-fara-adapost-gabriela-firea-bucurestenii-sa-ne-sesizeze-prezenta-celor-care-dorm-pe-strada-1281192

European Project

Joint Venture

This Erasmus + funded project aims to build a fairer and more inclusive society through new ways of working together, involving entrepreneurs, people at risk of exclusion, NGOs and the business world.

The central focus is to create entrepreneurial teams to support people at risk of exclusion and provide them with tools to generate original business ideas and bring the concept to fruition in an efficient and straightforward way.

The six partners from five countries - UK, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy - are all NGOs and business consultants specialising in developing training materials, entrepreneurship and business incubation, including working with people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

During the 30 months of the project a series of training materials and an incubation process for potential entrepreneurs will be developed and tested on 9 new business concepts/ideas.

There will be opportunities for companies and business professionals, trainers, mentors, NGOs and future entrepreneurs to participate in the project at different stages. The project materials will be available as a free open resource for wide use.

Click here to access the project website.

News about domestic violence

Domestic violence

Domestic violence, also known as domestic violence (abbreviated DV), domestic abuse, family abuse, marital/conjugal abuse or intimate partner violence (abbreviated VI), can be broadly defined as an abusive behavioural pattern of one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, family, friendship or cohabitation. Domestic violence takes many forms such as physical assault (actual or threatened), sexual abuse, emotional abuse, excessive control, dominance, intimidation, stalking, passive/concealed abuse (e.g. neglect) and economic deprivation.

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violen%C8%9B%C4%83_%C3%AEn_familie

Offenders can be monitored with electronic bracelets Offenders can be monitored with electronic bracelets | AUDIO (21/04/2021)

Those who have committed domestic violence and have a restraining order against them will be able to be monitored with electronic bracelets. The Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill long awaited by civil society. The bill will go to President Iohannis for promulgation.

https://www.europafm.ro/agresorii-vor-putea-fi-monitorizati-cu-bratari-electronice-audio/

How women in Romania lived through the pandemic (22.01.2021)

Economic and social tensions and measures that limit people's mobility and require them to spend much longer in the home have led to an increase in domestic violence, the majority of victims of which are still women. Both in Romania and in many other countries of the European Union and around the world, the number of cases of domestic violence has increased during the Covid-19 crisis, which is reflected in the number of complaints registered with the police and the number of calls to emergency services or to the counselling and support services offered by non-governmental organisations.

https://activecitizensfund.ro/cum-au-trait-femeile-din-romania-in-pandemie/

The link between money and domestic violence (14.01.2021)

We often don't make a direct connection between money and domestic violence, but financial education can play a powerful role in a survivor's story and help her get out of the abusive relationship or may even serve to prevent abuse in the first place.

https://aleg-romania.eu/tag/violenta-domestica/

During the pandemic, women and children are at greater risk of domestic violence (10.12.2020)

In the context of isolation at home, limited contact with members of the social network, work at home, school closures, lack of leisure facilities and financial insecurity, it has been observed that family relationships tend to become increasingly strained, increasing the vulnerability of children and women and the risk of being exposed to domestic violence.

https://www.unicef.org/romania/ro/comunicate-de-pres%C4%83/pe-timpul-pandemiei-femeile-%C8%99i-copiii-risc%C4%83-s%C4%83-fie-mai-expu%C8%99i-violen%C8%9Bei

Home is a dangerous place or about the trap of domestic violence (25.11.2020)

There is a vicious circle of domestic violence that can rarely be broken from the outside and often continues as long as the victim remains alive.

https://www.dw.com/ro/acas%C4%83-e-un-loc-periculos-sau-despre-capcana-violen%C8%9Bei-domestice/a-55718891

Domestic violence: 4,856 provisional protection orders in 7 months. 96% of perpetrators are men (12.09.20)

In the first seven months of the year, police officers issued 4,856 temporary protection orders under the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence, targeting 5,040 perpetrators of violence, mostly men. Of these orders, 2,293 were confirmed by prosecutors.

https://romania.europalibera.org/a/violen%C8%9Ba-domestic%C4%83-4-856-de-ordine-de-protec%C5%A3ie-provizorii-%C3%AEn-7-luni-96-dintre-autori-sunt-b%C4%83rba%C8%9Bi/30834738.html

Violence and discrimination (14.08.2020)

Even now, in many villages, the woman walks two steps behind the man when the two go to a wedding, baptism or church.

https://www.dw.com/ro/violen%C8%9B%C4%83-%C8%99i-discriminare/a-54560800

Domestic violence in Romania: "A silent witness who does not take action becomes an accomplice to abuse" (14.08.2020)

Experts in combating domestic violence spoke in detail about what we can do when we see or hear of domestic violence.

https://www.mediafax.ro/social/violenta-domestica-in-romania-un-martor-tacut-care-nu-ia-atitudine-devine-complice-la-abuz-19758311

Why are electronic bracelets needed for violent men? (22.06.2020)

If protection orders were monitored electronically, some cases of domestic violence would not turn into crimes.

What would happen if the law banning us from talking about gender identity in schools passed (18.06. 2020)

Romania's Senate voted on Tuesday 16 June on an amendment to the education law that would ban - if enacted by the President - any reference to the concept of gender identity in schools and universities.