New computers–new opportunities for refugees

On 23 February, current, at the Charity Center for Refugees (CCR) took place the official opening of the computer classroomfor refugees.

Mr. Peter Kessler, Representative of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Chisinau and Mr. Djavid Paknehad, Director and project coordinator of CCR, officiated the opening of the “Volunteers computer classroom” by cutting the red ribbon. 

After submitting the project, with the UNHCR support, addressed to Microsoft and Hewlett Packard companies, which have shown interest in refugees’ problems, CCR won 15 new computers of high performance.

The event has a great importance both for the organizers, who implemented the project, and for refugees who have desired for a long time to have computers. Now you have internet access and you can communicate with relatives and friends from your origin country every time you need, but also with your new friends that you have or which you will make here in Moldova – said Mr. Kessler

Refugees will be treated with more attention by journalists

             

On January 31, at the initiative of the High Commissioner for Refugees UN (UNHCR) in Moldova and Indepentent Journalism Center (IJC), was held a joint meeting of UNHCR's implementing partners with a group of students from Advanced School of Journalism .

The participants - representatives of NGOs Ave Copiii, Society for Refugees and Charity Center for Refugees , accompanied by two refugees - have made ​​a review of the work undertaken with the support of UNHCR in Moldova on behalf of asylum seekers, refugees and beneficiaries of humanitarian protection. 

The first meeting in 2012 of the National Committee for Cooperation of the Local Integration of Refugees Project (Phase II)

On January 19th, it was held the first meeting of the National Coordination Committee  of the Local Integration Project in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine (LIP), Phase II. The meeting held at the Refugee Directorate within the Bureau of Migration and Asylum, was attended by representatives of relevant government institutions, NGOs and international organisations.

The purpose of the meeting was the presentation of the LIP activities to be completed during the second phase in the period January 2012 - December 2013 . 

In the opening, Mrs. Catherine Sylvester, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Migration and Asylum, Head of Refugee Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, said she was optimistic about the second phase of the project, with the conviction that it will perform works including finishing apartment buildings for refugees started in the first phase.

Santa is here! Big celebration at the Charity Centre for Refugees!

With the support of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the implementing partners - Charity Centre for Refugees and Ave Copiii - organised on December 27, a beautiful, artistic and cultural, educational and fun celebration dedicated to the winter holiday season.

Its beneficiaries were primarily refugees and 
asylum seekers in Moldova and their children, who enjoyed a veritable feast program. Around the Christmas tree, decorated with toys and beautiful colored lights, gathered girls and boys eager to met Santa Claus and to receive the deserved gifts.
With ribbons in their hair and dresses white as snow, girls danced with Snow White, and then, together with the boys, they called and met Santa Claus.

A nice initiative, transformed over time into a tradition, supported by the wives of diplomats accredited in Republic of Moldova

The International Women’s Club of Moldova organized, on 3^rd December, the XV edition of the Winter Charity Fair. This beautiful initiative, transformed over time into a tradition, belongs to the wifes of diplomats accredited in Republic of Moldova.

The opening of the Fair started with a beautiful concert of traditional dances, songs and carols, the special guest was well known and appreciated singer Geta Burlacu. Entertaining program, various cuisines of different nations and the winning lottery were part of the rich agenda proposed by the organizers. Traditionally at the Fair were the representatives of international institutions and embassies of different countries, residing in Chisinau – USA, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, China, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belarus and others, in total over 40 institutions.