The Charity Centre for Refugees in Moldova brings smiles and moments of joy for children hospitalized at the Oncology hospital from Chisinau 

On the eve of winter holidays everyone, but especially children, are waiting for something beautiful, for a miracle and for Santa, who brings gifts for everybody. The most expected holidays are usually celebrated with the family, with the dearest people, in a warm and loving atmosphere. There are, unfortunately, children that are not able to enjoy this pleasant moments, as are, for example, the children hospitalized at the Oncology hospital from Chisinau, suffering from various malignant diseases. For this reason, CCR, together with the BMA, in particular with Mrs. Ecaterina Silvestru, the deputy director of BMA and Refugee Directorate Director, have decided to organize a charity action and to visite those children in order to offer them small gifts and at least a few hours of entertainment.

CCR participation at the 16th edition of the Winter Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Club of Moldova

The sixteenth edition of the Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Club of Moldova took place Saturday, December 8th at the exhibition Centre "Moldexpo".

This year the event was attended by diplomatic missions accredited in our country, international and local charity organizations and crafts masters. During the Charity Bazaar the visitors had the opportunity to go on a trip around the world discovering interesting things, firstly cuisine and culture of the countries attending the event - Turkey, Germany, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Belarus etc.. Another important detail was holiday gifts, souvenirs, sweets, handicrafts and hand-made works. With no doubt, at the event was also present Santa Claus in his small village from Lapland and the money raised from the event will be used for charitable causes in Moldova.

Exhibition at the Migrant Accommodation Centre from Chisinau

On November 8, 2012, Observatory Mechanism Monitoring Visit, held since 2009 twice a year with the purpose of assessment of standards conformity and quality control at MAC in the sphere of assistance to migrants and protection of their rights in compliance with international standards, was held at the Temporary Accommodation Center (TAC) in Chisinau.

Halloween celebration at the CCR

Halloween is a modern holiday which history began in the present Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is celebrated on the 31^st October, on the eve of All Saints. Halloween is traditionally celebrated in the English-speaking countries, but in the late twentieth century, tradition of celebrating Halloween has appeared in the most of other European and CIS countries.

  In the evening of October 31^st 2012, at the Charity Centre for Refugees gathered more than 50 people in order to celebrate this fun holiday with unusual traditions for our country. For several years, CCR closely collaborates with European Voluntary Service (EVS) and the Peace Corps, and volunteers working at CCR are actively involved in organizing various events.

United Nations Day celebration at Nisporeni

On the 24^th October 2012, at Nisporeni was held the celebration of the 67^th anniversary of the United Nations and 20 years of its activity in Moldova. On this day, with the support of the UN and the Swedish government was launched a project for street lighting in Nisporeni and three other communities in the area, in order to strengthen the local autonomy within the Joint Integrated Local Development Program.