Many of the people being affected are now on the verge of ruin. Their houses are not fit to live in, the animals have been drowned and the crop has been destroyed. Being quartered in emergency accommodation most people do not have any idea of what their life will be like in the future.

Their own field, their garden and above all their animals ( pigs, geese, cows,sheep,goats etc. ) provide people with the most important goods as a basis for self- sufficiency. The destruction of the fields and the killing of the animals cause a complete loss of any basis of survival.

Romania is a poor country and compared to our regions disaster relief plans and special schemes for rebuilding are less supported or are not even in operation or do not achieve the desired effect. Unfortunately, the current situation is also abused for widespread looting and corruption.

Our action group “Rumänieninitiativgruppe” Bautzen has been working in the district of Harghita for 15 years now. We have been focusing on the work with children and young people of the children´s home in Chrituru-Secuese and recently on the social youth project Feherlofia and a foster family with a few children.

The activities of our action group Bautzen have been an essential part of our social work in this region for many years. Our trustworthy relations and contacts, our good experiences and reliable partnerships in this area allow us to offer support and financial help in an efficient way.

The aftermath of the flood means for many people an enormous lack of prospects. Therefore we intend to offer concrete help for the affected families.

We have close contact to the people who are in charge in the district of Harghita and who are prepared and able to organize immediate support.

This support is supposed for especially affected families for the following purposes:

• acquisition of building material for the reconstruction of the destroyed houses
• building of temporary accommodation for the winter time
• purchase of cows, pigs, chickens etc.
• purchase of food for the winter time
• books, stationery for school for affected children
• necessary transports within the country

We don´t consider organising transports of relief aid from Germany as very useful. It is possible to buy and get all necessary things in Romania. Transports from Germany are often expensive and not very efficient. With the help of donations affected families can get those things they really need.

If you want to support us , we would appreciate it to receive your donations.

Our account details :

Account number : 100 000 63 91
Bank Code : 85550000
Bank: Kreissparkasse Bautzen, 02625 Bautzen

IBAN: DE 8555 0000 1000 00 6391
BIC: SOLADES 1 BAT

Reference : Fluthilfe

In the following weeks we are going to report about the results of the relief aid sponsored by your donations. August, 2005, Rüdiger Steinke

For further information about the flood in Romania see: Seite der Deutschen Welle (german), CNN.com about the Flood in Romania

August 2005, Rüdiger Steinke

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