Divisional Situation Report – 15 March 2022

Ongoing Romania Division Activities:

• Over the weekend Lt. Andrei Fănică and Lt. Emil Ghenea, with volunteers, were on scene at the Siret border.

• The Salvation Army Romania is coordinating social assistance volunteers at the refugee camp in Siret, Romania, supervised by Divisional Commander Captain Ionel Sandu.

• About 50+ refugees per day are being given water, snacks, hygiene kits, supplies, blankets, SIM cards, and/or emotional and spiritual counselling.

• Major Roxana Sandu had a visit and meeting at Romexpo in Bucharest, to prepare for the overflow shelter for up to 2000 refugees. Plans are being discussed how The Salvation Army could assist.

• Iasi Corps has sheltered 49 refugee families (169 individuals). Many are only staying one night, and then continuing further away.

• Ploiesti Corps has hosted 8 families (23 persons). A woman has been assisted with medical assistance, she needed cancer treatments and the corps officers worked with partners to translate the medical documents for the Romanian doctors and has successfully arranged for her treatments to continue.

• Ploiesti Corps is meeting with Brazi City Hall, a suburb of Ploiesti. The City Hall is preparing to open 31 apartments there for refugees.

• Buzau Corps has 1 family (4 persons) staying overnight ongoing, they are also volunteering for the corps now.

• Divisional Headquarters in Bucharest, and Bucharest Corps have prepared to host refugee families.

• Anti-human trafficking materials being handed out to refugees.

• Over 1000 flyers of awareness and prevention have been handed out to refugees, and other NGOs working in contact with refugees, warning of potential dangers of trafficking, 3 cases that we are aware of were saved directly from these warnings, it’s not known exactly how many more have also been prevented from the dangers.

Photographs and videos can be found on social media and Flickr:
flickr.com/armatasalvariiromania

Map of work in Romania:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1EjlpCSE0nRbgtfnAGlGStBnW2FXp8sd4

Donate:
Sprijiniți Refugiații Ucraineni – Armata Salvării România (armatasalvarii.ro)

Volunteer:
Voluntar – Armata Salvării România (armatasalvarii.ro)

Contact Information:
[email protected]