Since it’s establishment in 2010 Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity has led and implemented global and local operations in over 31 communities all across Romania. Our mission and activity focus are in supporting children’s growth, education and well being. This work has been carried out in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations in Romania that conduct operations under high standards of professionalism, financial accountability, transparency and Christian values. Over 3000 children across Romania have benefited from our charitable activities and donations to date and although words do not always paint a picture of the impact of our philanthropic endeavors we would like to highlight the following projects that significantly changed the livelihoods of our beneficiaries.
Thank you to all our fundraisers, donors and supporters for partnering with our mission of bettering the lives of future generations of Romanian children and their families.
Site Progress to Date Situated in the city of Iasi and under the patronage of Saint Nicholas, the college hosts dedicated theologian students embodying Christian values and morals. Their goals are to help guide and change the way society lives through virtuous responsibility, professionalism, and dedication to help our brothers and sisters in need. Their … Read more
Site Progress to Date The village of Valea Plopului, located 16 km from Vălenii de Munte, is the charity site of the “Pro-Vita for the born and unborn” Social Centre operated within the Valea Plopului Parish, where the parish priest and charity mediator Father Nicolae Tănase has been serving the community since 1979. The Pro … Read more
MagiCamp is the most vibrant solidarity network in Romania that improves the health and well-being of children, teens and young adults diagnosed with cancer and other severe conditions across the entire country. Since 2018 Saint Paraskeva has partnered with Caravana MagiCamp; their program offers thousands of smiles to children with cancer, while traveling thousands of … Read more
This is a Nonprofit initiative dedicated to help highly achieving students from poor rural areas in Cluj county continue their education at prestigious schools in Cluj-Napoca. Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity is supporting with school tuition these local efforts. Such example is the $1400 scholarship/year granted a to an eighth grade student who is a winner … Read more
Melita, a 13-year-old school girl, suffers from a life threatening disease called “Epidermolysis Bullosa” for which there is no cure. The only available treatment available is the dressing of the wounds with special gauges and ointments, which amounts to $800/month. Despite her debilitating disease, Melita “the butterfly” has kept her faith and studies hard to … Read more
There are over 50 children in Giurgiu, Romania who suffer from severe physical and cognitive disabilities. Under the coordination of Nelysor Tudor, a single mother of a child with severe physical disability and other children’s families are struggling to improve their health condition through physical therapy, nutritional diets, special medical programs for rehabilitation and physical … Read more
A group of volunteers near Bucharest have decided to allocate their time and effort to a noble cause: to support low income families by keeping their children in school and to help these little ones acquire life skills. There are many challenges, such as illiterate children who never attended school, others who started later or … Read more
Rasca is a little village in Suceava County, Romania, that promises to bring hope to countless impoverished people in the region. Rasca is home to a new building, still under construction, that will offer shelter and support for those in need and serve as a base for the ministry’s founder, Father Andrei. Father Andrei is … Read more
April 2015 update “Tender as a butterfly!” that’s how Georgiana describes herself. Georgiana one of our most needy beneficiaries which our organization has sponsored for the past four years. Her incurable disability, Bullous Epidermolysis (EB), requires constant care and attention, which implies daily application of medical creams covered with bandages. This year our charity helped … Read more
Special Medical Care for the handicapped kids of Giurgiu There are over 70 children in Giurgiu, Romania who suffer from severe physical and cognitive disabilities. Under the coordination of Nely Sortudor, the children’s families are leading the effort to improve their health condition through physical therapy, diet, and special medical programs. Donors like you made … Read more
Marcus Monastery is a blessed place, one that Father Arsenie Boca described as a ‘holy place’. In this place, 60 years ago, Abbess Serafima’s grandmother, Suzana, built a monastery that later was demolished during the Communist times. The monastery was built after a dream in which Our Lady showed her where to lay the foundation. Scared, … Read more