First of all, thank you so much for dedicating your time, skills, energy, and enthusiasm to be part of this important humanitarian intervention. You will have the opportunity to make an important impact here in...
Volunteer Orientation
Refugees experience before arriving in Romania: Many of the refugees entering into Romania have been waiting long hours, if not days at the border in the cold. There are reports that some wait up to...
What is child protection: Child protection is the ‘prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children.” Children are particularly vulnerable during a humanitarian crisis, which is often characterized by chaos and...
Importance of close collaboration Here in Siret, the situation is rapidly changing and complex. In order to best serve the people arriving through the border, it is extremely important that there is a good coordination...
The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is a voluntary code of conduct that describes the essential elements of principled, accountable and high-quality humanitarian action. CHS together with the guidelines contained in the...
This section describes how incoming refugees are received and the prioritization and order of services offered to them. This first diagram is a basic schematic drawing of the services available, as currently presented to the...
From zero-two years old, children are in their most vulnerable period of life and special care needs to be taken of their hydration and nutrition, especially during the extra stress of a refugee crisis. Concerns...
Understanding Resiliency The vast majority of people that go through stressful events, including war, will recover well without any special intervention. How are people affected by the crisis? Each person reacts differently, even in the...
The Civil Society Coordination office can be found here. The role of this office is: to facilitate the smooth collaboration between the different civil society organisations to train and support volunteers on all levels of...
This section is to make sure that all of those cooperating in offering care and safety to the Ukrainian refugees are aware of important internationally respected ethical guidelines. When someone becomes a refugee, they are...
Predators, including those from human trafficking networks, target vulnerable individuals. As so many of the Ukrainian refugees are women and children, usually separated from their husbands, they are particularly vulnerable to these threats. Those involved...
Being involved in a humanitarian intervention can be exhilarating. We are hardwired for empathy, and when we are able to serve others well, it can give us very positive feelings. However, it can also be...
The role of translators is extremely important, as many of the refugees do not speak English or Romanian. Even when they do, it can be quite overwhelming for someone who is also in a state...