Romanian Ties
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF ROMANIAN TIES
In 1992, the year of its
founding, Romanian Ties organized a large relief effort to provide eye surgery
and other medical services, in collaboration with the Free Romania Foundation
and the
Since that time, Romanian Ties
has focused on improving conditions and care for institutionalized children. We
have been directly involved in distribution of medical supplies and
information; in cases where no treatment is available, we have assisted families
in their pursuit of medical visas for children. To date, we have been
successful in bringing two boys over for medical treatment, and one other child
is in process. We are particularly focused on medical treatment of surgically
correctable problems such as cleft palate, club foot, heart murmurs, and
crossed eyes. Our interests are on institutionalized and abandoned children who
would benefit most from surgical intervention, and for whom such medical care
is unavailable in
Romanian Ties has organized
several informational seminars and conferences to inform and promote support
for the needs of the Romanian institutionalized children. This has included
recruiting medical professionals to travel to
Given the high degree of
interest among a large number of American families to adopt institutionalized
Romanian children, Romanian Ties published a document that outlined the proper
procedures and agencies to use in adopting under the rules that exist in the
In order to foster a greater
exchange of knowledge, Romanian Ties has implemented an educational exchange
program; in addition to sponsorship of two German students, Romanian Ties has
sponsored a professor from the Polytechnic Institute in
In addition to our activities
in
In 2004, we organized a
project, along with Kenneth Lockerman of
Romanian Ties has a strong and
long-term commitment to improve the lives of Romanians, particularly the
institutionalized children; we are also committed to children throughout