Be Significant. Be a Lifeline of Hope for Children in Romania with Global Volunteers!
- Romania
About Program
Global Volunteers’ Romanian presence began in 1999 concentrating on helping at-risk and disabled children improve their access to social, educational, health, and security resources. We are seeking volunteers to look after orphaned and impoverished young children and to teach English in middle and high schools in Barlad, Romania - for one to two weeks. Whatever their home situation may be, babies, toddlers, and adolescents appreciate encouragement and care from adults. Volunteers can help add to a lifetime of development and improve young lives!
Global Volunteers projects in Romania:
• Municipal Hospital “Elena Beldiman” Children's Hospital: Care for children with hearing or sight impairments or mental disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, and PKU. They respond immediately to your loving stimulation.
• Teach conversational English to students. Team teach, work one-on-one, or assist Romanian English teachers – depending on your style and comfort level.
The children vary in age from small babies to around 10 years old (from my experience). Most but not all have disabilities. They rotate about 10 children from the orphanage for about 2 weeks at a time to stay in the hospital, so you never know which children will be in the hospital when you visit. Hope this helps!