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Its consequences were most felt with the collapse of the regime's social safety net during the 1980's Romanian austerity period, which led to widespread institutional neglect of the needs of orphans, with severe consequences in their health, including high rates of HIV infection in children, and well-being. A series of international and ...
Cighid was a children's home in Romania where many orphans and disabled youths were held in inhumane conditions. The extent of the abuse was exposed in March 1990, shortly after the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu 's regime.
In 1990, members in California sent quilts to needy orphanages in Romania. Assistance to orphanages continued in the 2000s, and there was an increase in specialized development projects. [12] In 2000, members in Washington state sent bedding materials to an orphanage in Iasi, Romania. In 2003, the church assisted the disabled by coordinating ...
Pages in category "Orphanages in Romania" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cighid; H.
In 1945, during the last year of war, the 7,500 or so remaining Germans in Bukovina were evacuated to Germany, ending (except for a relatively feeble number of persons) a significant German presence in Bukovina, Romania after 1940. During the post-World War II era, the Bukovina Germans, as other 'homeland refugees' (known as Volksdeutsche in ...
Orphanages in Romania (2 P) Orphanages in Russia (6 P) S. ... Pages in category "Orphanages in Europe" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The summary table in the West German government statistical office report uses a description giving total "post war losses" of 2.225 million persons, however the detailed analysis in the text lists 169,000 civilian deaths during the flight and evacuation during the war (128,000 pre-war Germany, 35,000 Czechoslovakia and 4,000 Hungary). [113]
During the first 3 post-war decades, Romania industrialized faster than Spain, Greece, and Portugal. The infant mortality rate plummeted from 139 per 1,000 during the interwar period to 35 in the 1970s. During the interwar period, half the population was illiterate, but under the communist government illiteracy was eradicated.