Children
Over 100,000 Moldovan children have one or both parents abroad
More than 100,000 children in Moldova have one or both parents working abroad. This is the data of a survey conducted recently by the Ministry of Labour. 170,000 children from over 65 000 families were involved. Almost 62% of interviewed children had...
Dance for educational inclusion of disabled children
“Child, Community, Family” Association organized a flash mob today in support for the disabled children in Moldova. The main goal of the initiative was to inform the public opinion about the necessity of including the special-needs children...
Children and families in need to receive state aid
Nearly 26 thousand Moldovan families with children will receive social assistance on International Day of Child Protection, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family informs in a press release. Special commissions have been established to assess...
“The developing world’s progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high,” according to the latest Global Monitoring Report (GMR), released...
Positive assessment of children rights protection in Moldova
More than 25 underage children were repatriated during 2011 as a result of abandonment. The information was provided during an overview session of the National Council for Children Protection. Their repatriation costs between 6,000 to 10,000 LEI, according...
Orphans with disabilities begin to study in ordinary schools in Moldova
Over 150 children with physical and mental disabilities - the pupils of orphanages and boarding schools - have become students of ordinary schools within a project on development and promotion of education by social integration. Project expert Agnessa...
Shocking Emmy winner, "America's Most Wanted" host, caught 1500 criminals
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- "America's Most Wanted" host and creator John Walsh named this Tuesday as the 2011 recipient of the Governors Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. His TV crime show has helped...
Bringing Christmas cheer to homeless children
Christmas is a festive time, especially for children. Families gather to celebrate the holidays with delicious meals and wrapped gifts. But for children whose families have no home of their own, Christmas can be a sad time. To put a smile on homeless...
Flat-dwelling children exposed to neighbours' smoke too
Children living in flats have 45% more exposure to tobacco smoke than those in detached houses, a US study says. Researchers from Harvard and Rochester Universities say that is because the smoke seeps through walls and shared ventilation systems. ...
Moldovan children to benefit from new playground, sports equipment, library
Children from nine settlements will benefit from a new playground, sports equipment or a library supplemented with new books till late 2010. The head of the parliamentary commission for social protection, health and family, Liliana Palihovici, told...
