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Encouraging message through picture

Continuing an earlier initiative, at the request of Aiud Prison from recyclable materials we made about 500 paintings, which will be offered to Aiud Maximum Security Penitentiary and Arad in order to create a pleasant atmosphere in the halls, clubs and detainer’s rooms.

A new leisure alternative in Aiud Prison

            At the request of Aiud Prison management Rescue Humanitarian Foundation provided an outdoor table tennis that will be used by inmates from Maximum Security Department, which by nature of penalty regime does not have access to sports and other leisure facilities douring their walking time.
            Playing table tennis is one way that inmates can develop pro-social attitudes and teamwork, hopping that in the future are going to be held in prison championships between inmates from the Maximum Security Department.
            We are glad that we succeded in this way to improve conditions of detention and help to create a more pleasant atmosphere for work and life for the prisoners.

Dear brothers within Rescue,

Your apprentice in the course through correspondance send you Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
I want to thank you for heping me to understand better God’s word, the Holy Bible, but also because you pray for me and I feel this. I still have little time until my release, by the end of the year, and I want to let you know that after I am free I will go to church to get closer to God and I want to serve Him and be His child.
Thank you one more time and I will pray that God pays you with eternal life for all the efforts you do with the prisoneers.

God bless
S. Bogdan Miercurea-Ciuc Penitenciary

Christmas celebration in Arad Prison

With the help of God we have succeeded, like in the last years, to provide Christmas gifts for inmates with no contact with their families in Arad Penitentiary.
A special thing this year was that we managed to give presents to 40 women inmates from Outside Section of Arad Prison, occasion which we organized an evangelization program leaded by brothers Ghita Birta, Benaiah Nagy and Anica Romica and followed by a carols concert presented by our volunteers from Penticostal Church Bethel Arad.
We thank God for making possible this work, Arad Penitentiary, and those who perform the program in prison. We offered a total of 290 total packages, sponsored by the brothers from Denmark, brothers from Burning Bush Church Toflea and brothers from Bethel Pentecostal Church Arad.

Carols concert of in Aiud Prison

            This year, like every year around Christmas we were welcomed with special warmth by the detainees from Aiud prison. The Biblical message delivered by Cosmin Giurgiu and Petre Mihai, the poems recited by sister Theresa Muresan and the carols sang by the two groups of volunteers (group Lord’s Army Church Jibou and the youth group from Christian High School Emmanuel Cluj-Napoca) filled with joy and hope the hearts of the 80 participants in the program held in the prison’s church.
            After the program in the church, we went together with the voluntareers to sing the carols to the inmates on the Maximum Security section. After the concert of carols we gave to these inmates with no contact with their outside families gifts. In total we were able to offer in Aiud Prison a total of 350 packages to the inmates with no contact to their families.
            We thank God Who made this wonderful day possible and that we were able to proclaim the birth of the Saviour in a place devoided of hope and light.

Christmas parcels for prisoners

            With God help, we succeeded in this year, like last years, to realize parcels for prisoners not supported by their families. With financial help of brothers and sisters from churches from Denmark and with the involvement of 12 of our volunteers, Saturday 17th of December we realized in Rescue’s office, 640 parcels that are going to prisoners from Aiud, Arad and Slobozia.
            Each parcel include: a pair of sox, one tooth paste and one tooth brush, one sheaving cream and 2 disposable razors, 2 soaps, 2 oranges, one pack of 2 liter natural juice, one bag of wafers, one stamped envelope, 3 toilet paper, one calendar for 2012 and Christian literature.
            We thank Lord for successful of this activity, brothers and sisters form churches from Denmark for financial support, youth from Baptist Church no. 1 Manastur, Mr. Rusu, Mr. Lengel Vasile, GBV Romania, Misunea Slujirii Prietenilor, Rondocarton Sannicoara

The end of the program ”Strong Men in Tough Times” in Arad Prison

In the period July - December 2011 we realised in Arad Penitentiary, the course “Strong Men in Tough Times”. The program was organized by Rescue’s volunteers Raul Jurca and Beni Pop from Adoram Church Arad, in collaboration with the Arad Penitentiary and supported by the Association of Christian Men in Romania.
On 13th of December 2011, at the last meeting from this program, we had realised a celebration meeting for closing of the program, where together with participants have had an hour of fellowship, followed by serving a cake and a juice. We gave participants Christian literature as a gratitude for their effort to participate at the whole program.

A fellowship time in Aiud Prison

Saturday, December 3rd Rescue Humanitarian Foundation with a team composed of 14 young volunteers from the Baptist Church No. 1 Manastur went in Prison Aiud. Although, is not the first time we went to prison we were nervous regarding how they interact with us.

Great was our surprise when the tallest from prisoners asked the question: Why did not die when he was shot? To our joy, one of the young people knowing God only from March 2011 responded with amazing wisdom: God has a plan with your life, and if you sit near the Lord, He will show you His plan on earth.

The end of book collection campaign for offender from outside Romania

               Rescue Humanitarian Foundation made in the period June-October 2011 book collection campaign called " Book from home " aimed at provision eucational materials and books to prisons from European countries where commit sentence people of Romanian nationality and facilitating their access to educational materials and books in Romanian language.
            According to officials in prisons in European countries are detaine for more than 13,000 people. In prisons the number of foreign books, materials and programs in Romanian language is very low. Educational materials and books collected during this campaign we hope to contribute to raising the level of education and culture of this peoples. We know that a better educated person can adapt better in society and can be more useful to society of origin.
            We managed to collect in this program over 3,000 volumes of books and educational materials that we began to distribute in prison in Denmark and Italy. In the future we plan to distribute to other prisons in European countries.
            We thank to all who suport this campain, those who donate books – persons from Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara, Aqua Forte Publishing Cluj-Napoca, Casa Cartii Publishing Oradea, East European Bible Colege Oradea, Life Publishers International Oradea, Mirton Printing Timisoara, Emilia Publishing Suceava, Christian Foundation Ethos Craiova, Christian Foundation Samuel Med Medias, Publishing House Odeon Bucuresti, CLC Romania Publishing Brasov, Institutul Cultural Roman Bucuresti, Logos Foundation Cluj-Napoca,   Gramma Library Arad,
And those who made possible the transportation of the books for free Dacos, Alis Grup, Fany and Balint Trans.

Toflea Brothers in Aiud Prison

On November 23, 2011, for the fourth time we hosted the visit of brothers from Burning Bush Church Toflea in Aiud prison. Songs already known and also pastors Vasile Capitanu and Dumitru Ion Onita message produced much joy and hope in the hearts of prisoners. Even if the meeting took place in a building with broken windows at -4 degrees the message warm the hearts of listeners and soon forgot the cold, leaving us overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Toflea brothers.

Thank to Toflea brothers and Aiud prison management who made possible this meeting!

Participated at Preparatory visit in Italy

Between 15th to 19th November 2011 Cosmin Giurgiu and Horia Nistor, members of the Rescue Humanitarian Foundation, took part in a preparatory visit to find new partners for a European program in Casaltone, Italy.

First meeting in the project ”Learning and Healing Through Expression”

Between 6th to 11th November 2011 we organized at Cluj-Napoca first meeting in the Lifelong Learning Program Grundtvig Program ”Learning and Healing Through Expression”.
At the meeting participated 16 specialists in adult education from schools, prison and NGO’s from 5 partners organizations from Italy, Finland and Greece. The aims of the visit was to know better the participants and their organizations, discuss the project, the working plan and the results, settle the each organization involvement in the project, discuss the products and results of the project, plan future activities and meetings.

Evangelization week in Maximum security Penitentiaries in Aiud and Arad

During 17th and 21st of October, the Humanitarian Foundation Rescue organized a week of evangelization in the penitentiaries in Aiud and Arad. At the program attended Christian brothers from Danmark, France and Belgium together with our foundation’s volunteers from God’s Army in Cluj-Napoca, Pentecostal church no.1 in Dej and Pentecostal Church Betel in Arad.

Outside show in the penitentiary in Aiud

On Monday, 17th of October, we have presented a Christian concert accompanied by theater plays and pantomime in the interior court yard of the penitentiary in Aiud, sustained by 50 young people from Denmark and Romania. At this show there were present 150 prisoners.

Meeting to evangelize in Aiud penitentiary

On 8th of October, the Humanitarian Foundation Rescue with 6 young people from the Baptist Church no1 in Manastur, organized a program to evangelize in the Maximum Security penitentiary Aiud.

Starting the Grundtvig Program ”Learning and Healing Through Expression”

On August 2011 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation received a grant for a Life Long Learning Program: Grundtvig Program called ”Learning and Healing Through Expression”. This program has 2 years lengths and is develop in partnership with 2 organizations from Finland, 2 organizations from Italy and one organization from Greece. Locally, for attaining the goals of the project we develop our activity in partnership with Aiud Prison
                     The aim of the project is to diversify the rehabilitation services for offenders by making exchange visit to partner’s organization and change experience and practice, develop life skills trainings for offenders, art therapy and occupational therapy. Through out conference and inmate’s art products exhibition we try to promote a more accurate image of offenders into society.
                     The program struggle to find efficient solution to integration and adaptation into prison system problems; a better collaboration between prison and community; inmate’s social stigmatization; improve rehabilitation and social reintegration strategy.
                     This program is financed by European Commission through Life Long Learning Program, Grundtvig Program. The total amount of the project is 15.000 euro.

Starting a new course “Strong Men in Tough Times” in Aiud Prison

In October 2011 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation start the second program "Strong Men in Tough Time" in prison Aiud with a new group of 10 offenders.
This program helps the inmates in terms of moral development and the promotion of moral values that give the man character’s strength. The program came in support of inmates for a rediscovery man's attributes, promoting responsibility, moral values and ideals.
The program is shaped like a study group base on the book written by Edwin Luis Cole " Strong Men in Tough Times ". The program follows the theme of the book, each chapter treats one important aspect in the everyday life of a man who wants to succeed in life.
By studying this book, participants had the opportunity to discover weaknesses in character and behavior and are challenged to shape their personality, to overcome deceptive philosophies and bring back stability, hope and dignity into society where needs man who will become strong in the true sense of the word.

School supplies and clothing for children from disadvantaged families from Pata Rat and Sinnicoara

In the week 26 -30 September Rescue Foundation’s members with volunteer have developed a program aimed to provide support for children from disadvantaged families in Pata Rat and Sinnicoara to help them to continue school.

Foundation volunteer trip in Denmark

For many years we tried to organize a visit to Denmark for the best of the foundation’s volunteers as a gratitude for their involvement.
On August 17th , Cosmin Giurgiu with 15 volunteers went on a visit to Denmark. The visit took 10 days. We visited two churches Apostolic Church Kolding and Open Church Herning these are the churches that support and sustain us for long time. We attended at a general meeting of Donation Denmark where we presented Rescue’s activities on the on the humanitarian department.
The trip also included moments of relaxation and recreation as travel by ferry, visiting the city of Copenhagen, the Tivoli amusement park, sports center holiday from Gjern. This trip was a good opportunity for us and for our volunteers to know better each other, being a true team building session.
Thanks to everyone who have supported us and who made this trip possible.

Closing of the program “The Potential Principle – Living Your Life to its maximum”

In March – September 2011, the Humanitarian Foundation Rescue run a moral Christian program in the penitentiary of Aiud for the persons in detention in this maximum security penitentiary. The program was lead by pastor Liviu Puscasu and the missionary Isaac Lawrence, both voluntaries of our foundation.

Ending of counseling program for inmates with sex abuse penalty in
Aiud Prison

From March to September 2011 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation has
developed a psychological counseling program in Aiud Prison for a group of
people in detention in the maximum security section who have committed facts with
sexual connotations. The program included individual and group meetings each
week with a total length of about 6 months.

A week of evangelization in Aiud and Arad Prison

Between 5th to 9th of September 2011 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation Cluj-Napoca has conducted an evangelization program in Aiud and Arad Maximum Security Prisons.

Burning Bush Group again in Aiud Prison

On 10th of August, together with a group of 20 brothers from the Burning Bush Church Toflea we realized a program of evangelism and Christian music concert in Aiud Maximum Security Prison, on the sport field in front of 150 people imprisoned.

The end of the programme “Prison between hope and devastation”

On 3rd August, 2011 in Arad Penitentiary, we had the last meeting in the programme "Prison between hope and crushing" made with 45 women deprived of their liberty. The meeting was a festive one, woman were rewarded for their effort and perseverance showed during the program, each receiving a degree of excellence and Christian literature. Also, it was a good time for testimonies and fellowship serving a cake and a glass of juice.

Greetings from prison

Dear Rescue

I am happy to tell you that I have received the Excellency Diploma, for which I want to thank you in the name of Jesus Christ.
I confess that by corresponding with you I could learn and experiment more about our Savior Jesus Christ. I am determined to follow Him, and I will keep this decision all the days of my life. More than that, I am sure that He can, through studying the Bible, change my life the way he wants it to be, so that I can be light where light is needed, so that I can pray for and with those in need, so that I can give an advice for those around me, but especially to tell everyone about the God’s Love.
I will ask Jesus Christ to help you continue with the penitentiary work you are doing.

Sincerely, B. I. Alexandru

Starting a new course “Strong Men in Tough Times” in Arad Prison

On Wednesday, the 19th of July, at the Arad Penitentiary, started the course “Strong Men in Tough Times”. The program was organized by Rescue’s volunteers from Adoram Church Arad, together with the Arad Penitentiary supported by the Association of Christian Men in Romania.

During 12 meetings, the participants - ten men, inmates- will study weekly the moral, Christian values that give strength to the character of a man.

They will be encurage to read the Bible to discover the strong characters and the integrity of those whose life was changed by faith and became successful men. Every person will have chance during the course to identify the deficiencies of their own character and behavior and they will be challenged to start shaping them with the help of God.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE RESCUE HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION

WITH VOLUNTEERS AND MISSION COORDINATOR’S IN PRISON

In the weekend 24 to 26 June we organized a conference in Cluj-Napoca with coordinator’s program and volunteers from several prisons in the country.
The purpose of this conference was to know us better, to share and learn from each experience, to encourage and to work closer in the future.
The program started with a presentation of the Humanitarian Foundation Rescue and activities which it carries in the sphere of evangelism and psycho-social and humanitarian activities.

Christian Programme in Aiud Prison

Saturday, June 18th 2011, 15 teenagers from Aiud Prison received a visit from a group of Rescue Foundation volunteers from First Baptist Church Manastur. During the three hours spent together, over a pastry and a soft drink, the volunteers shared their testimonies and the prisoners opened up to them sharing their plans for the future.

Burning Bush Group again in Aiud Prison

On 10th of June a group of 36 brothers from the Burning Bush Church Toflea realized a program of evangelism and Christian music concert in Aiud Maximum Security Prison in front of 150 people imprisoned.

Cooperation protocol between Rescue Humanitarian Foundation and the National Prisons Administration

In May 2011, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation has signed a cooperation protocol with the National Prison Administration Bucharest.
This protocol is designed to provide the framework for cooperation in order to carry out joint programs and activities in all prisons in the country, to help promote social inclusion of persons deprived of liberty.
With this cooperation agreement is recognize the work and expertise that our foundation has developed over more than 15 years in the reintegration of inmates. It also continues a long and constructive cooperation officially
After this agreement, access and implementation of programs and activities in prisons subordinate to National Prison Administration will be easier.

Exchange visit in Denmark’s prison

Between 12th to 23rd May a group of eight specialists from Aiud Prison led by the director Valentin Nazare and Rescue Humanitarian Foundation’s director, Cosmin Giurgiu have participated in an exchange of experience in Denmark during which we visited four prisons and a courthouse.

Prison between hope and devastation

“Prison between hope and devastation” is the program that Rescue Humanitarian Foundation begins in Arad Prison, the women section starting May 2011.

Cluj secondary school students visit in Aiud Prison

During the 3rd and 4th May 2011, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation in collaboration with Aiud Prison and Nicolae Titulescu School of Cluj-Napoca organized two visit for 45 students of class VIII, from Nicolae Titulescu School Cluj-Napoca in Aiud Prison.

Christian Programme in Vaslui Prison

    By God's help and with the support of Rescue Foundation, on April 30th we went to the prison in Vaslui for a cultural-religious program.
We were a group of 6 people –Vaduva Marius, Vaduva Emanuela (my wife), Cornel Secareanu, George Profir, Neamtu Lenuta and Cana Florinel.
   Approximately 30 prisoners took part in the meeting. We had a time of praise and worship, led by George Profir on keyboard and Cornel Secareanu on guitar, while Vaduva Emanuela and Neamtu Lenuta recited poems.
   The biblical message was from Isaiah 53. We talked about the humility, suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. We believe, from what we've seen, that it was a blessed time and that the message and our serving was received by the people.
   In the end we distributed Christian literature and gave them the address of our church in case they wanted to write us.
   Thank you for your help. May the Lord bless you

Pastor Vaduva Marius,
Christian Baptist Church “Emanuel” Barlad
Collaborator Rescue Humanitarian Foundation

Easter Celebration in Arad Prison
            On a Thursday, April 21st 2011, a group of young people was waiting at the entrance of the maximum security prison in Arad. The heart can feel that emptiness and in one's mind there is the thought that no matter one's past, every man has a soul that Christ died for.
            Once in the conference room, 54 prisoners are seated each in his place. Just by watching them, we realize once again that no matter how short or long their sentence is, seeing people from the outside brings that nostalgic feeling upon them and emotions hard to explain.
            Knowing that around holidays, Christ is packed with different sparkles (bunnies, red eggs) we tried once again to make them aware of the fact that celebrating Easter is nothing but Jesus' death and the resurrection. Detention creates discomfort, pain, regrets, depression, introversion, stress and turmoil, but in spite of these feelings, they can be washed and set free by the blood that was shed at the cross by Jesus Christ.

God's Love through
the thick walls of Aiud Prison

All things have a beginning. We planned this outing a year ago and we thought of it being an outing for our youth group, as a means of knowing different ways to serve and get involved in our Lord's ministry. I did not set as a goal to do all the things from Matthew 25:35, but I wanted to create opportunities for my brothers to find their calling and to walk in the good works that God prepared beforehand.

Easter celebration with teenagers from Aiud Prison

Thursday, 20th of April together with a group of volunteers from Baptist Church no.1 Manastur, Cluj-Napoca, we realized a meeting with teenagers from Aiud Prison, celebrating the Easter. This was a great opportunity to make God know to these young souls. We spent all morning with a group of eleven convicted teenagers under 18 years. After we sang a few songs about Easter, we told them our personal testimonies, how God found us and changed our lives. The youth listened without interruptions. God gave us the wisdom to encourage this youth to do good things. We pray that God will work to their souls and make them to find their inner peace.
At the end of the meeting we had a moment to talk with each one serving a cake and a juice, and also we gave them a small present with hygiene product, a t-shirt, a pair of shoes, and sweets.
We thank God for this successful meeting we have had and also to our sponsors for their help to make the presents.

Participation at course ”Soft skills for educational provider” Prague, April 2011

Between 3rd to 9th of April 2011, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation ‘ psychologist Horea Nistor has participated at a course in Prague ”Soft skills for educational provider”, cource financed by European Comission through Grundtvig Programme section Grundtvig In-Service Training for Adult Education Staff.

Counseling program for inmates with sex abuse penalty in Aiud Prison

Starting with March 2011, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation develop a group counseling program for persons from Maximum Security Department from Aiud Prison who commit sexual aggression.

Christian program in Gherla Prison

On the date of 14th of April Rescue Humanitarian Foundation has organized a meeting in Gherla Maximum Security Prison. At this program participates Christian volunteers from Pentecostal Church no.1 Dej lead by Dumitru Ignat. The activity includes Christian songs and Bible messages.
At this activity participates 39 inmates from Gherla Prison.
At the end of the meeting we had a momen of fellowship at a cake and a juice, each participants received a cake and a juice.
Also, we give to participants New Testaments, Christian literature, envelopes and stamps.

March 28-April 1st 2011, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation had a new evangelistic activity in maximum security prisons from Aiud and Arad together with a group of believing brothers from Denmark and Feroe Islands.

“Only the power of His Word can change the hearts and the lives
of the inmates”
Francisc U. - Arad Penitentiary

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Potential Principle - Living Life to Its Maximum.

In March, the Rescue Humanitarian Foundation begins a moral-Christian program in Aiud prison, for the maximum security prisoners.

The program is a group study, based on Edwin Louis Cole's book Potential Principle: Living Life to Its Maximum.

Joy and sadness – that is how we would call March 8th 2011 in Aiud Prison. Holidays cannot be beautiful in a prison, away from family and dear friends. They are sad moments when memories creep in and bring pain... knowing this, we, from the Rescue foundation went to the prison in Aiud with the intention of showing compassion, appreciation and some of God's love to the women there. We passed the two gates and made it to the room where the women were waiting for us. Some of them had participated in the programs done by Rescue foundation. We greeted them and looked at their faces: the women were smiling, but their smile had some sad bitterness and it was as if the joy of the moment was tempered by how much they missed their families...

Women's day in Cluj Prison - an extension from Gherla, came sooner for the 131 women held here. We rejoiced at having the opportunity to meet approximately 40 women whose families don't visit them. The encouraging opening message given by the director of the foundation – Cosmin Giurgiu, the songs, and the poem by the young volunteers and the sermon by pastor Dave Bunnell brought hope to sad hearts. God alone can bring joy and peace on a day like today.

Preparing for woman’s day celebration in prison

Right now in Rescue we prepare three visits with women from Aiud, Arad and Cluj Prison. We plan to organize three meeting with inmate’s woman with the occasion of 8th of March - Woman’s Day.

We are going to give them a Christian message with this special occasion, the volunteers and a professional Christian band will sing praise songs together with the ladies, will have fellowship with them serving a cake and a juice and in Aiud Prison two hairdressers and two cosmeticians will give them a new look and a new hair cut. In all three prison will distribute 186 parcels containing products for woman.
We thank you all for the help you gave us and if possible we ask you again for a help to making this gifts. We will buy the things here in Romania.

We have now a Donation Button on our page www.rescue.ro and is easier to donate and receive money.

Thank you all for your help.

Evangelism in penitentiaries
"For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me."

Matthew 25: 35,36

Celebrating Christmas in Aiud and Arad Penitentiaries

The Christmas holiday is the celebration that, by its character, brings joy in people's hearts. God became flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ and lived among us. And then, humanity received the greatest gift ever.

The end of Grundtvig program: Having a New Dynamic Life through Employment
The Having a New Dynamic Life through Employment Grundtvig project realized in cooperation with a school from Spain, a penitentiary from Portugal and a NGO from Lithuania, intended to develop rehabilitation strategies for our target group to acquire communication, social skills and vocational skills which should enable them to access to a new personal, familiar, social and work life and create tools that would guide the teachers and staff. Read more...

Program design to reduce aggressive behavior in Aiud Penitentiary
Rescue Humanitarian Foundation has held between March-July 2010 in Aiud Penitentiary a program to reduce aggressive behavior. The program starts from the issue of violence in both criminal and performing acts of violence during detention, many people turning to this as one way of solving problems.
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Social and labor market integration of inmates
Friday, on 16^th July 2010, at 10.00 o `clock and at Sunrise Saloon – SunGarden Hotel from Baciu, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation organised a presentation meeting and disemination of the project „Having a New Dynamic Life Through Employment”. This project is funded by the European Commission through Grundtvig Programme and made in partnership wioth other three institutions from Spain, Portugal and Lithuania.
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Press release
Social and labor market integration of inmates
14^th July, 2010, Cluj-Napoca
The reintegration of the people who were in prison is a taboo subject for many people. Even though multiple efforts are being made, the state institutions have limited resources, which cannot cover the needs of this social group. In 2008, there were released from the Romanian prisons approximately 11.000 inmates and according to the balance sheet of the Administration of National Penitentiaries from 2008, 5000 of them are recidivists. Read more...

Skills development program for labor market integration of inmates
During February-June 2010 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation organized in Gherla Prison a Skill Development Programme for labor market integration of inmates. " The program is part of "Having the New Dynamic Life Through Employment" program funded by the European Commission through Grundtvig Programme. Read more...

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Strong Men in Tough Times

On Thursday, the 5th of May, at the Aiud Penitentiary, took place the Graduation for the course “Strong Men in Tough Times”. The program was organized by Rescue Foundation, together with the Aiud Penitentiary supported by the Association of Christian Men in Romania. During seven months, the participants - ten men, inmates- studied weekly the moral, Christian values that give strength to the character of a man. Read more...

Working visit to Portugal Prison

Between April 25 to 30 Foundation Humanitarian Rescue attended a working visit to the European Grundtvig Programme "Having the New Dynamic Life Through Empoyment" at the partner organization in Portugal "Etabelecimento Beja Regional Prison. Read more...

Teenagers from Cluj Napoca visit Gherla Penitentiary

On February 26 Humanitarian Rescue Foundation in collaboration with School Nicolae Titulescu Cluj Napoca and Gherla Penitentiary organized a visit of a group of 23 students from VIII grades, Ms director, psychologist and teachers from Nicolae Titulescu School in Gherla Penitentiary. The visit is part of the prevention of juvenile delinquency among students.
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Prevention of juvenile delinquency at school Nicolae Titulescu Cluj Napoca

Continuing the collaboration started last year between our foundation and Nicolae Titulescu School in Cluj-Napoca in February 2010 we organized an activity to prevent delinquency in gym room of Nicolae Titulescu School. In this activity students attended the classes VII and VIII, voucher with teachers and school psychologist Lorena Muresan. From Rescue Humanitarian Foundation participated psychologist Horea Nistor. Read more...

Smiles

From the 12th to the 18th of March we have been blessed by the presence of a youth group from the International Bible College in Kolding, Denmark. It was a group of 6 young people, coming from different countries. They came here to serve others and bring smiles on people's faces because of their love for God. Read more...

Christmas parcels for inmates

Rescue Foundation has prepared for this Christmas season 800 parcels for inmates who receive no help from family or anyone else. They will be distributed in the 3 penitentiaries: Aiud, Arad and Gherla. The parcels are for men, women and also for teenagers. Read more...

The beginning of the program: “With a click closer to social reintegration”

This program aims to develop inmate’s abilities and knolege for working with computer, to influence in a positiv way social reintegration of inmates from Aiud Penitentiary into society after release. Read more...

GRUNDTVIG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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Third mobility Cluj-Napoca, 18 – 23 October, 2009
Between 18th to 23 th October 2009 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation organized at Cluj-Napoca the third mobility from the Grundtvig Learning Partnership named ”Having a New Dynamic Life Through Employment” (H.A.N.D.L.E.). Read more...

From Prison to Kindergarten
Inmates are a disadvantaged group, socially excluded. Each person realized a bad act for the other and for society and for this he paid with his freedom. It is wrong to evaluate inmates as a mean person without anything good. Read more...

Grundtvig Programme
Having a New Dynamic Life through Employment
Social Ability Training
In 23th of September 2009 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation finalized the program ”Social Ability Training” part of European Grundtvig Program “ Having a New Dynamic Life Through Employment”. The aim of this training was to facilitate a better reintegration in society after release for inmates. Read more...

Finishing the project”Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society”
Rescue Foundation has organized on Tuesday 4th of August 2009 the closing event for the Bilateral European Cooperation program for life-long learning called “Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society”. The festivity was held at Rescue Foundation’s headquarters on 4 Fabricii Street Cluj-Napoca between 11 am and 1pm and at this event took part this project’s beneficiaries (seven beneficiaries) and represenatives of other Romanian NGOs in Cluj-Napoca (Estuar). Read more...

Invitation for the closing meeting of “Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society ” (C.E.E.U.S) Grundtvig Programme

Press release
Cluj-Napoca August 4th 2009: Rescue Foundation has the pleasure to invite you to the closing festivity of the European Grundtvig programme “Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society ” (C.E.E.U.S).

The event will take place at Rescue Foundation headquarters on 4 Fabricii Street Cluj-Napoca between 11AM and 1PM. Read more...

Exchange visit in Sweden
Between 3th to 5th June 2009 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation realized an exchange visit at partner organization from Sweden, this exchange was part of European Program Grundtvig named “Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society (C.E.E.U.S)”. Read more...

Painting camp „The colour's joy”

In 6-9 august 2009, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation, helped by its sponsors and colaborators, with the Rescue's volunteers and a group od dedicated painters (Ilies Samira-Cristina, Catinas Adelina and Catinas Oana) organised a painting camp for a number of 37 children from Sannicoara, Cluj.
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The final meeting at Cluj-Napoca of the European Program Grundtvig: ” Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society ” (C.E.E.U.S)

In 7-10 July 2009, we had the closing meeting with the external partenrs of the program ”Communication-Education Empowerment Unite Society” (C.E.E.U.S). At this meeting participated 2 partners from Latvia, 5 persons from Sweden and the staff and the beneficiaries of our foundation.
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In 28 May 2009, Humaniatarian Foundation „Rescue”, represented by Adriana Ilies-the assistant manager of the Foundation, visited the „Nicolae Titulescu” School, from Cluj-Napoca in order to dicuss with the students regarding the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The discussion was based on the documentary movie, called „The Choice Is Yours !”

In 18-22 May, 2009, Humanitarian Foundation “Rescue”, participated at the second meeting of the transnational project -H. A. N. D. L. E. -Grundtvig Learning Partnership Project, that took place in Lithuania, Siauliai. The parts of this project are 4 partner countries: Lithuania, Portugal, Spain and Romania

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Humanitarian Fundation Rescue participated at the volunteer fair with the occasion of Psychology and Sciences of Education Faculty Days

In 26^th of March 2009 Humanitarian Fundation Rescue participated at the volunteer fair with the occasion of Psychology and Sciences of Education Faculty Days from the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca.

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Magdalena: Released from shame

“I relieved my soul...” , those were the words of the 26's inmate womens from the Aiud Penitentiary , who were visited by us (Rescue Fundation) with the occasion of 8th March this year too. Ofering a flower, a cake and a juice we tried to create a warm and feminin atmosphere in order to see the movie “Magdalena: Released from shame”.
The fact that the women cried seeing how Jesus was crucified, led us to think about the way the robber form the cross repented from the sins that he made. Some of the womens confessed that they are there because they are diserving it and that their sufferings are not comparable with Jesus suffering.

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My tribute to Thorkil
by Steve Dulwich

Over the past three and a half years, I have traveled nine times with Thorkil to Romania and once to the Ukraine. When I first traveled to Romania I had never seen anyone approach missions like Thorkil. He was more like businessman. When he spoke with people, he would sit at the table so he could look in their eyes, ant they could tell that this man knew what he has doing. But then afterwards I saw how much it took out of him. He would be totally exhausted.

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Informative program on domestic violence issue with adolescents from Gherla Penitentiary

On 25th August 2008 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation in partnership with Gherla Penitentiary, started a program for inmates adolescents aimed at informing them of violence and domestic violence.
The program is conducted in collaboration with the Center ARTEMIS-Counseling Center against sexual abuse and domestic violence, the County Police Inspectorate Cluj Napoca, The Analysis and Prevention of Crime.
This program is a modification version of the program conducted with women in prison Gherla.

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"Light a stars on Christmas” Campaign has finished

With brothers from Denmark and christens in Cluj-Napoca and Arad have managed to offer gifts at Christmas to a number of 800 inmates, not visited by relatives from three prisons (Aiud, Arad and Gherla). The 800 packages have been divided as follows: 350 packages for men and 35 packages for women in Aiud Penitentiary, 350 packages for men in Arad Penitentiary and 65 packages for men in Gherla Penitentiary.

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The first mobility

From 24^th to 28^th of November took place in Manzanares, Spain first meeting of the Grundtvig Program “Having a New Dynamic Life through Employment realized in collaboration with another three organization from Portugal, Lithuania and Spain. From Rescue Humanitarian Foundation participated at this meeting Cosmin Giurgiu – executive director and Nicolae Horea Nistor – psychologist.

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“And after they heard the king,they went their way, and behold the star which they saw at its rising led them until it came and stood over the place where the child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ” Matthew 2:9,10

Light a star on Christmas,too!

In the last 4 years, through God's grace and some danish brothers' care we have managed to afford 800 parcels for Christmas, containing hygiene items, Christian literature, sweets an fruits. These parcels were donated to the inmates from Aiud and Arad penitentiaries every year on Christmas.

We want this type of activity to occur every year, but this time, aside the parcels, we want also to give them Christmas cards with a Christian message displayed within.
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Activities at Rescue's headquarters
On 22^nd of October 2008, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation unfolded a new information and counseling meeting with the inmates adolescents from Aiud Penitentiary, within the “Social reintegration program of the underaged and young” from the penitentiary.
	On Saturday, September 20, 2008, a meeting took place at the Rescue foundation center, where partners from Denmark together with other young guests participated. During the meeting there were discussions, praise and worship and a message delivered by Stephan Dulwich. The message was addressed especially to the young ones. Read more...
	In 16^th of July 2008 Rescue Humanitarian Foundation had a meeting having as purpose information and counseling the adolescent. The topic of this meeting was: ”Decision: Choice is yours”. On this meeting had participated 12 adolescents from Cluj-Napoca, age between 14 and 18 years.

Conferinta Bruxelles

During 9-11 of October, the psychologist of Rescue Foundation, participated at a conference in Brussell, having the topic “Comunicating health, the tobacco campaign”.The conference was organized by the European Commission, and its aim was to present the results of HELP Program, unfolded in 2006-2008 in all countries of European Union, and to develop recommendations for future action regarding smoking.

Christian Aid Ministry Collaboration

Our collaboration with Christian Aid Ministry continues. Christian Aid Ministry donated us goods that consists in: Centrum Multyvitamins, Ludens cough drops, dental floss, and other items. These will be distributed to the medical cabinets from Gherla, Aiud and Arad Penitentiaries. Thanks to to anyone that had, and still support us in the ministry.

Information program of domestic violence in Gherla Penitentiary

During February- July 2008, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation unfolded a program aimed to inform the inmate women of the domestic violence in the penitentiary from Gherla.
The program was funded by Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest, through the bilateral cooperation program MATRA-KAP and accomplished in cooperation with the penitentiary from Gherla, with Artemis Center – a counseling center against the sexual abuse and domestic violence, also with Inspectoratul Judetean de Politie Cluj-Napoca, Compartimentul de Analiza si Prevenire a Criminalitatii.
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Counceling and psychoterapy program at the Gherla Penitentiary

In 17th of June, 2008 we started together with Gherla Penitentiary the program ”Thinking for a change”. This program has as target group 20 inmate women divide in two groups.
The program ”Thinking for a change” is a psychotherapeutic program created by Glick, Bush and Tayman from National Institute of Correction in 1997. The philosophy behind this program is cognitive behavioral paradigm. This paradigm claim that our thought, believes and attitude cause our emotions and our behavior. In according to this, the way we perceive and evaluate external situation influence our emotional and behavioral output. The cognitive behavioral paradigm involves teaching the link between thought, emotion and behavior and the way we can change emotion and behavior by changing our thought.
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On the occasion of 1st of June, our foundation thought again about the kids of the women detained in the Penitentiary of Aiud, who like all children expect some small gift for the kid's day. So we prepared 35 gifts that were taken to the penitentiary to be given to the moms and their kids. The gifts were made with the help from the Asociation Dorkas Aid International Romania and were made out of school supplies, tooth brush and paste, soap, shower gel, clothing, toys, backpacks, corn puffs, and Coca Cola.
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Starting from the need of every woman to be useful and the need of self-growth, our foundation in cooperation with Educative service from Aiud Penitentiary we develop a program . Target group of this program were inmate’s woman from Aiud Penitentiary. In 28 May each inmate received from our foundation one flower and a flower pot, a book with relevant information about each flower, a notebook in witch they must note weekly relevant information about her flower evolution.
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Between april-may 2008, in Gherla Penitentiary was developed a Staff Traning program for the stuff working in the penitentiary. The Staff Training program was lead by Lynne DeLano - Peace Corps volunteer, and it was based on the curriculum from the Washington Department of Corrections. At the end of the program, a number of 25 participants received an attending certificate.
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The objectives of The Grundtvig Project, C.E.E.US - Communication – Education – Empowerment Unites Societies are to promote the active citizenship. Our presumption is that people with special needs do not have access to a proper education so that they acquire the social skills needed for social adaptation. Through our project we aim at endowing the beneficiaries with those skills required for personal and professional development. English language knowledge, computer skills, the growth of self esteem, exchanges and sharing knowledge will be developed through interpersonal communication. During the motilities we look forward that the beneficiaries experience the direct communication, the intercultural exchange and self-growth.

In order to reduce the effects of the difficult situation which the persons, held in detention lives in, and as well to carry on activities aimed to give emotional support, and activities that favour the social insertion, Humanitarian Rescue Foundation, at the initiative of Educational Service from Aiud Penitentiary, proposed an activity aimed at encouraging the artistic creation.

Woman's Day in Aiud Penitentiary - On the 6^th of March 2008, members from "Rescue" Humanitarian Foundation and a group of volunteers have celebrated Woman's day together with the women that are imprisoned at the Penitentiary of Aiud. The theme was "Priceless moments".

On the occasion of Christmas, Rescue Humanitarian Foundation offered gifts to 800 persons in detention at Aiud and Arad Penitentiaries. Funds which were allocated to every penitentiary were not sufficient so, they couldn’t cover the entire costs for needs of persons who live in privation and considering that these persons were not in relation whit their families, we had the initiative to help these persons to complete their indigence whit our gifts.

Between 14th -18th of November 2007, Cosmin Giurgiu, manager of Rescue Humanitarian Foundation has participated to the Grundtvig/Leonardo da Vinci Contact Seminar in Murcia-Spain. The seminar has been organized to offer the participants the possibility to establish contacts and relations with participants from other European countries in order to initiate European Projects.

The author of the book “Taming the tiger”, Tony Anthony came to Romania invited by Rescue Humanitarian Foundation,
through Thorkil Jorgensen.

Taming the tiger was named by Christian Booksellers’ Convention “The Book of the year 2005”

The book was published in Romanian by Scriptum printing house from Oradea. Rescue Humanitarian Foundation distributed 1000 books to the people in detention in the Penitentiary from Aiud and Arad.

Tony Anthony stood in front of thousands of people for a whole week in Arad, Alba Iulia, Aiud and Cluj-Napoca to share with them about and the big transformation that God has done into his life.

Together with Tony Anthony participated Jon Barrow, Jamie Kidd and:

Cristocentric – to the Cultural Palace from Arad

Alexandru AND Florina Faragau – to the Cultural House of the Trade Union from Alba Iulia

Decean, 4Motion AND Heidi Schmidt – to the University House from Cluj-Napoca

The program of the visit was:

Monday, 6th of November 2007
Maxim Security Penitentiary from Arad
Cultural Palace from Arad –Time 19:00

Wednesday, 7th of November 2007
Maxim Security Penitentiary from Arad

Thursday, 8th of November 2007
Maxim Security Penitentiary from Aiud
Baptist Church from Aiud

Friday, 9th of November 2007
Maxim Security Penitentiary from Aiud
Cultural House of the Trade Union from Alba Iulia – Time 18:30

Saturday, 10th of November 2007
University House from Cluj-Napoca– Time 18:00

Sunday, 11th of November 2007
Victoria Cinema Cluj-Napoca - Time 10-12 AM

Rescue Humanitarian Organization organized a visit to Danmark in the period 24 August – 1st September 2007.This was purposed for an experience exchange between the staff of the three penitenciaries visited in Danmark and the two delegations on behalf of the penitenciaries in Aiud and Arad from Romania.

Editorial: The call to prison mission

”The Lord is saying that you will cross many borders one day to preach the gospel in another country and in another language”.

Thorkil Jørgensen

ANTI-TABAC CAMPAIGN

During 27 June -15 October 2007, “Consililul Tineretului din Romania”, organized at the national level, the Tobacco Campaign.
Humanitarian Rescue Foundation had been chosen, to develop this campaign in Cluj.

Anti Tobacco Campaign “Involving sets free”

Meetings aimed to inform and to prevent

Theatrical activity

The play “The demons... in us” – project of Rescue Humanitarian Organization together with Matyas Fazakas and Department of Educational Intervention of Aiud Penitentiary.
The play had as motto: “In the realm of ignorance the evil must show its darkest face in order to feel the good”.

1^st of June – Children’s celebration
in Aiud Penitentiary

The rehabilitation program
“Thinking for a change”

The rehabilitation program “Thinking for a Change” was implemented in Aiud Penitentiary with two groups of people in detention, men and women. The program had weekly meetings for about 5 months. On Thursday, the 12 of April all the participants to this program were celebrated and we offered them participation certificates.

PRESENTS FOR INMATES.

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» thank you for the Christmas present ... «

» This visit brought us much joy and peace ... «

» You can not imagine what it meant to me those few lines where you asked about me... «

» Here is too much hatred... «

» Jesus offered me a profound sense of life... «

» do not want to get where I started before... «

» through Him I found the real meaning of life... «

» teach me how to become a real Christian... «

» A person must not be judged according to his past deeds... «

» About myself, I can say now in my old age... «

» I do not want to sin anymore... «

» These courses helped me a lot in my christian life... «

» I recovered my faith and love for God... «

» I do not have my own Bible and I have to borrow it from other people... «

» I feel I'm pushed to do all sort of things that may sound crazy to other people... «

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RESCUE Humanitary Foundation
Cluj Napoca, Romania
Cosmin Giurgiu - Executive director
e-mail: rescue_fundation@yahoo.com

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Light a star on Christmas,too!

Activities at Rescue's headquarters

The author of the book “Taming the tiger”, Tony Anthony came to Romania invited by Rescue Humanitarian Foundation, through Thorkil Jorgensen.

Editorial: The call to prison mission

”The Lord is saying that you will cross many borders one day to preach the gospel in another country and in another language”.

Thorkil Jørgensen

ANTI-TABAC CAMPAIGN

The rehabilitation program“Thinking for a change”

PRESENTS FOR INMATES. BE INVOLVED!

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The author of the book “Taming the tiger”, Tony Anthony came to Romania invited by Rescue Humanitarian Foundation,
through Thorkil Jorgensen.

The rehabilitation program
“Thinking for a change”

PRESENTS FOR INMATES.

BE INVOLVED!

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2%
of your
income tax