{"id":48052,"date":"2021-10-02T20:35:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.documentaria.ro\/content\/?p=48052"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:12:51","slug":"stefania-english-version-andrei-pungovschi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.documentaria.ro\/content\/archives\/48052","title":{"rendered":"\u0218tefania (English version) \/ Andrei Pungovschi"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”100″ back_image=”48054″ back_position=”center bottom” overlay_color=”accent” overlay_alpha=”0″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”SUS”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” position_vertical=”middle” overlay_alpha=”25″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”70″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][uncode_share layout=”multiple” no_back=”yes” title=”SHARE”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]The small hands place the pot on the stovetop and, with a precise gesture, light a match. A few minutes later, when the water is hot, \u0218tefania pours it into a small plastic bassinet. She takes a baby bottle, opens it, dips the bottle and its cap into the warm water, and starts rubbing them with a cloth. Although she\u2019s not yet eleven years old, \u0218tefania is used to working. She does the washing up, chops up wood, cleans the house. She\u2019s now preparing the bottle for her youngest sister, Diana, who\u2019s dozing on the bed, softly rocking in the arms of Maria, the older sister.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”100″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ back_image=”47981″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”25″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_column_text]\u201cThey\u2019re four sisters and they raised each other,\u201d recalls primary school teacher Ioana \u021aonea, a social educator at the Fundulea Community Center. \u0218tefania and her sisters go to the center every day after school. It\u2019s the only center of its kind in the community, supported by the United Way Romania Foundation. The goal of the project is to increase access to education for children and youngsters from underprivileged families.<\/span><\/p>\n

The center works like a micro-community, in which people from different generations learn new things together, socialize, and mutually support each other. A group of children enter the room, in two by twos, holding hands. Mrs. Ioana, as the children and their relatives call her, watches over them and makes sure no one is left outside. Aside from the role of social educator at the center, the woman teaches primary grades at the local school. Every day, they travel from the school to the center together.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”85″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”stefania2343″ medias=”47972,47973,47974,47975,47976″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_text=”under” single_width=”10″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_image_anim=”no” single_padding=”1″ single_text_reduced=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes” lbox_social=”yes”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_column_text]\u0218tefania and her other older sister Denisa sit down on a long couch together with the other children. The room goes quiet. Over the medical masks, watchful eyes are staring at the lit-up screen of a projector. Behind them, at the controls, Ioana \u021aonea is preparing the next lesson on her laptop. A YouTube window emerges on-screen, showing some birds. From the speakers, a woman\u2019s voice starts talking about storks. A lesson on migrating birds follows. The voice in the speaker recites a riddle and there\u2019s a short break in the recording to leave room for an answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe stooooork!\u201d, \u0218tefania\u2019s voice is heard from underneath the mask, in unison with the other children.<\/span><\/p>\n

The theoretical presentation only lasts for a few minutes, after which Mrs. Ioana changes pace, to keep her audience engaged. A new window emerges on-screen, and another voice starts narrating Ion Ag\u00e2rbiceanu\u2019s \u201cStory of the Lark.\u201d The children grow enthusiastic and listen on.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lesson on migrating birds finishes with a drawing activity. Each child makes a sketch of their favorite bird, cuts it out, and hangs it from a small tree standing tall from a large pot in the middle of the room.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”85″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”stef2342″ medias=”47977,47978,47979″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_text=”under” single_width=”10″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_image_anim=”no” single_padding=”1″ single_text_reduced=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes” lbox_social=”yes”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_column_text]\u201cI like reading about the little monkey and the panda bear,\u201d says \u0218tefania. After lunch, \u0218tefania takes a big book filled with illustrations and starts reading. It\u2019s one of her favorite things to do. \u201cI like reading because it helps me in life. If someone makes me read or write a contract, I won\u2019t know how. We have to learn how to write, read, sign our names.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriela, \u0218tefania\u2019s mother, is 39-years-old. She\u2019s a housewife. She lost her first husband when the girls were little. Her second husband, the father of Diana, the little one, is a day worker.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, the center is a huge helping hand. The children go there, get a warm meal, study. We know they\u2019re safe there. They were like mother and father to me,\u201d Gabriela says.<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s gotten the girls used to working and taking care of each other ever since they were young. In the backyard, \u0218tefania and Denisa are chopping firewood with an axe that seems too big for them. The wood is bits of planks which they place directly on the ground and hit them until they break, jumping into directions that are hard to anticipate. When they grow tired, they switch.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”85″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”stef234werwe2″ medias=”47980,47982,47983,47984,47985″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_text=”under” single_width=”10″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_image_anim=”no” single_padding=”1″ single_text_reduced=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes” lbox_social=”yes”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_column_text]After a while, they grow bored and start playing in the yard. \u0218tefania climbs up a tree, Denisa is digging into a mound of gravel with a spoon. The fun is short lived, Gabriela calls out to them and reminds them evening is coming, and they haven\u2019t prepared dinner yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Denisa carries the wood inside, while \u0218tefania takes out water from a fountain with a bucket. They start peeling potatoes for dinner. Vegetable salad and French fries for the whole family.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf there are any fries left, we\u2019ll give them to Sa\u0219a,\u201d Denisa says enthusiastically, her eyes on a wooly dog next door, stretched out above the fence to get a better view of the source of the smell.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut are there ever any fries left?\u201d, the mother asks.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”85″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”stef234werwerwe2″ medias=”47987,47988,47989,47990″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_text=”under” single_width=”10″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_image_anim=”no” single_padding=”1″ single_text_reduced=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes” lbox_social=”yes”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”65″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_column_text]*the names of children pictured in this story have been changed, to protect their identity<\/em><\/p>\n

Documenting this material was made possible through the help of the\u00a0<\/span>United Way Foundation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the financial support of the\u00a0<\/span>Globalworth Foundation<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Nesting a brighter future for children”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is one of the main educational\u00a0programmes undertaken by United Way Rom\u00e2nia. Its core goal is to support 12 day centers founded by United Way Rom\u00e2nia, which work as community hubs.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The program, funded by\u00a0<\/span>the Globalworth Foundation<\/span><\/a>, prevents school dropouts in poor urban and rural communities, where the children\u2019s education is not the top priority, but rather the daily struggle to find the necessary resources for survival. Its integrated approach consists of actions focusing on the child\u2019s needs. Parents, teachers, volunteers, and local NGOs work together to solve the issue of school dropouts, which is not the child\u2019s problem, but the problem of the entire community.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The 12 community centers in Urla\u021bi, Fundulea, B\u0103icoi, Jilava, P\u0103dureni, Cluj-Napoca (Pata-R\u00e2t), Timi\u0219oara (School no. 20) and 5 communes in county Timi\u0219 (S\u00e2nandrei, Ma\u0219loc, Carani, \u0218emlacu Mare and Bucov\u0103\u021b), have benefitted 2,700 children, 2,160 parents and 540 teachers, throughout the program\u2019s five-year span, in over 1,700 educational activities.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”90″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_name=”TEXT”][vc_column column_width_percent=”70″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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