Romania
Romania with a population of rougly 22 million is bordered by the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and the Ukraine. The Romanian language is a Romance language based upon Dacian and Latin, the language of its early Roman conquerors. Romania's landscape consists of hills, mountains and plains. The Danube is the longest and most important river flowing through Romania. The country joined the EU in 2007.
Almost 140 million people, 16 per cent of the European population, still do not have household water connections. Some 13,500 children under 14 years of age die every year from diarrhoea related to dirty water and poor sanitation and hygiene. The majority of these deaths (11,000) occur in countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Central Asian Republic. (WHO Report)
Romania is just one of the European countries with an inadequate wastewater management system and inadequate means for protecting the groundwater. In Romania more than 10 million people lack adequate sanitation. (Water Aid Report).
WECF Projects in this country
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Romania - Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity Implementation of dry urine diverting toilets and and waste water soil filters for schools and private households Partners: Medium et Sanitas Slobozia, EuroTeleorman Association, Femei pentru un Viitor Curat (Women for a Clean Future) Issues: Water, Health, Sanitation Duration: 10/2007 - 09/2010 |
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Romania - Support programme for the Roma village Prislop Supporting the Roma community in their basic needs: health, sanitation, infrastructure and schooling Partners: Anca Dancanet, Hewlett Packard Issues: Health, Poverty, Sustainable Development and Environment Duration: 10/2005 - 12/2007 |
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Romania - Rural Development for All Ecological sanitation and waste-(water) management in rural areas of Romania Partners: GeoSan, Femei pentru un Viitor Curate (Women for a Clean Environment, FVC) and Foundation Ensemble Issues: Water, Environment, Sustainable Development, Waste, Public Participation and Sanitation Duration: 09/2005 - 11/2006 |
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Romania - Safe drinking water Developing a participatory democracy, creating a network of local environmental NGOs and implementing effective and reproducible small-scale projects for safe drinking water solutions. Partners: Medium&Sanitas Issues: Water, Sanitation, Agriculture, Poverty, Sustainability Duration: 08/2001 - 03/2004 |
Latest News
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First Indoor Urine Diverting Dry School Toilet inaugurated in Romania |
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Humanitarian Roofing project in Prislop, Romania |
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International Danube Day, 2009 – WECF awards prize for best Water Safety Plan |
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WECF charity concert in Zaltbommel church for the people of Prislop big succes |
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Organic waste turned to Black Gold! |
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Safe Sanitation Health and Dignity Romania |
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Water Safety Plans for Romanian and Moldavian schools |
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Cooking course in Garla Mare gives poor Roma girls another outlook on life |
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Women for a Clean Future organized symposium in Roma village Garla Mare, Romania |
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Workshop on Water and Health |
