Boxes of Hope 2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! With special thanks to our friends and partners from Boxes of Hope, Cumbria!

Trafficking in Persons Report - July 2022

"Following the publication of the #TIPReport 2022 and the subsequent public reactions, we have decided to request a series of clarifications from the Government of Romania, given the long and consistent series of uncertainties it has left us with."

"Members of the ProTECT platform, a network that brings together organizations involved in efforts to combat human trafficking, analyzed the conclusions and recommendations of the United States Department of State's annual monitoring report on human trafficking (TIP Report) and followed the public reactions of the actors institutional following its publication.

Romania was re-included in the group of states in Pillar 2 (Tier 2), after three consecutive years it was relegated to the monitoring list of Pillar 2 (Tier 2 Watchlist), due to the non-implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the last decade.

For us, far from being a victory, returning to Pillar 2 only means the circumstantial avoidance of inclusion in Pillar 3, with extremely serious diplomatic, reputational and practical consequences for Romania.

We remind you that the TIP Report is a diplomatic tool that seeks to meet minimum standards in the fight against human trafficking, and by no means a tool to identify states that have excelled.

Therefore, the classification even in Pillar 1 (Tier 1), represents only the fulfillment of minimum requirements in the 3 main areas: prevention of human trafficking, protection of victims and punishing the guilty.

Therefore, we consider that the public reactions generated by the publication of the report were overly optimistic, as there has not been a realistic, critical approach to the recommendations aimed at the systemic problems that our country still faces."

Read the Full Content of the Letter (In Romanian)

Boxes of Hope 2021

He who doesn't have Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree!

Just completed a couple of days distribution assisted by a group of volunteer friends from Chiesa Cristiana Gesù Vive Milano, IT who have sacrificed their time and resources to help distribute some joy around a few counties in Transylvania. Besides the great pleasure of offering huge joy to these kids we’ve certainly learned once again that poverty is the worst form of violence to children!

There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

With many thanks to the generosity and love of our friends and partners from Boxes of Hope, Cumbria who have provided all the boxes! #boxesofhope

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