PACT Activity Report 2006/2007

2006 2007 Activity Report

PACT Foundation Partnership for Community Action and Transformation

This report was made by Roxana Mirciu / text Ioana Bita Giulea / design Georgiana Gavril` / text editing and contains photos from PACT archive and www.istockphoto.com.

Copyright PACT Foundation, May 2008

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2 years / page 3

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About PACT Foundation / page 7

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PACT activities / page 15

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Work principles / page 23

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Programs and projects / page 27

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The story of a community organization / page 41

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Publications / page 47

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Community projects financed by PACT Foundation / page 51

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Financial report / page 59

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Projects and activities in 2008 / page 69

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2 years

Has anyone ever told you that you have changed her life?

If so, that means you understand the joy and pride I am taking when telling you about the activities of ourT team. PACT Foundation – Partnership for Community Action and Transformation, as suggested by its very name – is a group of people, partners who attract financial and other kind of resources aiming to stimulate community actions that trigger a positive transformation in people’s and communities’ life.

Our work is based upon the belief that people know what’s best for their life. And it is themselves who can improve their life, by using resources, time and energy from the community. PACT projects facilitate transforming community experiences and activities, which revive people’s feelings of hope and pride to be members of a certain community. The last 2 years have confirmed that one can often do wonderful things with little money and human capital and trust among people are much more valuable resources.

The activity report for 2006-2007 speaks about us, about what we are doing and about the results we have. If nobody has ever told you that you have changed her life, then we hope this report will give you some ideas about how you could do it in the future.

We dedicate this report to all our beneficiaries who have believed in us. We dedicate this report to our partners and donors, without whom our work would not have been possible. And we hope that the facts illustrated in this report convey to all of us the trust to go on.

Gratefully yours, Roxana Mirciu, Executive Director PACT Foundation

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About PACT Foundation

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PACT Foundation is a nongovernmental and non-profit organization registered in March, 2006, whose aim is to contribute to the sustainable development of communities by promoting local and regional initiatives, partnership and social responsibility.

PACT Foundation offers training, consultancy and small grants to the community groups and organizations interested in conducting community projects and community enterprises that contribute to the development of the communities they represent. PACT Foundation supports the field of community development and social economy, by conducting studies and research, training for professionals and students, by organizing meetings, seminars and workshops with organizations and institutions that activate in this field.

Collage made by the trainees participating in the Training Module “Participatory Needs Analysis�, Amara, January 2007

“Community development occurs when all the people or part of the community endeavour to fulfil a purpose. To do something they all use. For instance, when one sets up a folk group everybody enjoys – children and elderly as well… That would be my idea about community development, but I would also add: this is not only the community task, the institutions should act together with the community.”

Ilie Fieraru, head of the community organization Humanity Rom, Iancu Jianu Village, Olt County

PACT Foundation is located in Bucharest and is active in rural and urban localities in the southern area of the country, in the regions of Oltenia and Wallachia.

Strategic directions Capacity building of the disadvantaged groups and community-based organizations Too many communities in Romania still have limited access to resources and power, becoming poorer, more isolated and hopeless. PACT Foundation works with these communities, helping them get united, work together, find solutions to their local problems and mobilise resources- from inside and outside communityto solve their problems. The main mechanism of stimulating the participation of the disadvantaged groups is the development of community organizations that help them represent their rights and interests, gather resources and solve the problems affecting their life.

A community organization is a non-governmental organization or an informal group of citizens consisting in members of a community who associate in order to initiate activities that contribute to the development of their community, by answering the needs locally identified by community members.

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People of Dorobanţu Village, Călăraşi County

Promotion of local and regional social-economic development PACT Foundation understands that the training of a new development actor in the community – the community organization – is important, but not enough to stimulate the social-economic development of the locality. That is why PACT Foundation proposes various “In the area where Frânceşti Association “Sons of Village” is projects to communities, such active, members of PACT team are known both by authorities as the initiation of community and the community members because they have participated in enterprises, the making of so many actions initiated in the area. In fact, PACT Foundation is development strategies for the only organization which, in its projects, worked with cast-out localities, the improvement of and disadvantaged groups in rural communities from our area relationships between citizens and and we believe it is necessary to extend its projects in other rural the local public administration communities of North Oltenia as well, where civil society is very and the development of local and poorly represented.” regional partnerships.

Maria Hulea, representative of the community organization Frânceşti Association “Sons of Village”, Peştişani commune, Gorj County

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Partnership mediation to stimulate social responsibility Through its activities, PACT Foundation aims to encourage social responsibility of individuals, community groups and companies. PACT Foundation supports its beneficiaries – community organizations – to gather local resources to solve problems identified in the community. PACT Foundation also runs its own fundraising campaigns to finance community projects and business enterprises in the communities where activates.

Facilitating the exchange of experience and knowledge in community development and social economy PACT Foundation initiates and participates in meetings, seminars, conferences intended to facilitate the exchange of experience between active organizations in the field of community development, resource mobilisation or social economy, both within Romania and abroad. PACT Foundation also conducts studies, research and documentation that enable the analysis of the results obtained, further sharing the good practice in these fields.

Denis Stokking, President of Think Tank Pour la Solidarite, Belgium, delivering a presentation at the event “Social enterprises for disadvantaged groups and communities”, Bucharest, June 16, 2006

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PACT Foundation — Provides training and consultancy in the following fields: participatory needs assessment, development and management of community projects, development and management of community organizations and non-profit organizations, public relations and fund raising, development and management of community enterprises — Offers small grants (between 500 and 5,000 €) to organizations and groups interested in developing community projects and enterprises which would contribute to the development of their communities — Establishes connections between community organizations, people and companies interested in contributing to projects of community development — Conducts studies and research in the fields of community development and social economy and promotes them to students and practitioners interested in these fields — Organizes seminars and conferences in the field of community development and social economy to facilitate the exchange of experience and partnerships

PACT beneficiaries PACT Foundation is working for and together with — community organizations (informal initiative groups or legally established associations) disadvantaged communities — non-profit organizations wishing to develop programmes of community development or social economy — public authorities and institutions — students and professionals in the field of community development and social economy

PACT Foundation is managed by a Board made of: Anca Gaidoş, Alina Porumb, Mădălina Ionescu, Anca Socolovschi and Mugur Ciumăgeanu.

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Anca Socolovschi, Magdalena Tancău, Roxana Mirciu, Alina Porumb, Mugur Ciumăgeanu and Anca Gaidoş (from left to right), founders and members of the Board, at the first Board meeting, April 2006

PACT Foundation means, first of all, the people who are concerned by the problems of the disadvantaged communities and have made a team in order to do something: Roxana Mirciu, Executive Director Magdalena Tancău, Programme Manager Marcela Voicu, Financial Manager Ioana Bita Giulea, Designer Ruxandra Sasu, Project Coordinator Georgiana Gavrilă, Project Assistant Alexandra Popescu, Volunteer Adela Tarpan, Nicolae Cuţă, Oana Preda, Laura Marin, Andreea Sorescu, Carmen Ion and Cornel Ionescu, trainers and consultants PACT team has experience in training and consultancy projects in community development, participatory planning, project planning and management, organizational development, public relations and fundraising, financial education and business plan development.

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PACT Team, December 2006

PACT Foundation understands partnership as essential for stimulating the community initiative and producing positive transformations in the communities where we are working. For this reason, PACT Foundation encourages partnership and conducts its activities and projects in partnership with other organizations and institutions in Romania and abroad. Between 2006-2007, PACT Foundation has conducted activities and projects in partnership with the following organizations:

“We are very close to the members of PACT Foundation team, our association having collaborated with them since 2003 with the project “Learning, Participation, Trust”. The relationship with the team members relies on sincerity, mutual consideration, trust and collaboration. Personally, I consider PACT Foundation as a team of professionals, whom our association really needs in the future.”

Maria Hulea, head of the community organization Association Sons of Village Frânceşti, Peştişani village, Gorj County

“Representatives of PACT Foundation are open to dialogue, they share their rich experience, encourage the initiative group in its activities, convey optimism and are consistent, they offer you the right to express your own opinion and trust yourself when you become aware of their persistance.”

Iustina Ţugui, initiator of Drăghici Community Group, Drăghici village, Argeş County

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Allavida (Great Britain), www.allavida.org Association for Community Relations (Romania), www.arcromania.ro Combined European Bureau for Social Development, www.cebsd.org The Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation (Romania), www.epce.ro

Jon Edwards, Magdalena Tancău and Roxana Mirciu, at the event “Microfinance and community development for disadvantaged groups and communities”, February 2007

Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation (Romania), www.fpmr.ro Think Tank Pour la Solidarité (Belgium), www.pourlasolidarite.be

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PACT Foundation is member of RuralNet (www.ruralnet.ro), a network of 26 organizations active in the field of community development in Romania, and of APARTE, a network of organizations and people interested in attracting funds from the community.

Our work would have been impossible without the trust and support of our donors. PACT Foundation is grateful to its donors: Allavida (Great Britain), www.allavida.org Charles Stuart Mott Foundation (United States), www.mott.org The Foundation for an Open Society, through OSF Fellows: Programme for Graduates (Romania), www.osf.ro Provident Financial Rom창nia, www.provident.ro Lafarge (Romania), www.lafarge.ro The Balkan Trust for Democracy (United States), www.gmfus.org/balkantrust Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe (United States), www.ceetrust.org UniCredit Leasing (Romania), www.unicreditleasing.ro USAID through World Learning (United States), www.worldlearning.org 40 natural persons from Romania and abroad

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Work Principles

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Community meeting, Dorobanţu Commune, Călăraşi County

PACT Foundation’s actions are based upon the principle that the development of a community cannot be done exclusively by experts (infrastructure, environment or social service experts), but it must be also wished, initiated and managed by community members. We believe that local people, even if they are poor, having a low educational standard or are isolated in terms of information, they are the experts with regards to their own needs and wishes. Therefore community members are supported through PACT projects to talk about their problems, search solutions and implement their ideas.

PACT Foundation works with those people who do not consider lamentation a virtue, who are not overwhelmed by problems, but rather stimulated to fight them. We work with people who do not just sit around and complain, but with people who get involved, who are willing to dedicate their time, money, energy and skills for a community action that concerns the others as well. And as this is not a work to be done individually, we assist them to get associated with other people, like them, from the community and we put them in touch with other groups, from other communities, from other counties.

“With you I have not anymore felt “strange and lonely” in my wish to change something in the community I live in.”

Gilda Crăciun, Executive Director, Muscel Association for Education and Culture, Câmpulung Muscel, Argeş County.

PACT Foundation does not divide people in good or bad, smart or stupid, rich or poor, Romanian or “Gypsy”.

We believe that every person has unique knowledge and skills and we help people and communities to discover, use, develop and appreciate them. Moreover, we believe that learning is a life-long process, irrespective of the level of formal education. We believe people can keep learning and do new things, they can see beyond the routine, make their life better and change themselves.

“PACT Foundation has broadened my horizon, my thoughts, my nature, it has changed my life.”

Ilie Fieraru, head of the community organization Humanity Rom, Iancu Jianu Village, Dolj County

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Ilie Fieraru

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PACT programmes and projects

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Learning, Participation, Trust Programme for the Development of Community Organizations, 3rd Stage, Călăraşi, Ialomiţa, Giurgiu and Ilfov Counties

The purpose of the programme is to support people interested in taking initiative and coming together in order to solve local problems. The programme offers training, consultancy and small grants which

Children that benefit from the activities of the Friendship Community Group, Feteşti, Ialomiţa County

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contribute to the development of viable community organizations, with impact upon the community life.

The knowledge and skills acquired during the project will enable beneficiaries to initiate projects, to attract the necessary resources, to conduct projects and assess the results obtained in order to continue their activity.

Period: October 2006 - June 2008 Activities: — Promotion of the programme, receiving of applications and selection of the community groups – out of the 44 applications received, 15 were selected to participate in this project — 2 representative of each community group participated in 4 training modules on the following subjects: participatory needs assessment, development of a community project, project management, communication and fundraising.

— There were 3 consulting visits in every community meant to help the community members to decide upon a project idea, to plan and implement the project.

— A financial support of maximum 3,600 RON/project was granted for the development of 11 community projects.

Donors: Charles Stuart Mott Foundation, Balkan Trust for Democracy, Provident Financial Romania, Unicredit Leasing

“People who did not know each other before or who have barely seen each other, who would pass by each other in the street and say no word have finally worked side by side, became closer, more united, believed in each other and in their capacity to change the community life for the better together. Hence, one can see the use of involving citizens in the needs analysis and planning for the community project” Nicolae Bică, head of Romany–Romanian Group, Dorobanţu village, Călăraşi County

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Empowering through participation The programme aims to support the initiation and setting up of new community organizations in neighbouring communities and in areas where experienced community organizations are active. Thus knowledge is further conveyed, not only through PACT Foundation, but through the action and model of community organizations acting in the relevant region as well. Seven experienced community organizations facilitated the creation and development of 13 new community groups. The programme provided training, consultancy and financing, so that these groups learned how to work in the community and conducted a community project.

Team of the project “Empowering through participation�, January 2007

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Period: October 2006 – March 2008 Mentor organizations: Association Sons of Village Frânceşti (Frânceşti village, Gorj County), Rudezis Association (Giurgiţa village, Dolj County), the Association for Education and Culture for People - Valea Mare-Podgoria (Stefăneşti, Argeş County), Humanity Rom (Iancu Jianu village, Olt County), Muscel Association for Education “The collaboration with the PACT Foundation between 2006and Culture (Câmpulung Muscel, 2007 for the conducting of the project “Participation and Power Argeş County), the Association of Action” is for Frânceşti Association Sons of Village in Gorj for Education and Community an important moment in the development of the capacity of Development (Ţigăneşti village, our organization to reproduce its model of development in Teleorman County) and Civitas the neighbouring communities. It is the first experience of the 2005 Association (Turnu Măgurele, association when our facilitators, trained and supported by the Teleorman County). team of PACT Foundation, initiated participating activities in other communities, by offering people over there a favourable environment for participation, by encouraging and stimulating them needs assessment process, so that they finally got involved in collective actions.”

Maria Hulea, head of the community Association “Sons of village” in Frânceşti village, Peştişani district, Gorj County

Activities: — 2 representatives of each of the 7 mentor organizations were trained in community facilitation and in the setting-up of community groups — Programme promotion, visits in communities with a potential to participate in the programme,

selection of 14 villages and community groups — 2 representatives of each community group participated in 2 training modules on the development and management of a community project and on the development and management of a community organization — Community mentor organizations visited the community groups in order to assist them in the process of needs evaluation inside the community, project development and management and organization development — There were 3 consultancy visits in each community intended to support the community members decide upon a project idea, plan and finalize the project.

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— A maximum financing of RON 1650/project was granted, for the development of 11 community projects — Through this project, PACT Foundation aimed to promote the concept and practice of community organizations. Thus, a research on community organizations was conducted within the project – the results of this research were promoted to students and practitioners who are active in the field of community development.

Donors: Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, Charles Stuart Mott Foundation, the Foundation for an Open Society through the Programme for Graduates, Vodafone Foundation, Smart Ideas G&S, SCA Cârnu and Gavrilescu and individuals by means of www.ajutaonline.org and the provision of 2%.

Community enterprise development project The aim of the project is to support alternative income generating activities, creating a frame for the economic inclusion of disadvantaged groups. To reach this target, the project supports the creation and the A community enterprise is an economic activity facilitated and developed by a community organization or group in order to contribute to the economic development of a community and to facilitate economic inclusion of the disadvantaged groups. A community enterprise mobilises community resources, creates jobs and reinvests the profits obtained in the community.

“I have all due respect for those people who have started a business. I have all due respect for those who put their present at stake and think of the future (...) I admire those who have initiative, because they risk their time, because they have confidence, because they do this and do not just wait, that is why I like the idea. If such things give birth to imitations and if imitations are successful, so much to the better.”

Andrei Gheorghe – TV producer, commenting upon the Community enterprise development project, initiated by PACT Foundation and presented within the competition Respect for the Future, initiated by Petrom S.A.

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development of 7 community business activities in 7 rural and urban localities in the south of the country.

Beneficiaries of the project are the community organizations with which the PACT Foundation worked in the past and which wish to initiate income generation activities.

Period: April 2007– May 2008 Beneficiaries: Rudezis Association (Giurgiţa village, Dolj County), Association Humanity Rom (Iancu Jianu village, Olt County), Muscel Association for Education and Culture (Câmpulung Muscel, Argeş County), Association “I care about you” (Breasta village, Olt County), Association PROEUROYOUNG (Malu Mare village, Dolj County), Foundation Soul to Soul (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County), Panaghia Association for Community Development (Panaghia village, Calopăr district) Activities: — 2 representatives of each of the 7 community organizations participated in 2 training modules on developing business ideas and business plans — 2 consultancy visits were conducted in each community in order to assist the community organizations in critically analysing their ideas and developing them further — 4 business plans were finalised: a barber shop, a traditional rug weaving workshop, a traditional brick oven and a cultural-artistic events enterprise.

Traditional weaving workshop for carpets and rugs from Oltenia, Giurgiţa village, Dolj County Giurgiţa village is located in the south of Dolj County, 50 km away from Craiova, and has 3,120 inhabitants.

Most of the inhabitants deal with subsistence farming. There are no significant economic activities in the village and only 8% of the inhabitants are employed. Rudezis Association, a non-profit non-governmental organization, has been acting in the commune since 2003, its purpose being the development of Giurgiţa

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by involving the village population in its projects. The Association has conducted several projects – a summer school for the village children, the setting-up of new community organizations in two neighbouring localities, the establishment of a Youth Centre providing information, Internet access, computer courses and foreign languages courses. The Association has a good partnership with Giurgiţa City Hall, with which it has conducted common actions and projects.

To encourage the preservation of local traditions and maintain the young generation’s interest in the village development, Rudezis Association wishes to establish a traditional workshop for manufacturing carpets and rugs from Oltenia. There will be 6 people who will gain employment in this workshop – one experienced weaver and 5 young women who wish to learn the craft. Carpets will be hand-made, using traditional patterns of Oltenia, such as the red poppy and the wheat ear. The wool will be spun and dyed in natural colours right in the workshop. Carpets will be sold in specialized shops (hand-made goods), at fairs and exhibitions. To initiate this process, a financing of 50% is provided by PACT Foundation and 40% by Giurgiţa Local Council, which also provides the premises for arranging of the workshop. In the future the workshop will be able to finance itself by the selling of carpets and rugs.

Donors: USAID through World Learning and Charles Stuart Mott Foundation

Waters have swept by, hope is found again.

Local development project in the communities affected by floods The aim of the project was to contribute to the reconstruction and development of two villages affected by floods during the summer of 2005 - Agăş (Bacău County) and Cobăteşti (Harghita County). The project was initiated by PPD (Partnership for People and Development), a partnership among 4 non-profit organizations in Romania – Association for Community Relations, Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation, Environmental Partnership Foundation and PACT Foundation. The project was initiated in March 2006.

3 types of activities were conducted in Agăş: the partial restoration of the Arts and Crafts School in Agăş, supply of the joinery workshop and development of income generation activities. The project intended to create a post-emergency approach model for the communities affected, by contributing on the long run to their reconstruction and development.

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In this project, PACT Foundation supported the initiation of 2 income generation activities by conducting several local activities, namely: — delivered a business development course to 15 community residents, in partnership with Junior Achievement Romania — provided consultancy for the development of 2 business plans — financed the initiation of two business activities in the locality- RON 7,580 for a construction firm and RON 9,500 for a cereal shop. Financing is refundable at a 0% interest, with a 6-month grace period and 14-month period of repayment. The reimbursement shall be made directly to the community in construction materials and construction work for the refurbishment of a sports ground in the yard of a local school affected by floods.

Donors: Arcanum Foundation, corporations and individuals in Romania

Stone fence made by Pietro Dom SRL, a construction firm supported by PACT Foundation in Agăş village, Bacău County

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Social economy seminars Wishing to answer the multiple needs of the communities where it activates, PACT Foundation is looking to diversity its scope and activities. Together with the promotion of the civic spirit and the support of community initiatives, we aim to support income generation activities and economic development opportunities for the disadvantaged groups and communities. We also wish to offer to interested organizations and institutions the opportunity to share their experience regarding various activities of social economy. For this reason PACT Foundation organizes in Romania a series of seminars and conferences, which generate ideas and partnerships for new social economy projects in Romania.

Social economy refers to those activities using mechanisms of the market economy in order to reach social goals. A business in the field of social economy reinvests the profits obtained in the community or in the business itself and is not interested in maximising these profits to the shareholders’ interest. Social enterprises or co-ops are examples of such social economy entities.

PACT Foundation launched itself on the market of non-profit organizations in Romania by organizing the seminar “Social enterprises for disadvantaged groups and communities”. 32 persons in the NGO field and government agencies in Romania, Great Britain and Belgium participated in the meeting and discussed about the development of social enterprises in Romania and good practice examples in Europe. Thus the seminar enabled an inventory of a large range of experiences in the field of social enterprises and raised a series of questions, among which: What activities are part of social economy? Where does a social enterprise begin and where does it end? What are the features a firm should have in order to be considered a social enterprise? How should social enterprises be financed - by grant or credit? Participants agreed upon the fact that the field of social economy in Romania is an incipient one, but has great potential for development and the group showed its interest in contributing to the further development.

PACT Foundation was further interested in exploring microfinance mechanisms and programmes and in understanding methods through which these can be used in order to contribute to the development of local communities. Thus on February 6, 2007 the seminar “Community Development and microfinance in disadvantaged communities” took place, organized by PACT Foundation in partnership with Allavida (UK) and the PHARE Programme for Technical Assistance for the development of the Small and Medium Enterprises in

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Romania. The seminar comprised a series of international presentations of some microfinance programmes addressed to disadvantaged communities and offered the participants a framework for discussions and reflection. Presentations were delivered by Bernie Morgan (Executive Director, Community Development Finance Association, www.cdfa.org.uk), Maria Doiciu (Component Leader – Technical Assistance Programme for the Development of Small and Medium Companies in Romania), Mircea Oniţă (General Director, Centre of Economic Development, www.cde.ro) and Florica Cherecheş (Executive Director, Integra Romania, www. integraromania.ro). The seminar intended to find answers to the questions: What is microfinance/microcrediting? Who are the beneficiaries of the microfinance programmes? To what extent are the microfinance programmes accessible to disadvantaged groups and communities? The concept of sustainability in the context of microfinance. Sustainability for whom? Partnership between community development organizations and microfinance institutions: purposes, values and instruments. The event was attended by

Participants in the seminar Community Development and microfinance in disadvantaged communities, Feburary 6 ,2007

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52 representatives of non-profit organizations, microfinance institutions and governmental institutions in Romania directly interested or experienced in the field of community and microfinance development.

Donors: Allavida through Charles Stuart Mott Foundation

Development of civil dialogue in Europe The aim of the project is to explore and review various experiences in the field of civic dialogue by means of an inventory of good practice in the field, identified in various countries in Europe at all levels: local, regional, national and European. Considering that the civil society has been developed and structured differently in various parts of Europe, its evaluation is focused upon a comparison of the good practices in the former Member States (before 2004) and in the New Member States – Romania and Bulgaria. The project is conducted in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Romania, in the period August 2007–July 2008.

Civil dialogue refers to 3 outstanding practices: dialogue between organizations of the civil society regarding the line followed by the European Union and its policies, a constant dialogue structured between these organizations and bodies of the European Union and a sector dialogue between organizations, their partners of negotiation and the executive and legislative power.

European think tank Pour la Solidarité, European Civic Dialogue, 2007 Main activities: — Study of the most recent experiences, methods and good practice of civil dialogue in the countries of origin of the project partners and creation of a European bilingual site (www.beingcitizen.eu) about active citizenship and participation, which will supply information to citizens, organizations of civil society and to all actors interested in this issue.

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— Organization of a seminar in Bucharest, aimed to discover and debate practices in the field of civil dialogue in the new member states. This seminar will create a space for discussions on civil dialogue, to be attended by representatives of non-governmental organizations and representatives of the state institutions as main actors of the civic dialogue initiatives.

— Organization of a project-closing conference in Brussels (Belgium) to create a bridge between actors who operate at local, national and European level. The conference will be organized under the form of open meetings, where all citizens, representatives of civil societies’ organizations and European networks, public authorities, European public officials and companies will be invited.

— Elaboration of a bilingual publication (French/English), a training guide book on civic dialogue, which will offer the representatives of non-government organizations the actual instruments to understand civic dialogue and to initiate it at various levels.

Partners: European think tank Pour la Solidarité (Belgium), Centre for Social practices (Bulgaria), CeRe – Centre of resources for Public Participation (Romania), NIOK - Non-profit Information and Training Centre (Hungary), Missions Publiques (France), Initiatives Europe Conseil (France), The World of NGOs (Austria) Donors: European Commission, DG Education and Culture through the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013

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The story of a community organization Association Humanity Rom, Iancu Jianu village, Olt County

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Iancu Jianu village, Olt County, is an isolated locality, situated on a county road linking the counties of Olt and Vâlcea. Having a population of 4,885 inhabitants, the village faces serious problems of poverty, lack of jobs, poor education and lack of professional training. A part of the young people left the village to work abroad and most of the inhabitants have abandoned themselves to subsistence farming. 20% of the village population is of Romany origin and this percentage reflects the adequacy and participation of the organization Humanity Rom, an organization founded by the Romany villagers.

Humanity Rom was established as an informal initiative group in 2003 and then became a registered association. The objective of the group has been, from the very beginning, the improvement of the living conditions of the Romany population in Iancu Jianu village. In 2005-2006, the organization participated in the programme “Learning, Participation, Trust” and benefited from training, consultancy and financing.

As mentioned by the organization’s leader, these training sessions were very useful for the acquiring management skills. As he said “PACT helped us be successful. [...] I think that first we have to learn and then take

The soloist of the folk ensemble in Iancu Jianu village

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the money”. Within this programme the organization conducted the project “Preservation and promotion of folk traditions”, which included some technical equipment for local folk group, training courses were organized for the new members of the group, as well as other educational and social activities such as documentation trips and shows.

During their participation within “Learning, Participation, Trust” programme, the association conducted a PHARE project for the establishment of a waste collection company, in partnership with the local city hall.

This project led to the creation of jobs for the Romany population in the community and to the improvement of the social-economic standing of their families. The organization also conducted cleaning activities in the village and arranged green areas, with community resources. Humanity Romany was involved as a mentor organization in the programme “Participation and Empowerment”, facilitating the establishment of 2 new community groups, in Caracal and Piatra Sat. Within the community enterprise development project, the association wishes to establish a barber shop in the village.

The projects carried out by Humanity Rom had significant community participation from the disadvantaged category of Romany population. 12 volunteers were initially mobilised for the organization of the waste collection company, then there were 47 volunteers involved in the project of development of the folk group.

Also, as a beneficiary of this project stated, “[It] mattered quite a lot, you can see that, there were so many jobs created, 20 jobs, not only for the Romany community, but for the entire village.” At the same time, actions in the project for the modernization of the folk group led to a better promotion in the local media of the artists in Iancu Jianu village, which led to subsequent paid employment.

According to the members of Humanity Rom, the organization also had an educational impact, motivating and even offering financial support to Romany young people to attend university lectures. As far as the cultural life is concerned, the organization got involved in organizing folk dances and getting volunteers involved in this activity as well. This has led to an improvement of relationships between the Romanian majority and the Romany minority. The actions of Humanity Rom led to the gaining of respect by members of the community and enrichment of inter-ethnical relationships: “Before this, they used to call us Gypsies openly. Now, they discuss with us, participate in our activities. We have members in our group who come and who are not Romany. We are pleased and we are glad they are open.” The board of the organisations also includes villagers who are not of Romany origin.

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As far as the Humanity Rom organization is concerned, it is to remark an efficient mobilization of human, material resources and know-how, especially locally, but also extra-locally. In terms of human resources, we notice a good participation of volunteers. Leaders’ skills to delegate responsibilities and to coordinate have an important role for active mobilization. As the head of the organization says “[Everything is] based on volunteering. For example, the folk band [...]. We let them choose a head to respect and listen to and they have chosen one. <Who wants to deal with transportation?> Somebody did. But we supervised everything. [...] In cases they cannot cope with it, then we get involved.”

It is important to note that the organisation collaborates with a large range of institutions. At community level, besides the local enterprises, there are the public administration (know-how, material resources), educational institutions (know-how and educational resources) and sanitary institutions that collaborated in projects. As to the generally positive collaboration with the local public administration, there are also a series of divergences expressed on the background of the electoral cycle and competition for political capital. At the county level, there is a good cooperation with AJOFM-Olt, for the partial financing of jobs in the cleaning firm.

As far as future projects are concerned, the organization aims to organise “the children’s town hall”, an initiative that should help children develop their civic spirit. Another idea is to create a “Council of the Elders”, in which the elders would have a chance to express ideas for the development of the local community. The development of the organization and its focus on projects with a social impact are other issues mentioned.

The organization also aims to establish a barber shop in the village.

This case study is taken from “Study on the profile and role of community organizations developed under the programmes of PACT Foundation”, conducted by Răzvan Sebastian Stan, March 2008.

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PACT Publications

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PACT Foundation contributes to the advancement of the community development sector by conducting research and studies, the results of which are shared with students and practitioners in the field.

Sons of the village Study on the attitudes and practices of the community members regarding the role of the sons of the village in the process of local development This is a research initiated by PACT Foundation and Allavida and carried out by Operations Research. The study describes events and methods through which people whose origins are in a certain village, who left the village and acquired a high social position (sons of the village), show interest and have initiative for the development of their community. The main topics of the research are the types of assistance, the motivation and the context for certain initiatives, the involvement of the community, of local authorities and of community organizations. A separate chapter is dedicated to the meetings of the sons of the village, traditional community events in many of the localities included in the study. This is a qualitative study conducted in 17 rural communities in 9 counties of the country (Brăila, Sibiu, Cluj, Iaşi, Vaslui, Harghita, Ialomiţa, Gorj and Timiş) deliberately selected according to the involvement of the sons of the village and the representative character of social-economic diversity. In-depth interviews were taken with 47 interviewees –

Sons of the village

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sons of the village, representatives of the local public authorities and other inhabitants of these communities.

Data were collected in 2005 and the research report was published in June 2006.

The study on the profile and role of community organizations developed through the programmes of PACT Foundation is a research initiated by PACT Foundation and carried out by Răzvan Stan (sociologist), who aims to draw the profile of community organizations beneficiaries of PACT Foundation, to review the role they play in the development of the community and the benefits and limitations of this form of organization. It is a qualitative study that uses data from the review of PACT documents, from interviews with PACT programme coordinators and from research made on the field in 4 localities.

The study contains a review of the general profile of the community organizations developed through the programmes of PACT Foundation (origin–rural/urban, organization form – informal community group /registered non-governmental organization, profile of the initiating members, profile of the beneficiaries). The studies continues with a chapter regarding the success factors and problematic aspects regarding the functioning of community organizations and presents 4 case studies on mentor community organizations and community organizations initiated within the programme “Participation and empowerment”. In the end, the study presents a series of conclusions and recommendations regarding the methodology of development of community organizations and the activity of community organizations for the development of localities.

The electronic version of these publications can be downloaded from the “Library” section, at www.fundatiapact.ro. For the printed version, please contact PACT Foundation at office@fundatiapact.ro

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Community Projects Financed by PACT Foundation

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Between 2006–2007, PACT Foundation supported the development of 24 projects initiated by community groups and organizations, by offering small grants, training and consultancy for their initiation and progress.

The financing ranged between RON 1,650 and 3,600 for a project, while the whole financing amounted to RON 57,956 RON (USD 23,769). The amounts offered as financing are contributions of international foundations, multinational corporations, Romanian companies, 2% law, offline and online donations through the means of www.ajutaonline.org.

“This project offered us the possibility to hope that something can be changed in small communities, such as Vrăneşti village. The most important players were on the one hand Pact Foundation and on the other hand the inhabitants of Vrăneşti village. As far as the inhabitants of the village are concerned, most of them were sceptical in the beginning but, as works went on and “something” began to move, more and more of them wanted to participate, the richest made donations in money, while others offered as volunteers.”

Ionel Drăghici, initiator of Vrăneşti Association Sons of Village, Vrăneşti village, Călineşti commune, Argeş County

Community organization

County

Locality

Project

PACT Contribution

1

Association for Support of Physically Disabled Children in Romania (ASPDCR) – Giurgiu Branch

Giurgiu

Giurgiu

Mothers of children and young people with disabilities understood their need to socialize, as they have little interaction and communication with people outside their families. Thus the “special friends” club was established, where the children, assisted by a speech therapist and a psychologist, can show their personality, can discover their talents and express their wishes, in order to become more independent.

3600 RON

2

Group of parents having children in the I-VIII grades

Ialomiţa

Andrăşeşti district, Orboieşti village

In the absence of a specially arranged playground, children used to play on the commune’s meadow or on the village’s lane. The parents obtained a plot of land from the City hall and the children were glad to help out in cleaning the land. The little park became a space where social relationships were created among community members as well, who set up the playing equipment and who are now coming to supervise the children.

3364 RON

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Community organization

County

Locality

Project

3

Informal Community Group “Friendship”

Ialomiţa

Feteşti

To facilitate interaction between kindergarten children and 35 children from the neighbouring district, a group of kindergarten teachers cleaned and re-arranged the playground in the kindergarten’s yard, helped by community members and the children, thus contributing to the increase of mutual tolerance between the children, who are currently participating together in leisure-educational activities organized in the new playground.

3047 RON

4

“Pro Community Zappa” Association

Ialomiţa

Ion Roată commune, Broşteni village

30 Romany and non-Romany young people aged between 13-25, coming from disadvantaged families, were engaged in socialization activities. They learnt to dance Romany and Romanian traditional dances, wearing traditional costumes made by mothers in the community. These activities had contributed to integration in the community, mitigation of prejudice and ethnical barriers and enhancement of self-respect and trust in one’s own capacities.

3600 RON

5

“New Horizons” Association of Children with disabilities

Călăraşi

Călăraşi

Wishing to provide special assistance to 15 children with disabilities aged between 5-19, their parents established a psychopedagogy office with adequate equipment in order to enhance these children’s capacity to adapt and to recover (development of attention and lucrative skills), by helping the parents to better understand their children’s problems and to increase parents’ skills to take care of such children.

3406 RON

6

“Head Start” Parents’ Association

Călăraşi

Călăraşi

A playground was built in the yard of a kindergarten, where different children could play – the children attending kindergarten, Roma children in the neighbourhood and a group of children with disabilities. The project was based on children’s ideas.

3600 RON

7

Traian initiative Group

Ialomiţa

Traian Commune

The insalubrious living conditions and negative attitude towards contraception methods, vaccination, cure and education determined the sanitary mediator and the medical assistant in the community to organize courses of hygiene and sanitary, psychosocial and religious education; they performed medical tests and gynaecological examinations for 45 Romany and non-Romany women aged between 15 and 35, for pregnant women or women having children less than 1 year old.

2270 RON

8

“RomanyRomanian” Informal Community Group

Călăraşi

Dorobanţu district, Dorobanţu village

As 100 inhabitants (39 families) of a poor community in Dorobanţu village used to carry water on a distance of 300 meters, members of the community dug a public well easy to reach in the centre of the village. The place around the well was arranged with a bench and vegetation and became a meeting place for community members.

3380 RON

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PACT Contribution

Community organization

County

Locality

Project

PACT Contribution

9

New HorizonsIMPACT Club

Ialomiţa

Slobozia

The need of group membership of the children whose parents left abroad determined a group of teachers and high-school pupils to organize a summer camp for 45 pupils, combining trips with cultural and tourist visits, with team games intended to create self- and group confidence, in order to motivate the pupils to talk to each other and get integrated.

3346 RON

10

“Dare” Informal community group

Ilfov

Buftea

Absence of education motivation in some Romany and Romanian children in primary school coming from families with a precarious living standard determined parents and teachers to offer them extra-curricular activities, for the children to socialize and have interest in culture and environment; this also enhanced their communication and interrelationship skills, their interest in group activities, and helped them develop the feeling of group membership.

3549.5 RON

11

Association “Deep from my heart for my fellow-men”

Ialomiţa

Slobozia

Absence of any options offered to children in families with low material possibilities to spend summer vacations determined the Association to organize, for 80 primary school children, trips with visits of cultural and tourist centres, picnics in the forest, sport contests, environmental activities, celebration of name days etc., based on wishes expressed by children.

3479 RON

12

Drăghici Informal group

Argeş

Drăghici

In order to improve the hygiene-sanitary conditions in the school where 82 pupils study and 15 teachers teach, a group consisting in the teaching staff, clergymen, parents and retired people had permanent water supplied to school, built toilet cabins and conducted a campaign intended to educate the school’s pupils with respect to the importance of hygiene in everyday life.

1470 RON

13

Bârca Initiative Group

Dolj

Bârca

To answer the need for support and socialization that lonely elderly people resent, a group of kind-hearted people created an “Elders’ Club”. They arranged the premises made available by the city hall and supplied it with the objects necessary for socialization activities. About 100 elderly people participate in socialization, medical assistance and information activities in the club.

1650 RON

14

Sons of the Vrăneşti Village

Argeş

Călineşti district, Vrăneşti Village

Concerned by the loss of local traditions and ever lower involvement of people in the community, a few inhabitants of Vrăneşti village decided to get involved in the rehabilitation of the two wells in the centre of the village. Following re-arrangement works, the two wells became again “fountain of the village”, a place for socialization and promotion of local cultural values.

1650 RON

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Community organization

County

Locality

Project

15

Brădiceni Initiative Group

Gorj

Brădiceni

In order to appropriately carry out religious activities conducted by the church in the village, members of the community participated in the rehabilitation of the churches’s windows. The entire community got involved in works such as fitting of windows and people with financial possibilities donated the required materials, thus creating a proper environment for carrying out social, cultural and spiritual activities which are attended by nearly 750 inhabitants.

1650 RON

16

Grupul comunitar Mândrele

Teleorman

Slobozia Mândra

As the children who could buy computers under the government project Euro 200 did not know how to use them, 20 members of the community – children and parents, beneficiaries of the governmental project – were trained to use the computer. After the end of courses, the 20 trained persons shared the information obtained with other members of the community.

1650 RON

17

Albota Initiative Group

Argeş

Albota

The need of safety and comfort determined an initiative group consisting in teachers, employees of the city hall and workers to contribute to the improvement of the transport infrastructure by arranging a mini-bus station in the centre of the village, thus contributing voluntarily to the enhancement of the quality of public services created by the community to the benefit of about 200 commuters.

1650 RON

18

The Parents’ Association in Câmpulung Muscel Technological School

Argeş

Câmpulung Muscel

A group consisting in pupils and teachers established a school radio station in order to create an adequate communication frame in the Technological School for nearly 700 pupils and 30 teachers.

They helped purchase the equipment and make the radio station programme, which is presently offering information regarding school and extra-curricular activities, cultural programmes, entertainment etc.

1650 RON

19

Botoroaga Community Informal Group

Teleorman

Botoroaga

As 40 pre-school children at Botoroaga kindergarten did not have a space arranged to carry out educational and entertaining activities in the open air, a group consisting in kindergarten teachers and parents decided to set up a playground for the little children. Activities carried out in this space help to a harmonious development of children and stimulate their intellectual and affective development.

1586 RON

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PACT Contribution

Community organization

County

Locality

Project

PACT Contribution

20

Buzescu Community Informal Group

Teleorman

Buzescu

The need of the community children to have access to information and modern technology was strongly felt, because the community school had only one IT laboratory, which was not used because there was no teacher trained in this field. To solve this problem computer courses were organized for nearly 40 children, who acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to operate a computer.

1650 RON

21

Islaz Community Group

Teleorman

Islaz

The absence of a space arranged in the open air where children could play safely and could develop educational activities stimulated a group of teachers, parents and grand-parents decided to arrange a playground in the yard of the kindergarten in the village. The playground is presently used by some 200 children.

1650 RON

22

Arcani Initiative Group for community development

Gorj

Arcani

Members of the community performed an information campaign in the community in order to enhance the awareness as to the risk of pollution of JaleĹ&#x; river with waste and house leftovers, by stimulating the participation in the cleaning of JaleĹ&#x; river bed and encouraging social responsibility of the individuals. The result of the campaign was the awareness of the community (1,215 inhabitants) regarding the environment protection norms.

1650 RON

23

Piatra Sat Informal Group

Olt

Piatra Sat

As nearly 150 children and young people did not benefit from an area to offer them proper conditions to carry out sport activities, a group of active young people in the community re-arranged the sports ground in the village. The young people involved also promoted sport activities in the community in order to share a healthy lifestyle.

1650 RON

24

Goicea Initiative Group

Dolj

Goicea

As nearly 200 children did not have a proper playground to spend their leisure time, a group consisting in teachers and parents decided to arrange a playground. Inspired from their initiative, the city hall decided to build 2 other playgrounds in other areas of the village, so that all the children in the community could enjoy this initiative.

1650 RON

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“The festival started. When I felt I was being watched by lots of people, my heart was flooded by a huge emotion, I felt the music, I felt the sky and the earth and nature and people in harmony with myself. It was for the first time that I felt free and happy. I realized suddenly I was stronger and more important. I received and gave love. I am more confident and stronger now and I know that my place is with my folks, I know I have to and I can help my community fellows, together with those who are made for this.”

Ana Maria Dobrin, dancer, traditional Romany dances, Broşteni village, Ialomiţa County

Traditional Inter-ethnic Dance Festival, Broşteni village, Ialomiţa County, October 2007

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Financial Report

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The financial report presents the statement of incomes and expenses of PACT Foundation for the years 2006 and 2007, in RON and US$. The financial statements were censored (in 2006) and audited (in 2007), and the opinion of the censor and the auditors is found below.

Censorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report regarding the financial and accounting activity of PACT Foundation For the period 14.04.2006-31.12.2006

We have proceeded to the verification of the annual financial situations of PACT Foundation, for the period 14.04.2006-31.12.2006.

The management of PACT Foundation bears the responsibility for the elaboration of the financial and accounting situations. Our responsibility is to express an informed opinion of these financial situations, based on our expertise.

The verification was made taking into account the Professional Norms issued and approved by the Body of Accounting Experts and Certified Accountants in Romania and the situations were presented in RON and USD. These standards require to plan and deliver the verification process in order to ensure, to a reasonable manner, that these financial situations are not prone to significant errors.

The verification includes the random examination of the accounting documents which justify the amounts and the calculations of the financial-accounting situations.

The Foundation has elaborated the annual financial-accounting situations taking into account the accounting regulations relevant to the non patrimonial juridical persona.

We have proceeded to the verification of the financial situations of PACT Foundation for the year 2006, as the foundation had started its activity from 4.04.2006.

As it came out from our verification, the funds attracted by the foundation were spent for the eligible expenses of the contracted projects and the beneficiary had gained no profit from these funds.

We have not identified any amounts spent for purposes which would not be connected with the objectives of the projects.

At the end of our mission, we had found no elements which would question the regularity and honesty of the annual accounts, neither the accurate image given to the patrimony, financial situation and profit/loss account of PACT Foundation at the end of the financial year of 2006.

Accounting and Services for Business CSA SRL Claudia Mihut

Bucharest April 23, 2007

Certified Accountant Authorization no. 18366

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PACT FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND TRANSFORMATION

Financial Audit Report 2007

THE REPORT Of FINANCIAL AUDITOR On the financial situations issued at 31.12.2007 by PACT FOUNDATION- PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND TRASFORMATION

We, Nedef Elena Camelia and Nedef Ion, as financial auditors registered with The Romanian Chamber of Financial Auditors, we have audited the Annual Financial Situations issued on 31.12.2007 by PACT FOUNDATION- PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND TRASFORMATION, registered in Bucharest, Sector 6, Str. Brasov 28, Bl 719, Sc B, et 6, ap 61, CUI 18583918. […]

II. The Audited Financial Situations and Responsibilities (2.1) We have audited the financial situations issued by the organization and annexed to the present report for the financial year ending 31.12.2007, namely: • Balance sheet • Profit/loss account • Explanatory notes (the surplus assessment, available with special destination, profit/loss account, the situation of credits and debts, assets used for the non patrimonial and economic activities) (2.2) The audited financial situations were prepared and are under the responsibility of the organization’s management.

(2.3) Our responsibility (of the auditors’) is to express on informed opinion on these financial situations, following the auditing process. […]

IV. Auditors’ opinion Our opinion is that the financial situations issued by PACT FOUNDATION- PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND TRASFORMATION for the financial year ending 31.12.2007 are in line with the general requests of the financial- accounting reporting regulations as stated by the legislator (Law 82/1991, OG nr 26/2000, OMFP no 1829/2004) and present a faithful image of the financial position and performance and other information related to its activity.

DATA,

25.03.2008

FINANCIAL AUDITORS

Nedef Elena Camelia Nedef Ion

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I. INCOME Sources of Income

2006 [RON] 1US$

GRANTS-TOTAL

352.196

[US$]

2007 %

2,5676 137.169

[RON] 1US$

99,5%

[US$]

%

2,4383

313.526

128.584

84,6%

Trust for Civil Society in Central&Eastern Europe

169.728

66.104

47,9%

65.711

26.949

17,7%

Charles Stewart MOTT Foundation

138.525

53.951

39,1%

144.204

59.141

38,9%

Allavida, UK

14.814

5.770

4,2%

Balkan Trust for Democracy OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION -România

– 8.595

USAID -World Learning Romania

3.347

2,4%

–

Foundation Princess Margarita of Romania

20.534

7.997

5,8%

SERVICES

713

278

0,2%

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

1.018

396

0,3%

4.293

1.761

1,2%

56.832

23.308

15,3%

16.212

6.649

4,4%

26.274

10.776

7,1%

– 15.811

6.485

4,3%

4.200

1.723

1,1%

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

–

1.427

585

0,4%

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP-TOTAL

–

29.900

12.263

8,1%

24.600

10.089

6,6%

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL UNICREDIT LEASING

3.600

1.476

1,0%

LAFARGE

1.700

697

0,5%

Income from local budget (2% redirections)

2.651

1.087

0,7%

Bank interest

173

67

0,05%

3.000

1.230

0,8%

TOTAL INCOME

354.100

137.911

100%

370.514

151.956

100%

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II. Expenses

2006

Budget Line

[RON]

[US$]

Salaries and benefits

24.530

9.554

Contracted services (individual)

26.251

2007 %

[RON]

18%

101.080

2,5676

[US$]

%

2,4383 41.455

21%

10.224

19%

103.472

42.436

21%

Contracted services third party (including partnership 8.829 contracts with NGOs)

3.439

7%

49.442

20.277

10%

Travel and accommodation (staff, trainers& consultants, Board)

4.790

9%

39.355

16.140

8%

12.299

Travel and accommodation (participants)

9.429

3.672

7%

71.022

29.128

15%

Occupancy (rent, utilities, maintenance of office and equipment)

9.921

3.864

7%

20.477

8.398

4%

Printing and publications

7.120

2.773

5%

2.564

1.052

1%

Meetings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rent of venue, refreshments

2.550

993

2%

5.674

2.327

1%

Office supplies

4.149

1.616

3%

8.812

3.614

2%

Equipment

9.914

3.861

7%

16.357

6.708

3%

Communications â&#x20AC;&#x201C; telephones, internet, mail

4.918

1.915

4%

12.421

5.094

3%

Re-granting

14.980

5.834

11%

57.956

23.769

12%

Other costs

860

335

1%

1.152

472

0%

TOTAL EXPENSES:

135.751

52.871

100%

489.783

200.871

100%

Profit &Loss for Period

[RON]

[US$]

%

[RON]

[US$]

%

Profit

218.349

85.040 - 119.269

- 48.915

Loss

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SOURCES OF INCOME 2006

0,20%

Grants from international organisations Services

0,05%

Bank interest 99,75%

SOURCES OF INCOME 2007 0,72% 8,07% 0,39%

0,81%

1,13%

Grants from international organisations Services C ontributions from other organisations Individual donations

4,27%

C orporate sponsorship 84,62%

Income from local budget (2% redirections) Bank interest

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EXPENSES PER CATEGORY

Other expenses Funding of community projects C ommunication (phone, internet) Equipment Office stationary Meetings (rent, refreshements) 2007 2006

Publications Rent, utilities, office maintenance Travel and accommodation (beneficiaries) Travel (staff, trainers and consultants) Partnership contracts with other NGOs Service contracts (individual) Salaries 0

5000

10000

15000

20000

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25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

Organizaţia comunitară

Judeţ

Localitatea

Proiectul derulat

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Grupul informal Piatra Sat

Olt

Piatra Sat

Deoarece aproximativ 150 de copii şi tineri nu beneficiau de un spaţiu care să le ofere condiţii optime de desfăşurare a activităţilor sportive, un grup de tineri activi din comunitate a reamenajat terenul de sport din comună. De asemenea, tinerii implicaţi au promovat activităţile sportive în comunitate, pentru însuşirea unui stil de viaţă sănătos.

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Grupul de iniţiativă Goicea

Dolj

Goicea

Pentru că aproximativ 200 de copii nu aveau un spaţiu de joacă amenajat în care să se recreeze, un grup format din cadre didactice şi părinţi a hotărât să creeze un loc de joacă.

Inspirată de iniţiativa lor, primăria a hotărât construcţia a încă 2 locuri de joacă în alte zone ale comunei, astfel că toţi copiii din comunitate au putut să se bucure de această iniţiativă.

Finanţare PACT

1650 RON

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Projects and Activities in 2008

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In order to continue and consolidate the results obtained during 2006 - 2007, in 2008, PACT Foundation would carrying out the following projects and activities:

— facilitates public participation and strategic planning in 10 villages in the counties of Gorj, Dolj, Argeş, Călăraşi and Ialomiţa, within the project “Participation. Strategy. Democracy”, financed by the European Union through the PHARE 2005 Programme – Consolidation of democracy in Romania, — facilitates the formation and development of new community groups in 20 villages in the counties of Gorj, Dolj, Argeş and Teleorman, within the programme “Learning, Participation, Trust”, 4th stage, financed

by Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, — works with 150 adults of Romany origin in 10 villages in Argeş county, for personal development and obtaining a professional qualification, in order to facilitate access to the employment market; within the project “Good craftsman looks for an employer”, financed by the European Union under the PHARE 2006 programme – Social inclusion measures, — continues to support the initiation of 4 community business activities, with support of Provident Financial Romania and other donors, — continues to promote good practice in civic dialogue, by means of a project financed by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture, — participates in a project of exchange of experience and good practices in community development, together with other 15 organizations of community development in the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Bulgaria and Romania, a project financed by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture.

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Our work would have been impossible without the trust and support of our donors.

PACT Foundation expresses its gratitude to:

Allavida (Great Britain), www.allavida.org Charles Stuart Mott Foundation (United States), www.mott.org Foundation for an Open Society, by OSF Fellows: Programme for graduates (Romania) www.osf.ro Provident Financial Romania, www.provident.ro Lafarge (Romania), www.lafarge.ro The Balkan Trust for Democracy (Statele Unite), www.gmfus.org/balkantrust Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe (Statele Unite), www.ceetrust.org UniCredit Leasing (Romania) www.unicreditleasing.ro USAID prin World Learning (United States), www.worldlearning.org 40 individuals in Romania and abroad

PACT Foundation Partnership for Community Action and Transformation 5, Dr. Lister St., Apt. 5, Sector 5, Bucharest 021/4101058 (tel/fax), ofďŹ ce@fundatiapact.ro www.fundatiapact.ro, www.ajutaonline.org

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