What lies ahead? We stand at the crossroads of hospital infrastructure building and purchasing equipment, changing the country’s institutional legacy, and on the other hand the development of ideas, processes and mechanisms intended to fundamentally change the way Romanian pediatric oncology patients are cared for.
VISION
Our vision is that of a society that protects and nurtures the children’s potential so that each child has the chance to flourish.
MISSION
Our mission is to have a meaningful contribution to those critical changes in health-care and education as a significant force for good in the lives of children and their families.
- Reconstruction and modernization of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Premature Department from the Constanta Clinical County Hospital
- Structural Clinical Development of the Neonatal Care Unit in Constanța
- Construction and modernization of the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Ward from the Constanta Clinical County Hospital
- Developing the Romanian National Child Cancer Registry (RNCCR)
- The first national pediatric cancer survival study
- Modernization of services for children with burns in the South East region of Romania
- The Path of Trust and Hope – a program through which medical teams travel to the homes of sick children in Dobrogea
- The OncoParents Study: what do the parents of sick children need (in partnership with the Babes Bolyai University in Cluj)
- The Toy Closet from pediatric oncology wards
- Modernization of the Playground within the Pediatric Ward of the Constanta County Hospital
- Trips to Therme Bucharest for children with medical conditions or coming from difficult social backgrounds
- 10 heroes at Disneyland– trips to Disneyland Paris for children with cancer
- Refrigerators made available for patient’s rooms in two hospitals in the country
- Seasonal decoration of pediatric wards in Constanta
- Support for life – help for families with sick children
- Celebrating sick children awareness days
- Establishment of a general anesthesia room at the Bucharest Institute of Oncology, dedicated to children who require MRI examination
- Supporting pediatric oncology wards in Bucharest and Constanta with equipment and refurbishing
- Modernization of Intensive Care Units at Fundeni Clinical Institute
- Modernization of the Laboratory for Analysis of the Railway Hospital in Constanta
- Modernization of blood transfusion centers throughout the country with spaces for children to play in
- Ongoing support for the Constanta regional blood transfusion center
- Equipping the Pediatric Ward of the Constanta County Hospital
- Modernization of pediatric radiology services in Dobrogea
- Modernization of pediatric services at the Tulcea County Hospital
- Modernization of the pediatric kinesiotherapy room at Constanta County Hospital
- Equipping the Pediatric Emergency Room at the Constanta County Hospital
- Modernization of pediatric services at the Constanta Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases
- Modernization of pediatric surgery and orthopedics services at Constanta County Hospital
- Development of a sensory stimulation environment at Fundeni Clinical Institute – Intensive Care Therapy Units
- Introduction of screening services for neonatal deafness at the Constanta County Hospital
- Specialized training courses for medical doctors
- Improvement of healthcare services in 5 schools in Tulcea county
- Educational project “Yes, I can!” – social and civic responsibility program, developed in partnership with the Constanta County School Inspectorate
- Refurbishing the Center for Education and Development from Eselnita, Mehedinti County
Awards and Accolades
European Citizen’s Prize 2020 awarded by The European Parliament for the developing The Romanian National Childhood Cancer Registry.
Second prize, Health-care category for the project Medical visits by the attending physician, at the homes of children with serious diseases in Dobrogea – The Path of Trust and Hope at the Civil Society Gala, XVIIIth edition, October 1st 2020
First Prize Health category for the project Development of the National Pediatric Oncology Registry in Romania at the Civil Society Gala, XVIIth edition, June 3rd 2019
Grand Prize for the project Construction of the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Ward – Focus Medical Day Care Center – at Constanta County Hospital – at the Civil Society Gala, XVth edition, June 12th 2017
Ist Prize, Health category for the project Construction of the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Ward – Focus Medical Day Care Center – at Constanta County Hospital – at the Civil Society Gala, XVth edition, June 12th 2017;
Originality Prize, Civil Society Gala, for the project Construction of the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Ward – Focus Medical Day Care Center – at Constanta County Hospital – at the Civil Society Gala, XVth edition, June 12th 2017
Woman of the Year Award 2015 granted to Alina Pătrăhău, founder of Dăruiește Aripi Association, Promoters and Defenders of Children’s Rights category, Avantaje Magazine Gala, 2016 edition
- 2019 Leader in Children’s Health trophy awarded at the Itsy Bitsy Gala
- Excellence Award – Women in Economy 2019, granted by the National Confederation for Feminine Antreprenneurship, May 2019
- Excellence Award – 10 Valuable People for Constanta Gala, January 2019
- II-nd Prize Communication campaigns category for the project Reconstruction and modernization of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Premature Department in Constanta – at Social Society Gala, 2018
- Excellence Award – 10 Valuable People for Constanta Gala, May 2018
- Diploma HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Alina Patrahau has successfully completed Governing for Nonprofit Excellence, 5-7 September 2017
- Excellence Award – 10 Valuable People for Constanta Gala, March 2016
- Excellence Award for the contribution to charitable activities granted by the Constanta Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCINA), at Constanta Businessmen Ball, June 2016.
