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Romanian Appeal Helpline Limited

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Charity no. 102208 Date registered. 20/07/2015

Public benefits

The charity’s objects are; To help and assist orphan children in Romania and to provide building programmes to alleviate hardship, to provide education and training facilities. In particular the following: - 1) The provision of help and assistance for orphan children in Romania. The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is to

alleviate the poverty, hardship and distress of the abandoned and orphaned children by the provision of clothing and humanitarian aid. This is evidenced through positive feedback and reports from the members of the charity and the volunteers who have worked in the orphanages together with feedback from other charities and agencies in Romania. The trustees believe there is no private benefit. No member nor volunteer gains from their involvement with the charity. The trustees believe the charity’s purposes do not lead to harm. 2) The construction projects include refurbishment, repairs and renovating orphanages, education and training facilities in Romania. The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is to substantially improve the appalling and atrocious conditions in the orphanages and institutions. This gives the orphans back their basic human rights and dignity and relieves the orphans’ hardship and improves their quality of life. These benefits are evidenced through feedback and reports from the members of the charity and the volunteers, who have worked on the projects in Romania together with feedback from other charities and agencies in Romania. The trustees believe there is no private benefit. No member nor volunteer gains from their involvement with the charity. The trustees believe the charity’s purposes do not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of our purpose are orphans living in Romania. The trustees believe the charity’s purposes satisfy both elements of the public benefit requirement.

What your organisation does

The provision of help and assistance for orphan children in Romania. Construction projects including refurbishment, repairs and renovating orphanages, education and training facilities in Romania.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Homelessness
  • Mental health
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Physical disabilities
  • Specific areas of deprivation

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Disability
  • Human rights/equality
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Relief of poverty

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Charitable purposes

The principle purpose of the charity is to alleviate the poverty and relieve the hardship, sickness and distress of the orphans and the elderly of Romania.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

RAH
  • 2 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 07969088034

Public address

  • Romanian Appeal Helpline Limited, 28 Castlewellan Road, Clough, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 8RD

Trustee board

Trustee
Briege Gibney
Mr Thomas Mcaleenan

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Internationally
  • Romania