Lizzie+Stone

= Lizzie's FPS Page = =Wordle: = = The Plight of the Orphans Summit Research. = There are approx. 100,000 children in orphanages in Romania. Most of them are there because of child requirement laws called Ceausescu’s anti-abortion – this is when woman are required to have 5 children by the age of 45 before Ceausescu allows them to have birth control or abortions. The unwanted children were then sent to orphanages. The most common cause of orphaned children in Romania is because of the child requirement law by Ceausescu. Women are required to have 5 children by the age of 45 before they can have birth control. Most of the children are then sent to orphanages. Although HIV/AIDS is not such a problem in Romania, it is predicted that people will become more affected because teens soon will become more sexually active. Many orphanages live in crammed rooms with other orphans, sharing cots and sometimes having their own cots. The children are tied to the cot, not being able to move or leave their bed. The children are sent to government run orphanages and are confined to one small crib each and sometimes to more than one per crib. The adoption in Romania is currently closed but because the Romanian orphans need homes, people are desperately trying to open the adoptions. The adoption was closed in 2004 and still has not opened. [] - this is an article about some Romanian orphans still living after 15 years. [] - from the Romanian orphan ministries. [] - this site has a lot about the Ceausescu child requirement laws.
 * Quotes:**
 * BASIC NEEDS - "The months of May to Octover are known as the 'lean season' because the crops in the community have run out." -Villager in Zinder, Niger. World Vision Website 2010
 * PHYSICAL HEALTH - "It is recommended that adults aged 18-64 participate in moderate-intensity physical activities for at least 150minutes per week." -Health District of Northen Larimer County
 * PSYCOLOGICAL HEALTH - Mental health (MH) disorders today are appropriately called "brain disorders." Typical disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and even borderline personality disorder are medical disorders of the brain. Links to genetics are being found in addition to environmental factors." -Mental Health today.
 * ECONOMICS - "Higher dairy product prices for milk and yoghurt and a winter increase in vegetable prices pushed food prices up 1.6 per cent in July Statistics New Zealand figures show." - Buisnessdaily.co.nz 12/08/2010
 * How many orphaned children can be found in Romania?**
 * List the primary causes of orphaned children in Romania.**
 * Describe the living conditions/daily lives of orphaned children.**
 * How does the government of the country deal with/treat orphaned children?**
 * Discuss adoption policies of the country. Are adoptions open or closed?**