85,000 children in Romania are currently under special protection. Of those 9,000 have severe learning and physical disabilities 
The issue of institutional care is becoming an international concern. Institutionalisation is like a devastating time bomb to child development, crippling cognitive, behavioural and physical development. It is now widely understood and accepted that the longer a child stays within a conventional institution the longer it takes to reverse the effects and the less chance the child has to lead a balanced life. A high percentage of previously institutionalised children end up becoming life-long dependent on the State, with many resorting to crime, drugs and other anti-social behaviours. In short, to institutionalise children is to sentence them to a lifetime of suffering and loneliness, with large social and economic costs for the State.
It is inhumane to do nothing to stop the sadness and the damage to a child. F.R.O.D.O. believes that all children have a right to a family. In this regard, we feel the priority should be to reintegrate children with their immediate family or relatives, then fostered or adopted. Though we abhor institutions we also feel there is a strong moral obligation not to forget about those left behind and in all circumstances, the child’s well being must be paramount.
The aim of the F.R.O.D.O. Institutional Transformation project is to reduce the cognitive, emotional and physical disability which results from long term institutionalisation, improve the quality of the child’s life and enhance the probability of recovery and transition once children leave an institution. F.R.O.D.O works alongside the staff caring for children in institutions to transform the style and quality of care, resulting in happier, better adjusted children.
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