by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on January 21, 2019
My time at Nightingales Children’s Project by Hannah Giraudeau a pupil from Dauntsey’s School In the summer of 2018, I had the privilege of visiting the children’s project after raising money in its support for several months with my school. Nothing can prepare you for the community you’ll come across at Nightingales, a community built…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on January 21, 2019
The summer time in Cernavoda is always full of activities, trips, groups and visitors. This year was no different. It is a great time for the young people at Nightingales and in Cernavoda to meet new and interesting people. A time for some of them to learn new skills; and also step up to use…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on January 21, 2019
In January 2017 Nightingales opened a coffee shop and play area for young families in Cernavoda. The reason for opening it was because we needed a place where our young people could work, learn what it means to have a job and also to provide young families in the town who need support. In the…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on January 21, 2019
Nightingales has been using football to mentor young men, to prevent them from trafficking young girls since 2012. Initially we ran a five a side football team that played in a local league. From the first game where we struggled to get 6 players, within 18 months we were running our own league with up…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on December 19, 2017
I first started volunteering at Nightingales Children’s Project in the summer of 2014 and did so for the next 3 years. During these summers, I worked with children from the town, the girls in the Girls at Risk Project and the young adults in the supported and independent living flats. I quickly fell in love…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on December 19, 2017
Mihaela* was abandoned by her mother when she was just a baby in an orphanage. Her mother was unable to look after a baby. Mihaela struggled health wise for the first part of her life, often spending large amounts of time in hospital with various problems. She would become quite anxious and angry because of…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on June 4, 2016
Jo Wells is cycling from London to Cernavoda this summer to raise funds for Nightingales. Here she talks a little bit about her worries, plans and excitement about the trip ahead. Jo will be joined on her trip by Douglas MacGregor, who has just had a hip replaced! Links to their Facebook pages you can…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on May 28, 2016
Once a month the young people from Nightingales are invited on a day out to Bucharest by a lady who runs a charity there. She prepares monthly trips for young people and children from various institutions and hospitals from the Bucharest region. Thursday 19th May was supposed to be another trip just like every month.…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on May 27, 2016
Nightingales like most charities relies on people to donate and fund raise, to be able to offer the opportunities for the beneficiaries of the charity. Without the drive and vision of David Savage we would not be where we are now, but there are a few unsung heroes who do all the groundwork, who daily…
by Nightingales Children's Project
Posted on May 6, 2016
Sara*, is one of our young ladies from the girls at risk programme, we have asked her to talk about her life growing up in Cernavoda, what choices her friends made and how she has been supported by Nightingales Children’s Project to choose a different future. “When I was a young girl, I…