Domanesti village is 32 km away from the town of Satu Mare and it has about 1,200 inhabitants, out of whom 20% are children. The community project set off in 2000, in partnership with the Town Hall of the Moftin Commune, the School of Domanesti and the Community Association. The first project outcome was the water supply network, too costly for the Town Hall to cover it on its own.
The main project achievement is the involvement of local authorities and community members in all the project activities, which benefit them.
In 2005, the village Cultural Centre hosted a series of activities, long-awaited by children and youngsters: a computing course (82 children), and a folk dancing and customs course. The children from Domanesti enjoyed leisure activities as well: 80 children went on trips to the counties of Maramures and Bihor and took part in sports events. Shows were performed for Children's Day and Christmas and all school children received sweets and presents.
Teaching materials (maps, tapes, school supplies, etc.) were purchased to improve schooling standards. Hence, 180 school children now have the chance to study in better conditions. A soccer ground was built, and the kindergarten and school playgrounds were endowed with benches, wooden houses and swings.
The children with health problems (retinopathy, nephritis, kidney transplant) were treated and eight asthmatic children were provided treatment at the salt mine from Praid.
The Crasna Domanesti Community Association was legally registered in 2005, and consequently in the future FRCCF plans to allocate funds to it for community level management.
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