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NetWorks

NetWorks is a Romanian charity supported through The Partnership Trust (based in the UK). NetWorks is involved in helping the poorest of the poor in several communities of northwest Romania. Just some of the things they do in these communities include:

Crisis Help - providing homes for homeless young people and mums with their babies, helping families with critical repairs on their homes and also providing urgent medical supplies;

Micro Enterprise Programmes and Employment schemes - market gardening, hat making, card making, farming, running a second hand store and operating a summer camp;

Education - home work clubs and playschool;

Youth Work - running kids clubs and youth events.

Visit the NetWorks website.

4WORD

4WORD Creative Arts is a Glasgow based organisation primarily involved in working on creative projects with young people. Helped and supported by local artists, 4WORD's goal is to encourage young people to explore and develop their talents as well as build up their confidence and self-esteem.

Much work has been done with patients at the Yorkhill Royal Hospital for Sick Children and a wide variety of different creative projects and workshops have been completed. Recently, 4WORD fully produced ‘The Yorkhill Sessions’, an album of original songs written by young patients for their friends and family. 4WORD also runs a weekly youth theatre in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. Completed projects include several stageplays, a podcast audio drama and a feature film. Their second feature film, a Hamlet adaptation called ‘To Be’is currently in production and they are due to perform at Edinburgh Film Festival '09.

Visit the 4WORD website.