A continuous humanitarian partnership between the United States of America and Moldova delivering over 110 completed infrastructure, healthcare, education, and relief interventions since 1998.
DonateHistorical archive and chronological record of humanitarian infrastructure, healthcare, education, and relief interventions.
Facility for disabled children founded by a local mother, expanded and renovated by MWCF with a handicapped bathroom enabling non-ambulatory children to attend.
MWCF provided a specialized hearing device that eliminated stuttering for a college-aged student who had been unable to respond in class.
MWCF and church partners facilitated reconstructive surgeries for a young Moldovan girl recovering from severe burns.
Joint US military and MWCF renovation of central heating systems at two public schools in Lăpușna, Moldova.
Joint US military/civilian rebuild of a ruined 120-bed hospital that evolved into the National Children's Rehabilitation Hospital providing free care for Moldovan children.
Managed an 8-trip, 3-year total reconstruction of a derelict children's TB hospital shell into a 120-bed National Children's Rehabilitation Hospital providing long-term pediatric care, surgery, and trauma recovery.
Replaced broken heating systems, boilers, windows, and exterior doors in Lucșeuca high school (US DoD funded) and elementary school (private donor).
Martha Burke adopted daughter Alina from Strășeni orphanage and returned to provide medicines, food, and clothing to the Strășeni clinic.
Replaced dilapidated Soviet heating boilers, radiator pipes, and windows at Corten village school in southern Moldova.
Rescued starving orphan Ala Niculina, provided high school support, and funded living expenses through her Master's degree completion at Moscow State University.
Sponsored summer job in USA for 15-year-old orphan Angelica Anton, leading to NASA award, University of Birmingham BSc, Chinese government economic advisorship, and Oxford University MSc degree completion.
Replaced broken Soviet-era heating boilers, radiator pipes, windows, and doors at Inești village school.
Partnered with Sun TV to procure, transport, and install 400 desktop computers and internet access across rural Moldovan school computer labs.
Donated specialized wheelchairs and replaced collapsing roofs on service buildings (laundry facility and boiler room) for handicapped boys in Orhei.
Provided small grants, tools, sewing equipment, and agricultural supplies for rural youth and vulnerable families to establish home-based cottage micro-enterprises.
Reconstructed the village primary sewer main to stop raw sewage from continuously flooding local school grounds.
Full renovation of student dormitory and installation of a modern central heating system at Ungheni boarding school.
Co-constructed Moldova's only residential hospice facility caring for terminally ill children and adults, and replaced local school heating system.
Constructed dedicated gas boiler house, laid pipeline, and replaced windows/doors at Leova boarding school for abandoned children (dedicated with Ambassador Michael Kirby).
Sponsored higher education tuition and living support for Gheorghe Gîncu from Lucșeuca to complete a Viticulture/Wine Industry degree in Chișinău.
Transported 15-month-old infant Adriana Vărean, mother, and 2 Moldovan physicians to Wake Forest Univ Children's Hospital for 3 complex surgeries saving her remaining eye.
Flew NC reconstructive surgeons to Chișinău for facial scar release, brought Natalia to NC for hand surgery, and provided a custom sewing machine with enlarged controls.
Construction and dedication of a greenhouse and horticultural classroom at the Leova boarding school for abandoned children funded by Jack Bahm.
Oversee $1.6M multi-partner overhaul of a 5-building regional center for children recovering from tuberculosis, adding water tower, hot showers, central heating, and laundry facilities.
Replaced exterior doors and windows, installed indoor bathrooms, rebuilt fire escapes, and added playground equipment for children recovering from tuberculosis.
Provided speech therapy device and university tuition sponsorship for Julius Vasilchenco toward an engineering degree in microelectronics and nanotechnology.
Flew 20-year-old severe stutterer Iulius Veselcicov to SpeechEasy Laboratory in North Carolina for custom fitting of an altered auditory feedback device.
Installed an outdoor recreational playground facility at the special needs boarding school in Bulboaca.
Partnered with PHOENIX charity to replace ancient windows and execute structural repairs in the pediatric respiratory diseases ward at the Mother & Child Institute.
Replaced 19 windows and 2 exterior gym doors at Edineț School gymnasium and cafeteria.
Sponsored art education for human-trafficking survivor orphan Andrea Erchevici, culminating in a university scholarship in The Netherlands.
Funded university tuition and living support for Fortuna Family Home orphan Irina Chifa studying psychology at State University of Pedagogy.
Sponsored tuition, living expenses, and computer for Vasile Rusu at Technical University of Moldova, leading to Moldova Railroad engineering internship.
Gifted custom violin to gifted orphan vocalist Diana Ghirghircic from Leova boarding school, and sponsored her higher education at Republican College of Informatics and office automation degree.
Purchased a personal computer for university technology student Pavel Gutsu to eliminate long internet caf translation hours.
Partnered with International Women's Club Moldova and U.S. Embassy to construct and dedicate an accessible center with indoor plumbing for special needs children in Grătiești.
Replaced electric pump motors and water filtration equipment destroyed by a tornado and storm at Leova boarding school heating system, adding electrical surge protection.
Provided airline flights for 20-year-old cancer patient Anastasia Kozlova and her mother to Jerusalem Shaare Zedek Medical Center for two specialized surgeries and recovery.
Procured SpeechEasy auditory feedback devices for youth Mariana Badan and Rinat Zakirov to curtail severe speech stutters.
Traveled into pro-Russian Transnistria to purchase and deliver a requested baby goat for young oncology patient Victoria.
Replaced deteriorated floors, windows, and rotted sills, and supplied educational books, posters, and maps for classrooms at Ruseni village school.
Constructed indoor commodes and accessible restroom facilities for 330 students integrating special needs children into mainstream classrooms.
Partnered with Salvation Army Major Graham Carey to deliver brand new mattresses, pillows, sheets, and spreads to Chișinău TB Kindergarten, and contributed to summer camp scholarships.
Partnered with the mayor of Colibași to convert an abandoned Soviet-era textile factory into an indoor public town recreational center (featured as a before & after in the 2018 report).
Partnered with local community leaders in Crocmaz for agricultural youth training and local facility support.
Paid transatlantic and European trucking for GaM Care donated furniture and supplies, distributing 220 beds, 20 mattresses, 1800 heavy-duty rubber work boots, and baby carriers to 300 vulnerable families across 11 regions.
Provided transatlantic and European flights for 9-month-old infant Alexandra Grumeza and parents for emergency open-heart defect surgery at a specialized hospital in Germany.
Funded bus transportation for graduating high school orphans across Moldova to attend Rotaract Career Development Day in Chișinău.
Installed new central heating system, new apartment flooring, wall finishes, furniture, and an outdoor brick bread oven for the 9-child Butnaru family in Rusca.
Sponsored private chef courses and restaurant internship for Maria Botnaru, and tailoring/seamstress courses for Olesea Botnaru in Chișinău.
Coordinated customs clearance, transport, storage, and distribution for GaMCare Belgium and NC-Moldova Bilateral Partnership humanitarian gift-in-kind shipments ($21,707 actual value).
Higher education scholarship for Diana Ghirghircic, a former Leova orphanage student, sponsored by MWCF donor Joyce Jolly.
Emergency surgery and follow-on medical care for Maia Tara's eldest daughter following a major poisoning scare.
Life-saving pediatric heart surgery for infant Melania Busuioc performed in Kyiv, Ukraine, facilitated through MWCF medical relief.
Transatlantic sea-land container shipping tons of educational materials, books, medical equipment, and small farmer supplies from North Carolina to Chișinău.
MWCF replaced windows and flooring throughout Ruseni's grade school and delivered essential school supplies.
MWCF replaced the floors in the village kindergarten building and installed solar panels to support volunteer teachers caring for local children.
MWCF supplied children's library books and constructed a new indoor restroom, providing the only indoor public toilet in Scoreni village.
MWCF assisted Hospice of North Carolina in constructing Moldova's only residential hospice facility, adding a special needs shower room and washing machine.
MWCF educational sponsorship supporting Dorina Caraman to complete her Master's degree in Educational Psychology.
17 tons of North Carolina humanitarian aid arriving March 2020 used to establish Moldova's first two coronavirus hospital response units.
Six separate shipments of over $300,000 in hospital equipment, furniture, and maternity cribs from Operae Life (Verona, Italy) delivered to the Institute of Mother and Child in Chișinău.
Remodeling of the kitchen at the Ruseni village school with durable new flooring, ceiling, walls, and replacement equipment and utensils in partnership with Dutch and German supporters.
MWCF educational sponsorship for Vera Botnaru who graduated as a tailor, seamstress, and clothes designer.
MWCF transported a donated wheelchair accessible van from Switzerland to disabled recipients in Moldova.
Shipped specialized equipment to establish Moldova's first two hospital COVID-19 treatment units and provided emergency relief during pandemic lockdowns.
Recruited, cleared customs, and distributed 3 heavy trucks of aid from Italy and 11 heavy trucks from The Netherlands for hospitals and orphanages.
Constructed a deep public access fresh water well with traditional Orthodox ornamentation on the perimeter of the Rușeni Community Center.
Funded production of a 20-episode television series with TeleFilm highlighting child welfare, education, and social development topics in Moldova.
Transported 16 metric tons of hospital equipment, medical supplies, books, and classroom materials via Raleigh-Norfolk-Constanta-Chișinău seaborne route.
Procurement and installation of mobile solar-powered electrical energy systems donated by Footprint Project for refugee border sites and hospital bomb shelters.
Construction and deployment of five portable multi-toilet and multi-shower buildings for Ukrainian refugee camps funded by Canada's Momentum Solutions.
Provision and courier delivery of specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) gear and demining equipment for the National Police of Ukraine funded by MOAA WNC Chapter.
Donation and truckload delivery of refurbished ambulances, wheelchairs, antibiotics, and painkillers funded by Momentum Solutions and Direct Relief into Ukraine.
Distribution and maintenance of 30 standalone Starlink satellite communication units donated by SpaceX positioned across refugee camps and embassy facilities.
Emergency distribution of thousands of folding beds, mattresses, linens, blankets, pillows, baby food, formula, and diapers funded by GEM ($240k) and MWCF donors ($325k).
Transatlantic seaborne container shipping funded by the US State Dept carrying medical supplies, food bars, and canned food transferred from Chișinău into Ukraine.
Rehabilitation of preschool-aged Diana from traumatic mutism after lightning killed her mother, followed by high school, undergraduate, and Master's in Social Work sponsorship.
Rapid emergency delivery of an inflatable boat, outdoor motor, searchlights, sump pumps, mosquito repellent, shower wipes, tourniquets, food, and ground mats to flooded areas.
Provision of individually tailored uniforms, explosion-deflecting footwear, and two shipments of extreme cold-weather gear for female demining personnel at Kyiv EOD Headquarters.
Carload delivery of soccer balls, shoes, uniforms, basketballs, volleyballs, and pumps to a damaged children's sports academy in Mykolaiv.
Official dedication of Casa Irina, serving children in Ruseni and Goleni, attended by US Ambassador Kent Logsdon and Moldovan Ambassador Viorel Ursu.
Volunteers personally drove a truckload of critical humanitarian assistance to an aid station in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
Delivery of two 45-foot seaborne containers with 48,000 lbs of medical equipment, hygiene supplies, educational materials, and emergency items.
Eight large truckloads of hospital beds, medical equipment, and school furniture provided by SMHO (The Netherlands) and distributed by PHOENIX.
Emergency purchase and installation of fossil fuel and solar battery generators funded by Jim & Kitty Olson for Fortuna orphanage, Chișinău handicapped center, and Zubrești Hospice.
MWCF paid off the remaining mortgage loan balance on a one-bedroom apartment for single mother Tatiana to prevent eviction due to soaring heating bills.
Long-term continuous programs, operational stipends, and active emergency relief operations spanning multiple years through present.
Assisted Peter and Anna Fortuna caring for 8 (later 24) adopted orphans. Installed proper windows, doors, and heating (1999-2000), renovated single bathroom and rebuilt septic/sewer system (2011), and provided ongoing monthly operating stipends.
Reconstructed modest home for deaf-mute mother Tamara Savenco and her two sons, enabled rabbit farming and carpentry training, and provided materials to renovate the property water well for domestic use and livestock.
Organized annual volunteer initiative fulfilling Christmas letters and delivering tailored gifts (toys, craft supplies, and live pets) to 86+ pediatric cancer patients at Chișinău Oncology Hospital.
Partnered with NC Secretary of State office and Moldova Ministry of Education to procure, translate, and distribute bilingual educational posters for grades K-12 across Moldovan public schools.
Co-funded operation of Vlad Pusca's mobile eye clinic van touring Moldovan villages to conduct free vision examinations and issue prescription glasses.
Purchased village land and constructed a dedicated new facility with volunteer parents to accommodate 25+ disabled children in Grătiești.
Co-funded local humanitarian aid and sanitation projects initiated by U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers serving in rural Moldovan villages.
Established oral hygiene instruction, preventive dental care, and toothbrushes/paste distribution for vulnerable Moldovan children in partnership with Hessed.
Renovation of an abandoned historical site in Ruseni into a structured recreation and learning facility serving multiple rural villages in northern Moldova.
Renovation of a three-floor school for autistic children founded by Mariana Druc, with MWCF furnishing new windows and furniture.
Educational support for Daniela Botnaru specializing to become a midwife at the College of Medicine in Chișinău.
University scholarship supporting Maria Gherjau toward her college degree in planning & administration.
MWCF scholarship for Ionela Oloi studying to be a nurse at the College of Medicine.
MWCF supported university scholarship for Andrea Erchevici to pursue university studies in The Netherlands.
Medical financial relief for Natalia undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer while her young son Ian begins kindergarten.
Educational support for Alexandru Turcan, a victim of infantile paralysis aging out of boarding school, to attend college to become an accountant.
Medical relief for 3-year-old Alexandru Vlad Jardan suffering from congenital muscular dystrophy (Ullrich) and kyphoscoliosis.
Medical assistance for 14-year-old Roman Ulinici born with an innate heart defect (aortic coarctation resection 2014, balloon dilation 2017, scoliosis gr.1).
Annual holiday gift and cheering program for pediatric patients receiving cancer treatment in the children's wing of the National Oncology Hospital in Chișinău.
University tuition sponsorship for Milena studying Business & Administration at the Academy of Economic Studies in Chișinău following her father's tragic death.
Educational sponsorship for Cristian attending the College Center of Excellence in Economics & Finance in Chișinău after aging out of boarding school.
University tuition sponsorship for Tatiana, an orphaned single mother, studying Law & Social Sciences at Bălți Alecu Russo University.
Collection and shipment of high-quality musical instruments to replace those destroyed in the catastrophic September 2020 fire at Chișinău's National Philharmonic Hall.
Weekly transport of food, sleeping bags, and supplies purchased in Bucharest, Romania by Răzvan Anca and trucked into Kyiv and other locations in Ukraine.
Equipping eight computer classrooms in Moldovan public schools with laptops, headphones, and internet access for Ukrainian refugee children to follow online classes.
Initial repair of severe winter storm damage at Drochia orphanage in 1998, followed by over 25 years of continuous monthly financial and facility support for the Fortuna Family Home.
MWCF vocational college sponsorship for Constantin, a youth who lived on the street after aging out of boarding school, training to become a professional chef.
Extended Casa Irina Community Center services and recreational programming to serve children and families in Goleni village.