Wheelchairs and other possible projects.



Mihai is seated at the table distrubuting the wheelchairs. In the pick coat is the woman we is the director of the working force among disabled and on the right are Kathy, Ray and Katea with  Ray in front of the van.  There are two types of chairs being distrubuted and the building behind Ray and Katea is where they are assembled.



On Friday, Dec. 2nd, after meeting with Victor Coroway with Counterpart, we picked up our translator Katea and went to what we thought was a 15 minute meeting with Mihai Marginean, President of the Society for the Disabled.  We discovered that is was a news conference with the Prime Minister of Moldova, Vlad Filat, and various people receiving some wheelchairs, which have been donated by LDS Charities.  Ill prepared I got no pictures nor the name of the gracious Priminister however we did get to visit a bit with him and then were able to be present when most of the wheelchairs were distributed.  (As we visited we noted that there was no lighting in many areas of the various buildings and the few ramps were unsteady, steep wooden ones.) We saw many people with smiles and a few with tears as they obtained chairs for themselves or loved ones.

Thursday we were able to meet with Lydia, a partner on many water projects and some family projects, and were presented with a few future projects as well as an opportunity to do a ribbon cutting for a completed water project.  Victor also presented future possiblilities as well as follow-up on a clothing distribution project.