Since the beginning, FARA has made a dramatic difference to change and restore the lives of over 500 vulnerable children from a life of devastation to a life of hope.

The charity was originally founded to alleviate the suffering of children in state orphanages by providing an alternative care provision.

The effect of institutional care on the physical and emotional development of children has been widely publicised and acknowledged. FARA’s aim is to provide and develop services offering children an environment as close as possible to family life where they can be nurtured and healed to enable them to grow up and have hope for the future.

FARA is one of the few experienced charities working in partnership with the Romanian authorities to implement new ways of caring for Romania’s abandoned children. FARA’s concept is to provide a long term commitment to the children in our care and works closely with the Department of Child Protection to influence change.