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His Majesty, King Charles III was coronated on 6th May 2023. The former Prince of Wales has been our Royal Patron for over 20 years now (23 to be exact) and we extend our utmost gratitude for his many years of support. ‘FARA is the only charity in Romania that has the former Prince […]
The FARA Foundation runs three Therapy and Recovery day centres in Romania – in Popești Leordeni, Suceava and Fălticeni – to support children with disabilities. We talk to Monica Oprisanu, a clinical psychologist who works at one of the centres....
Luckily the dark, cold, miserable, depths of January haven’t found us completely doom laden! We enjoyed an action packed year with some very diverse activity - fashion shows in clothing made from deadstock, supplying essentials to Ukrainian refugees, and navigating the 2000 mile-long River Danube - and we wanted to tell you all about it
Save Cash and Shop Sustainably This Season It’s officially December and we all know what that means: if you haven’t heard Mariah Carey belt out ‘All I want for Christmas’ or you’ve yet to see the John Lewis Christmas advert, then you can count yourself lucky! We are certainly in the thick of the festive […]
FARA Charity Shops teams up with The London College of Fashion (LCF) on a sustainable fashion collaboration #FARAxLCF to promote second-hand shopping.
The FARA Foundation was quick to answer the call to help those crossing the Ukraine-Romania border at Siret. And so, aided by the generous donations to our ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ appeal (you raised over £20,000!) we have been able to provide the following humanitarian support to over 1700 refugees:
FARA's 30th Anniversary evening of celebration and shopping
Love Island: Sun, Sea and Second-hand Shopping Before we begin, let’s be completely honest – never in a million years did we think FARA would have much in common with Love Island! The programme may be a global phenomenon but watching the antics of 16 fame-hungry, sorry, lovesick twenty-somethings, doesn’t exactly align with our mission […]
I entered the refugee centre, trying not to make any noise. I had imagined how tired the people must get, travelling the long road from Ukraine to Romania. But as I opened the door, I was greeted by cheerful voices and the sound of children’s laughter. A small, colourful, unicorn of about 3 years old, […]