The primary aim of this Sussex-based charity is to help the most disadvantaged people in Romania to escape the cycle of social and economic poverty into which they are locked. It offers training, support and funding to Romanian-led initiatives, in order to foster an ethos of self-help.
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Take a look at the latest newsletter from RAKE. This is a wonderful project which Humanity at Heart supports, providing a home for 6 youngsters with special needs. RAKE Christmas Newsletter 2017
Humanity at Heart (Reg. Charity No. 1042937) is a small, independent charity, based in a village called Hassocks in West Sussex, England, where we have a charity shop.
Opening hours are:
Monday to Friday 9.30-4.30.
Saturday 9.30-5pm
Established in 1990, in response to the media coverage of conditions in Romania following the Revolution, Humanity at Heart started by sending out lorry loads of aid to the orphanages. Subsequently our focus has changed to long term community based projects.
Working alongside our Romanian partners, we fund the "Hope for the Colony" Community Centre. Set in a housing estate called “the Colony”, its aim is to address some of the problems caused by the closure of the coal mines which has led to unemployment and all the problems associated with poverty. The centre is a venue for local people to meet and seek solutions to their problems, through a number of training and advice programmes, as well as facilitating self-help groups. It runs a regular homework club, health screening and eye testing, visits for the elderly, English clubs, computer clubs, as well as various craft and activity clubs.
We also provide funding for Romanian-led initiatives in the community, thereby fostering and supporting an ethos of self-help. We fund a voluntary project helping the elderly in Petrila, and provide some funding for a small home for 4 youngsters with special needs in Birlad.
