TEECH.org helps the poorest parts of Eastern Europe help themselves!
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TEECH - Telecoms Eastern European Challenge
In 2010 TEECH are going to Falesti, Moldova to help repair a orphange and provide much needed aid drops in the area. Joining TEECH is easy and you can spend as much time as you want helping the charity. Donating is easy too via credit card @ www.justgiving.com/chriscraddock2010
The History of TEECH
TEECH was established in 1998 when a group of people who worked together at BT took up the challenge from a work colleague to help repair two hospitals in Bucharest. About 50 volunteers under the banner of BTL Aid travelled to Romania for a two week period in August and set about painting, plastering, lighting and generally making the two hospitals a cleaner, safer and brighter place. Flushed with the success of this trip but seeing the need to be more structured, these volunteers organised themselves into a proper registered charity and hence TEECH was born. While it still retains the "telecom" name connection, because many of their members are telecom engineers or have been working with BT, TEECH is an independent, non-BT organisation, that welcomes volunteers "not afraid of some hard work".
Projects completed by TEECH
One cannot but be impressed by the organization’s accomplishments, often under challenging conditions – such as temperatures of 40c +, and poor sanitary facilities. One project example is a maternity ward where in two weeks 33 volunteers achieved: a major uplift to the patients shower area; new toilets and basins; a staff washroom; redecoration of 9 rooms, ward corridor and kitchen; a complete kitchen refit; repairs to windows, doors and replacement of hospital entrance frame; major rewiring and plumbing improvements; and delivery of donated equipment including an incubator, basinets, hospital beds, video monitors and much more.
The TEECH Projects area presents a written and photographic record of both project fund raising and implementation activities, by year. One sees the extent of the work involved, and is moved by the good-natured enthusiasm, creativity, resourcefulness and elbow grease members and their supporters bring to it. Following is a list of the projects that have been completed so far by TEECH's volunteers. To find out more details about these projects, visit TEECH.org.
- 2010 - 2 Orphanages, Falesti, Moldova
- 2009 - Special Needs School in Comanesti called the Robert Cole Centre located in Romania
- 2008 - Chisinau Orphanage & Village school for disabled children
- 2007 - Targu Frumos Hospital
- 2006 - Targu Mures village schools
- 2005 - Casa Linda home for children with learning difficulties
- 2001 - Podul Iloiae hospital
- 2000 - Lungesti retirement home
- 1999 - Craiova school for disabled children
- 1998 - Bucharest 2 hospitals
- 2008 - In 2008 TEECH held 2 main charity events, a Masquerade Ball which raised over £3000 and a 60's / 70's Disco which raised £750 towards our running costs of around £20-£25k and to our yearly projects. TEECH volunteers also held a number of other fund raising events.
TEECH 2010 Project Falesti Orphanage & Village School (Moldova)
The 2009 TEECH project is taking TEECH volunteers on a 2 week working holiday to Falesti in Moldova. The TEECH Trustees have decided that their efforts are going to be directed at the Orphanage and Village school. Below are a few pictures taken from the Trustee's visit to see how TEECH can help.
