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Our organization was set up within the sphere of
influence of Western Europe over Roumania at the end of the Ceaucescu
era, i.e. the years 1989-1990.
At Geneva we had met a priest and his wife, a nurse, from the village
of Clit. They introduced us to Clit, a very poor village of the
district of Suceava.
We arrived there, four of us, on the 4th of October 1990 and we
have never given up !
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The
cheese-factory
During the summer of 1991 the inhabitants of Clit asked us to help
them make use of the milk of their cows. We, therefore, undertook
the schooling, at the cheese-making school of Moudon, of a young
person to become a cheese-maker. We also undertook the construction
of a village cheese-factory. This project, which took a long time
and proved to be very difficult and very costly, was achieved thanks
to a generous gift from ‘la Chaîne du Bonheur’
and the Department for Development and Cooperation of the Swiss
Confederation (DDC), and also thanks to a great deal of perseverance.
The construction and equipping took from 1994 to 1997, the production
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The inauguration took place in September 1998. After having worked
with a team of male cheese-makers, we trained female cheese-makers
In March 2004, the cheese-factory was taken over by a Roumanian,
becoming privately owned. Having been adjusted to European standards,
it continues to operate under the name of the company we created
: « Clit-St-Cergue prodcom srl » and makes dairy products
of excellent quality.
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Building of a house for a needy family as
its dwelling was risked collapsing.
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Renovation of the dispensary : thanks to a
generous gift of materials, the dispensary now has running water.
We also regularly provide it with medicaments.
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Karate
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Several years ago the sports teacher of Clit set up a club
that is now affiliated to Shotokan Karaté-Do Iinternational.
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For the time being, it is being financed by Amitié-Clit-St-Cergue,
which covers all the expenses for the diplomas and the taxes.
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The aim of this activity : to show the young
people and their families that they can develop good qualities
and meet other young people in Roumania as well as abroad (perhaps
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Support
for the young
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At the kindergarten, installation of a swing and slide by the
young people of St-Cergue during a summer camp at Clit of the
‘Altitude Protestant School, later on of a merry-go-round
refurbished on the spot.
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Supply of school furniture, of firewood to the Clit schools,
refurbishint and mending of the stoves, of the blackboards,
of the class walls.
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Financial support in cases of staggering blows
: the catastrophic flood of July 2002, operations, accidents,
deaths affecting families that are hard up.
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Participation in the travel expenses of teachers
who do not live in Clit in order to maintain qualified staff
in an isolated village.
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Organisation of artistic activities during
the summer holidays.
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Meals
delivered to homes
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Since November 2004,
25 elderly and needy persons have been receiving, twice a week,
hot meals prepared by a cook at Clit and taken to them by the young
people who receive scholarships. These meals are sponsored by people
in Switzerland, at the rate of CHF 15 per month for one year.
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New
project: internet center
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Our dream since year 2000 : a youth
centre allowing Clit young people to meet somewhere else that in
a pub. A dream almost coming to reality this year… with your
help! There will be an internet centre, chess playroom, a library.
CER-CLIT property, under the young's responsability, without tobacco
or alcohol !
At the heart of the village! |
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