Winter Charity Bazaar to help reconstruct Hippocrates Center

More than 40 embassies, international and charity organizations took part in the 15th Winter Charity Bazaar to help reconstruct the Hippocrates Center. The persons who went to the bazaar on December 3 could buy handicrafts, souvenirs, clothes, books and candies typical of different countries. The proceeds will go to reconstruct the Hippocrates Center, where more than 400 children, mainly with severe disabilities, are treated annually. The event is organized by the International Women’s Club of Moldova (IWCM), Info-Prim Neo reports. The Peace Corps in Moldova exhibited traditional U.S. cakes, hot chocolate and other delicacies as well as souvenirs. “We sell skirts, scarves and photographs. We have handmade postcards and soap made at home. The collected money will go for charity. We aim to share our U.S. culture and to inform the people about the work done by the Peace Corps in Moldova,” said Peace Corps Moldova director Jeffrey Goveia. Djavid Paknehad, head of the Charity Center for Refugees, said the organization has taken part in the Winter Charity Bazaar for the 15th time. “We exhibit the works of refugees, women and children that include drawings and pottery. A part of the refugees brought personal things from Sudan, Egypt and the African countries. We will give the proceeds to the Women’ Club as we want to help these children as we can,” said Djavid Paknehad.. Olga Berdeu, the representative of SRL Taur, whose members include persons with disabilities, said the association’s members made different things in order to help the disabled children. “We sew and knit so as to help them,” she said. Hippocrates Centre is the main beneficiary of the 15th IWCM Winter Charity Bazaar. It is a charitable medical facility based in Chisinau, which provides free specialist recovery and rehabilitation therapy to children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. The Center’s head Diana Covalciuc voiced hope that all the necessary money will be collected. “According to our estimates, the proceeds will be enough to repair the center’s roof. Everyone is trying to help us,” she stated. Founded in 1997, the International Women’s Club of Moldova aims to provide a forum for international women living in Moldova to improve their insight into the life and culture of Moldova to support their varied interests and concerns while living here to organize charity functions to raise funds to help Moldovan women and children. It holds at least two charity events a year – the Charity Bazaar in December and the Night of Art in spring.