On the 27th anniversary of the declaration of Moldova’s Independence, IPN News Agency set the goal of presenting the thoughts of those who chose to leave the country temporarily or for good in search for a better future.
Violeta Gășițoi is a lawyer and human rights expert. She was conferred the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.
Together with her family, she went to the United States to study for a two-year period. Having this opportunity, she decided to take it. “So, afterward, we will return home and will try to apply the good practices in the own country. Only this way we can learn something new and can understand why things in the Republic of Moldova do not go as they should,” she stated.
Asked why the U.S., Violeta Gășițoi said fate probably wanted to take them there so as to see American democracy. According to her, the Republic of Moldova can borrow numerous practices from the U.S. “I want our justice to be similar to the one in the U.S. so that the people have confidence in the judiciary system. They speak a lot about corruption in Moldova, but in the U.S. I realized that large investments are not needed in this regard. Only the will of the ordinary citizens and the judiciary is needed. Corruption can be also fought with the active involvement of the lawyers and citizens,” she stated.
According to the lawyer, it would be nice to start to educate the young generations to respect the law while at school, as the Americans do. “We could learn from the Americans to smile more as this generates positive feelings. We could also learn to solve our problems, but not to complain to any passerby about our problems and to believe that everyone is obliged to listen to us and to help us. The Americans are educated to cope themselves, to solve their problems, to do something and not to wait. We should learn to be more tolerant. Regrettably, I cannot say that Moldova is a tolerant country. Here you will meet people of different religions, different nationalities, sexual minorities. Everyone finds a place here and no one hates them,” said Violeta Gășițoi.
The lawyer noted that simplicity is another important aspect. The American citizens do not lay emphases on tangible things, as the Moldovans do. They feel free to leave home in casual clothes and do not care what others will say. Moldova should have a health system similar to that of the U.S. The lawyer would bring a number of nice American practices home. From Moldova, she would “export” its nice traditions, dishes, the bread baked by her grandmother and hospitality.
“Overseas they know us as a poor country where the law is nonfunctional, but I avoid speaking about this with the Americans and like to show the nice places in my country, even if there are no roads there. Surely, we would like to return and to try and apply our experience home. I hope things will change until then and the Government will understand that it should work for the people, not the people should work for the Government,” stated the lawyer.
Violeta Gășițoi also said that being far from home, she misses most the dear people who remained at home. She hopes her family’s contribution will be necessary at home when they return and considers that any change should start from each person.
Elena Nistor, IPN
Repeat of August 23
