- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $130,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2006–December 31, 2008
- Location Bucharest, Romania
- Geographic Focus Romania
About this grant
This grant will enable the Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation to support local community initiatives involving non-governmental organizations, public institutions and individual leaders in finding and implementing sustainable solutions for problems in the social services, health and education fields.Since its registration as an independent Romanian organization in 1998, the foundation has strengthened the capacity of more than 90 child protection non-governmental organizations; increased awareness of institutions and the general public about the rights of the elderly; and promoted income-generating activities in poor communities.