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Country Profile: Republic of Moldova
The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in eastern Europe. Moldova is one of the very poorest countries in Europe and has a large foreign debt and high unemployment.
Capital: Chisinau
Population: 4,466,706
Life expectancy: 61 years (male) 69 years (female)
Population below national poverty line: 80% (2001 est.)
GDP: $8.971 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,000 (2006 est.)
Religion: Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
Languages: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Climate: moderate winters, warm summers
Moldova enjoys a favourable climate and good farmland but has no major mineral deposits. As a result, the economy depends heavily on agriculture, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. Moldova must import almost all of its energy supplies.
Bóthar in Moldova: Bóthar began working in Moldova in 2003, Bóthar provides project participants with training, dairy cows and rabbits.
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Project Title: Livestock for Orphans in Orhei
Location: Cazanesti, Orhei County, Eastern Moldova
Total number of families: 262 orphaned and abandoned children are resident in the orphanage
Animals: 6 dairy cows and 12 rabbits were originally placed in the orphanage in 2003
Training: Vocational agriculture and livestock breeding training
Brief synopsis of the project: In the gymnasium orphanage of Orhei, the provision of cows and rabbits are essential in the improvement of the orphans nutrition levels and life conditions. The disadvantaged youth also benefit from learning about animal husbandry which will be of great use in the future.
Pass-on obligations: Once stock levels in Orhei are at an optimum level, both cows and rabbits will be passed onto other special schools and orphanages in the region.
Expected benefits: Nutrition levels of orphans will increase plus the attainment of a skill (animal husbandry) for the future
Co-financing partners: Bóthar has covered this in conjunction with Electric Aid (Electricity Supply Board Foundation)
Local partners: Heifer International Romania
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