We previously visited the camps as recent as 2018, what we saw will stay with us forever. Now we want to raise money for the charity (Rise 2 Shine Ministries) that is intensively supporting the communities in the unrelenting conditions.

About Rise 2 Shine Ministries.

Rise2Shine Ministries was founded in Romania by the Dutch-Romanian couple Frank and Rita Stout. The charity currently supports 3 Roma camps on the edge of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Their vision is to give hope in hopeless situations. The charity currently offers educational programs as well as humanitarian aid and respite for children, young people and the families. Rise2Shine Website

How will your money help?

With the money raised, we aim to send our young people back to Romania, to support the ongoing work being carried out by Rise2Shine Ministries to better the circumstances of the children, young people and the families inside the Roma camps. YMCA young people who went on the previous visit described the experience as an eye-opening and felt that they had to do more to help. Can you help us to do more?

We are YMCA North Staffordshire: We develop young people, they develop their world.