THE NEW SPORTS HALL WAS OPENED IN APRIL 2024 TO EVERYONE'S GREAT DELIGHT

Name: Werner Erkes Stiftung
Address: Marc-Chagall-Straße 146

BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Victoria, Romania | Opens in March 2021

The building offers approx. 850 square metres of living space on two levels and a sheltered home for approx. 40 children at full capacity. The living space can optionally be extended by converting the attic for a further 20 children.

We would like to thank the members and friends of the Lahai-Roi aid organisation in Germany and Romania for their great selfless commitment to the planning, construction and operation of the boarding school. Thanks to their own efforts, the construction costs could be reduced considerably.

Working in partnership, the Werner Erkes Foundation and the aid organisation Lahai-Roi e. V. have built a boarding school in Victoria (Romania, directly on the Moldavian border) for the benefit and protection of extremely vulnerable children.

It is owned by the foundation, which also provided all of the capital. Construction was carried out by the Lahai-Roi association, which also runs the boarding school itself with financial support from the foundation. The building was completed in spring 2020 and, after a delay due to the coronavirus, the beautiful new building was handed over in September 2021 as part of a small celebration. The school now cares for 36 girls and boys from precarious family backgrounds.

The following pictures show why the boarding school and the work on site are so important.

Lahai-Roi works hand-in-hand with employees from Germany and Romania. The aid organisation has set itself the task of helping poor local people out of Christian charity. The aid is intended to be material, sustainable, but also life-changing and spiritual.

To ensure that your support reaches its destination 1:1, the organisation relies on volunteers.

The work of Lahai-Roi is exemplary for other intended collaborations with aid organisations in Eastern Europe under the umbrella of the Werner Erkes Foundation.

The board members of Lahai-Roi and WES from left: Ady Stoica (LR), Cedric Bouscheljong (WES), Ovidiu Stoica (LR), Werner Erkes (WES), Albert and Simon Koebele (LR)

Visits to needy families near Iasi

In addition to their duties as sponsors of the boarding school, the voluntary members of the association have been helping the poorest people in the Victoria area for many years with deliveries of food, fuel, Christmas presents for the children, etc. Since the outbreak of the war, they have also been active with similar deliveries to the Ukrainian population with the support of the Werner Erkes Foundation. We are always impressed by the selfless commitment of those involved.

Below are some photos of family visits on our trips to Victoria, right on the border with Moldova, in 2017, 2021 and 2024, which always make us think.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPORTS HALL

Victoria, Romania | Opens in April

We have built a sports hall in the immediate neighbourhood of the boarding school. Here the children can fulfil their urge to exercise even in the cold season.

This hall will also serve as an event location for people from Victoria to the city of Iasi. Areas for finishing catering and sanitary facilities are planned. The income from rental and catering will benefit the boarding school.