"NEW" Motivation and Performance Program Kicks-Off

On March 8, 2016, at the headquarters of the General Director of Social Assistance and Child Protection-Mures in Romania, an event occurred to officially start the "MOTIVATION & PERFORMANCE" program in which contracts were signed granting its scholarships to the winners. After the process of selecting winners started in January 2016 that involved the preparation of dossiers by the applicants and an interview with the selection committee, 27 young people were selected to benefit from the scholarship for 10 months from March 2016 until December 2016. Scholarship winners will receive a social protection measure.

     The Motivation and Performance program aims to provide support to young people who have achieved favorable results in domestic and/or international cultural events - art, sports, technical, scientific or have personal talents that have been recognized (art, sports, culture, music, education, etc.). With this scholarship, young people will be able to improve their school results or  seek training or specialization to develop in the areas they are most passionate about. The Motivation and Performance Scholarship wants to help fulfill the dreams of young people who have set a goal and are striving to achieve it.

Here is the story of one of the youth who will be helped by this program.

"Gyula is a 16 year old boy living in a group home near Targu Mures. He applied for the Motivation and Performance program upon being encouraged by the group home staff to do so, because of his exemplary behavior, good school performance and great talent for drawing. When asked what he would like to do with the grant, Gyula said that he would like to follow his 'lifelong' passion: doing hair, so he would like to attend a hairstylist course. This past Tuesday was his first official hairstylist class. It was great to hear Gyula talk about the class. He learned about hair structure and hair types, and he already loves the course and can't wait to go back next week. We are excited that, as of this week, Gyula has taken the first step in following his dream and will be qualified to do something he absolutely loves."

Another Child Foundation is excited to be able to partner with Fundatia Buckner on this new ministry effort. ACF is thrilled to see these youth grow into the people God created them to be.