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 Located in western Caras-Severin county, with a population of 1536 inhabitants on the border with RF Yugoslavia, the DJ 573 A Varadia town, village resident with the same name, is at a distance of 76 km from Resita city and 19 km from Oravita, near the city. Varadia village covers an area of 7345 ha, of which 6499 ha is agricultural land.

In the composition of this territory are included administrative settlements and Varadia Mercina. The area of falling into depression Oraviţei, which is the southern unit low relief on the frame Carpatho the western part of the country, constituting a region of hills and plains focused primarily on river basin of the river Cara, highlighting the units following relief:

Hills with altitudes between 125-365 m (362m Brussels sprouts Mr., Mr.. Arrange 305 m, Mr. 273 m with Stone, Mr.. Acucii 263 m, Mr. Breţiova 224 m, Mr. Mezdraia 195 m, Mr. Mărăcinii 187 m); Plain Caras is a plain terraces of which starts at 160-170 m below Oraviţa hills and down the stairs, up to 90-115 m, off the meadow above the river with a slow slope, giving, finally, a sleek look, interrupted by broad valleys and shallow; Area of the zone is located in forests, oak sub-area.

On entering the town, on the left side of Caras, near a county road that connects the DN Varadia 57, in place called "Pusta" is located Castrul Civil settlement and ancient villages belonging Arcidava. "Hill cells" that dominates the village from the north and the plains of Caras is one of the few archaeological sites in the incidence of south-western Romania with a continuity of habitation since neolithic and to XVII-XVII century, with no less than 6 goals archaeological interest contained in List Monuments and archaeological sites in Romania. On the territory of the commune there is also: the base and the platform for gliding which functioned during the inter-war period (1924-1939), today we can see only the traces of the foundations from the air-sheds, 2 obelisks the Church “ Pogorarea Duhului Sfant ” built in 1754, repaired in the years 1773 and 1836-1839 with the monastery assembly “Dealul cu Chilii” and a cross worshiping the heroes of the first World War. In the commune there is a central nucleus with potential monuments: Baici mansion the 19th century and the General School from 1834. Varadia has as neighbors the city of Oravita at about 15 km distance from the accommodation place of volunteers, Gradinari commune and the municipality of Resita or Timisoara at 60 km distance.

Varadia has 2 schools with a total of 10 classrooms and 134 students for classes I-VIII. The first school building works in the former Children's Homes and the other is caught in the process of modernization and rehabilitation of the Schools Inspectorate County.

Teachers are qualified substitute 80% as there is for whole departments. Transportation staff is provided by local government.

Endowments municipal technical - Network of electric power network including street lighting - The national telephone network - Mobile network - Cable TV network and Internet access - Municipal and county roads - Communal Police Post - The health service and administration of the public domain; - Volunteer service for emergency - Post Office Municipality - Medical Cabinet

Accommodation in the Humanitas Pro Deo Foundation in Varadia will be in a place very well arranged with bathroom, kitchen and 2 sleeping rooms. The distance until the center of the commune is of about 800 m.

The means of transportation will be bicycles provided for each one of the volunteers and in case they will need to move in other regions of the commune or of the county that will be solved with the foundation's car.

The telephone signal is pretty good in: COSMOTE, ZAPP, VODAFONE and ORANGE networks.

Economic activity in the village Varadia focuses in particular on agriculture and wood processing given the common position, in hilly area preponderant. Another branch is the dominant trade and public catering. Currently, at the commune level are a sign of economic 11agenti in the following structure: 5 and 6 commercial agricultural companies. In the village there is a range number of Houses of Culture 2, respectively Varadia and Mercina and a communal library with about 6,000 volumes. Caminul Cultural Varadia from work in a building of its own, located near the church. The building comprises a hall shows 300 places, which may take some functions that the organization of celebrations (weddings, christenings, symposium). In these conditions are necessary renovation and some arrangement to allow multivalent activities.

The population is of over 1536 inhabitants.

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In the village there are 2 non-governmental organizations, namely: Pro Humanitas ProDeo profile which has the support of young people and the Forest Owners Association, which aims to forest maintenance, guard it, etc..

Besides of the activities in the project, youngsters will get involved, if they want, in working in a farm with animals (gathering hay, milking, taking care of the animals, helping in the Foundation's kitchen). All these activities assure the food of the disabled youngsters from the Humanitas Foundation. During the winter period, volunteers will have to get involved in providing heat inside the rooms, taking into consideration that there is a heating system based on fire wood. Having wood for the fire will not be a problem, but they will have to deal to maintain the room in proper living conditions.

Name : Humanitas Pro Deo Red Steel Foundation

Statute : NGO

Establishment date : 1993

The address of the office : Humanitas Pro Deo Red Steel Foundation-Working place Vărădia, Caraş-Severin county, no.504

Postal code : 327420

Bank: Raiffeisen Bank, Filiala Oravita

Account: RO59RZBR0000060008346181

Project coordinator: Gaina Petrica

Telephone : 0724251784

E-mail : petricadip@yahoo.com

Web-site : www.humanitasprodeo.ro

      In Varadia takes place the foundation's agriculture based project (working field and animal farm) which has as objectives the creation of working places for youngsters which have grown in orphanages and also of obtaining alimentary products for the foundation's projects.

      The aim of this project has been ever since the beginning, supporting the children who are in difficult situations and of youngsters who left or will leave the orphanages and assuring different alimentary products for the support of the activities developed by the Humanitas Pro Deo Foundation.      The majority of these youngsters are not prepared to take their lives into their own hands and need guiding and help, especially in finding a working place through which they can earn their living. They also need to be integrated into a system in which they could feel safe.

      In January 2002 the buildings along with a terrain of a former farm were bought in Varadia, having as objective the development of the project. In 2003 there was built, equipped and arranged inside the farm, a building destined to host institutionalized youngsters and workers. The building was donated by collaborators and by sponsors of the Foundation from France. The farm is equipped with machines and agriculture utilities, most of them being donated by collaborators of the foundation from Nordheim, Germany, in August 2002. Today in this project there are 10 institutionalized youngsters who are offered accommodation and all the necessary facilities for a decent life. The youngsters are getting involved in the work that is developed here, each of them having well established tasks. This agricultural project is coordinated by a couple of Romanian persons Petrică and Lucia Găină, who are being helped by another couple of French persons, P.J. and Sabine Sautel.

Also within the project from Varadia there is a Commercial Society of the PH IOSEB S.R.L NGO which deals with cutting the wood and where institutionalized youngsters learn how actually works. When the volunteers will be brought to the center they will contribute by giving life to the center with their presence and communication with the association's personnel and also with the disabled youngsters. They can get involved in activities with the youngsters from the center and can help to the writing of projects needed in order to obtain funds that will help the center's functionality.

The access in the above mentioned institutions will be made together with the facilitator who is also working for the Town's Hall. According to the activities that the volunteers will develop, these institutions will also be willing to help them.

Useful emergency contacts:

Local Team :

- Gaina Petrica – mentor: petricadip@yahoo.com, tel: 0724251784

- Climescu Ciprian-Marian- facilitator: climescumarian@yahoo.com, tel: 0766736349

- Gaina Lucia- teacher – Romanian language teacher, tel: 0767623440

- Dr.Iovanovici Cristian – Doctor, tel: 0761505966

Note: Usually volunteers will ask for the help of the facilitator and mentor in solving different problems.