1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgLena Peacockhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/lcampbellworldvision-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TbLwdFLrCQ"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/unite-for-children/child-safe-play-area-romexpo/">Child-safe play area RomExpo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/unite-for-children/child-safe-play-area-romexpo/embed/#?secret=TbLwdFLrCQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Child-safe play area RomExpo” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="TbLwdFLrCQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2.jpg1200798Five-year-old Yeva spends time coloring and drawing at World Vision’s child-safe play area at RomExpo. Summary: Diana, age 31, came to RomExpo with her 5-year-old daughter, Yeva and 2-year-old son, Artiom. She and her kids have been in Bucharest for one month. Diana drove the family herself through Moldova and then on to Bucharest. Back home in Ukraine she’s left her husband, her parents, and her in-laws behind. This is her second visit to RomExpo to pick up supplies. She’d tried other locations, but this one had more of the items that she needed. World Vision’s Mark Mitchell who manages emergency logistics explains, “RomExpo is an exhibition space in normal times, but the [Romanian] government have really set this up as a place where refugees can come, they can… come and just get some basic materials.” Early in the Ukrainian refugee crisis, World Vision—which has worked in Romania for 32 years—saw a need to partner with the government and organizations to set up a place for Ukrainian refugees to receive support. Mark estimates that on an average day about 800 people visit the location, but that number varies from day to day. At RomExpo, there’s also a World Vision-run child-safe play area where parents can leave their children under supervision. Diana says, “Thank you for this. It’s really great and helpful. We can leave our kids here and walk very nice without worrying what the kids will do.” Mark says, “One of the other things that World Vision does is—we’re a child-focused organization—and so whenever we’re doing programming, we’re thinking about the child first. And so thinking in terms of RomExpo, it was important to have a space where children can be children. And they can play.” Diana appreciates this play area for her children. She says, “It’s great to have this place here especially because where we live, we don’t have space for kids. Marks says that coming to RomExpo has almost become like a fu