The Adoption Law has been voted
We convinced MPs to stop delaying the passing of the law awaited by more than 54.000 children without families. The Adoption Law had been blocked in Parliament for more than two years. With the involvement of our community, the bill received a new impetus and, in less than three weeks, it got passed.
- 26.000 of us signed the petition;
- 1.237 of the signatories wrote the members of Parliament and asked them to speed up the legislative process;
All wood is wood
We have determined the completion of the Wood Material definition in the Forestry Code. This took us more than a year and we would not have succeeded without the involvement of tens of thousands of Declic members who love forests. Now, the wood mafia can no longer chop down the stolen forest to lose its track
- Over 420 Declic members have donated for campaign expenses (journalistic investigations, social media promotion, legal studies) and 23.273 have signed the petition;
- 3.370 Declic members wrote the MPs and asked them to make laws for forests, not for the wood thieves.
Localization of 112 calls
After the Caracal tragedy, where a teenager girl was kidnaped, raped and then killed, we demanded that authorities fix the issue of unclear localization of 112 Emergency Calls. We campaigned to speed up the modernization of Emergency Calling Tracking and, in April, the AML (Advanced Mobile Location) system became operational
16.000 of us signed the petition and, with the support of Declic members, organized a flash-mob in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
+1.000 of us wrote to the MPs who were hearing Marcel Vela, the candidate for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and our question about the modernization of the Emervgecy Calls System was addressed;
We blocked the Certej mining project
We obtained in court the cancellation of the urban plan for the Certej cyanide mine. The judges thus stopped the advancement of the mining project, for an indefinite period.
- It took us four years and countless trial stages to win: first instance court, appeal, the retrial of the first instance court, appeal, appeal for annulment and review;
- Over 3.000 Declic members have contributed over time with the equivalent of 12.995 euros to pay for legal expertise.
We convinced the Government to re-send the Roșia Montană file to UNESCO
Together we have obtained a historical victory for Roșia Montană. We have persuaded the Orban Government to resume the procedure of including the cultural site in the UNESCO world heritage list.
- 15.602 Declic members have written the prime minister and 1.624 of us have contributed to the message we put on view on the largest electronic display in Bucharest;
- We have sent President Iohannis a letter and published it in the newspaper Libertatea
The SexEd Law was re-sent to Parliamen
We demanded that sexual education be included in schools’ curriculum. Members of the Chamber of Deputies ignored us, but we did convince the President to not enact the law. On November 4th, Klaus Iohannis sent the bill back for re-examination.
- 3.035 of us wrote to the MPs
- 3.375 of us wrote to the President.
Treatment for children suffering from the rare disease Batten
It took 3 years of continuous efforts and the support of 12.000 members, but today, children with Batten disease receive free treatment in Romania.
Gender identity brought back to schools
+52.000 people persuaded President Iohannis to challange to the Constitutional Court of Romania an amendment to the education law, adopted by the Senate.
Animal Police
Minister of Internal Affairs, Marcel Vela announced in August the establishment of the Animal Police. Thus, abused animals will be able to be extracted by law enforcement officers, without needing a warrant to enter private property.
Mobilization in Sector 1
+14.000 citizens from Sector 1, Bucharest, united and saved Herăstrău Park, Băneasa Forest, and other green urban spaces in the area, even if it meant taking the issue to court.
Days off for parents
+55.000 citizens demanded the Government instate days off for parents when nurseries, kindergartens, and schools are closed. During the pandemic, thousands of families were able to benefit from these paid days off
Petitions with the highest number of signatures in 2020
130.258 members call for the urgent resumption of vaccine production at the Cantacuzino Institute, Romania
54.779 require testing with priority of medical personnel
50.946 entrepreneurs are asking the Government and Parliament to support the business environment
37.786 require a legislative framework to sanction those who abuse animals
14.350 demand selective recycling in schools
Violence against women: The unforgettable image
We took this photo to emphasize the urgency of adopting a law to monitor the aggressors by using electronic bracelets. Delaying the implementation of clear actions leaves victims of domestic violence defenseless.
#August10: We demanded the Court to reopen the case
We paraded a giant pink elephant around Cotroceni, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism, and the Court of Appeal. We asked that the elephant in the room not to be forgotten: the August 10th file! We also hired a team of lawyers to monitor the progress of the investigation.
Pandemic protest: the Declic mask
We made 4.000 masks with the message “Cut down special pensions, not the forests." This was our way of protesting because politicians refuse to solve these two important problems: special pensions and deforestation.
Forests: 10-hour consultation at the Ministry for the Environment
We spent over 10 hours debating the amendments to the Forestry Code, in July. After tough negotiations and loud voices, we managed to complete the definition of wood. Now the law says that wood thieves can no longer turn it into scrap wood and transport it without documents.
Rivers: We took the beaver into the Parliament
The day MPs passed the anti-river law, we entered the Parliament with a huge beaver to plead for wild rivers. Deputies preferred to ignore us and vote for the destruction of rivers and the construction of hydropower plants even in protected areas.
Pandemic song #stauacasa (I'm staying home)
We managed to diminish the effects of the pandemic’s first wave because we understood why #stayinghome is important. The song ”Stau acasă” helped also. We created it with our friends from Epic Show. The song went viral and was seen by over 6 million people on the internet.
Roșia Montană: our message in the city center of Bucharest
We have displayed our message to Ludovic Orban, the Romanian Prime-Minister at the time, on the largest electronic advertising board, right in the heart of Bucharest: “Ludovic Orban, are you betraying our trust or are you saving Roșia Montană?”. Only two days after, the Roșia Montană file was sent back to UNESCO, so we updated our message by announcing the victory for Roșia Montană.
Clean Air: Protesting with gas masks
Together with a few dozen Declic members, we went to the Ministry of Environment wearing gas masks, in order to ask for transparency and real-time data publication regarding the quality of the air we breathe.
Instead of online schooling, a mock-up in “Libertatea”
We published a mock-up titled “Minciunisie” (word play: “minciuna” means lie in Romanian and Anisie was the Minister of Education at that time) in the newspaper “Libertatea” to raise awareness regarding her “achievements”. Three months after the beginning of the school year, the delivery of educational tablets towards pupils in need has not finished.
Declic made up an “influencer”: we set up an outreach program to convince young people to vote
Our purpose for the local elections that took place in September was to bring young people to the ballot box. Together with Olga, our colleague, we produced a series of short films to inform people on how and where they can vote and the importance of doing so (including how to change their address in their ID in case they moved recently to another city). Our effort was a success: more than 1.8 million young people managed to cast their vote.
A large portion of Declic’s budget comes from our community’s donors. In 2020 we have received donations in the sum of 2.788.959 RON, with an average donation of approx. 38 RON. Small and large donations are the engine of our organization.
Declic also received grants from the following foundations: Sigrid Rausing Trust, OPEN Minds, European Climate Foundation, ROMANIAN UNITED FUND and JMG FOUNDATION.In 2020, Declic also raised donations for other organizations, redistributing them towards:
Dăruiește Viață Association - for medical equipments - 274.064 RON
SNKAssociation - for food and hygiene products - 471.624 RON
NEO Philanthropy Action Fund - Black Lives Matter ad - 9.463 RON
Akcja Demokracja - Politico ad - 4.868 RONFor 2021, these are our commitments to donor members:
- We will wisely spend the money you entrust us with: we will take full advantage of every penny people donate, spending it where it can have the most impact. The Declic team is a small one, but with your help we make a big difference.
- We will keep you informed: we’ll make sure you know everything that is happening on our campaigns, provided that you are subscribed to our emails.
- We will reply fast: if you contact us, we will answer as fast as we can.
- We offer reimbursements if you change your mind regarding a donation: we will refund the money, no questions asked.
- We will always treat you with respect: you are a valuable partner to our community, and the Declic team will make all the efforts to fulfill our plans.
- We will strive for better: we will continuously search for ways to better out methods of making possible al that is written above.
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