But the fresh food and clothes they've brought remains under lock and key, while the orphanage's director takes his time to supervise an inventory which must be completed before the aid is distributed. The director was hoarding supplies of food and medicine Unable to watch the children being fed insipid gruel, while fresh food remains stockpiled, they break into the store room and delivers sacks of carrots, potatoes and cabbages to the kitchen. Health Ministry officials are summoned to explain this madness. But they simply reiterate the need for bureaucracy and officialdom. The truth is rather different.
Corruption is endemic and the inexperienced charities are cruelly exploited.
The aid improved life for the girls To their horror, the volunteers uncover other store rooms packed to the ceiling with crates of food and medicines. Fresh bananas that arrived six months ago from Germany an Luxembourg, are still unopened. In March, Karen returned to Moldova to discover little had changed. Although there are some improvements in the children and their living conditions, they continue to live in appalling conditions. Frustrated, she takes up the matter with the President of Moldova.