Grandma and Grandpa Fest 2026: a space for intergenerational dialogue

At a festival celebrating grandparents, you might expect older people to be at the center of attention. And they were. But this time, young people stood alongside them. The 2026 edition of the “Bunica și Bunelul FEST” brought together five intergenerational groups from Pelivan, Ocnița, Dondușeni, Rîbnița, Tiraspol, and Dubăsari. Young people and seniors who, […]

What can fit in a backpack? For 90 children, much more than school supplies

It can be a place where a child keeps their notebooks, pencils, a pair of scissors they have wanted for a long time, or a few sweets hidden in a small pocket. It can be something they proudly carry on their back on the way to school. Or it can mark the beginning of a […]

From „I do what I know” to „I know how to do it”. Refugees from Ukraine and residents learn how to care for people who depend on others for support safely

How do you help someone get out of bed without causing them pain? How do you turn them safely to provide personal care? How do you transfer them into a wheelchair while protecting your own back? These are situations faced by people caring for someone who depends on others for support, and experience or intuition […]

Positive Parenting Workshop: ‘From Reaction to Relationship: Empathetic Communication and Active Listening in Difficult Situations with Children’

      In everyday life, parents often face challenging situations arising from their children’s behaviour: emotional outbursts, excessive screen time, refusals, conflicts, resistance or protests, and difficulties with cooperation. In such tense moments, parents may react spontaneously and impulsively by raising their voice, criticising, responding too quickly, lecturing or resorting to punishment. Although these reactions may seem […]

Step by step, closer to ageing with dignity: 60 social care workers complete the ‘Home care worker’ qualification course

Care work is not only about techniques and procedures; it is also about empathy, warmth and respect. CASMED continues to invest in the professionals who bring care and comfort into the homes of our parents and grandparents. Every day, social care workers enter the homes of people who need support the most. They help them […]

Why caring for others starts with your own wellbeing

Every two weeks, people with something important in common meet at the CASMED Recovery Centre. Some care for elderly parents. Others look after a husband, wife, child or relative who can no longer manage on their own. Each person comes with a different story, but they all share the same need: to be listened to […]

Care requires training: CASMED trains 100 personal assistants

Between May and June 2026, the Public Association „CASMED” delivered the first phase of a continuing professional development programme for personal assistants. The programme brought together 100 participants—91 women and 9 men—from five Territorial Social Assistance Agencies: Ialoveni, Fălești, Orhei, Soroca, and Bălți. Delivered in a hybrid format, the training combined online and face-to-face learning, […]

When play helps heal fear

For many refugee children, fear does not stay behind once their family crosses the border. It can reappear later in small, everyday moments: restless sleep, fear of loud noises, the need to stay constantly close to their mother, or reactions that adults may not immediately understand. This is the story of a five-year-old child from […]

A plate of cold food and a lesson about how patients can be heard

Social accountability in health does not begin with a definition. More often, it begins with a simple problem: someone points out what is not working, and an institution is willing to listen. In a hospital in northern Moldova, several patients raised the same concern: meals were arriving cold in the wards. This was not a […]

Balance starts from within: 25 frontline specialists strengthen skills to prevent emotional burnout

Bălți, 15 April 2026 – Twenty-five specialists from the fields of education, social assistance, and psychology took part in a training session on the prevention of occupational burnout, organised by “CASMED” NGO. The session aimed to raise awareness of burnout and to equip professionals working directly with people with practical tools for managing stress. This […]