The Romanian Maltese Relief Organization is a Yardi-supported non-governmental association that, during its 33 years of activity, has contributed to changing the destinies of thousands of people in difficulty. This organization was founded in 1991 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and is defending the faith and helping those in need by continuing to be involved in the community and offering the needed help. When it started its services, the Romanian Maltese Relief Organization aimed to assist children, and now it boasts of recovered young people and adults who are helpful to society. It also provides a social program called Maltese Kindergarten, a daycare for children with neuromotor disabilities. During its years of activity, the Maltese Kindergarten offers education and recovery services to more than 400 special children, many of whom have become independent adults today. The daycare has been certified as a Psychology Structure by the Romanian College of Psychologists. It has been licensed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity as a social service center since 2005. It has a team of six therapists dedicated and committed to the love of the children, primarily exclusive specialists, psychology graduates, psychological counselors, unique psych pedagogy and physical therapists who have all been certified by the Romanian College of Psychologists. Early personalized therapy can help these children to have a chance for recovery, discover life independently and even go to school. Through its daycare center, the Romanian Maltese Relief Organization provides education and recovery services from an early age. “It is difficult to imagine being a parent of a child that is living with a disability. It is even harder to imagine being a child with disabilities. You couldn’t explain to your mother what hurts you, you couldn’t reach out for your favorite toy, or you couldn’t eat chocolate. These are all simple things that make the difference between living and existing,” explained Mirela Codreanu, director of Romanian Maltese Relief Organization’s Maltese Kindergarten. This year, the Romanian Maltese Relief Organization has opened the first inclusive Playground in Cluj-Napoca, a playground to which Yardi funding contributed in 2023 and 2024. This playground is a first of its kind and, through its attractive and complex design, will bring together children with and without disabilities. This concept was created through Symphony of Friendship, another beloved social project. Its goal is to ensure children with physical and mental disabilities have equal rights to approach public spaces for relaxation and play and to encourage inclusion through play. “This project is important to us because it can contribute to changing mindsets, open opportunities, and new ways to see the vulnerable. We dream about a society that is more tolerant and helpful with those who have a disability, a society that stops pushing away the different ones but embraces it,” said Codreanu. In addition to the playground, Yardi funding helps continue the charitable work at Maltese Kindergarten, allowing the Romanian Maltese Relief Organization to create a safe space for any child who needs special education and recovery. This benefits the less fortunate, special and vulnerable children. “We managed to be that much-needed support, thanks to your implication. I want to encourage you to turn your attention to these programs for special children because you help us support those in much need,” expressed Codreanu. Raul’s Pathway to Hope Cheerful, shy six-year-old Raul had social, motor and communication barriers before he came to Maltese Kindergarten. When he arrived, his diagnosis reflected the fact that he did not walk, speak, eat, and did not understand anything. However, shortly after his adventure started as a “Maltese” child, he gradually managed to explore every corner of the house. First, he crawled, and then, with help from a walker, he soon found himself able to walk after one year of physical therapy. With patience and perseverance, Raul became more receptive to those around him, learning new words and understanding others. After the first year, he...

Yardi strives to illuminate the efforts and results of philanthropic organizations that drive positive change in communities worldwide. Each of our offices selects several non-profits or NGOs to receive financial contributions each year. Yuppi Camping Motion Association is a local organization dedicated to offering effective recreational therapy to children with chronic illnesses in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, since 2011. This Yardi-supported nonprofit offers free-of-charge camps that are aimed at children and teenagers with cancer, diabetes or other autoimmune diseases and their families. “We are the first camp in Romania to use the revolutionary method of therapeutic recreation, which has a positive impact on many aspects, including children’s self-confidence and independence,” said Horváth Enikő, coordinator of the corporate fundraising department for Yuppi Camping Motion Association. The success of therapeutic recreation lies in the beneficiaries participating in activities where they can discover their skills and talents (rather than their limitations) to improve their self-confidence. Thus far, 1,722 children and parents from all over the country have participated in Yuppi Camps. Yuppi Camp offers three summer camps: Family Camp, Sibilings’ Camp, and Teenager Camp. In addition, Yuppi Camp offers a Family Weekend, which is provided for children with rarer chronic diseases. Yuppi Camp will also aim to increase the number of its inter-year events yearly to reach chronically ill children who cannot make the camps mainly due to the severity of their disease or because they are hospitalized. Yuppi Camp is there for those families to provide unforgettable memories filled with days without worrying about the illness so they can enjoy life and their childhood. Funding from Yardi helps the families of Yuppi Camp enjoy the camps freely since 50% of the children it hosts come from underserved communities. Every contribution is significant to Yuppi Camp so that its hosting, food and therapeutic services can be of the highest quality, brought together and coordinated by professionally trained volunteers and medical staff. “As we have learned during the years of our partnership, Yardi promises to take care of three major components: customers, colleagues and their community. These elements certainly form a great motto, but the support Yardi has given us—and continues to give us—backs up the promises with concrete actions, too,” said Enikő. He continued, “In 2023, before the camps, they not only answered our call for help with openness, but they have also become one of the main sponsors of our camp for teenagers with diabetes held in Șăulia between 28 August- 2 September 2023. As a result, together, we have managed to offer days without the worry of disease to over 50 young people with diabetes. On this occasion, we want to thank Yardi for all the support for making it possible!” Răzvan’s Story Răzvan had cancer for a long time, and he could not talk about it with anyone except his family. Recently, he shared very openly and honestly in a video what that period meant to him and how he had gained the courage to accept and talk about his illness. “Before, only my parents knew about my illness. But after my first camp, I started being more open about what has happened to me, as at Yuppi I met other children like me, whom I could talk to,” shared Răzvan. “And that is what happens at Yuppi Camps. For a week, you feel like you are capable of anything!” Now, Răzvan is a very proud member of the Yuppi family, returning year after year to the camps as a volunteer. As he claims, “Having an illness is not a shame, and if you have a community that encourages you, everything becomes easier!” Volunteer Opportunities “We warmly invite everyone to gather their colleagues, friends and family members and sign up for Yuppi summer camps as volunteers to experience the magic and healing aspect of our camps first-handily,” shared Enikő. Camp volunteers, AKA “Elves,” undergo professional training before the camps to be...

Cluj-Napoca, the second most populous city in Romania, and the home of Yardi Romania, is an emerging new real estate and technology market, boasting a quirky mix of old and new. Founded in 1213, Cluj-Napoca is a city brimming with history, with its eyes set on the future. An excellent example of the city’s evolution is Riviera Luxury Residence, a 91-unit luxury condominium project that will be one of a handful of green developments in Transylvania. Currently under development in the city’s hottest residential submarket, the Mărăşti and Gheorgheni neighborhoods, the project (pictured, right) has received Class A energy certification and is seeking a BREEAM Excellent certification as well. The $13.6 million (€10 million) development encompasses a bevy of sustainable features such as the use of energy efficient materials, solar panels, recycling and immediate proximity to mass transit. These will result in annual heating costs below $340 for a three-bedroom, 860-square-foot unit. “Five years into the economic recovery, the real estate market in Cluj-Napoca has finally started to improve. The first quarter of 2014 has seen important growth in all sectors of the industry,” says Anamaria Burca, managing partner at Coldwell banker Transylvania, the Coldwell Banker brokerage office in Cluj, which holds the exclusive marketing rights to Riviera. “As one of the strongest markets in Romania, second only to Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca attracts increasing numbers of investors who seek to capitalize on the strong demand for market-rate housing–both condos and rental apartments,” Burca added. Developed by local developer I&C Transilvania Constructii with Hungary-based general contractors Kész Építő és Szerelő Zrt., local architecture firm ARHIMAR and project manager CS Invest Consulting, the project is expected to complete in September 2014.It will comprise two-, three- and four-bedroom units ranging between 484 and 1,776 square feet, featuring expansive balconies or private gardens offering panoramic views of the city. Community amenities include a 5,262-square-foot spa featuring a fitness center and indoor swimming pool, professionally landscaped green spaces, children’s playground, 24-hour manned security, key-card and intercom access and onsite caretaker. Riviera Residence is located 300 feet away from a recently overhauled public park and lake and from one of the biggest commercial centers of the city, Iulius Mall, which houses a grocery hypermarket, a 12-screen theater, a medical clinic, a multitude of local, national and international retailers and a multi-story office component. A second, fully-leased phase of the office component, dubbed Iulius 2, is on the fast-track towards completion about 150 feet away from Riviera Residence. The office high-rise will house the consolidated local offices of Genpact and Office Depot. Riviera Luxury Residence will also mark the launch of a new product in the local real estate market: the guaranteed rental price. The product entails that condo units bought by investors and furnished according to Coldwell’s standards will be leased to renters by Coldwell at a guaranteed price. Both renters and condo buyers are expected to be plentiful. “The multifamily market is trying to accommodate an influx of new residents to the area, and construction activity is picking up as well, with a large number of apartment units currently underway,” Burca said, adding that the Cluj market is in an interesting position. “The Great Recession hit locally with a delayed effect. The effect began in 2009, but there were still several residential projects that were completed that year. By the end of 2010 and into 2011, however, the market had come to a complete standstill. Nothing sold, not units completed in private developments, not condos put on the market by owners. Had it not been for the First Home Program (a government-assisted housing initiative that aids young couples in purchasing their first residence), the market would have gone completely under. First Home kept us on life support.” Things have been looking up recently, however. “The local housing market has increased by almost 20 percent over the past 12 months. As the multifamily market tries to accommodate an influx...