#estcurier

[rcpc]

Day 77: The Est-Curier

Upon arriving in Criuleni, we found that everyone we knew read the local paper, the Est-Curier, which has served our district and the neighboring Dubăsari district for two decades. It also a positive influence in the country, it was a founding member of the Independent Press Association, it regularly debunks false-but-viral news stories, and has hosted fora about media literacy & the importance of a free press.

A new edition is printed each week, delivered on Fridays. It took a while for us to figure out how to become subscribers, but it was worth the effort! Every week, we are treated with useful information, interesting stories, and pieces to discuss. We’ve even been in the paper, in articles about two of our projects (Physical Therapy Room, Microscopes Project) and about Peace Corps Week. We were very proud to be considered news-worthy.

The Deputy Editor-in-Chief is a neighbor of ours who has helped us understand local media and patiently listens to and understands our poor Romanian. We are always happy to see her out at events and around the neighborhood because she is a friendly, thoughtful person we’ve appreciated getting to know the past two years.

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To see all of the 100 Things We Love About Moldova that have been posted so far, click here.

[lehmanrl]

So proud of the great activists in #Boscana that organized a powerful event for the #16days / #16zile campaign against gender-based violence! On November 25th, they helped #OrangeTheWorld with an "Orange March" followed by a rally where local leaders and officials spoke about the importance of ending violence against women and girls. Survivors of domestic violence spoke about how they succeeded to leave these abusive relationships and how they now work to support other victims to safely escape. This was a kick-off event for the campaign and they announced that around 80 other events were already scheduled at that point. I'm sure the final count will be much higher, now that the campaign has officially drawn to a close this year. I'm grateful our local newspaper the #EstCurier covered this large and important event! (at Boşcana, Chişinău, Moldova)