Photo Gallery

Photos of Oituz, Romania
1. A girl swinging in her backyard in Oituz.
2. American visitors given a ride around the village.
3. Winter 2003 in Oituz, Romania.
4. Four siblings display new clothes donated to their family.

Children in Romania
1. A budding young artist looks up from her work.
2. Gabriela and brother Marian pose for a picture.
3. Young boys smile mischievously for the camera.
4. Children in an orphanage in Bucharest try to get the photographer’s attention.

Elementary school students
1. Katherine Van Loon (front right), Director of ROADS, visits the elementary school in Oituz, Romania.
2. Simona, a diligent student, looks up from her work to flash a big smile.
3. An American volunteer, Ben Sands, helps Romanian boys with their schoolwork.

High school students
1. Students gather around the new computer donated to the village by students from Duke University.
2. Katherine Van Loon, Director of ROADS, visits with two high school students.

University students
1. Mihaela Bogdan, a 2002 scholarship recipient, sits in class at the Catholic University of St. Teresa’s in Bucharest where she is studying to become a teacher.
2. Katherine Van Loon (second from right) with three Romanian university students in Bucharest.
3. An American volunteer, Maria Christopher (left), and her Romanian host, Maria (right).

More Pictures
1. The founders of ROADS, Katherine Van Loon and Nicholas Durham, take a break from sweeping out the village church.
2. Sister Mary Murphy (front center), Romanian Liason for ROADS, stands with students in the village in front of the house where the village’s computer is kept.
3. Nicholas Durham, Founder, gets a hug from his young Romanian comrade.