{"id":5202,"date":"2026-05-26T08:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/?p=5202"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:11:33","slug":"saint-gobain-foundation-and-habitat-for-humanity-romania-support-the-flood-affected-community-in-brosteni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/saint-gobain-foundation-and-habitat-for-humanity-romania-support-the-flood-affected-community-in-brosteni\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Gobain Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Romania support the flood-affected community in Bro\u0219teni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saint-Gobain Foundation, alongside Habitat for Humanity Romania, has contributed to the recovery of the community in Bro\u0219teni, Suceava County, which was severely affected by the floods in the summer of 2025.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project aimed to support 10 vulnerable families affected by natural disasters by rebuilding their homes and improving their living conditions, thereby helping to combat housing poverty and the risk of social exclusion. Saint-Gobain Foundation contributed with a 100&nbsp;000 EUR donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025, severe overnight flooding in eastern part of Romania caused loss of life and affected thousands of households. In Bro\u0219teni, one of the worst-hit areas, around 300 homes were damaged and 40 were destroyed, with road access temporarily blocked. Many families were evacuated and left homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project implemented by Habitat for Humanity Romania included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>emergency kits, technical support and temporary assistance for affected families;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>repair and rehabilitation of damaged homes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>projects aimed at building community resilience through training and strengthening local infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor us at Habitat for Humanity Romania, this partnership means much more than reconstruction. It means that we were able to stand by families during one of the most difficult moments of their lives and help them regain not only their homes, but also their dignity and the strength to move forward. We thank Saint-Gobain Foundation because, together, we can offer people decent housing solutions where they are most needed,\u201d says Roberto P\u0103tr\u0103\u0219coiu, National Director, Habitat for Humanity Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough this partnership, we have helped to get the life of our fellow citizens in Bro\u0219teni back on track and to restore the security that a home provides for the affected families. We believe that access to resilient, safe and comfortable housing is essential for quality of life, and this project reflects Saint-Gobain\u2019s commitment to supporting the communities in which we operate and to building a more sustainable future,\u201d says C\u0103t\u0103lin C\u0103lin, Sustainability Manager at Saint-Gobain Romania and Saint-Gobain Foundation project\u2019s sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Habitat for Humanity Romania has integrated the project into its rapid crisis response programmes, combining immediate interventions with long-term solutions for decent housing and communities better prepared to cope with natural disasters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saint-Gobain Foundation, alongside Habitat for Humanity Romania, has contributed to the recovery of the community in Bro\u0219teni, Suceava County, which was severely affected by the floods in the summer of 2025.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The project aimed to support 10 vulnerable families affected by natural disasters by rebuilding their homes and improving their living conditions, thereby [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-csr","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5204,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5202\/revisions\/5204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}