Croatia In April 2006, a delegation of children and carers from two children's homes in Croatia visited Jomanda in Valkenburg. Jomanda donated € 5,000.00 on behalf of Jomanda's World Children, to share between the two homes. These homes accommodate orphans and children who can no longer live at home due to difficult circumstances. The children's home Brace Mazuranic, in Novi Vinodolski, has spent part of the donation on an outing with all 50 children to the historical town of Sibenik and the Kra waterfalls in Croatia. The remainder of the money was used to buy lockers for the children's bedrooms. The childrens home Izvor, in Selce, spent the donation on computer sofware, which the older children can use for their studies. The children and carers are grateful for this generous gift from the Jomanda's World Children Foundation.

High Award for Jomanda
On Wednesday, June 19th 2002, a Dutch delegation was welcomed in the assembly hall of the school for orphans by the mayor of Otocac district. In the company of many invitees they went to see the renovations, which had been sponsored by Jomanda. In his speech, the mayor mentioned the many merits of Jomanda in this region.
She earned this special award, because for over ten years, during and also after the war, she has given great support to the people in this region, and still does.
She is the first foreigner to receive this great honour. Also, the Jomanda's World Children Foundation was included in this homage by means of a certificateof appreciation. (Left, under the photo of Jomanda with a child on her lap).

Jomanda's Visit to Croatia
March 2007

Jomanda was in Croatia for a week in March 2007. She visited various institutions for Jomanda's World Children and was able to help many people during group healings and individual treatment. The children's homes Izvor, in Selce, and Brace Mazuranic, in Novi Vinodolski, had both received donations in 2006, and during her visit this year, Jomanda could see for herself how the money had been spent. As a surprise, she had brought cuddly toys for all the children and an extra donation of € 500.00 for both children's homes. Jomanda also donated € 1,000.00 on behalf of the Jomanda's World Children Foundation to a crèche which is to be newly opened in Tribalj. The money is for fitting out the kitchen where meals for the children will be prepared. In Rijeka, Jomanda visited the 'Centar za Autizam', a small school which specializes in guiding children with autism. The children reacted very spontaneously to Jomanda's visit and asked many questions. This centre received € 1,000.00 from the foundation for the speech therapy department. This was gratefully received. On the island of Krk Jomanda visited a nursing home for the elderly and disabled and was able to help people there via her mediumship. A woman who was seriuosly ill, and whose limbs were paralysed as a result of this illness, experienced a clearly perceptible improvement after Jomanda's treatment. After the treatment, she began to get more strength in her right hand and arm, and she has limited use of them now. Her left hand is now also showing signs of improvement. It was especially amazing, because this woman's daughter had heard of Jomanda's gift of healing and had tried, unsuccessfully, to contact her to ask for help for her mother. She was totally flabbergasted when that afternoon she went to visit her mother, who told her Jomanda had been to visit and had givn her treatment. This woman now always sleeps with one of Jomanda's energized cards under her pillow. Jomanda had also brought something special from the Netherlands: boxes full of clothes and toys which had belonged to a baby called Dimitri. Dimitri had died in the Netherlands in 2005 and his mother had asked Jomanda to give these things to a mother who is less well off. Then Jomanda had felt these things should go to Croatia. During Jomanda's visit the right person for this gift couldn't be found. Later we came into contact with a children's home for babies and toddlers in Rijeka. Currently, 27 children, all under the age of 3, are lovingly cared for in this home. They are either orphans, or children whose parents can no longer care for them because of their circumstances. The toys and clothes were gratefully received.
See also: www.jomanda-croatia.com
by Mary Matejcec, contact person in Croatia