Being guided by the mission to „Build characters and help people grow through holistic education and support so they can develop their skills and competences starting from kindergarten to employment”, Adina Stiftelsen Romania Foundation has been implementing for the last 15 years activities addressed to vulnerable children, youth and families in rural areas of Dolj County.
Based on the premise that gender equality must be a fundamental value in society, the project "EGALIS: Gender equality through social change and education" works in the area that generates the most profound change: education.
From February 2021, in 3 multi-ethnic rural communities in Călărași County (Luica, Soldanu and Curcani), the Center for Education and Human Rights Association, in partnership with Bjerkaker LearningLab from Norway, involves women in community events, reading sessions, information and awareness raising campaigns, addressing issues related to human rights, gender equality, stereotypes, health education.
Like many other moments happened in Archita village located in Mureș county, in the first implementation year of the project "THE BARN: Experiential Laboratory for Inclusive Civic Engagement", run by Mihai Eminescu Trust Foundation from January 2021 until December 2023.
From February 2021, Reality Check Association is implementing two complex projects which incorporate and develop all previous interventions of the organization in Castelu (Constanta county) and Coroieni (Maramures county). "Together for a better life in Castelu" and "Together for a better future in Coroieni."
Valea Viilor commune is an Old Saxon settlement in Sibiu County. Although it has been almost 40 years since a large number of Roma settled in the community, their economic and social integration is far from being achieved.
But not impossible ...
A warm conversation about school segregation with Cerasela Bănică, President of the Advocacy and Human Rights Center (CADO)
A warm conversation about Roma inclusion and empowerment with Florin Nasture, President of the Roma Cultural Center O Del Amença
January 2022 was the month when we met with over 20 NGOs from Romania and Norway at the workshop „Human rights from a gender equality perspective", organized in Bucharest by the Civil Society Development Foundation and Frivillighet Norge.
Norwegian experts have inspired us with examples of good practice that can be adapted to the Romanian context, but also with ideas on how civil society organizations can strengthen their role in advocacy and watchdog on human rights and equal treatment, gender equality and combating gender-based violence.