City: Sulina 

Project location: Sulina 

Project title:  Arbori cu identitate(Trees with Identity )

Short project description: 

The project aims to familiarize citizens with European values, civic involvement. In order to increase activism, the citizens of Sulina are encouraged to participate in various activities in the community, including the planting of at least 20 trees in the city.

 Duration: 11 months 

Award dates: 28.05.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Brăila 

Project location: Cazasu village 

Project title:  Civic education for next generation 

Short project description:

The project aims to promote public participation and civic activism among students, parents and teachers from the village of Cazasu, Braila.  136 students and 8 teachers will enjoy the arranged reading space, they will be able to read books on civics topics and they will participate in 10 civic workshops.

 Duration: 10 months 

Award dates: 28.05.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County

Project location: Șumuleu Ciuc (a peripheral neighborhood of Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County)

Project title: Drepturi egale pentru toți! (Equal Rights for all!)

Short project description: 

Right Association works with a Roma community living at the outskirts of the city. It is a deeply discriminated and impoverished community. Through their project, the Association is equipping the community with information regarding their rights, facilitates meetings with various state institutions, and creates awareness regarding the structural discrimination that people are exposed to.

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: May 16, 2023

Grant: 2274,76 euro

City: Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County

Project location: Șumuleu Ciuc (a peripheral neighborhood of Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County)

Project title: Photo Voice și Teatru Forum -Photo Voice and Forum Theater

Short project description: 

In 2025, with the support of Minority Rights Group, they launched two Photo Voice programs and one Forum Theatre program. Photo Voice gives children and young people the chance to express their experiences through photography, based on a points system earned through educational and sports activities. Forum Theatre engages participants and the audience in exploring and finding solutions to social issues, offering a safe space for reflection and action.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 01.04.2025

Grant: 2247.38 euro

City: Focșani

Project location: Focșani

Project title: Vrâncenii cu dizabilități își doresc o viață autonomă (Citizens with disabilities from Vrancea want an autonomous life)

Short project description: 

The project planned by Dizabil.Eu aimed at creating awareness regarding people experiencing physical disabilities, advance the issues on the public authorities agenda and increase the engagement of the people with disabilities. A communication campaign was created and delivered, with the full involvement of the members of the group and a petition endorsed by approximately 600 citizens and a round table were organized to raise the attention of media and local authorities. In addition, a photo exhibition depicting the day to day challenges of citizens with mobility issues was produced and displayed to create even more awareness and engagement.   

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 16.05.2023

Grant: 2471,57 euro

City: Focșani

Project location: Focșani

Project title: Viața cu handicap- Life with a disability

Short project description: 

This project aims to carry out online and offline actions that bring to the public’s attention the impact that environmental barriers have on the quality of life of people with disabilities, strengthening the relationships between DizAbil members. Eu members in various socio-cultural activities, increasing the visibility of the issues faced by people with disabilities on the public agenda, and improving representation in relations with the authorities by transforming the civic group into an association.  

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 28.04.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Chilia Veche

Project location: Chilia Veche

Project title: Chilia Verde 2 (Green Chilia)

Short project description: 

Chilia Veche is an aging community. The Association is trying to bring some fesh air, by better engaging the young citizens of the village. The village authorities were advocated for an outdoor space to be allocated for the youth. The area is maintained and equipt by the Association for the youth, with their full engagement. Activities facilitating civic education and engagement of the young people with the local authorities were also organized. 

 Duration: 7 months, plus a 3 months extension. 

Award dates: 16.05.2023

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Bacău

Project location: Bacău

Project title: DiverCity – Orașul diversității, DiverCity – the City of Diversity

Short project description: 

DiverCity aimed to increase the awareness of the population of Bacau and of the local authorities regarding the accessibility of the municipality for young people and other people with disabilities, especially visually impaired. RYMD organized recreational meetings to bring young people closer together and to educate about the challenges of their vision impaired fellow. In order to raise public awareness and to draw the attention of local authorities,a flashmob was organized, opinions of young people were given voice and an accessibility expert was brought in to share his expertise on the issue.  

 Duration: 9 months

Award dates: 16.05.2023

Grant: 2467.62 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: Valea Seacă, Bacău

Project title: Preventing early marriage and school dropout.

Short project description: 

The purpose of the project is to build confidence and facilitate the expression of roma youth through theater and debate, as well as to inform families and authorities about the lifeplans and needs of roma youth, overcoming preconceptions and racism. The project is built around forum theater, an activist type of theater. The play is written and improvised by the teenagers that are involbed in the project, and the whole representation is in Romani language. The actors participate in at least 10 reherasals and workshops. Aside from the play and the workshops, the organizers combine talks and debate on important issues chosen by the teens in the community, with their parents and the school teachers, to hear and better address teen roma needs.

 Duration: 5 months 

Award dates: 20.06.2024

Grant 2472.56 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: Valea Seacă, Bacău

Project title: „Fetele își spun părerea”- “Girls Speak Out”

Short project description: 

This project addresses several important aspects that affect both the wider community and the personal lives of girls. Our goal is to create a safe, open, and inclusive space for the girls in our group, as well as for new girls who will join us along the way.

Through this initiative, we want to offer girls a sense of safety and trust—an environment where they feel free to share their dreams, struggles, and fears, especially those they often hide from their communities or even from close family and friends out of fear of judgment or lack of support.

Having access to a dedicated center gives us the opportunity to meet safely and regularly for the workshops we plan to co-create with the girls. These sessions will be built around open, creative discussions and, most importantly, guided by an expert who will teach us how to express ourselves through art. The girls’ personal experiences will inspire the creative workshops—leading to poems, songs, visual art, and an exhibition that will all be showcased at the community festival “Girls Speak Out”, to be held on the football field of School No. 1 in Valea Seacă. Through this event, we hope that parents, teachers, and peers will gain a better understanding of the challenges and negative experiences many girls in our community face.

 Duration: 5 months 

Award dates: 16.06.2025

Grant 2442.80 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: Mizil, Prahova

Project title: I Choose Informed

Short project description:

The purpose of the project is to inform and develop critical thinking skills for the roma population in Mizil Prahova and to involve them in public participation activities. The project has an educational component consisting of 6 workshops about human rights and access to public services as well as democracy and discrimination. The public participation activities include a flashmob and participating in the public local council meetings.

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 20.06.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: Mizil, Prahova

Project title: Lupta împotriva știrilor false- Fight against Fake News

Short project description:

The project explores the phenomenon of disinformation and manipulation in the political context, focusing on how false and distorted information is disseminated to influence public opinion and shape electoral behavior. It investigates techniques such as propaganda, fake news, and the use of social media to spread manipulative messages. The main goal of the project is to understand the impact of these practices on democratic processes, public trust in political institutions, and voter behavior. It also aims to propose solutions to counteract these threats, including media literacy education and stricter regulations to ensure transparency in information sources.

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 16.06.2025

Grant: 2,450.88 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: national (Romanian queer art community)

Project title: art200 x MadZine: Mental Health in the LGBTQ Community

Short project description: 

Organizing important conversations in the Queer Mad community, informing and raising awareness of the mental health issues and their expression with the aim of destigmatizing and encouraging public dialogue and participation of people with diverse mental health issues in civic dialogue. The dialogue and expression of mental health issues will take the forme of a magazine published and promoted around the art festival art200. The publication is written in partnership with Mad Pride Romania. 

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 01.09.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Bucharest

Project location: national (Romanian queer art community)

Project title: Subiect sensibil: perspective alternative privind consumul de droguri- Sensitive topic: alternative perspectives on drug use

Short project description: 

The project addresses the stigmatization experienced by drug users in Romania in the context of the harsh anti-drug measures implemented in the country in recent years. Based on the documentary theater show „Sensitive Subject” (2025, co-funded by AFCN), the proposed project focuses on two key activities: a multidisciplinary panel with experts in the field of substance use (September 11, Goethe Institute) and an online video campaign with six clips. Through these, we aim to amplify the often invisible voices of consumers, combat prejudice, and generate an empathetic and informed public dialogue. The project aims to contribute to raising awareness among the general public, as well as relevant public institutions, promoting a humane and public health-based approach, in line with EU values.

Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 03.06.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Suceava

Project location: Suceava and Mangalia

Project title: Identity Journalism Academy

Short project description: 

Identity Journalism Academy aimed to increase the level of involvement among young people in the county Suceava through the development of journalistic and civic skills for around 20 young people in Suceava. The co-funding provided within Proteus allowed the Association to supplement the number of participants, to enlarge the team of trainers and to offer the participants training materials. 

 Duration: 4 months, plus 2 months extension

Award dates: 16.08.2023

Grant: 2472.56 euro(The main funder of the Project is ERASMUS+)

City: Suceava

Project location: Suceava and Mangalia

Project title: CivicOn – Tinerii conduc schimbarea- CivicOn – Youth Leading Change

Short project description: 

„CivicOn – Youth Leading Change” empowers young people in Suceava County to engage civically. The project begins with a survey to identify youth needs, followed by the BucoviMEA Gala, celebrating cultural diversity and youth involvement. Key outputs include a Digital Civic Guide, a youth NGO forum to discuss public policy, and a campaign promoting youth-led initiatives to boost participation and visibility across the community.

Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 25.05.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Focșani

Project location: Focșani

Project title: DO ADVOCACY DO INCLUSION!

Short project description:

The NGO is organizing 5 workshops in order to raise the capacity of young people when it comes to Inclusion and Advocacy. After the workshops they want to organize a group of 15 young people so that they can run  advocacy campaigns through which they can contribute to increasing the level of knowledge of citizens, thus facilitating their involvement in the decision-making process or in changing the issues they will identify relevant.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 12.12.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Focșani

Project location: Focșani

Project title: Tineri care Inspiră – De la Formare la Inițiativă- Inspiring Youth – From Training to Action

Short project description:

The project aims to empower a group of 20 young people from Vrancea County through civic leadership, local initiative, and self-organization. The project includes thematic workshops, an inspirational study visit to Iași to engage with youth organizations, and “pay it forward” activities within their own communities. As a result, the participants will develop and implement local civic initiatives that promote the values of inclusion, solidarity, and active participation.

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 03.06.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Rădăuți

Project location: Rădăuți

Project title: Tinerii dezbat democratia – Youth debate democracy

Short project description:

The project addresses misinformation and the lack of political involvement of young people in Rădăuți and neighboring rural areas, caused by family influences and the lack of correct information. The aim is to increase political awareness and form active and responsible citizens. The project includes neutral debates between parliamentary candidates and young people, promoting civic engagement and independent voting. The planned activities are aimed at providing correct information and increasing young people’s interest in politics.

 Duration: 3 months

Award dates: 29.10.2024

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Hârșova, Constanța County

Project location: Hârșova, Constanța County

Project title: Mâncăm mulți, puterea crește. – We eat a lot, our strength grows.

Short project description:

They aim to increase community cohesion and participatory involvement of members of the target group through a series of community lunches, as a basis for connecting (active) members with each other and growing a group of resource persons.

 Duration: 3 months

Award dates: 11.02.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Hârșova, Constanța County

Project location: Constanta county rural area

Project title: Voluntariatul – o punte între comunități- Volunteering – A Bridge Between Communities

Short project description:

The project aims to strengthen social bonds and promote inclusion in the Hârșova area (including Vadu Oii and surrounding villages) through the active involvement of volunteers. Key activities include organizing community lunches, information sessions on citizens’ rights and freedoms for the Roma community, and socio-cultural events in nearby villages, all facilitated by a dedicated volunteer team.

 Duration: 3 months

Award dates: 27.05.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Găujani, Giurgiu County

Project location: Găujani, Cetățuia, Pietrușu, Giurgiu County

Project title: Spunem DA unui stil de viata sanatos! – We say YES to a healthy lifestyle!

Short project description:

They aim to mobilize and actively involve the local community in the commune of Găuajni in a series of initiatives that promote an active and participatory lifestyle. By organizing interactive workshops, open discussions, and practical activities, the project aims to raise awareness of the benefits of an active and healthy life for all members of the community, the importance of civic engagement, and social cohesion.

 Duration: 3 months

Award dates: 25.02.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Peștera

Project location: Peștera village

Project title: Viața în mișcare – Tinerii pentru un stil de viață sănătos- Life in Motion – Youth for a Healthy Lifestyle

Short project description:

The project aims to identify community sports needs, collaborate with local authorities on long-term solutions, and raise awareness among youth and adults about healthy living, focusing on balanced nutrition and regular exercise. A core group of sports enthusiasts will lead activities, foster community engagement, and facilitate dialogue with authorities about sports facilities and other needs. The project includes a nutrition workshop and a local sports event to achieve its goals.

 Duration: 5 months

Award dates: 27.05.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Bacău

Project location: Berești-Tazlău villages

Project title: “ACTiv – Youth & Children in Transformation”

Short project description:

“ACTiv – Youth & Children in Transformation” aims to boost youth participation in Berești-Tazlău’s community and local decisions. It focuses on creating a dedicated youth space through collaboration with local actors. The project includes public cafés, open dialogues with authorities, and efforts to secure a youth-friendly venue. Over 100 young people will engage in activities that foster inclusion, solidarity, and personal growth, helping build key soft skills. The goal is to make the community more inclusive, active, and attractive for youth.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 16.06.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Bacău

Project location: Lipova villages

Project title: Restart Rural

Short project description:

The „Restart Rural” project aims to increase youth participation in community life and local decision-making in Lipova. It addresses the lack of civic engagement and dialogue spaces through activities like a public café with photo exhibitions showcasing ideas for public spaces and the creation of a Youth Forum. At least 30 young people will take part in training, consultation, and participation activities promoting social inclusion, solidarity, and personal growth. The goal is to make the community more attractive and active for youth.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 16.06.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Bacău

Project location: Pârjol village

Project title: Home for Participation

Short project description:

„Home for Participation” addresses the lack of a youth center and low youth involvement in community issues. Over four months, young people will learn practical public participation skills to build an advocacy campaign aimed at transforming a municipal storage space into a youth center. They will gain skills in communicating with authorities, raising awareness, and making their voices heard. The project concludes with workshops on youth rights, European citizenship, and combating hate speech, culminating in a festival to highlight the need for a youth center.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 16.06.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro

City: Râmnicu Vâlcea

Project location: Râmnicu Vâlcea

Project title: Platforma online de jurnalism comunitar “ZineDeValcea.ro” (the online platform for community journalism Tell us about Valcea)

Short project description: 

Through this project the group is developing an online media platform (ZineDeValcea) that is to  become an alternative to the local media and a platform of expression for the citizens engaged in bringing about change in Ramnicu Valcea. The content of the platform is generated by an editorial team of volunteers and is to cover a variety of topics, including local politics and community issues. Through the platform, the group also intends to hold the public authorities accountable on issues of local interests by issuing and raising support for petitions.   

 Duration: 9 months

Award dates: 16.05.2023

Grant: 2472.56 euro

City: Cluj-Napoca

Project location: Cluj county, rural area

Project title: Media Activism Lab

Short project description:

Media Activism Lab aims to strengthen the Rural Youth Newsroom, a community journalism platform, by developing media, digital, and civic activism skills for at least 15 young members. In response to widespread disinformation affecting rural youth, the project offers media education and civic engagement opportunities while promoting rural initiatives. Activities include three media workshops, a planning and working weekend, and the production of at least 10 multimedia stories by community journalists.

 Duration: 4 months

Award dates: 09.07.2025

Grant: 2442.80 euro