We’re putting democracy to work with 21 new groups and organizations that want to empower their communities
As part of the Proteus programme, CeRe is offering mentoring sessions to increase organizational capacity and improve advocacy to the 21 groups and organizations selected so far.
The topics covered in one-on-one mentoring sessions with the groups and organizations selected in the programme answer questions such as: How do I bring in new members? How can we organize better? How do we attract allies for our efforts? These are all concerns that we discuss in individual meetings with each group or organization.
The mentoring sessions are adapted to the needs of each group and consist of exploring the strengths and challenges faced by the program participants and creating a plan that reflects their learning needs.
Some of the directions addressed by the mentors in individual sessions:
– How to build a strong base of members and supporters
– Team building and setting responsibilities
– Involving young people in activities
– Strategic planning
Groups and organizations included in Proteus, the mentoring programme we offer at CeRe:
Cu Drag din Sulina Association
Cu Drag din Sulina Association is a young organization, founded in 2023, formed by citizens of Sulina. They care about the good of the city, working especially with children and young people. The fight for environmental protection has been first on their agenda, and their involvement in the Clean Waters project initiated them in this fight.
Gabriela Ionescu and Slavomir Popovici Cultural Association
It has been running since 2016 and aims to promote culture and cultural journalism, with three focus areas: literary-artistic creation, socio-cultural engagement and civic activism. Art200 – the flagship festival in recent years, is a queer culture festival, started out of the need to discuss and bring together as many people and identities from the LGBTQIA+ community as possible.
Împreună pentru Chilia Veche Association
It is made up of passionate people for whom Chilia Veche is home. They are passionately involved in promoting and defending citizens’ rights and interests, but also in environmental protection projects. They have succeeded in setting up a community park, a lot of sports, education and cultural activities, and are now fighting to convince the relevant authorities to repair the county road that connects the rest of the world.
Civic Măgura
It is a group in its start-up phase and its objective is the sustainable development of the community in Brasov County, with care for the heritage, people and nature. Because the community’s problems are many, the group is still trying to prioritize them and find solutions to the most urgent ones.
Creionăm Viitorul Brăila Association
The association has a wide range of objectives, from the economic and social development of communities to saving cultural heritage. Their first concerns were environmental protection – they even persuaded the town hall to install garbage containers on Perla Beach. Currently on the organization’s agenda are 3 libraries in rural kindergartens.
Local Initiative Group "Prietenii Dunării"
The group is active in the area of the city Turnu-Magurele, but also in the village of Islaz. Among the group’s victories is the realization of a recreational area at the confluence of the river Olt and the Danube, in the area of Islaz. They are currently concerned with environmental protection, and in the future they want to get involved in educational activities.
Romanian Youth Movement for Democracy
The purpose of the association is for every community to have involved citizens who know their rights and are willing to work together for the common good. RYMD is an organization dedicated especially to young people, based on the premise that a community can only be developed if it is made up of educated citizens who know their rights and who contribute together to the development of their community.
Civic Group PLatform for Local Initiatives Valcea
It works with young Roma girls (14-18 years old) to keep them involved in their education and in the community, to support them to live as independent and balanced life as possible and to follow their dreams, whatever they may be. From informative meetings and talks, to creative activities, games, theater plays, camps where they can discover what they want to learn or work, all aimed at helping young women develop in the direction they most want to go.
Mizil Initiative Group
They have been working in the community since 2012 with Roma women and young people to solve infrastructure problems, as well as to raise awareness about discrimination and violence. The group also works to provide information to people about their rights, to support mothers and children, and provides constant support to people in the community according to the problems they face. They are currently focusing on gaining experience as a group/organization in order to move forward and be as independent as possible and as community work they continue to organize flashmobs and marches against discrimination and information workshops or advocacy initiatives adapted to the needs of people in the community.
Roma Youth Group “Revendicări din sat”
Since 2015 the youth group from Valea Seacă has been fighting for the image of Roma women to reflect the diversity and reality of their lives. They have captured the attention of institutions by identifying the problems faced by the community, and through civic actions they have managed to solve them.
Ajutăm, Integrăm, Dezvoltăm și Evoluăm Association (AIDE)
AIDE Association coordinates the Youth Center in Râmnicu Vâlcea and has the mission to bring positive change in the local community and to offer as many development opportunities as possible to young people aged 12-18, especially those who have limited access to training activities.
H4H Association (Hope 4 Humanity)
Hope 4 Humanity is a space for youth development through volunteering and community projects focused on: education, civic engagement, cultural identity and sustainability. Since 2019 it trains people eager to contribute to positive change in communities. The organization works with pupils and students from Suceava County and proposes inclusive actions that reach communities where young people have low access to development opportunities.
Right Association
The Right Association was established out of the need to finance the CseBe group, which organizes extracurricular activities for children from Șumuleu Ciuc, a Roma community in the municipality of Miercurea Ciuc, who are facing poverty, segregation and living in precarious conditions. The association wants to attract financial support to continue organizing courses and activities for children (robotics and sports courses, visits to museums, concerts, shows) and to build an after-school, but also to empower the authorities and raise awareness among the majority population.
,,True Health" Association
The association operates in the city of Suceava and other localities in the county. Some of the objectives of the organization: to increase the level of health information of the general population, to develop and operationalize networks of medical, research and education centers, to provide support for people belonging to vulnerable, disadvantaged groups and at risk for poverty and social exclusion, to support and promote activities of a sustainable nature.
DizAbil.Eu Group
DizAbil.Eu Vrancea Group is a civic group, founded in 2013, made up of 30 people with disabilities and their caretakers, living in Focșani and other localities in the county. It advocates for the accessibility of public spaces in the city of Focșani and in general for the respect of the rights of people with disabilities. The Accessibility Map of Focșani is one of the most extensive projects carried out by the group.
Cernavodă Plus Association
The association runs environmental and volunteer projects for the benefit of children with disabilities and people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is active in Cernavodă, as well as in the neighboring rural towns of Seimeni, Topalu and Rasova. The members of the association aim to increase their resources in order to support civic-minded individuals/groups who wish to carry out activities/actions for the benefit of the community.
Găujani Social Inclusion Organization
It was established on 13.02.2024 and is at the beginning of its journey, but wants to increase the organization’s capacity to do projects in the community through civic involvement. In Pietrișu locality, Găujani commune, live almost 600 Roma people, 300 of whom assumed their identity in the 2021 census, and the association aims to look at their needs and bring them to the attention of public authorities.
Rădăuțiul Civic Association
The Association started from a civic group established in 2017, and so far it has gathered over 100 volunteers working on 5 different areas (Local Good Governance, Social Educational, Culture and Local History, Environment and Youth Activities). The vision of the Association „Rădăuțiul Civic” is that of a developed Rădăuți, with a strong civil society, with responsible, educated, informed and active citizens who promote the good of the community. As part of the Rădăuțiul Civic Association, the Youth Team aimed to facilitate activities that help young people to discover new areas of activity, and in 2024 they managed to organize a meeting with local councillors, to whom they asked important questions about their city.
Raconium Association
They are a young organization, established since April 2023, which aims to support young people so that they can reach their full training potential, become adults who create harmony around them and who can choose the most suitable career path. It runs projects in partnership with schools, cultural centers and local authorities in Vrancea County. Out of a desire to meet the needs of young people in the community with limited opportunities, they have run both reading workshops with book donations, emotional balancing workshops or vocational counseling. The association wishes to be able to open a youth center in Focsani, as there is practically no such space in the town, and young people have no place to meet, be encouraged to create or develop civically.
“DUNAVĂŢ, NATURĂ, OAMENI, TRADIŢII” Association
They advocate for the transparency of public institutions to the citizens, the promotion of infrastructure projects of local and regional interest, the development of public utilities and involvement in the support of projects for funding. They are a new association that aims to increase the capacity of the team, improve communication strategies and community representation. It wants to be the link between the community and the decision makers of Murighiol commune.
Hârșova 3D Association
It is an organization founded in 2024, which aims to develop programs that bring together teenagers and young people from Hârșova and surrounding communities. They strongly believe that only together we can build a stronger, healthier and cleaner community based on shared values. It focuses on promoting and developing young people’s potential through adapted projects and activities, empowering local communities and supporting environmental sustainability. They also encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing among their members and establish partnerships with governmental and non-governmental entities at national and international level.
Sâncraiu
Mica Redacție Rurală/GoFree
Vibe Tineresc Pârjol
Tinerii Bereșteni
"Tinerii Lipoveni" Informal Group
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The project implementation period is January 2023 – December 2025.
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