Marian DumitruDirector of Education Programmes
Certified trainer in AI and digital education. He leads our digital, AI and environmental education programmes and the 2026–2027 European portfolio.
Marian’s profile →Digital education and environment NGO · Vrancea, Romania
· UNESCO ID 407Give a Bit of Oxygen.
Every bit of help counts, however small. A lab notebook, a nature expedition or a Marty robot for a village school: you choose what to support. For Vrancea’s children, everything has been free since 2021.
560+young people trained · 2021–2026
38+partner schools & clubs
55%girls in the tech cohorts
Cost 0for every family, since 2021 — free, always
3grants won in 2025 · 11 localities
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Impact · 2021–2026
560+ young people trained since 2021.
Our home base, the Vrancea localities and activities with young people from Bacău, Bucharest and Sinaia, on one map, with the figures from our 2021–2026 activity reports. In yellow: the 2021–2026 online courses for schools in Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Sibiu, Brașov, Baia Mare, Constanța, Timișoara, Arad and Oradea (from the association’s records).
- 560+young people in our Vrancea programmes, 2021–2026
- 38+partner schools and clubs, in 11 localities
- 4counties: Vrancea, Bacău, Prahova, Bucharest
- 1,600+young people in 18+ schools across 9 cities, online courses 2021–2026 · association records
Everything Asociația Grupul Verde does
What we have done, what we do now and what comes next.
All our work, in short: what we have already finished, the programmes children and young people can join right now, the projects we are preparing for the years ahead, and ideas that worked well elsewhere in Europe that we want to bring to Vrancea. Pick what interests you: environment, technology, villages, girls in tech.
ProgrammeActive since 2021Digital education & AICode.org, Marty robotics, AI literacy and technology built by young people.Technology & AIEducation→
ProgrammeActiveEnvironment & biodiversitySensors built by young people and expeditions in the Subcarpathians.EnvironmentEducation→
ProgrammeActiveYouth, gender & activism55% girls in the tech cohorts, climate justice.Youth & genderTechnology & AI→
ProgrammeActiveRural communities38+ schools and 11 localities in Vrancea.RuralEducation→
ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Civic and legal educationConstitutional rights and active citizenship.CivicEducation→
ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Agentic AIAI assistants for citizens and ethical research.Technology & AICivic→
ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Active ageingDigital independence and an intergenerational network.All agesTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Vrancea ReadyEuropean model: A digital twin of the locality.EnvironmentAll agesTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Nature RestoredEuropean model: Listen to the Forest — AI acoustic stations.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Clean Energy for VillagesEuropean model: The thermal imaging walk.EnvironmentRural→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Media & DemocracyEuropean model: Journalists in the classroom.CivicAll agesTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Second ChanceEuropean model: The production school.EducationYouth & genderTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027Inclusion for Every ChildEuropean model: One-to-one mentoring, for a whole year.EducationRuralAll ages→
Green Innovation HubLaunching 2027First StepsEuropean model: The book suitcase for babies.EducationAll agesEnvironment→
Project 2026–2035OngoingMobile LabTechnology comes to the village, no 100 km journey needed.RuralTechnology & AI→
Project 2026–2035OngoingCode & ClimateClimate solutions written in code by young people.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Project 2026–2035PilotSensors in Protected AreasIoT sensors in Natura 2000 sites.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Project 2026–2035Launched 2026AI in RomaniaUnderstanding AI, not just using it.Technology & AIEducation→
Project 2026–2035Pilot 2026Citizenship & RightsRights, learnt through real cases.CivicEducation→
Project 2026–2035Pilot 2026Intergenerational NetworkYoung people and seniors, mutual mentoring.All agesTechnology & AI→
Project 2026–2035Concept · 2035R&D HubResearch and prototyping built by young people.Technology & AI→
Project 2026–2035ConceptYoung Innovators IncubatorFrom idea to product, with mentors.Technology & AIYouth & gender→
Project 2026–2035ConceptDigital InclusionAccessible programming for every child.Technology & AIEducation→
Project 2026–2035In preparation · 2030Green Case-Law ObservatoryLaw and data, on nature’s side.CivicEnvironment→
Project 2026–2035Concept · 2035Resilient CommunitiesCommunities that decide together.CivicRural→
Funded projectCompleted 2024–2025Digital Education & AI Training HubOur largest cohort: 360+ beneficiaries, with the Orange Foundation.Technology & AIAll ages→
Funded projectCompleted 2023–2026TechWomen Empowerment HubDigital training for women and girls at the Orange Digital Center.Youth & genderTechnology & AI→
Funded projectCompleted 2023–2025Youth Code AcademyScratch, Marty and Code.org for children aged 7–14.Technology & AIEducation→
Funded projectCompleted 2024Eco Tech Kids100 young people built air, water and soil sensors.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Funded projectCompleted 2025EduHackOur first civic hackathon, registered with DigiEduHack.CivicTechnology & AI→
Funded projectOngoing 2026–2027GreenCode for Fairer Futures80 young people, at least 55% girls, climate justice.Youth & genderEnvironment→
Funded projectNominated 2026Green FuturesNominated for the UNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026, through CNR-UNESCO.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Funded projectUnder evaluation 2026GreenCode Creative LabDigital creativity and community art.Youth & genderTechnology & AI→Our projects · 13
Children, teachers and grandparents, at the same table.
The photos are from our workshops: robots, sensors, code and plenty of questions. Each image leads to a project. Some are already running, others we are preparing now. Scroll through and see where you would like to get involved.
AI literacy, from children to seniors
Climate solutions coded by young people
IoT sensors for protected areas
The Mobile Lab, from village to village
Accessible technology for everyone
GreenCode: green code for a fairer future
Rights can be learnt at any age
Law and data, on nature’s side
Strong communities, from children to grandparents
A civic hackathon for real problems
From idea to product, with adult mentors
Research and innovation for green solutions
Children and adults at the same workbench
Every image is a real activity, with young people, teachers and seniors from Vrancea.
A story from Vrancea
“I came for the games. I stayed for who I became.”
73%of participants return for a second year — voluntarily, with no obligation
52active volunteers in 2025, many of them former participants
Our team
The people behind the programmes.
A director of programmes, an IT trainer, 52 volunteers and teachers from more than 38 partner schools in Vrancea, Romania.
Elena-MădălinaIT Trainer
Coding and robotics workshops, digital training, youth mentoring and project communication.
Elena-Mădălina’s profile →Young people, students, parents and teachers who take our workshops further, into schools across Vrancea.
Volunteer with us →The people beside us · 2021–2026
Together with those who believed in Vrancea’s children.
None of what you see here would have happened without them: the foundations and companies that supported our programmes, the teachers who opened their classrooms, the local authority that supported our educational centre, and the European networks we learn from. Thank you.
- Funders and sponsors
Funder · Digital Education & AI Training Hub, 2024–2025 - Funders and sponsors
Partner · GreenCode for Fairer Futures, 2026–2027 - Funders and sponsors
Sponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023 - Funders and sponsors
Sponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023 - Education and technology
CODE Kids coding club, since 2024 - Education and technology
IT training for 100 young people, 2022–2023 - Education and technology
Educational robotics, since 2022 - European networks
Botanic Gardens Conservation International · member - European networksDigiEduHackOfficial EduHack 2025 event, supported by the European Commission
- Recognition
UNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026 nomination · ID 407 - Recognition
“Green Medal”, 2025
We only show organisations we have actually worked with. Logos are used with each partner’s agreement.
Funders & sponsors
Fundația Orange RomâniaOrange Digital Center · TechWomen Empowerment Hub
WECFWomen Engage for a Common Future · GreenCode for Fairer Futures
LuxoftSponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023
JYSKSponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023
Education & technology
Fundația Progress · CODE KidsCODE Kids Club, since 2024
Generația TechIT training for 100 young people, 2022–2023
Robotical · Marty the RobotEducational robotics, since 2022
Community & authorities
Local public administrationSupport for the Orange Digital Center and the educational centre
Schools in Vrancea38+ partner schools and clubs
European & international networks
BGCIBotanic Gardens Conservation International · member
DigiEduHack · European CommissionEduHack 2025, official event
Recognition & press
CNR-UNESCOUNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026 nomination · ID 407
Europa FM“Green Medal”, February 2025
We build programmes for young people in Vrancea together — companies, foundations, schools and institutions.
Want to help?
You can stand with us in three ways.
With a donation, a few hours of your time, or as a partner in a project. Choose what suits you: every kind of help reaches the children and young people of Vrancea.
01 · Donate
Donate now.
A notebook, a biodiversity expedition or a Marty robot in a school. You choose what to support, and your donation goes to the programme you picked. You can see the results on the programme’s page and in our annual impact report.
Donate — choose the amount →02 · Volunteering 2h / weekGive your time.
Coding mentor, Arduino instructor, Natura 2000 expedition guide, translator, graphic designer. Tell us what you can do — we’ll find the right role.
Join the team →03 · PartnershipBuild with us.
Funder, Erasmus+ organisation, school, European NGO, public institution, equipment sponsor — we have a proven track record and projects under way.
Funding & partnerships →Vrancea · Europe · Since 2021
Turning pixels into oxygen.
Code, environment, rights and digital dignity — from a town of 16,000, free, for every child. Because the place you were born should not decide the future you build.
Portfolio 2026–2027
What we build next, with young people.
This page is part of the 2026–2027 portfolio of Asociația Grupul Verde: 43 programme lines in which young people build technology for nature, protected species, climate and democracy, with partners from Romania and the EU through Horizon Europe, LIFE, Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and CERV.
Technology, AI and resilience
AI for local climate resilience
AI models trained by young people on local data (temperature, rainfall, soil) that tell a community what to prepare before a heatwave summer.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Adaptation Mission
Linked to: Agentic AI, Vrancea Ready
Open science and research
European Researchers’ Night + Researchers at Schools
Researchers in classrooms and an open evening where young people show their prototypes: robots, sensors, apps for nature.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · MSCA
Linked to: R&D Hub — Research & Innovation, Young Innovators Incubator
Living labs for nature and climate
Climate education and communities (Central and Eastern Europe)
Climate lessons that start in your own village, shared with schools across Central and Eastern Europe. Young people write the code that visualises them.
Target programme: EUKI (European Climate Initiative, Germany)
Linked to: Code & Climate, Environment & biodiversity
Democracy, memory and citizenship
Town twinning
Citizens’ meetings between twinned towns, where young people present the technical solutions they built for their own town.
Target programme: CERV
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Partners & UNESCO
Erasmus+ and mobility
Small-scale partnership: AI literacy, robotics, environmental education
A partnership with 2–3 organisations in which young people create an open lesson kit: AI, Marty the Robot and outdoor learning.
Target programme: Erasmus+
Linked to: Digital education & AI, Environment & biodiversity
European Solidarity Corps
International volunteering teams (waste, recycling, inclusion)
Mixed teams of young people from several countries who clean up, sort and measure waste with an app they built.
Target programme: European Solidarity Corps (EACEA)
Linked to: Environment & biodiversity, Inclusion for Every Child