ASOCIAȚIAGrupul Verde

Active since 2021 · Adjud · Vrancea · Romania · UNESCO ID 407 · Nominated 2026

Give a Bit of Oxygen.

Money, time or infrastructure — every contribution counts in its own way, but with us there is no such thing as too small. A lab notebook, a biodiversity expedition, a Marty robot in a rural school — you choose what you bring. Education and nature, free for every child in Vrancea, since 2021.

We protect the environment through technology. Asociația Grupul Verde, All programmes · Asociația Grupul Verde.
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 · 2023–2025

From 293 to 443 beneficiaries in two years.

Our home base in Adjud, the Vrancea localities and activities with young people from Bacău, Bucharest and Sinaia, on one map, with the figures from our activity reports.

  • +51%direct beneficiaries, 2023 → 2025
  • ×2.5partner schools, 2023 → 2025
  • 4counties where we have worked

The Asociația Grupul Verde ecosystem

Everything we do, in one place.

Active programmes, funded projects, the 2026–2035 portfolio and the Social Innovation Lab initiatives, built on European models. Filter by stage or field.

Code, the language of a green generation. Digital education & AI, Digital education & AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeActive since 2021Digital education & AICisco NetAcad, Code.org, Marty robotics, AI literacy.Technology & AIEducationTechnology that listens to nature. Environment & biodiversity, Environment & biodiversity · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeActiveEnvironment & biodiversitySensors built by young people and expeditions in the Subcarpathians.EnvironmentEducationEquality in technology, justice for the climate. Youth, gender & activism, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeActiveYouth, gender & activism55% girls in the tech cohorts, climate justice.Youth & genderTechnology & AITechnology reaches every village. Rural communities, Rural communities · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeActiveRural communities38+ schools and 11 localities in Vrancea.RuralEducationCitizens who defend the environment with data. Civic and legal education, Civic and legal education · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Civic and legal educationConstitutional rights and active citizenship.CivicEducationAI and robotics for green solutions. Agentic AI, Agentic AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Agentic AIAI assistants for citizens and ethical research.Technology & AICivicDigital for every generation. Active ageing, Active ageing · Asociația Grupul Verde.ProgrammeDirection 2026–2027Active ageingDigital independence and an intergenerational network.All agesTechnology & AIVrancea gets ready before the emergency. Vrancea Ready — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Vrancea ReadyEuropean model: A digital twin of the locality.EnvironmentAll agesTechnology & AIThe forest has a voice. We listen to it with AI. Nature Restored — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Nature RestoredEuropean model: Listen to the Forest — AI acoustic stations.EnvironmentTechnology & AIWe see where heat escapes from the home. Clean Energy for Villages — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Clean Energy for VillagesEuropean model: The thermal imaging walk.EnvironmentRuralCheck before you share. Media & Democracy — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Media & DemocracyEuropean model: Journalists in the classroom.CivicAll agesTechnology & AIYou learn by doing real things. Second Chance — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Second ChanceEuropean model: The production school.EducationYouth & genderTechnology & AIOne mentor, one year, a new path. Inclusion for Every Child — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027Inclusion for Every ChildEuropean model: One-to-one mentoring, for a whole year.EducationRuralAll agesThe first book, the first step. First Steps — an initiative of the Social Innovation Lab, Asociația Grupul Verde (illustration).Innovation LabLaunching 2027First StepsEuropean model: The book suitcase for babies.EducationAll agesEnvironmentThe technology lab comes to the village. Mobile Lab, Rural communities · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035OngoingMobile LabTechnology comes to the village, no 100 km journey needed.RuralTechnology & AIYoung people write code for climate solutions. Code & Climate, Environment & biodiversity · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035OngoingCode & ClimateClimate solutions written in code by young people.EnvironmentTechnology & AIPrototypes for monitoring protected areas. Sensors in Protected Areas, Environment & biodiversity · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035PilotSensors in Protected AreasIoT sensors in Natura 2000 sites.EnvironmentTechnology & AICritical thinking about AI and its ecological footprint. AI in Romania, Digital education & AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035Launched 2026AI in RomaniaCritical AI literacy for young people.Technology & AIEducationData collected by robots for public decisions. Citizenship & Rights, Civic and legal education · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035Pilot 2026Citizenship & RightsRights, learnt through real cases.CivicEducationLess paperwork, more time for family. Intergenerational Network, Active ageing · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035Pilot 2026Intergenerational NetworkYoung people and seniors, mutual mentoring.All agesTechnology & AIFrom idea to prototype: robots that learn. R&D Hub · Research & Innovation, Agentic AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035Concept · 2035R&D HubResearch and prototyping in Adjud.Technology & AILocal innovators, solutions for the environment. Young Innovators Incubator, Agentic AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035ConceptYoung Innovators IncubatorFrom idea to product, with mentors.Technology & AIYouth & genderAccessible programming for every child. Digital Inclusion, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035ConceptDigital InclusionAccessible programming for every child.Technology & AIEducationThe right to a healthy environment, explained through technology. Green Case-Law Observatory, Civic and legal education · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035In preparation · 2030Green Case-Law ObservatoryLaw and data, on nature’s side.CivicEnvironmentYoung people proposing solutions for their community. Resilient Communities, Civic and legal education · Asociația Grupul Verde.Project 2026–2035Concept · 2035Resilient CommunitiesCommunities that decide together.CivicRuralSeniors discovering digital services. Digital Education & AI Training Hub, Active ageing · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectCompleted 2024–2025Digital Education & AI Training HubOur largest cohort: 360+ beneficiaries, with the Orange Foundation.Technology & AIAll agesGirls coding a green future. TechWomen Empowerment Hub, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectCompleted 2023–2026TechWomen Empowerment HubDigital training for women and girls at the Orange Digital Center Adjud.Youth & genderTechnology & AIA whole class learns to code for the environment. Youth Code Academy, Digital education & AI · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectCompleted 2023–2025Youth Code AcademyScratch, Marty and Code.org for children aged 7–14.Technology & AIEducationSensors built by children for the air we breathe. Eco Tech Kids, Environment & biodiversity · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectCompleted 2024Eco Tech Kids100 young people built air, water and soil sensors.EnvironmentTechnology & AIA civic hackathon for real problems. EduHack · civic hackathon, Civic and legal education · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectCompleted 2025EduHack AdjudThe first civic hackathon in Adjud, registered with DigiEduHack.CivicTechnology & AIClimate justice, written in code. GreenCode for Fairer Futures, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectOngoing 2026–2027GreenCode for Fairer Futures80 young people, at least 55% girls, climate justice.Youth & genderEnvironmentWe protect the environment through technology. Asociația Grupul Verde, All programmes · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectNominated 2026Green FuturesNominated for the UNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026, through CNR-UNESCO.EnvironmentTechnology & AIYoung climate activists, with digital tools. GreenCode for Fairer Futures, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.Funded projectUnder evaluation 2026GreenCode Creative LabDigital creativity and community art.Youth & genderTechnology & AI

From the field · 13 activities

We don’t promise. We show.

Mobile labs, sensors in nature, civic hackathons and seniors online — scroll through and choose the project that inspires you.

AI in Romania

AI literacy, from children to seniors

Code & Climate

Climate solutions coded by young people

Sensors in Protected Areas

IoT sensors for protected areas

Mobile Lab

The Mobile Lab, from village to village

Digital Inclusion

Accessible technology for everyone

GreenCode for Fairer Futures

GreenCode: green code for a fairer future

Citizenship & Rights

Rights can be learnt at any age

Green Case-Law Observatory

Law and data, on nature’s side

Resilient Communities

Strong communities, from children to grandparents

EduHack · civic hackathon

A civic hackathon for real problems

Young Innovators Incubator

From idea to product, with adult mentors

R&D Hub · Research & Innovation

Research and innovation for green solutions

Across generations

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.”

Andra M.Pupil · 2023 cohort · now teaches Scratch to younger children
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73%of participants return for a second year — voluntarily, with no obligation
52active volunteers in 2025, many of them former participants

Our partners · 2021–2026

We haven’t done anything alone.

The organisations alongside which we have actually built the programmes for young people in Vrancea.

Funders & sponsors

Fundația Orange RomâniaOrange Digital Center Adjud · 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

Cisco Networking AcademyCisco Academy in Adjud, since 2026
Fundația Progress · CODE KidsCODE Kids Club Adjud, since 2024
Generația TechIT training for 100 young people, 2022–2023
Robotical · Marty the RobotEducational robotics, since 2022

Community & authorities

Adjud City HallSupport for the Orange Digital Center Adjud and the educational centre
Schools in Adjud and Vrancea38+ partner schools and clubs

European & international networks

BGCIBotanic Gardens Conservation International · member
DigiEduHack · European CommissionEduHack Adjud 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.

Adjud · Vrancea · 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.