Active ageing.
Digital tools and an intergenerational network. Digital independence has no age limit — and neither does the right to take part in society.
Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040
Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.
The cause · why this programme exists
Doctor’s appointments, pensions, banking — everything is moving online. Many older people are left out. Young people help them back in.
In pictures · 4 photos
Photos from our workshops. Tap an image to see it larger; if you like it, you can share it with friends.
What we actually do
Access to services, communication and everyday independence.
The phone, the internet, online public services, telemedicine.
Young volunteers and older people: sharing digital skills and active companionship.
Our role · how we work
Mutual mentoring: digital skills in one direction, life experience in the other.
Who we work with
The specialist profiles we start and run the activities with. Their names appear in the project reports.
Turning pixels into oxygen
“A grandparent online is a grandparent closer to home.”
Projects 2026–2035
Extended through the Green Innovation Hub
This programme feeds directly into the Green Innovation Hub initiatives, built on European models.
What we hope for · how you can help
Support digital inclusion for older people.
Materials, tablets and trainers for a group of older people.
Donate →One hour a week alongside an older person in the community.
Become a volunteer →Simple devices, set up for first steps online.
Donate devices →Partners for telemedicine and online public services.
Let’s talk →Support the programme
Sources and methodology
Our own figures (young people trained, schools, localities) come from the association’s records and are published in the impact report. Context statistics come from official sources, with the year of the latest available edition.
Portfolio 2026–2027
Active ageing 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.
Young people teach grandparents to use a phone safely; grandparents give them the stories and crafts that young people digitise.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · NEB
Linked to: Intergenerational Network, Rural communities
Trainers and adult volunteers learn abroad how to teach AI literacy and digital skills to adults and older people.
Target programme: Erasmus+
Linked to: Digital Inclusion, Our team
Pupils attend workshops with their parents on rights, voting and public services and build a small digital guide for the community together.
Target programme: Horizon Europe
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Citizenship & Rights
Young people from Vrancea travel and host peers from across Europe; youth workers learn new ways of working with technology.
Target programme: Erasmus+
Linked to: Youth, gender & activism, Inclusion for Every Child
Small grants with no own contribution, to test a young people’s idea quickly before a larger project.
Target programme: EEA Grants · Civil Society Fund
Linked to: Funding, For funders
Young people safely create a deepfake to learn how to spot one, then teach others to check before they share.
Target programme: Horizon Europe
Linked to: Media & Democracy, AI in Romania
Support Active ageing
Your donation goes straight into the activities of Active ageing in Vrancea — materials, kits, trainers and transport for children and young people. Every amount counts.
Bank transfer with no fees · 3.5% of your tax · sponsorship with a contract