ASOCIAȚIAGrupul Verde

Direction C · Digital skills for older people Active ageing.

Digital tools and an intergenerational network. Digital independence has no age limit — and neither does the right to take part in society.

  • Digital independence
  • Telemedicine
  • Intergenerational
Digital for every generation. Active ageing, Active ageing · Asociația Grupul Verde.

Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040

The programme’s path to 2040.

Completed 2021–2026Goal 2030–2040

Active ageing

  1. 2021Completed—
  2. 2026CompletedDirection C · early launch
  3. 2030GoalDigital inclusion programme for older people
  4. 2035GoalIntergenerational network in every partner locality
  5. 2040GoalDigital independence for every older person in our partner communities*

Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.

100%
Older people strand launched2026 · early launchObjective achieved
0%
Digital inclusion programme for older people2030 targetIn preparation
0%
Intergenerational network in all partner communities2035 targetPlanned

✓What we have achieved

  • Older people in the Digital Education & AI Training Hub workshops
  • First mentoring sessions between young and older people
  • Online safety lessons for every generation

→What remains to be done

  • Dedicated digital inclusion programme for older people (2030)
  • Intergenerational network in all partner communities (2035)
  • Digital independence for every older person in our partner communities (2040)*

The cause · why this programme exists

Digital independence has no age.

Doctor’s appointments, pensions, banking — everything is moving online. Many older people are left out. Young people help them back in.

11,3%

of Romanians aged 55–74 have never used the internet — nearly 1 in 9

INS, 2025 · [1]

Have ever used the internet, by age group

Aged 16–3499%
Aged 55–7488.7%
INS, 2025 · [2]
84.8%of rural households have internet at home — compared with 92.6% in townsINS, 2025 · [4]

From the field · 4 images

This is what Active ageing looks like.

Real activities with real young people. Tap an image to see it full size, then share it — every share brings a new supporter.

Digital Education & AI Training Hub

Older people discovering digital services

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Intergenerational Network

Less paperwork, more time for family

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Intergenerational Network

Young and older people, mentoring each other

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Digital Education & AI Training Hub

AI explained simply, for anyone

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What we actually do

Pixels connect generations. Generations breathe together.

Digital platform for older people

Access to services, communication and everyday independence.

Digital training for older people

The phone, the internet, online public services, telemedicine.

Intergenerational network

Young volunteers and older people: sharing digital skills and active companionship.

Our role · how we work

Young people teach older people. Older people teach the young.

Mutual mentoring: digital skills in one direction, life experience in the other.

  1. Local diagnosisWe start from data: the schools, the villages and the real needs of young people in Vrancea.
  2. A programme built with expertsCurriculum and activities designed together with specialists and teachers.
  3. Training & equipmentWe bring kits, laptops and mentors wherever they are missing.
  4. Working in the communityFree, hands-on activities at school, in the village or out in the field.
  5. Measurement & public reportingWe count the results and publish them — verifiable figures, not promises.

Who we work with

The experts beside the children.

The specialist profiles we start and run the activities with. Their names appear in the project reports.

Adult trainersTeach the phone, the internet and online services step by step.Involved from the start
Young volunteersPatient mentors for the grandparents in the community.Involved from the start
Social and healthcare workersHelp with telemedicine and public services.Involved from the start
Online safety specialistsTeach older people to recognise scams.Involved from the start

Turning pixels into oxygen

“Pixels connect generations. Generations breathe together.”

Asociația Grupul VerdeActive ageing

Projects 2026–2035

Projects in this programme.

Intergenerational Network

Young and older people — mentoring each other.

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Extended through the Social Innovation Lab

What we build next.

This programme feeds directly into the Social Innovation Lab initiatives, built on European models.

Social Innovation LabFirst StepsEuropean model: The baby book bagDiscover →

What we hope for · how you can help

A grandparent online is a grandparent closer to you.

Support digital inclusion for older people.

Donation

Support a workshop for older people

Materials, tablets and trainers for a group of older people.

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Volunteering

Young mentors for older people

One hour a week alongside an older person in the community.

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Equipment

Tablets and phones

Simple devices, set up for first steps online.

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Partnership

GP surgeries and town halls

Partners for telemedicine and online public services.

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Sources and methodology

Where the figures come from.

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.

  1. People aged 55–74 who have never used the internet (calculation: 100% − 88.7%)INS · 2025. See source ↗
  2. People aged 16–34 who have ever used the internetINS · 2025. See source ↗
  3. People aged 55–74 who have ever used the internetINS · 2025. See source ↗
  4. Households with internet access at home, rural areas (urban: 92.6%)INS · 2025. See source ↗

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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.

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