CSR partnerships for companies in Pitești

· education · environment

From Pitești, for children in Vrancea.

Companies in Pitești can support free digital and environmental education for children and young people in Vrancea, a county where two in three people live in a village. We prepare and coordinate everything; you choose the theme.

Let’s talk What fits your company

At a glance

The partnership, in one place.

Who it is for: Companies in Pitești and Argeș County
What you support: Robotics and STEM in villages, NEET young people and retraining, Energy efficiency in villages
How: Tax-deductible sponsorship, equipment, employee volunteering
Where: In schools and villages in Vrancea, about 230 km from Pitești as the crow flies
Reporting: Interim and final report, with unique participants and results
Organiser: Asociația Grupul Verde, Vrancea, since 2021

For companies in Pitești

We start from what your team knows.

The economy of Pitești rests on the automotive industry, including the Dacia plant in Mioveni and its suppliers. We picked the programmes where your people can help most.

Robotics and STEM in villages

Robots built and programmed by children in village schools: a first contact with industrial careers.

NEET young people and retraining

Retraining for NEET young people towards technical jobs.

Energy efficiency in villages

Energy efficiency in villages: thermal imaging and simple measures for rural households.

Ideas for Pitești

Three concrete ways to start.

We adapt them to the size of your team and your budget.

Proposal

Robotics from the source

Automotive engineers run a workshop where pupils build a small robot and learn how a production line works.

Proposal

Practice interviews

Your HR colleagues hold practice interviews with young people looking for their first job.

Proposal

The efficient home

Young people use a thermal camera to measure heat loss in a village home; your company funds the equipment.

Why Vrancea

Same country, different starting line.

In Argeș County, average net monthly earnings are RON 5,120, 24% more than in Vrancea (RON 4,139; INS, January 2026, via Economedia). In Vrancea, two in three people live in a village. All the data, with sources, is on the Green Innovation Hub page; the steps of a partnership are on the CSR partnerships page.

FAQ

What companies ask us.

Do we need to be in Vrancea to take part?

No. Sponsorship and donated equipment need no travel, and sessions with your staff can also take place online. For fieldwork, Vrancea is about 230 km from Pitești as the crow flies.

Which programmes suit companies in Pitești?

For an economy built on the automotive industry, including the Dacia plant in Mioveni and its suppliers, we suggest: Robotics and STEM in villages, NEET young people and retraining, Energy efficiency in villages. You can also support any other programme of the association.

Is the sponsorship tax-deductible?

Yes, within the limits of the Romanian Fiscal Code: the association has been on ANAF’s register of eligible entities since 30 August 2023. For the exact calculation, we recommend speaking to your accountant.

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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