Digital education & AI.
Free courses in coding, robotics and AI for children and young people in Vrancea, with Code.org and Marty robots. From what they learn, young people build sensors, apps and prototypes for disaster resilience and climate.
The cause · why this programme exists
Romania has the lowest level of digital skills in the European Union. For many young people in Vrancea, their first serious contact with programming comes through us.
In pictures · 8 photos
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Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040
Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.
What we actually do
Young people learn to build: sensors, AI models and risk maps for their community, in living labs and Erasmus+ exchanges.
Cohorts aged 7–14 from partner schools. From algorithmic thinking to their first games and apps of their own.
Marty the Robot comes into the classroom: physical programming, motors, sensors — technology becomes tangible.
Young people understand how AI models work — critical, ethical and responsible use, not just consumption.
200+ kits donated. 100 young people built air and water sensors in the Eco Tech Kids programme.
Our first local civic hackathon: prototypes for real community problems, October–November 2025.
Our role · how we work
We bring international curriculum, equipment and mentors to schools that would otherwise go without.
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
“The code a child in Vrancea writes today is their economic oxygen for tomorrow.”
Frequently asked questions
Yes, completely free. The Digital Education & AI Training Hub programme (360+ participants, funded by Fondation Orange) offers free access to Code.org, Marty robotics and AI literacy for young people in Vrancea.
Asociația Grupul Verde programmes are open from age 7 (Code.org, Scratch) up to age 30 (Erasmus+ youth exchanges and solidarity projects). No prior knowledge is needed for the introductory courses.
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
Every form of support turns directly into hours of coding for a child.
Physical programming: children see their code move. The robot stays in the school.
Donate →Working equipment, even refurbished, for rural schools.
Donate equipment →Programmers, engineers, students: one online or in-class session can change someone’s path.
Become a mentor →We open a code club in your school or build an internship programme together.
Propose a partnership →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
Digital education & AI 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.
Secondary school students build flood, drought and earthquake sensors and a digital risk map that families and authorities can use.
Target programme: Horizon Europe
Linked to: Vrancea Ready, Resilient Communities
Short activities, screen-free or with Marty the Robot, through which children aged 4–10 understand how a machine “thinks”. Young volunteers prepare them.
Target programme: Horizon Europe
Linked to: First Steps, AI in Romania
Lessons on the Green Deal and the Digital Decade taught by young people to other young people, with examples from their village and games they created.
Target programme: Erasmus+ (EACEA)
Linked to: Environment & biodiversity, Educational resources
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: Environment & biodiversity, Mobile Lab
European volunteers in our technology and nature programmes, as soon as we obtain the Quality Label.
Target programme: European Solidarity Corps
Linked to: Contact, Environment & biodiversity
Villages learn to withstand drought, floods, price shocks and isolation. Young people map local resources and build simple alert tools.
Target programme: Horizon Europe
Linked to: Rural communities, Resilient Communities
Support Digital education & AI
Your donation goes straight into the activities of Digital education & AI 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