Funder2024–2025
Digital Education & AI Training Hub
Fundația Orange
A training hub for digital education and artificial intelligence for children and young people in Vrancea.
Digital education & AI →European partners for education projects in Romania
· Erasmus+ · VranceaA local partner in rural Romania, for European projects.
We are an NGO in Vrancea, Romania, working on digital and environmental education for children and young people in villages. We are looking for European partners for joint projects.
National and international recognition
Trust earned in Romania and worldwide.
All partners and recognition →
InternationalUNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026 nomination ↗
NationalEuropa FM “Green Medal”, 2025
EuropeanOfficial DigiEduHack 2025 event, supported by the European Commission
Euro-MediterraneanMember organization of the Anna Lindh Foundation Romania, 2026- FunderFundația Orange · Digital Education & AI Training Hub, 2024–2025
CurriculumCurriculum with 11 international distinctions
International network · 2026–2027
Part of Funding Fairer Futures, the European initiative for climate justice.
SubgranteeCAN Europe · WECF · European Commission
Grupul Verde delivers the GreenCode for Fairer Futures project in Vrancea, supported through Funding Fairer Futures: the initiative led by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and co-funded by the European Commission. Alongside more than 50 organisations selected across Europe, we bring European models of climate, environmental, technology and inclusion education home.
- TrainingCapacity building for the organisation, to European Commission standards.
- NetworkPeer learning and exchange with organisations across Europe.
- Just transitionSupport for campaigning and advocacy for a fair climate transition.
The CAN Europe network
The initiative is led by CAN Europe, Europe’s largest coalition of climate organisations. Among the network’s members:
Belgrade Open SchoolSerbia
Climate AnalyticsGermany
Italian Climate NetworkItaly
European Grandparents for ClimateEurope
Youth for Climate NLNetherlands
The logos belong to members of the CAN Europe network and identify the network; they are not direct partners of the association.
Our partners · 2021–2026
Who we have already worked with.
Funders, networks and education partners from Romania and Europe, each backed by a contract, an agreement or a written confirmation.
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Funders & sponsors
They put resources behind our programmes: grants, sponsorships, equipment.
4 partners
Partner2026–2027GreenCode for Fairer Futures
WECF
Technology and climate justice for young people, with the international Women Engage for a Common Future network.
Youth, gender & activism →
Sponsor2022–2023Generația Tech
JYSK
Sponsor of the programme that trained 100 young people from Vrancea in IT.
Digital education & AI →
Sponsor2022–2023Generația Tech
Luxoft
Sponsor of the programme that trained 100 young people from Vrancea in IT.
Digital education & AI →
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Education & technology
Partners who bring clubs, curriculum and robots into the classroom.
3 partners
Partnersince 2024CODE Kids coding club
Fundația Progress · CODE Kids
A coding club for children, part of Fundația Progress’s CODE Kids network.
Digital education & AI →
Partner2022–2023IT training for 100 young people
Generația Tech
Digital and IT skills courses for young people starting out towards a career in tech.
Digital education & AI →
Partnersince 2022Educational robotics with Marty the Robot
Robotical · Marty the Robot
Children learn coding and logical thinking by building and programming Marty the Robot.
Digital education & AI →
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European networks
They connect us to European education and conservation communities.
3 partners
MemberBotanic Gardens Conservation International
BGCI
The global network of botanic gardens: plant conservation and education for biodiversity.
Environment & biodiversity →- Organiser2025
Official EduHack event
DigiEduHack
An education innovation hackathon, supported by the European Commission, where young people pitch digital solutions.
Digital education & AI → 
Partner2022The #SustainCityHack hackathon
French Institute in Romania · French Embassy
A 36-hour online hackathon for sustainable cities: urban mobility, regeneration and planning.
Digital education & AI →
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Recognition
Institutions that publicly recognised the association’s work.
2 partners- Recognition2026 · ID 407
UNESCO King Hamad Prize nomination ↗
CNR-UNESCO
UNESCO’s prize for the use of technology in education; the association was nominated in 2026.
Digital education & AI → - Recognition2025
Europa FM “Green Medal”
Europa FM
A national distinction awarded to the association in 2025 by the Europa FM radio station.
Environment & biodiversity →
We only show organisations we have actually worked with. Logos are used with each partner’s agreement.
European programmes · 2026–2027
Where we are applying.
The European funds our programme lines are built for. We apply as partner, coordinator or coach, depending on each call.
- Horizon EuropeMSCA, the Soil and Adaptation Missions, Cluster 6, New European Bauhaus
- LIFENature and biodiversity, climate adaptation and governance
- Erasmus+Youth, adult education, partnerships, DiscoverEU, sport
- European Solidarity CorpsSolidarity projects, volunteering, Quality Label
- CERVEuropean remembrance, town twinning
- Creative EuropeCulture
- EEA and Norway GrantsCivil Society Fund
- LEADERLocal Action Groups, CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027
- Council of EuropeEuropean Youth Foundation
- EUKIEuropean Climate Initiative (Germany)
- Black Sea TrustGerman Marshall Fund
These are programmes we apply to, not partners. No project on this list has been approved yet. See the 43 programme lines.
By country
Where we already have links.
France
You may already know two of the organisations we work with: Fondation Orange and UNESCO.
Netherlands
Our partner WECF is headquartered in Utrecht, so Dutch organisations are one step away from a network we already work with.
Germany
Our partner WECF has an office in Munich, so German organisations are one step away from a network we already work with.
Belgium
We have already hosted an official DigiEduHack event in Vrancea, supported by the European Commission.
Denmark
A Danish company, JYSK, has already supported our IT training for young people in Vrancea.
United Kingdom
Two of our long-standing links are British: BGCI in London and Robotical in Edinburgh.
What we can do together
Projects we are ready for.
Cooperation partnerships
Small-scale and cooperation partnerships on digital skills, AI literacy, climate and biodiversity education.
Youth exchanges and mobility
Young people and youth workers from rural Vrancea meeting peers from your country, here or there.
Larger consortia
As a local partner with direct access to rural schools and communities. See our Green Innovation Hub pilots.
Why Vrancea
Where European funding makes the biggest difference.
The full data, with sources, is on the Green Innovation Hub page.
32% vs 60%
Adults in Romania with basic digital skills, against the EU average. Romania ranks last in the EU.
67.3% rural
Two in three people in Vrancea live in a village.
26.3% vs 3.3%
Early school leaving in Romanian villages, against large cities.
FAQ
What partners ask us.
Do you have international experience?
Yes. We have worked with Fondation Orange (2024–2025), WECF on GreenCode for Fairer Futures, and ran EduHack 2025 as an official DigiEduHack event. We are a BGCI member and teach robotics with Robotical’s Marty the Robot.
Why are only some countries listed?
We list the countries where we already have a real partner, funder or network. We are glad to hear from organisations anywhere in Europe.
How do we start?
Write to us with the call, the topic and your timeline. We reply with our partnership file and a first idea for the project.
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
Town twinning
Citizens’ meetings between twinned towns, where young people present the technical solutions they built for their own town.
Target programme: CERV
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Partners & UNESCO
Erasmus+ and mobility
Small-scale partnership: AI literacy, robotics, environmental education
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: Digital education & AI, Environment & biodiversity
European Solidarity Corps
International volunteering teams (waste, recycling, inclusion)
Mixed teams of young people from several countries who clean up, sort and measure waste with an app they built.
Target programme: European Solidarity Corps (EACEA)
Linked to: Environment & biodiversity, Inclusion for Every Child
New project · nationwide
Education for All: online tutoring for Romania’s national exams.
A volunteer teacher “adopts” a pupil in grades 5–12, from any county, and prepares them online for the National Assessment or Baccalaureate, at no cost to the family.
- Pupils, grades 5–12
- Volunteer teachers
- CSR companies
- Schools and councils
Get involved →Site in Romanian