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Partners · funders · UNESCO King Hamad Prize
Partners & UNESCO.
The “Green Futures” dossier, ID 407, officially nominated by the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO. Alongside us: funders, technical partners and global networks.
- UNESCO ID 407
- CNR-UNESCO
- Letter no. 848 / 25 May 2026
2026 · UNESCO King Hamad Prize
A UNESCO nomination for Vrancea’s children.
The “Green Futures” dossier, ID 407, officially nominated by the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO. Letter no. 848 / 25 May 2026, signed by Secretary General Ligia Deca.
For an NGO from a town of 16,000, a UNESCO nomination is a statistical anomaly. The ones that follow won’t be.
407UNESCO · King Hamad Prize · ID 407 · CNR-UNESCO
The nomination
What the King Hamad Prize means.
What does the UNESCO King Hamad Prize nomination mean?
The King Hamad Prize rewards innovation in education — one nomination per country, per category, worldwide. The “Green Futures” dossier (ID 407) of Asociația Grupul Verde is Romania’s official nomination for 2026, confirmed by letter no. 848 of 25 May 2026, signed by Secretary General Ligia Deca, CNR-UNESCO.
The people beside us · 2021–2026
Together with those who believed in Vrancea’s children.
None of what you see here would have happened without them: the foundations and companies that supported our programmes, the teachers who opened their classrooms, the local authority that supported our educational centre, and the European networks we learn from. Thank you.
- Funders and sponsors
Funder · Digital Education & AI Training Hub, 2024–2025 - Funders and sponsors
Partner · GreenCode for Fairer Futures, 2026–2027 - Funders and sponsors
Sponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023 - Funders and sponsors
Sponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023 - Education and technology
CODE Kids coding club, since 2024 - Education and technology
IT training for 100 young people, 2022–2023 - Education and technology
Educational robotics, since 2022 - European networks
Botanic Gardens Conservation International · member - European networksDigiEduHackOfficial EduHack 2025 event, supported by the European Commission
- Recognition
UNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026 nomination · ID 407 - Recognition
“Green Medal”, 2025
We only show organisations we have actually worked with. Logos are used with each partner’s agreement.
Funders & sponsors
Fundația Orange RomâniaOrange Digital Center · TechWomen Empowerment Hub
WECFWomen Engage for a Common Future · GreenCode for Fairer Futures
LuxoftSponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023
JYSKSponsor · Generația Tech, 2022–2023
Education & technology
Fundația Progress · CODE KidsCODE Kids Club, since 2024
Generația TechIT training for 100 young people, 2022–2023
Robotical · Marty the RobotEducational robotics, since 2022
Community & authorities
Local public administrationSupport for the Orange Digital Center and the educational centre
Schools in Vrancea38+ partner schools and clubs
European & international networks
BGCIBotanic Gardens Conservation International · member
DigiEduHack · European CommissionEduHack 2025, official event
Recognition & press
CNR-UNESCOUNESCO King Hamad Prize 2026 nomination · ID 407
Europa FM“Green Medal”, February 2025
We build programmes for young people in Vrancea together — companies, foundations, schools and institutions.
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.
Fondation Orange · 2024–2025
One partnership, 360+ beneficiaries.
Digital Education & AI Training Hub — the largest cohort run so far.
Older people discovering digital services
AI explained simply, for anyone
Partnership principles
How we work with partners.
Genuine partnership
We work with local authorities and schools, not over their heads. Real partners show up in November too — not just for the press release in June.
Reporting
Annual reporting on every grant. We provide impact reports, financial statements and audit documentation on request.
European alignment
Every programme is aligned with the UN Goals and the European Green Deal.
Founding partners
Programmes looking for their first partners.
Organisations that join from the start shape the programme with us and are credited as founding partners.
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersVrancea ReadySchools and city halls for preparedness drills.EnvironmentAll agesTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersNature RestoredEnvironmental institutions and protected area managers.EnvironmentTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersClean Energy for VillagesEnergy companies and rural city halls.EnvironmentRural→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersMedia & DemocracyLocal and regional newsrooms.CivicAll agesTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersSecond ChanceEmployers offering placements.EducationYouth & genderTechnology & AI→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersInclusion for Every ChildResidential care centres and partner NGOs.EducationRuralAll ages→
Green Innovation HubFounding partnersFirst StepsPartner libraries and nurseries.EducationAll agesEnvironment→The Green Innovation Hub: methodology, selection criteria and the full portfolio.
For companies, foundations and institutions
Why build with us.
Every partnership becomes a real programme for children, young people and older people in Vrancea — with results you can show.
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Tested European models
We bring to Vrancea programmes that have already worked in other EU countries. We don’t experiment with your money.
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Measured impact, public reporting
Verifiable figures, official sources and narrative reports delivered on time.
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Aligned with EU policy
Education, environment, gender and AI — the priorities the European Union asks of Member States.
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Free for the community
Cost 0 for every family. Your support goes straight to people.
Receive the full portfolio, launch plans and partnership proposals.
Partnership
Build with us.
Funder, Erasmus+ organisation, school, European NGO, public institution — come and talk to us.
Portfolio 2026–2027
From Vrancea to Europe, and back.
Partners & UNESCO 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.
Living labs for nature and climate
European network of living labs for nature restoration
The Vrancea living labs connect with labs in other countries: the same data, compared, and young people learning from each other.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Nature
Linked to: Nature Restored, About the Hub
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, Rural communities
Erasmus+ and mobility
Erasmus+ autumn round
We prepare proposals for the autumn round early: partners, budget and activities designed together with young people.
Target programme: Erasmus+
Linked to: Funding, For funders
Erasmus+ and mobility
Youth project with the Republic of Moldova / Ukraine
Young people from three neighbouring countries build a digital tool together for a shared problem: water, energy or reliable information.
Target programme: Erasmus+ (EACEA)
Linked to: Youth, gender & activism, Media & Democracy
Erasmus+ and mobility
Youth exchanges, youth worker mobility and youth participation
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
Living labs for nature and climate
Soil living labs: Continental, Black Sea (Pontic) and Steppic regions
Three of Romania’s biogeographical regions, one protocol: young people measure soil moisture and carbon with sensors they build.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Soil Mission
Linked to: Nature Restored, Sensors in Protected Areas