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 →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
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.
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.
2021–2026 · Results, year by year
Five years of results, recognised in Romania and in Europe.
- 560+young people trained in Vrancea
- 38+partner schools and clubs
- 1,600+young people online, 9 cities
- 2021The start
The first club
The first Scratch club for children aged 7–14 and the first online courses for schools in 9 cities.
- 9cities with online courses
- 7–14years old, first learners
Grupul VerdeProgramme: Digital education & AI → - 2022Sponsors · partners
Generația Tech and #SustainCityHack
IT training for 100 young people, backed by JYSK and Luxoft. Partner of the #SustainCityHack hackathon, organised by the French Embassy and the French Institute in Romania. The local authority starts co-funding.
- 100young people trained in IT
- 36 hhackathon for sustainable cities
Programme: Digital education & AI →
- 2023First grant
Robots, sensors and girls in tech
Youth Code Academy, Marty and Arduino robots in class and the TechWomen Empowerment Hub, aiming for 55% girls in every cohort.
- 293direct beneficiaries
- 15partner schools
- 1grant won
Programme: Youth, gender & activism →
- 2024Funder
The flagship project
Digital Education & AI Training Hub, funded by Fundația Orange: our largest cohort yet and 100 young people who built their own sensors.
- 360+beneficiaries
- ×2partner schools: 30
- 8localities
Programme: Digital education & AI →
- 2025National recognition
Green Medal and the first hackathon
Europa FM’s “Green Medal” and EduHack, an official DigiEduHack event supported by the European Commission. Young people use technology for their town.
- 443beneficiaries
- 38+partner schools
- 52volunteers
- 3grants
Programme: Environment & biodiversity →
- 2026International
UNESCO nomination
The “Green Futures” file is nominated for the UNESCO King Hamad Prize (ID 407). GreenCode for Fairer Futures starts with WECF.
- ID 407UNESCO King Hamad Prize
- 560+young people trained since 2021
Programme: Youth, gender & activism →
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Internationally awarded curriculum
Our coding and AI workshops use an international partner’s curriculum, awarded and certified for its teaching quality. The distinctions below belong to that partner, not to the association.
2Awards won
Digital Education Awards 2022
EFF Award 2022 · Gold
3International finalist
Bett Awards 2023
Global Franchise Awards 2023
Global Franchise Awards 2025
2Certified teaching quality
Education Alliance Finland
EdTech Impact 2025
4Networks and partnerships
EtonX partner
ITU Telecom World
IFA member
Hungarian Franchise Association
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.
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Funders & sponsors
They put resources behind our programmes: grants, sponsorships, equipment.
4 partners- Partner2026–2027
GreenCode for Fairer Futures
WECF
Technology and climate justice for young people, with the international Women Engage for a Common Future network.
Youth, gender & activism → - Sponsor2022–2023
Generația Tech
JYSK
Sponsor of the programme that trained 100 young people from Vrancea in IT.
Digital education & AI → - Sponsor2022–2023
Generația 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 2024
CODE Kids coding club
Fundația Progress · CODE Kids
A coding club for children, part of Fundația Progress’s CODE Kids network.
Digital education & AI → - Partner2022–2023
IT 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 2022
Educational 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.
4 partners- Member
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
BGCI
The global network of botanic gardens: plant conservation and education for biodiversity.
Environment & biodiversity → 
Membersince 2026Anna Lindh Foundation Romania Network
Anna Lindh Foundation · Euromed
The largest civil society network in the Euro-Mediterranean region: intercultural dialogue and inclusive societies. Member organization since 22 June 2026.
About our membership →- Organiser2025
Official EduHack event
DigiEduHack
An education innovation hackathon, supported by the European Commission, where young people pitch digital solutions.
Digital education & AI → - Partner2022
The #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.
We build programmes for young people in Vrancea together — companies, foundations, schools and institutions.
Find us elsewhere · external proof
You don’t have to take our word for it.
Here is where Asociația Grupul Verde appears on other institutions’ and publications’ websites. Each card opens the original source.
Only public sources checked on 16 October 2026 are listed. Items marked “promo” appeared in the newspaper’s promotional section. Sources are in Romanian.
- International institutionFrench Institute
#SustainCityHack partner, April 2022
The association is listed under “Partners” on the official page of the hackathon co-organised by the French Embassy and the French Institute in Romania.
Open source ↗institutfrancais.ro - National mediaEuropa FM
“Green Medal”, 7 February 2025
A feature on how the association teaches children to use technology to protect the environment.
Open source ↗europafm.ro - Local media · promoZVZiarul de Vrancea
Digital weekend, 22–23 March 2025
Children from Vrancea and Bucharest discovered technology over a weekend of workshops. Published in the “Brand voice” section.
Open source ↗ziaruldevrancea.ro - Local media · promoZVZiarul de Vrancea
Educational event, Bacău and Vrancea
A photo report from the association’s educational event for children from Bacău and Vrancea. Published in the “Brand voice” section.
Open source ↗ziaruldevrancea.ro - CertificationsCRCredly
The programme director’s certifications
Verifiable digital badges of Marian Dumitru, the association’s director of education programmes.
Open source ↗credly.com
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.
Transparency
Public, verifiable contract numbers. Every grant tracked, amounts and partners declared.
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
No family pays to take part. 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
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