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Pillar 03 · Youth & gender

Youth, gender & activism.

55% girls in tech cohorts — consistently. WECF, Erasmus+. Climate justice, fair access to work and a direct link to European opportunities for young people.

  • 55% girls
  • WECF
  • Erasmus+
  • Climate justice
Equality in technology, justice for the climate. Youth, gender & activism, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.
55%girls in the tech cohorts
80young people in GreenCode

The cause · why this programme exists

Even in the EU’s leading country, technology is built by men.

Romania has the highest share of women in IT in the European Union — and yet almost 3 in 4 specialists are men. And it has the most young people neither in education nor in work in the EU.

27,8%

of IT specialists in Romania are women — the highest share in the EU, but far from parity

Eurostat, 2025 · [1]

Women among ICT specialists

Romania27.8%
EU average19.5%
Eurostat, 2025 · [1]
19.2%of young people aged 15–29 in Romania are neither in education nor in work — the highest rate in the EU (EU average: 11%)Eurostat, 2025 · [3]

From the field · 8 images

This is Youth, gender & activism.

Real activities with real young people. Tap an image to see it full size, then share it — every share brings a new supporter.

TechWomen Empowerment Hub

Girls coding a green future

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GreenCode for Fairer Futures

Climate justice, written in code

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Digital Inclusion

Accessible coding for every child

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TechWomen Empowerment Hub

Robots built by mixed teams

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GreenCode for Fairer Futures

Young climate activists with digital tools

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TechWomen Empowerment Hub

Young leadership for a healthy planet

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Digital Inclusion

Accessible technology for everyone

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GreenCode for Fairer Futures

GreenCode: green code for a fairer future

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Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040

The programme’s path to 2040.

Completed 2021–2026Goal 2030–2040

Youth, gender & activism

  1. 2021CompletedStarted in 2023 · TechWomen
  2. 2026Completed55% girls in cohorts · 80 GreenCode young people
  3. 2030Goal55% girls, consistently, in every cohort
  4. 2035GoalErasmus+ KA2 · European youth network
  5. 2040GoalParity in all tech programmes*

Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.

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55% girls in tech cohortsTarget met consistentlyObjective achieved
100%
TechWomen Empowerment Hub activeMulti-year programme, since 2023Objective achieved
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European Erasmus+ KA2 network2035 target · GreenCode ongoing until 2027Planned

✓What we have achieved

  • 55% girls in tech cohorts — target met consistently
  • TechWomen Empowerment Hub, a multi-year programme since 2023
  • GreenCode for Fairer Futures launched (2026–2027)

→What remains to be done

  • 55%+ girls in all cohorts by 2030
  • Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps accreditation
  • European youth network through Erasmus+ KA2 (2035)
  • Parity in all tech programmes (2040)*

What we actually do

Girls in tech: the rule, not the exception.

Girls coding a green future. TechWomen Empowerment Hub, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.

TechWomen Empowerment Hub

A multi-year programme for girls in technology · target of 55% girls in every cohort — consistently achieved.

Climate justice, written in code. GreenCode for Fairer Futures, Youth, gender & activism · Asociația Grupul Verde.

GreenCode for Fairer Futures

WECF / Feminist Climate Action Fund · 80 young people · min. 55% girls. May 2026 – Apr 2027.

Erasmus+ & ESC

Erasmus+ & ESC accreditation — Phase 01, 2026–2027.

Our role · how we work

We are building a place where “this isn’t for you” doesn’t exist.

We bring female role models from technology, mentoring and European opportunities to young people.

  1. Local diagnosisWe start from data: the schools, the villages and the real needs of young people in Vrancea.
  2. A programme built with expertsCurriculum and activities designed together with specialists and teachers.
  3. Training & equipmentWe bring kits, laptops and mentors wherever they are missing.
  4. Working in the communityFree, hands-on activities at school, in the village or out in the field.
  5. Measurement & public reportingWe count the results and publish them — verifiable figures, not promises.

Who we work with

The experts beside the children.

The specialist profiles we start and run the activities with. Their names appear in the project reports.

Women in technologyFacilitators and mentors — real role models for girls.Involved from the start
Youth workersWork with young people who have left school or work.Involved from the start
Careers advisersConnect skills with real job opportunities.Involved from the start
European project coordinatorsOpen the way to Erasmus+ and youth exchanges.Involved from the start

Turning pixels into oxygen

“Nobody told me this wasn’t for me.”

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Projects 2026–2035

Projects in this programme.

Digital Inclusion

100% accessible coding, WCAG from the ground up.

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Extended through the Social Innovation Lab

What we build next.

This programme feeds directly into the Social Innovation Lab initiatives, built on European models.

the Social Innovation LabSecond ChanceEuropean model: the Production SchoolDiscover →the Social Innovation LabInclusion for Every ChildEuropean model: One-to-one mentoring for a whole yearDiscover →

What we hope for · how you can help

A girl who codes today opens the door for ten more.

Support equal opportunities in technology.

Donation

Support girls in tech

Materials, transport and mentoring for the TechWomen cohorts.

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Volunteering

Mentors from IT

Your story, once a month, can change a career choice.

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Partnership

European partner organisations

We are looking for partners for Erasmus+ exchanges and youth projects.

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Equipment

Placements and internships

Companies can offer a first real experience of working in technology.

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Support the programme

Support girls in tech.

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Sources and methodology

Where the figures come from.

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.

  1. Women among ICT specialists, Romania — the highest share in the EUEurostat · isoc_sks_itsps · 2025. View source ↗
  2. Women among ICT specialists, EU averageEurostat · isoc_sks_itsps · 2025. View source ↗
  3. NEET young people (aged 15–29), Romania — the highest rate in the EUEurostat · edat_lfse_20 · 2025. See source ↗