ASOCIAȚIAGrupul Verde

Project · 2026–2035

Mobile Lab.

Tech in villages — without a 100 km journey.

  • 2026–2035
  • Rural communities
The technology lab comes to the village. Mobile Lab, Rural communities · Asociația Grupul Verde.

Project sheet

The technology lab comes to the village.

Arduino kits, micro:bit robots and sensors go straight to rural schools — with no 100 km journey for pupils.

Project status

Ongoing
  1. ✓
    ConceptAnalysis & partners
  2. ✓
    PilotFirst activities
  3. 3
    OngoingActive in the community
  4. 4
    ExpansionRegional scale-up
45,1%

of village residents in Romania are at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Eurostat, 2023 · [1]
15.5%of young Romanians aged 18–24 left school earlyEurostat, 2025 · [2]
84.8%of rural households have internet at homeINS, 2025 · [3]

✓What we have achieved

  • 10 villages already reached by the Mobile Lab
  • Robot cars and sensors built by pupils
  • 38+ partner schools and clubs in the programme

→Project objectives

  • 27 more localities by 2030
  • Equipment that stays in every school visited
  • Local teachers trained to continue the activities

Mobile Lab · from the field

The project in pictures.

Every photo is a real working session. Support the project so it can reach the next school.

Mobile Lab

The technology lab comes to the village

Mobile Lab

Environmental sensors for rural schools

Mobile Lab

Robot cars built from scratch

Mobile Lab

micro:bit robots tested on the classroom floor

Mobile Lab

The Mobile Lab, from village to village

27communities targeted by 2030
10villages already reached
100 kmof travel avoided

Extended through the Social Innovation Lab

What we build next.

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

What we hope for · how you can help

The next village on the route is waiting for you.

Choose how you would like to contribute.

Donation

Fund a lab day

Transport, kits and trainers for one school.

Donate →
Partnership

Invite the lab

Town halls and rural schools: we’ll put you on the route.

Invite us →

Project 2026–2035

This is a 10-year movement. Choose your role.

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. Population at risk of poverty or social exclusion, rural areas, RomaniaEurostat · ilc_peps13n · 2023. View source ↗
  2. Early leavers from education and training (18–24), Romania — the highest rate in the EUEurostat · edat_lfse_14 · 2025. See source ↗
  3. Households with internet access at home, rural areas (urban: 92.6%)INS · 2025. See source ↗