Youth, gender & activism.
Girls make up more than half of our tech groups: 55%, year after year. With partners such as WECF we work on equality, climate and access to work, and we connect young people with European opportunities.
National and international 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 distinctionsInternational network · 2026–2027
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.
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 NLNetherlandsThe logos belong to members of the CAN Europe network and identify the network; they are not direct partners of the association.
The cause · why this programme exists
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.
of IT specialists in Romania are women — the highest share in the EU, but far from parity
Eurostat, 2025 · [1]In pictures · 8 photos
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Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040
Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.
What we actually do
A multi-year programme for girls in technology · target of 55% girls in every cohort — consistently achieved.
WECF / Feminist Climate Action Fund · 80 young people · min. 55% girls. May 2026 – Apr 2027.
Erasmus+ & ESC accreditation — Phase 01, 2026–2027.
Our role · how we work
We bring female role models from technology, mentoring and European opportunities to young people.
Who we work with
The specialist profiles we start and run the activities with. Their names appear in the project reports.
Turning pixels into oxygen
“Nobody told me this wasn’t for me.”
Projects 2026–2035
Extended through the Green Innovation Hub
This programme feeds directly into the Green Innovation Hub initiatives, built on European models.
What we hope for · how you can help
Support equal opportunities in technology.
Materials, transport and mentoring for the TechWomen cohorts.
Donate →Your story, once a month, can change a career choice.
Become a mentor →We are looking for partners for Erasmus+ exchanges and youth projects.
Propose a project →Companies can offer a first real experience of working in technology.
Offer a placement →Support the programme
Sources and methodology
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.
Programme partners
The organisations that supported this programme’s activities, each with its role and years.
The partners who worked with us on this programme.
1 partner
WECF
Technology and climate justice for young people, with the international Women Engage for a Common Future network.
Youth, gender & activism →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.
Portfolio 2026–2027
Youth, gender & activism 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.
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
A network of youth groups that consult online, vote on priorities and take proposals to the authorities, using their own digital tools.
Target programme: Erasmus+ (EACEA)
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Young Innovators Incubator
Young people from Romania and the Republic of Moldova learn together how to write a petition, how a local council works and how to use open data.
Target programme: Black Sea Trust (German Marshall Fund)
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Citizenship & Rights
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: Inclusion for Every Child, Funding
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: Media & Democracy, Partners & UNESCO
Young people write their own project and Asociația Grupul Verde supports them as coach: from idea to application, delivery and report.
Target programme: European Solidarity Corps
Linked to: Young Innovators Incubator, Second Chance
Support Youth, gender & activism
Your donation goes straight into the activities of Youth, gender & activism in Vrancea — materials, kits, trainers and transport for children and young people. Every amount counts.
Bank transfer with no fees · 3.5% of your tax · sponsorship with a contract
New project · nationwide
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.