Initiatives
News, programs, opportunities and initiatives. Part of what we have done and shared over the years.
The A.R.S.I.C. Model
How we choose communities and build sustainable solutions from the bottom up, starting from local resources.
Read →Stiințescu Bucharest Interview - 2019
Two people turning the satellite town of Chitila into a real community.
Read →LOUDER - a visual project against prejudice, 2019
An exhibition in Bucharest: photography, short film, tactile images and a visual wall, from Romania, Finland and Russia.
Read →Easy access to NGO grants
Fonduri ONG: an app with a funding guide and consulting for Romanian NGOs.
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Empowering Roma Girls
The community art project, supported by a team of alumni, trainers and local and international artists.
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Community art for young Roma women
Young Roma women use art as a universal language for dialogue and expression.
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Community organizing in Chitila
Young people in Chitila organized to create a space dedicated to the community's youth.
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Growing together - Community Gardening
Community members plant and grow vegetables together, in shared spaces.
Read →Communities of good
A local initiative group in Brebu, Prahova: donations and support for children in the care system.
Read →NETinitiatives - Professional Network of Social Changers
An international network of experts for the development of Southeast Europe.
Read →Cultural diversity through art
Cultural Diversity in Art: a Youth in Action project (2012) for tolerance and ethnic diversity in 5 countries.
Read →Community organizing
The American method by which communities organize to change a situation through mobilization.
Read →Assistance for NGOs
Support for local NGOs that want to become a resource for their community.
Read →Digital storytelling Workshop - Ozobots Story Creators
A workshop where students learn the basics of coding by creating stories with Ozobot robots.
Read →Exchange
An exchange program with the USA on civic participation in minority communities, 2015.
Read →Network
NETinitiatives: a network founded by ARSIC, with members from Slovakia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Read →NGO Brand
Why a brand matters for an NGO: visibility, credibility and impact.
Read →Resources
Materials on trends in social innovation, from the 2015 Professional Fellows Congresses, Washington DC.
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