Asociația AVATAR
București, Romania
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Founded in 2007, Asociația AVATAR is a non-profit association based in București, Romania working on children & youth, education, arts & culture +5 more.
Asociația AVATAR is a Romanian non-governmental organisation founded in 2007 by sociologists and social workers. It supports the personal and professional development of children and young people through non-formal education, with a focus on active citizenship, access to culture for vulnerable groups, education through culture and cultural intervention. A significant part of its work targets young people with hearing and speech impairments, providing access to Romanian intangible heritage through sign-language videos, craft and folklore workshops, and accessible theatre. Its other projects address drug-use prevention, mental health and emotional support for adolescents in rural and vulnerable communities, and school violence prevention with pupils, parents and teachers. Activities take place mainly in Bucharest, Giurgiu and Dâmbovița counties, Buzău, Focșani, and the communes of Găujani, Malu and Vedea. The association is funded through grants from public and EU programmes, corporate programmes and individual donations, and it accepts tax redirection of 3.5% from individuals and donations from legal entities.
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I See You
Mental health · Romania
Emotional safe-space programme for vulnerable adolescents in rural communities, combining personal development workshops, group emotional support, music therapy, sensory labyrinth theatre and podcasting.
CONNECT
Heritage · Romania
Project making Romanian intangible cultural heritage, folklore and traditions accessible to deaf children and young people through videos in Romanian Sign Language and craft and anthropology workshops.
4 SENSES
Arts & Culture · Romania
Programme giving young people with hearing and speech impairments access to performing arts through sensory labyrinth theatre, basket beat workshops and street campaigns.
Zi-le pe bune!
Addiction · Romania
Drug-use prevention and mental health awareness project in which young people from care centres and vulnerable backgrounds create a theatre piece, podcasts and a media campaign.
PROTECT
Education · Romania
Programme against school violence in schools in Giurgiu and Dâmbovița counties, involving pupils, parents and teachers through interactive activities, teacher training and advocacy.
FUSION
Arts & Culture · Romania
Theatre education project with adolescents from a Bucharest care centre, ending in a production inspired by classic stories and reinterpreted for their own lives.
Patrimoniul vlăscean spațiul dintre lumi
Heritage · Romania
Revitalisation of intangible heritage in Găujani commune through traditional dance, local gastronomy and crafts, including intergenerational knowledge transfer and a virtual 3D exhibition.
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Kaufland România, Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile, World Vision România, Fundația PACT, Asociația Centrul Popular de Cercetare și Documentare, Liceul Tehnologic Elie Radu, Școala Profesională Specială pentru Deficienți de Auz Sfânta Maria, Liceul Tehnologic Special nr. 3 București, Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român, Primăria Municipiului București, ARCUB, Administrația Fondului Cultural Național, Direcția pentru Asistența Socială și Protecția Copilului Sector 3
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