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As partners of the Haferland Week Cultural Festival, we were happy to be present in Criț, on July 31, on the last day of the Festival with 2 workshops dedicated to both children and adults: The Medicinal Herbs Wreath and The Papercraft Workshop. Through the 2 workshops, we did propose to translate the concept of sustainability into practical, special recreational activities. Sustainability is one of the values ​​we always relate to, getting involved in sustainable initiatives that bring added value to society.

Founded out of care for the future, Fundația Bosch România sets out with the desire to contribute to shaping the future for the better, but always relating to the past. We are based on our formation, as a society, the heritage and history passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, we support the Cultural Festival Haferland Week, now in its 10th edition, which will take place on July 29-31 in 10 villages in the Oats Country. During the last day of the festival, in Criț, starting with 13:30, we are looking forward meeting you in 2 workshops.

On International Children’s Day, Romanian and Ukrainian children hosted in the SOS Children’s Village Bucharest enjoy a well-equipped, colorful and safe playground. With the thought of the joy we will bring to the children, we answered affirmatively to the call of SOS Children’s Villages Romania to refurbish the existing playground. And we would not have succeeded without the volunteers from Bosch Group in Romania who contributed with their energy and time.

There is always room for improvement when it comes to the educational system. And yet, all too often, much of the energy is diverted to find the responsible when things don’t work out. Or simply “we can’t, there is nothing to be done” seems to be the most convenient explanation. Therefore, we will always support initiatives that propose different solutions to problems, shortcomings that seem unresolved. Boovie, a book trail festival, has become a real phenomenon, motivating students to (re) discover the pleasure of reading.

Started as a class project in 2015 at the initiative of Carmen Ion, teacher at the Pedagogical College “Spiru Haret” in Focșani, Boovie has now the status of an international festival, being also the largest extracurricular event in Romania.

We are excited to support the 7th edition of the Boovie 2022 Book-Trailer Contest. Boovie gives high school and high school students the chance to take on the roles of involved and aware readers, actors, screenwriters, directors or cameramen, in order to create connections and challenge participants to push their imagination in a modern way. In 2021, out of 230 teams initially registered, 161 completed the trailer, i.e. about 1,000 people. During the Festival organized in Focșani, 90 teams were present.

Fundația Bosch România supports Științescu Cluj program – Level B: Robotics and Digital Literacy Workshops implemented by the Cluj Community Foundation. Thus, approximately 100 high school students from 5 schools in Cluj County (rural and small urban areas) will participate in robotics or coding workshops. According their age, students will learn about Edison, Nervous Bird and Dashing Raptor robots and learn how to assemble and program Codey Rocky sensors.

The digital literacy workshop is structured in six modules of one hour and 20 minutes each, and students will learn Scratch Programming.

In case of emergencies, we will always partner with other organizations or institutions with experience and expertise in managing them.

We responded to the call for action of the Red Cross Alba to join the campaign Humanity has no borders for the benefit of the civilian population affected by the war in Ukraine. Our financial support will be redirected for the purchase of medical devices.

We also support the efforts of the International Medical Rescue Association in managing and coordinating accommodation in Cluj County for refugees from Ukraine. At the same time, the Association also provides emergency medical assistance to refugees. As a result of the United for Ukraine campaign, 3.173 refugees were accommodated in Cluj County and received 3 meals a day and emergency medical care.

Four new organizations are now part of the Generation Centers community, implemented by the The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation with the support of Fundația Bosch România. Thus, the organizations benefit from resources and knowledge to implement intergenerational education in the social centers in the community, creating a space where children and seniors have the opportunity to collaborate.

Seniors from the community of social centers in Boținda, Blaj, Buziaș and Bucharest are invited to discover the framework of intergenerational activities, to meet the staff and children who are part of the social project, to find out information on how to get involved and to register as volunteers. For those interested, the Open Doors Day is organized in each locality, between April 29 and May 6.

Education plays an extremely important role when it comes to reaching full potential. Thus, we support educational initiatives aimed at guaranteeing access to education for the most disadvantaged children and young people.

Fundația Bosch România is funding the project Learning and Support Spaces for Children in Day Centres implemented by the CONCORDIA Humanitarian Organization. Children who benefit from “school after school” services within the Day Centres in Ploiești (Casa Austria) and in Odobești will enjoy adequate learning spaces equipped with appropriate furniture and technology. Children will also benefit from a range of educational and leisure activities.

Through the umbrella Program EduCare, Fundația Bosch România supports sustainable initiatives in the field of education with a focus on guaranteeing and improving access to education, as well as preparing and developing education for the future. In this connection, we became one of the funding donors of the 5th edition of the Științescu Timișoara program. Dedicated to educational projects in the fields of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics), Științescu aims to cultivate student’s passion within these areas.

The direct beneficiaries can be students aged between 6 and 19, from Arad and Timis counties. This fifth edition’s program provides grants totaling 175,000 lei for the most creative project proposals for the education of the future and it aims to expand even more in rural areas.

The effects of this emergency are likely to last and therefore it is important to centralize and coordinate all the dedicated initiatives to ensure that we meet the needs, not just for the moment.

Fundatia Bosch Romania funded the Task Force program, through which Code4Romania responds with digital solutions to emergencies and humanitarian crises, including the ecosystem of digital solutions developed within the context in Ukraine. This ecosystem helps to provide qualitative information on the current situation and effects of war, assistance in managing the critical needs of refugees, resources and capacity for local authorities, support for civil society and refugee in accessing available services.

Children and mothers who have left Ukraine are among the most vulnerable. For them it is important to be safe, to have stability for a longer period of time. Thus, we got involved in supporting the Emergency Fund dedicated to children from Ukraine runned by SOS Children’s Villages Romania. Refugee children and their mothers are hosted in the 3 SOS villages in Bucharest, Cisnadie and Bacau, receiving hot meals and all the necessities of daily living, as well as social and psychological counseling and educational support.