Stories of impact
In this section, you will find real stories of the people we accompany every day: refugees, children, parents and grandparents who were forced to leave everything behind and start again. These are not perfect stories, but difficult journeys marked by fear and uncertainty, as well as moments of hope and small victories.
We invite you to discover these testimonies, to share the ones that move you, and, if you wish, to become part of these stories yourself – as a volunteer, supporter, or donor.
Without the Romanian language, you can’t build for the long term
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Hanna chose the JRS intensive course and, in just a few weeks, she was able to speak Romanian better in everyday situations: at the doctor, at school, and in daily life. She could ask for help in Romanian with confidence and be understood, without relying on interpreters. Because of the war, Hanna Yanytska left her hometown of Odesa together with her two sons and sought refuge in Bucharest, immediately after the war began, in March...
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 “𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄”
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 “𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄”: 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 In a training room in Romania, you hear things that, in another context, might seem ordinary: a question repeated twice, an explanation said more slowly, a short laugh when someone remembers the right word just in time. On the table there are notebooks, phones, sometimes a borrowed pen. During the break, people step outside quickly, as if time is always running. Some go back to their children....
Romania as it is: housing, business, and real experiences
A lively conversation, practical insights, and real stories: this is what the meeting within the SMART UA project, co-funded by the European Union, looked like. This time, we explored opportunities in Romania from very different angles, from the real estate market to entrepreneurship in completely different fields. It was exactly this contrast that made the meeting so valuable. The real estate market in northern BucharestParticipants learned why the northern areas are currently among the most...