Last Saturday, we wrapped up the IMMERSED piloting stage with a Barter Club session dedicated to ceramic painting at Ceramic Cafe in Cluj. The Barter Club format was created as an informal space where Ukrainian participants and local Romanians could meet, connect, and share time together through simple, creative activities. Each person chose a cup...
Last Saturday, we wrapped up the IMMERSED piloting stage with a Barter Club session dedicated to ceramic painting at Ceramic Cafe in Cluj. The Barter...
Last week, a delegation of HEKS/EPER Romania carried out a project visit in Bratislava, Slovakia, hosted by our partners People in Peril, within the IMMERSED project. The visit brought together partners, experts, and stakeholders in a shared space for dialogue, reflection, and exchange on the integration of people displaced from Ukraine. As part...
Last week, a delegation of HEKS/EPER Romania carried out a project visit in Bratislava, Slovakia, hosted by our partners People in Peril, within the...
On May 17, as part of the IMMERSED project, we brought together members of Ukrainian and Romanian communities for a barter club event built around authentic cultural exchange. Participants learned how to prepare vareniki, a traditional Ukrainian dish, in an interactive workshop focused on collaboration and shared learning....
On May 17, as part of the IMMERSED project, we brought together members of Ukrainian and Romanian communities for a barter...
On April 25th, the IMMERSED project organised a Barter Club meeting on the topic of entrepreneurship in Romania, an event designed for members of the Ukrainian community interested in starting a business on new ground. The format was participatory and open, an authentic conversation guided by the real questions and needs of the participants. Among...
On April 25th, the IMMERSED project organised a Barter Club meeting on the topic of entrepreneurship in Romania, an event designed for members of the...
On March 28, we had the chance to work with participants of the IMMERSED project, running a training session focused on cybersecurity and financial resilience. The two topics go hand in hand: in today’s digital world, protecting your personal data and managing your money responsibly are equally important skills. On March 28, we had the...
On March 28, we had the chance to work with participants of the IMMERSED project, running a training session focused on cybersecurity and...
On Saturday, March 14th, the participants of the IMMERSED project came together for a very special workshop: an introductory self-defense course. This course was about much more than techniques and movements. We started with the most important battleground: our own minds. We talked about building confidence in ourselves, while also being deeply...
On Saturday, March 14th, the participants of the IMMERSED project came together for a very special workshop: an introductory self-defense course....
Earlier this week, Popovici Adela, Project Manager at HEKS/EPER Romania, spoke on TVR Cluj about the support provided to Ukrainians in Romania and how our response has evolved over the past four years. Together with Rareș Călugăr, President of Asociația Phoneo, Adela emphasized the importance of long-term partnerships, community-led...
Earlier this week, Popovici Adela, Project Manager at HEKS/EPER Romania, spoke on TVR Cluj about the support provided to Ukrainians in Romania and...
On 21 February 2026, HEKS/EPER Romania organized an on-site training in Cluj-Napoca on Employment Sustainability within the IMMERSED project, bringing together 15 Ukrainians interested in strengthening their long-term employment prospects in Romania. Valentin Filip, our expert trainer, facilitated sessions focused on preparing for employment,...
On 21 February 2026, HEKS/EPER Romania organized an on-site training in Cluj-Napoca on Employment Sustainability within the IMMERSED project,...
On 7 February, within the IMMERSED project, the HEKS/EPER Romania team organised a dedicated session for Ukrainian participants, focused on emotional well-being and inner resilience. During the first part of the session, we explored practical techniques that support emotional balance in everyday life, including breathing exercises, grounding...
On 7 February, within the IMMERSED project, the HEKS/EPER Romania team organised a dedicated session for Ukrainian participants, focused on emotional...
On 22 January, within the IMMERSED project, the HEKS/EPER Romania team facilitated a peer learning session focused on vocational counselling and employment sustainability for people in vulnerable situations, addressed to frontline counsellors from public institutions. Together with colleagues from AJOFM CLUJ and...
On 22 January, within the IMMERSED project, the HEKS/EPER Romania team facilitated a peer learning session focused...
On 13 December, Romanians and Ukrainians came together at the “Light of Unity” event – a celebration dedicated to Christmas, traditions, emotions, and carols, part of the IMMERSED project, funded by the European Union and implemented by HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation. The event brought participants from both communities together in a warm...
On 13 December, Romanians and Ukrainians came together at the “Light of Unity” event – a celebration dedicated to Christmas, traditions,...
Last week, the HEKS/EPER Romania team had the pleasure to participate in an international “Training of Trainers” held in Palermo, organized by our partner CESIE ETS within the IMMERSED project, co-funded by the Social Innovation+ Initiative. The training focused on psychological resilience of refugees as a first step toward building...
Last week, the HEKS/EPER Romania team had the pleasure to participate in an international “Training of Trainers” held in Palermo, organized by...
We are pleased to announce that HEKS/EPER Foundation Romania, together with partners from Poland, Slovakia, and Italy, will implement the European project IMMERSED – a social innovation initiative aimed at supporting the professional, financial, and emotional integration of Ukrainian refugees in host countries. Running from April 2025 to...
We are pleased to announce that HEKS/EPER Foundation Romania, together with partners from Poland, Slovakia, and Italy, will implement the European...
Within the framework of the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and implemented by HEKS/EPER Foundation in the region of Chernivtsi, in collaboration with AREAC, the implementation team from Cluj-Napoca carried out a new field visit between July 24-26, 2024. The project aims to provide sclr (survivor and community-led responses) micro-grants to...
Within the framework of the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and implemented by HEKS/EPER Foundation in the region of Chernivtsi, in collaboration...
Between 22-24 April 2024, a part of the Ukraine Response team organised a monitoring visit to the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and ACT Alliance in 2024, implemented in Chernivtsi, in partnership with AREAC. During this visit, the team monitored 10 out of 30 ongoing sclr initiatives and organised some capacity building activities for the...
Between 22-24 April 2024, a part of the Ukraine Response team organised a monitoring visit to the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and ACT Alliance...
In the framework of the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and implemented by HEKS/EPER Foundation in the Chernivtsi region, in collaboration with AREAC (The Regional Association for Adult Education Chernivtsi), part of the implementation team from Cluj-Napoca carried out a field visit, between 25-27 March 2024. The project in question aims to...
In the framework of the project funded by Swiss Solidarity and implemented by HEKS/EPER Foundation in the Chernivtsi region, in collaboration with...
In May 2023, the HEKS/EPER Ukrainian Response team, together with our partners from the Bucovina Institute Association in Suceava, travelled to Chernivtsi, Ukraine, for two days to conduct a needs assessment throughout the Oblast for potential future upcoming projects. The team visited shelters in Chernivtsi Oblast and focused on...
In May 2023, the HEKS/EPER Ukrainian Response team, together with our partners from the Bucovina Institute Association in Suceava, travelled to...
Between May 22 and 26, the HEKS team from the UNHCR project focused on supporting refugees from Ukraine to register in the system to fulfill the legal requirements necessary to obtain financial aid from the authorities. On Monday, May 22, an information and registration event for refugees took place at the Sports Hall in Cluj...
Between May 22 and 26, the HEKS team from the UNHCR project focused on supporting refugees from Ukraine to register in the system to fulfill the...
Starting with February 2023, the Ukraine Response team of HEKS/EPER Romania has been implementing a microgrants programme, targeting Ukrainian refugees in the west, northwest and northeast of Romania. This programme is meant to assist Ukrainians under temporary protection (UUTPs) currently living in Romania, coming from conflict zones, while also...
Starting with February 2023, the Ukraine Response team of HEKS/EPER Romania has been implementing a microgrants programme, targeting Ukrainian...
Introduction HEKS/EPER Foundation is excited to announce a new opportunity for financing Ukrainian groups in the county of Cluj, who want to help their communities thrive in the current context. With funding from Christian Aid, between March and July 2023, we will run a sclr (Support for survivor and community-led response) programme, which...
Introduction HEKS/EPER Foundation is excited to announce a new opportunity for financing Ukrainian groups in the county of Cluj, who want to help...
HEKS/EPER Romania’s humanitarian aid programme Ukrainian Response began abruptly in March 2022, when thousands of Ukrainians were entering Romania daily in search of refuge. Our partners have been at the border from the very first weeks, providing them with practical support for their needs, from general information and transportation to...
HEKS/EPER Romania’s humanitarian aid programme Ukrainian Response began abruptly in March 2022, when thousands of Ukrainians were entering...
During 23rd-25th of May 2022, a commission from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) in Norway, led by Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten, the Secretary General, together with Danielle Preiss, Humanitarian Aid Officer, met with the HEKS team that is responsible for the project that benefits the Ukrainian refugees in Romania. The highlights were the visits to the...
During 23rd-25th of May 2022, a commission from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) in Norway, led by Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten, the Secretary General, together...