Category: News

Annual Workshops for Projects 942.403 and 942.424

On February 6 and 11, 2025, the annual workshops were held in Cluj-Napoca with the implementation partners of the projects aimed at the education and inclusion of disadvantaged youth: During the workshops, we reviewed best practices, challenges encountered over the past year, and priorities for the current year. Although the projects are at...

On February 6 and 11, 2025, the annual workshops were held in Cluj-Napoca with the implementation partners of the projects aimed at the education and...

HEKS Teambuilding, November 2024

At the end of November, the HEKS/EPER Romania team came together for a memorable teambuilding experience. We reflected on our achievements and lessons learned in 2024, engaged in internal feedback exercises, and enjoyed the beauty and traditions of the mountain village of Biertan in Sibiu County. Snow, games, and a treasure hunt added to the...

At the end of November, the HEKS/EPER Romania team came together for a memorable teambuilding experience. We reflected on our achievements and...

Meetings of Local Working Groups on Dual Education, November 2024

On November 19, 20, and 26, 2024, meetings of local working groups were held as part of the projects Inclusion of Disadvantaged Youth in the Romanian Labor Market and From Education to Decent Work. The events took place in Sibiu, Alba Iulia, and Sfântu Gheorghe (Covasna) and brought together representatives from the education sector (school...

On November 19, 20, and 26, 2024, meetings of local working groups were held as part of the projects Inclusion of Disadvantaged Youth in the Romanian...

Job Announcement: Community Facilitator, Humanitarian Aid, Ukraine, Full-Time 

We are looking to hire a Full-Time (8 hours) Community Facilitator in Uzhhorod and Mukachevo for a 4-month project.    The Community Facilitator is the front line for the implementation of the project portfolio, working on-site with the local community, partners and stakeholders. The role is focused on building relationships,...

We are looking to hire a Full-Time (8 hours) Community Facilitator in Uzhhorod and Mukachevo for a 4-month project.    The Community...

NEW CALL FOR SCLR INITIATIVES IN CLUJ COUNTY, JULY 2024

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation is excited to announce a new round of sclr granting for Ukrainian groups located in Cluj County who want to meet the needs of their local communities.   With funding from Act Alliance, between September and November 2024, we will run a sclr (Support for survivor and community-led response) program, in an...

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation is excited to announce a new round of sclr granting for Ukrainian groups located in Cluj County who want to meet the...

Dissemination event of results and best practices within the Project “From Education to Decent Work”, Sibiu County

The project “From Education to Decent Work”, focused on students in secondary and professional education from Sibiu County, has reached the end of its first implementation phase. Yesterday, during the dissemination event held at the Sibiu Village Museum, the project’s results and impact on students were presented. The event was...

The project “From Education to Decent Work”, focused on students in secondary and professional education from Sibiu County, has reached...

Round Table on Career Guidance

Yesterday, the 23rd of May 2024, we were delighted to meet for the first time in an extended format with over 40 representatives from the educational ecosystem and civil society in Romania, at the virtual round table “Career Guidance, an Essential Part of School Counseling. Public Policy Proposals from Covasna, Alba, and Sibiu...

Yesterday, the 23rd of May 2024, we were delighted to meet for the first time in an extended format with over 40 representatives from the educational...

HEKS/EPER Romania delegation at the European Humanitarian Forum – Brussels, 2024

Honoured to participate in the European Humanitarian Forum 2024 in Brussels for the second year in a row! For three days, from March 18 through March 20, 2024, HEKS/EPER Romania representatives shared thoughts with European leaders, partners and changemakers to discuss pressing global humanitarian challenges. From grassroots empowerment to...

Honoured to participate in the European Humanitarian Forum 2024 in Brussels for the second year in a row! For three days, from March 18 through March...

New sclr Call for Proposals – Chernivtsi, Ukraine

We are excited to announce the first round of survivor and community-led responses (sclr) financing for community groups in the Chernivtsi Oblast, who want to help their communities develop in the current context. After 3 successful rounds of sclr in Romania, where 52 projects self-implemented by the Ukrainian community have been funded, the...

We are excited to announce the first round of survivor and community-led responses (sclr) financing for community groups in the Chernivtsi Oblast,...

Call for Proposals Results – sclr Program in Cluj-Napoca, February 2024

We are delighted to announce the recipients of grants from the fourth round of the sclr (survivor and community-led Response) program, held in January 2024. After thoroughly reviewing all the applications submitted, our evaluation committee selected several groups and individuals whose ideas demonstrate exceptional potential for assisting the...

We are delighted to announce the recipients of grants from the fourth round of the sclr (survivor and community-led Response) program, held in...

New sclr Call For Proposals – Transcarpathia, Ukraine

In cooperation with HEKS/EPER Romania, The Reformed Church of Transcarpathia announces a tender to support IDP and host community self-implement sclr initiatives in Transcarpathia.   Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Reformed Church of Transcarpathia has been actively involved in offering assistance to the...

In cooperation with HEKS/EPER Romania, The Reformed Church of Transcarpathia announces a tender to support IDP and host community...

The “Educational support for children from vulnerable groups in Romania. Steps towards sustainability” project was finalised. The After School Programme continues in Covasna County, supported by the local authorities and community.

Diakonia Sf. Gheorghe Christian Foundation has been running After School programmes in Covasna County for over 10 years, and since 2015 with the financial support of HEKS/EPER Switzerland Foundation. In the last school year supported under the project, 2022-2023, 519 students from 13 localities participated in the After School programme. Another...

Diakonia Sf. Gheorghe Christian Foundation has been running After School programmes in Covasna County for over 10 years, and since 2015 with the...

New call for sclr proposals, January 2024

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation is excited to announce a new round of financing for Ukrainian groups located in the County of Cluj who want to help their communities thrive in the current context.   With funding from Act Alliance, between March and May 2024, we will run a sclr (Support for survivor and community-led response) program in...

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation is excited to announce a new round of financing for Ukrainian groups located in the County of Cluj who want to help...

Labour mediation in LAG Țara Năsăudului, results and challenges in the second part of the year.

The labor mediation activity, within the project ”Integrated social services for the communities of the LAG Nasaudului Country”, continued through community meetings to present job options and to evaluate the expectations of the representatives of the target group. Thus, in the communities targeted: the city of Năsăud and the...

The labor mediation activity, within the project ”Integrated social services for the communities of the LAG Nasaudului Country”,...

Exchange Event with Partners in the Career Counseling and Labor Market Mediation Projects

Between September 25-26th 2023, HEKS/EPER had the pleasure to organize, for the first time, an experiential learning event dedicated to partners involved in the projects dedicated to career counselling and mediation in the labour market for students from disadvantaged backgrounds (942.403 and 942.406 projects).   Representatives from the...

Between September 25-26th 2023, HEKS/EPER had the pleasure to organize, for the first time, an experiential learning event dedicated to partners...

Presentation of the project ”Practices on the ground”

The “Practices on the ground” project is an initiative of the HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation in partnership with the FAER Foundation that contributes to informing farmers, young agricultural students, and students from agricultural high schools about sustainable soil management practices. The project includes the following activities:...

The “Practices on the ground” project is an initiative of the HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation in partnership with the FAER Foundation that...

Educational activities in the Girls’ Club of the project “Through education to decent jobs!”, Sibiu

The vulnerability of students in 4 to 6 grades to drop out of education and become mothers before their time, is well known, thus removing themselves from the opportunity to continue their education and obtain a dignified and suitable job. With the help of two psychologists, Alexandra Banciu and Diana Maria Leu, employed in the...

The vulnerability of students in 4 to 6 grades to drop out of education and become mothers before their time, is well known, thus removing themselves...

Conference to disseminate the results of the project “Practices on the ground”

On Thursday, 22.06.2023, the dissemination of the “Practices on the ground!” project took place at Cluj Hub, in the Green Hall. The implementation team presented the activities, their results, the perspectives of farmers, municipalities, and relevant institutions on the issue of sustainable soil management as they emerged from the...

On Thursday, 22.06.2023, the dissemination of the “Practices on the ground!” project took place at Cluj Hub, in the Green Hall. The...

Advocacy event on School After School and career counselling educational programmes

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation and Diakonia Sf. Gheorghe Christian Foundation organized an advocacy event on Friday, May 26, 2023, regarding the School After School and Career Counseling educational programs. The event was attended by Mr. Peter Makkai – Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity, representatives of ISJ,...

HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation and Diakonia Sf. Gheorghe Christian Foundation organized an advocacy event on Friday, May 26, 2023, regarding the School...

Approval of phase 2 for the project “Labour market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania”

The project “Labour market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania” continues for another 3 years, from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025. The first phase of the project was implemented from November 2019 to December 2022. In the first phase of the project, a job mediation structure was set up in two counties,...

The project “Labour market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania” continues for another 3 years, from 1 January 2023 to 31...

Conference presenting the results of the “Labour-market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania” project

The conference presenting the results of the “Labour-market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania” project was organized on the 24th of November 2022 in Reghin, Mures county. The project was implemented for three years (2020-2022) and aimed to increase access to decent work for young adults from vulnerable backgrounds,...

The conference presenting the results of the “Labour-market inclusion for disadvantaged young adults in Romania” project was organized on...

To implement sustainable soil management practices, students in agricultural high schools need the participation of their parents.

The “Soil Exercises” project reached an important milestone, by informing more than 200 students from agricultural high schools about sustainable soil management practices. This activity included two meetings in each of the five agricultural high schools involved. The first meeting included a presentation of soil management...

The “Soil Exercises” project reached an important milestone, by informing more than 200 students from agricultural high schools about...

The trade sector – the main employer in the Ţara Năsăudului LAG.

Within the project “Integrated social services for the communities of the Țara Nasăudului LAG” following the first 2 months of direct labor mediation activity, 60% of the jobs were in the retail and wholesale trade sectors. From the six training groups, for the following qualifications: Cook, Pastry Chef, Car Mechanic, Carer...

Within the project “Integrated social services for the communities of the Țara Nasăudului LAG” following the first 2 months of...

In Țara Năsăudului, hard work is combined with entrepreneurial spirit.

Within the project “Integrated social services for the communities of the Țara Nasăudului LAG” coordinated by the Local Action Group Țara Nasăudului, in partnership with the HEKS/EPER Romania Foundation and the Civitas Foundation, the year 2022 is packed with activities. After the entrepreneurship training,...

Within the project “Integrated social services for the communities of the Țara Nasăudului LAG” coordinated by the Local Action...