Romania : Ateliere Fara Frontiere and The Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation
Launched in 2009, TechSoup Romania is operated in partnership with The Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation and Ateliere Fara Frontiere (AFF).
The Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation works to encourage philanthropic behavior and local initiatives that increase the quality of life in the Odorheiu Secuiesc region. Founded in 2007 by a group of local business and NGO leaders, OSCF seeks to build a strong future for the region by catalyzing the community's best ideas and providing ongoing support to quality programs.
Inaugurated in May 2009, Ateliere Fara Frontiere is the first non-profit MAR (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher) in Romania and in the immediate CEE region. With the goal of employment creation and reintegration, AFF hopes to refurbish and return to society 1000 computers per month when at full operational capacity. AFF is one of the two founding affiliates of TechSoup Romania and will bring hardware to the programme as well as other forms of support
Activities
- Granting: traditional and non-traditional small grants programs (up to $2,000 USD) in support of locally developed projects with focus on capacity building and sustainability
- Training: providing training and consultancy in the fields of organizational and financial management, communications, fundraising and human resource development for NGOs
- Motivating: actively engaging local citizens in urban renovation projects, fundraising and social marketing. Projects involve technology as a tool for engaging target audiences.
