1. Small steps, giant leaps! Camelia CRIȘAN, PhD Programs and Development Director

2. Birth certificate Name: Fundația PROGRESS Address: Bistrița, Transylvania, Romania Date of birth: February 2002 Parents / founding members: over 10 persons from Romania and abroad

3. Areas of expertise Youth work and volunteering Community development Education Consultancy on integrity policies and corporate social responsibility

4. Youth 1.Over 10 years of volunteering for communities across Romania; 2.Partnerships with NGOs from: UK, Malta, Greece, Poland, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, Latvia. 3.International volunteering: over 50 yp sent in intercultural exchanges in EU; 4.More than 300 foreign volunteers hosted in Romania.

5. Community development 5. Set up community centers in: a.The largest Gypsy/rroma rural community from Romania (7 years) b. former mining town of Rodna (2 years);

6. Consultancy 6. In NGO development (World Learning) and for the local public administration (town halls from Baia Mare and Slobozia); 7. Developed unique and successful local strategies for integration of gypsy/rroma communities; 8. Developed validated integrity audits for the local public administration;

7. Education 9. Vocational training for youth on: career development, local history valorization, and applied research (i.e. conducting street polls). 10. Training courses for: a. Teachers: learning architectures, using games as education tools, intercultural communication; b. Unemployed: basic IT, English; c. Public librarians: digital stories, IT for seniors (partnership with Biblionet - IREX Foundation for co-funding).

8. Domicile Transylvanian places: Bistrița, N ă s ă ud, Cetate, Rodna, cart. Unirea, Baia Mare (Maramureș county). Locations across Romania: B ă rbulești, Slobozia (Ialomița county), Focșani (Vrancea county), Timișoara (Timiș county), Slatina (Olt county), Tg. Jiu (Gorj county).

9. International recognition THE PRINCE’S TRUST (UK) – main partner in Romania The project ”Education Center for the Rroma Children from Barbulesti” declared by UNICEF BEST PRACTICE PROJECT

10. Thank you! www.progressfoundation.ro fundatiaprogress@yahoo.co.uk