SDG 11 aims for safer settlements. However, safe cities are not only those that “proactively reduce urban crime such as antisocial behavior, street robbery and burglaries through a mixture of policing, technology deployment, and offender management” (IFSEC Global) but also those that recognize the decisive role of the urban landscape...
The pandemic has impacted societies globally in fundamental ways, affecting the needs and ways of life for all actors in local communities, including the lives of people with visual and/or hearing impairments. Orange Foundation Romania invests for over ten years in projects that improve the lives of people with visual...
Like many rural European regions, communities in Transylvania, East Germany, and Albania are challenged by migration and an accelerating decline of local cultural offerings. Although most villages in Albania and Romania have designated cultural centers, such spaces are still to become more connected to local communities. Meanwhile, new community spaces...
The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2020 portrays a critical image for Romania in what concerns digital competences. Romania is ranked 27 out of 28 EU countries with regard to human capital development. The present project aims to study the opportunities of digital inclusion among the disadvantaged population in...
Blood, Sweat and Tears (US band) visited Romania in 1970, which was an impressive event for those times. The project allows us to follow the experiences of the band and of some of the participants at the 1970 concerts. The results of our research will be used for a documentary...
Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a powerful research-based approach to strengthening networks. We are convinced that through SNA the Bosch Alumni Network Clusters on Peace and Science & Research can become more connected and impactful. The project will help understand what peace, research, and science topics BAN members engage with,...
After more than 30 years from the Communist regime, Romanian civil society in rural and small-town areas is still in an incipient phase. Furthermore, today it is further negatively impacted by COVID-19. The project aims to research the level of development, networks, and capacity of civil society organizations în Țara...
The research project aims to analyze the experiences of Cluj civil society during the COVID-19 pandemic, its mobilization, and the type of support received and offered to third parties. The research is implemented in partnership with the Association for Community Relations (ARC) and is commissioned by the Urban Innovation Division...
We are confronted with a pandemic that is about to change the world in fundamental ways - including the activity of civil society organizations (CSOs), small and large. The ability of CSOs to understand current transformations and at the same time demonstrate impact is central to their sustainability prospects, given...
COVID-19 has disrupted the way we carry out our activities to an unprecedented level. States of emergency and lockdown impact directly the activity of community spaces that exist to empower local communities. These community spaces are the kind of physical infrastructure that is central for any network as it provides...