Togheter for Amara – second edition – December 2022 "I want to become a firefighter." "I'm going to be a ballerina." These are some of the answers given in response to the eternal question: "What do you want to do when you grow up?" Beyond the...
RoboWave – November 2022 – August 2023 We, at the pastel Association, shape dreams, give voice to people's passions and transform lives, because we know that this is the foundation of a better world. By investing in young talents and their education, we not only pave...
Love without bruises (edition 2) – November 2022 Women killed by partners. Women – victims of attempted murder. Women who do not feel and ARE not safe at home. Assaulted women. Humiliated women. Women pushed and beaten. Their children – collateral victims of abuses, left with deep, incurable wounds. Women...
On the way to the future – October 2022-2023 Imagine, just for a second, how it would feel to be forced to walk on rocky and thorny paths with bare, frail feet. Every step is a pain, every day is a struggle. The challenge: As we speak,...
Good deeds for inclusion, pastel Association’s project in June, was about education, integration and social inclusion for children and young people with various disabilities, but also about an event which showcased all their talents. Problem: At Conil Fest, a festival dedicated to inclusion, tolerance, friendship, and...
STARTedu – september 2022 STARTedu, the pastel Association project from September 2022, was our (successful) attempt to transform and tame the geographical isolation of 45 students from the C.A. Rosetti commune in Tulcea county. The problem: C.A. Rosetti is one of the most isolated communes in Romania,...
Road to education - August 2022 The road to education, our end of summer and start of school cause, was about curious children, dropping out, normality and equal education rights...
Zoo Care Center – july 2020 Zoo Care Center, the project of pastel Association accomplished in July, focused on the needs of the Calaraşi Zoo and on our desire to create a veterinary clinic/cabinet, meant to take care and to save the lives of the animals...
Refresh Văcărești – May 2022 Refresh Văcărești, pastel Association’s May project, was about the largest urban park in Romania, about cleaning, waste materials and people reunited together to reshape this protected area and make it clean and fresh, just how it deserves. Problem: the impact of waste...
Playgroup for inclusion – April 2022 The School Center for Inclusive Education in Băbeni provides educational services for children who have special educational needs, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, Longdon-Down syndrome, and associated disorders. They need, in fact, special programs in which they are monitored and...