A SMILE ASSOCIATION BACAU is a training provider and a non-profit organization which aims to the economic, cultural and social development of the RURAL AREAS; organizes actions for supporting, and promoting the sustainable development by supporting continuous education and training; supports local authorities in organizing various important events for the local community youth education.
The vision is to help create a world where education stimulates civic and social responsibility, active citizenship and involvement, social entrepreneurship, personal and social-professional development, quality projects and intercultural dialogue.
Our target group is formed mainly of children and young people with fewer opportunities from rural areas or small isolated communities.
The main objectives of the Association are:
The development of formal, non-formal and informal education activities on the following topics: sustainable development, civic education, active citizenship, personal and social-professional development, civic and social responsibility, project management, fund raising, intercultural dialogue and other fields of interest for our mission and vision.
Raising awareness on civic and social responsibility, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, entrepreneurship, sources of financing, lobby and advocacy in the above mentioned areas, scientific research in the before mentioned fields.
Coaching, counseling and assisting persons and organizations that wish to get involved or to develop projects or programs of civic and social responsibility, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue and projects with financing from structural, European or international funds.