It has a period of 10 days of activities
between 22 February – 3 March, 2022 (21 February - 4 March with travel days included).

The location for activities is Poiana Negrii, a small picturesque mountain resort
in the Carpathian Mountains of Northern Romania.

The group present at activities will consist of 42 young people.

We developed "Connect & Respect" project to address the realities of today's society.

We live in a world that is getting more and more diverse. At the same time, people are reluctant towards accepting other cultures, ethnicity and religion being some of the most widespread discriminatory criteria in European countries.

On one hand, we must express our own views and identity, on the other, we must live in harmony with people around us, being understanding and tolerant.

Through project activities, we aim to offer participants cultural knowledge and stimulate the intercultural dialogue, to develop understanding and respectful attitudes and behaviors.

Travel

You will arrive to Cluj-Napoca (or simply Cluj, as most Romanians prefer to call it) at the Avram Iancu Airport (CLJ). It is the only airport in the city and the biggest one in Transylvania: http://airportcluj.ro/

Getting to city center by public transport: Bus line 5 runs between the airport and the city of Cluj-Napoca. The trolleybus departs approximately every 10 minutes between 05:00 a.m. and 22:00 p.m., on weekends and evenings every 15 to 20 minutes.

The airport bus stop is located 200 meters away from the terminal, along the ‘Strada Traian Vuia’. It is a short walk from the terminal, you first have to go to the main road and then to the right.

In the center of Cluj-Napoca, you can get off at the stops Constanta (Regionale CFR), Sora and Central. The bus ride to one of these bus stops takes an average of 25 minutes. The first and final stop of bus line 5 is known as Fierul and can be found in the street ‘Strada Cuza Voda’.

Tickets are available at vending machines and service counters near the bus stops. Keep in mind, it is not possible to buy a ticket from the bus driver. The price is 2.00 RON for a single ride and 4.00 RON for two journeys.

As well, you can take bus line 8 for travelling between the airport and downtown Cluj-Napoca, the bus runs about every 20 minutes and only from Monday till Friday.

Schedule for line 5: http://ctpcj.ro/index.php/en/timetables/urban-lines/linia-5

Schedule for line 8: http://ctpcj.ro/index.php/en/timetables/urban-lines/line8

Advice: Don’t change too much money at the airport because of the bad rates compared to the exchange offices downtown (we recommend 5-10 euro maximum).

The Romanian currency is leu (RON): 1 Euro = 4.94 RON (November 2021).
If you choose to take a taxi, it will be your own expense since taxi fares are not refunded according to Erasmus+ rules, having available public transport.

Arrival: The arrival day to Cluj-Napoca is 21 February 2022, max. at 18:00 in the evening.
If for some reasons you cannot find tickets with arrival hours in the morning or in the
afternoon, please email us and we will find a solution for you.
The arrival hour is set this way because we need to leave for Poiana Negrii in the evening of 21st, by bus, possibly arriving after midnight on 22 February 2022.

You can also arrive 1 or 2 days earlier to visit Cluj-Napoca, on your own expense.

The meeting point in Cluj-Napoca for the departure to Vatra Dornei will be at an accessible location and communicated after all trip details are settled.

Departure: The departure to Cluj-Napoca will be on 3rd of March around midnight, so make sure you have flights that leave on 4th of March at 6:00 a.m. the earliest, because we will travel through the night to reach Cluj-Napoca early on 4th of March.

You can also stay in Cluj-Napoca 1-2 days after the project and visit it on your own expense.

Here are some online resources to guide you if you wish to spend some additional time
in Cluj-Napoca before/after the project:

https://www.romanianfriend.com/attractions/cluj-napoca-what-to-do-guide

http://www.visitclujnapoca.ro/en/

https://wikitravel.org/en/Cluj-Napoca

For more general details about Romania you can check out the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/romaniatravel.ro/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania

http://www.romaniatourism.com/

The location

We chose a typical mountain guesthouse that is close to nature,

but also benefits fully from the comfort of modern life.

Here are links to the website and Facebook page of the guesthouse:

http://www.pensiuneapoiana.ro/

https://www.facebook.com/pensiuneapoiana.ro/

We will accommodate 2-3 persons in one room, maybe some rooms will host a max. of 4 persons. Each room has its own bathroom and toiletries.

Some rooms are designed as matrimonial, thus two persons might share one bed, but rest assured that the beds are big enough and each of you will have his/ her own blanket.

There is mobile signal and wi-fi connection throughout the establishment.

We will have our meals at the guesthouse restaurant, serving fresh eco products from country side.

If you wish to learn more about the town and the region you can check the following links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatra_Dornei - town of Vatra Dornei

https://taradornelor.ro/en/ - the region

United Youth for Educational Development (UYED) is an UK based non-formal group wishing to be actively involved in the development of non-formal education among young people by involving them in mobility and projects across the European space.

We believe that through collaboration, communities can solve most of their problems with their own forces, so UYED wants to be a partnership for action to support and facilitate the continuous development of youth through and for the community.

The hosting partner in Romania is D.G.T. Association, founder of D.G.T. (Do Great Things) Network. Their mission focuses on national and international networking among young people, students, trainers and teachers of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds.

Facebook DGT: https://www.facebook.com/DoGreatThingsNetwork/