It has a period of 10 days (including 2 travel days and 8 activity days)
between  20 - 29 March, 2025.

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

The group present at activities will consist of 36 young people, 18-25 years old, and 6 group leaders, 18+ years old - 42 participants in total.

Our aim is to develop empathy and empathic communication skills, as a means of solving conflicts and diminishing personal and social differences, thus fostering prosocial behaviors, having set the following objectives:

1. Cultivating empathic attitudes and prosocial behaviors among the project participants.

2. Improving the empathic communication skills of the participants and further perpetuating them in our social circles.

3. Creating tools for promoting constructive dialogue among young people to diminish radical attitudes.

By having a diverse team and applying various non-formal learning methods - knowing each other and connection, experiential, artistic and creative, study and practical application, and other methods, we aim to create a valuable learning experience for participants.

Travel

Public transport form Otopeni Airport to Bucharest

Train to Gara de Nord:
Check the train schedule from Otopeni Airport to Gara de Nord
(tickets are about 5.5 RON).

Bus to City Center:
Check the bus schedule to the city center of Bucharest (tickets are about 3 RON).

Coordinate your travels with fellow group members to enhance the experience.

You have the option to extend your stay by 2-3 days before or after the project at your own expense.

Currency exchange advice: Limit the amount of money you exchange at the airport/ bus station due to less favorable rates. We suggest exchanging no more than 5-10 euros upon arrival.

The Romanian currency is LEU (RON): 1 Euro = 4.98 RON  (January 2025)

The location

We chose a guesthouse in the outskirts of Vatra Dornei town 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:

https://www.facebook.com/siady.pensiunea

https://hotelguru.ro/casa-siady-vatra-dornei

We will accommodate 2-3 persons per 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

The Pro Bono Youth Club Association was established in January 2023, in Suceava, Romania. It is a non-governmental and non-profit association, independent, and with legal body. It operates in accordance with the country's laws and its statute.

The main goal of Pro Bono Youth Club is to promote and develop education, social values, and encourage civic participation among young people in Romania and beyond. To achieve this goal, the association has the following objectives:

- Motivating and increasing the mobility of young people;

- Ensuring the exchange of positive experiences among young people to enhance their cultural and informational levels;

- Promoting cooperation among countries, tolerance, and deepening the idea of European unity;

- Stimulating cultural activities and implementing educational programs that represent the values of Romania and the European Union;

- Collaborating with other national and international institutions or organizations that align with the objectives and ideals of Pro Bono Youth Club.

Our association is committed to fostering youth development, promoting cross-cultural exchange, and supporting activities that contribute to the personal and professional growth of young people in Romania and beyond.