Category: Good News
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Couples to travel half price by train on Valentine’s and Dragobete
Good news for couples who want to travel on Valentine’s or Dragobete! The Romanian National Railway will offer half price tickets for couples to travel these days. Couples can buy 2 tickets to travel on the same route and on the same day for 50%. The CFR has prepared another surprise, as couples will be…
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Romanian women artists celebrated at special event in Sibiu
Romanian women artists were celebrated on Saturday in Sibiu. A special event called Women’s Centenary in Romanian Arts was organized at the Brukhenthal National Museum in Sibiu and 1060 women visual artists were honored. The purpose of the event was to showcase authentic creations that belong to contemporary Romanian women artists. Creations such as memorable…
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Romanian painters to exhibit their art at the Oxford International Art Fair
Romanian painters Bogdan Mihai Radu and Radu Tikanete will have their works exhibited at the International Art Fair in Oxford this year. Other artists, such as Yanfei Wang from the US and August Vilella from Spain have will also show their creations alongside the Romanian artists. Radu stated I am really excited, first because…
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Free digital courses for women in Bucharest this month
A great new project aims to help women learn how to use computers. The courses are aimed at any girls or women from social groups that are considered disadvantaged, such as those with a low level of education, unemployed women, Roma women. The activities are organized by the Centre for Equality in Bucharest at…
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Romanian woman living in Germany helps poor children in Chiesd commune
A Romanian woman who lives in Germany is spending her time helping the poor from her own Romanian hometown. Petruta-Ramona Bauer from Zalau has lived in Chiesd, Romania. However, she moved to Germany and she has lived there for 14 years where she works in a shop and where she has a family. According to…
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Parents who have children in Cluj hospitals to receive free accommodation
Parents with financial difficulties will be able to stay with their children while they are treated in Cluj-Napoca hospitals. This is all due to an NGO who has managed to create free accommodation for families who need to travel to Cluj. The Life Education For All will also offer accommodation in return for a small…
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Beard Brothers charity group donates 30,000 euros worth of medical devices to Cluj Burn Center
A group of volunteers who call themselves the Beard Brothers have helped the Cluj Burn Center get two special devices. The group is formed mainly of men that have beards, but many other non-bearded volunteers often help with their charitable activities. At the moment the group is organizing 11 fundraising campaigns. One of them was…
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Romania wins the European Table Tennis Championships
The amazing Bernadette Szocs has won the European table tennis championships this year. Szocs had a tough competition, as 16 table tennis athletes from European countries have fought each other. In fact, Bernadette has only lost one set, managing to beat Tatian Bilenjo from Ukraine, with 4-0, Georgina Pota from Hungary with 4-0 and Matilda…
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Inspiring 16 year old student teaches poor children in Teleorman county in her spare time
Many positive things have been happening in Romania and it is quite visible that many young people start to understand the benefits of volunteering- helping other, learning a craft and earning experience. Recently, pressone.org presented the case of Eliza Neag, a 16-year-old girl who is teaching English to children in a village, in Teleorman county.…
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Homeless women to receive special gifts on March 8 thanks to project organised by two Romanian women
A lovely new project has been created with the purpose of helping poor women to celebrate March 8 in a better way. Irina Vasilescu and Alexandra Tanase have initiated the #PeStop project which aims to help women who live on the street. The two activists have done their research and they have walked on the streets…