Category: Inspirational people
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Volunteers rebuild widow’s severely damaged house
A woman from Bucovat, Timis county has recently lost her house due to the rain and several volunteers helped build a new house. Florentina Irimescu lived in a tiny house which only had one room. The house was degraded due to the rain and the roof was damaged which had made the house vulnerable to…
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Radu Paltineanu, the first Romanian to cycle across North and South America has reached the ” End of the World”
The first Romanian to cross the American continents by bike has reached the end of the world, in Ushuaia after 3 years, 2 months and 17 days. Radu Paltineanu has crossed Alaska, USA and several South American countries such as Argentina. In total, he has cycled over 34,500 kilometers. He started his trip in August…
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Fencing champion Ana Maria Branza creates campaign to promote Romanian designers
You’ve probably heard of Ana Maria Branza, the Romanian fencing world champion. She has dominated many tournaments and competitions in the last few years and she has shown where hard work and determination can take you. Recently, she has been involved in a completely different project, which is promoting Romanian local brands. Ana Maria is…
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Romanians living in the UK donate heaters and gifts to Vacarea primary school students
After national newspaper Adevarul has reported the story of Vacarea primary school students and the very poor conditions in which they had to learn, the Romanian diaspora has lent a helping hand. Adevarul noted that in the village of Vacarea, Gorj county all children have to share one classroom because the other room is filled with…
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Irish volunteers buy minibus and fill it with goods to be donated to Romanian orphanage
Be The Change, a group of Irish volunteers from Northern Ireland will be driving to Romania in the next few weeks with a minibus filled with all sorts of goods to be donated to an orphanage in Barlad. The group is known for taking charity challenges each year, such as climbing mountains and running marathons.…
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Craiova teacher asks children to donate money instead of bringing flowers on first day of school
On September 15, when school starts students traditionally bring flowers to their teachers. This tradition is respected especially by primary school children. Anticipating this habit, a teacher from Craiova has asked the children’s parents to not spend their money on flowers but to donate their money towards the building of an Oncology and radiology children’s…
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The reason why there’s a monument dedicated to a Romanian in China
You rarely see monuments dedicated to foreign people. So, when coming across the news that a Romanian couple is buried in China and the authorities have built them a monument we wanted to find out more. Apparently, in the 1930-1940’s several Romanian doctors, David Iancu, Bucur and Gisela Clejan went to China to help treat…
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Romanian-Japanese student finishes top of his class at Oxford university
A Romanian-Japanese student has managed to finish top of his class at Oxford where he is studying computer science. Tamio Vesa-Nakajima, who we wrote about several times on our blog is also the president of the Romanian Society at the same university. Tamio was born in Romania, in Timisoara and his mother is Romanian but…
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The Royal Institute of British Architects awards Romanian student with the Excellence Award
Romanians who moved abroad have proven that they are able to work hard and find success in any field. One of them is 26-year-old Ruxandra Maszni, who has recently just received a distinction in the field of architecture in the UK. The young woman, originally from Suceava county and a graduate of the Architecture…
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Romanian woman chosen amongst 6 young leaders who are improving the world
Six amazing young individuals were chosen as the most influential in the world. The top was made by the World Economic Forum to celebrate the Young People International Day on August 13. Profiles of the young people from different sectors such as Education, technology and also public governing were published. One Romanian woman called Oana…
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