Category: Inspirational people
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Apps invented by high school students: the portable EKG and the app that prevents railroad accidents
Several students from an IT high school in Bucharest have invented several useful apps. In a time where most teenagers watch youtube videos or waste time on Snapchat, the five Romanian students have used their IT knowledge in a useful way. According to digi24, Horia, Ricardo, Mihnea, Dimitrie, and Bogdan have used their coding knowledge…
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The amazing Tibi Useriu wins the Arctic Ultra 6633 ultra-marathon for the third time!
The amazing Tibi Useriu has managed to win the ultramarathon Arctic Ultra 6633 for the third time. Many people have followed him during this tough trip and saw him fighting to get through the tough cold. Tibi will now go down in history as the only person in the world to win the race three times.…
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Romanian woman invents portable fingerprint reader to be used for medical records
A Romanian woman has invented a portable scanner that stores medical data. Alexandra Grigore is the founder of an organization who has invented a special scanner that is used to scan people’s fingerprints and that stores their medical information. The device is now used in Africa and in Asia. The scanner is mobile and it…
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Woman from Moldova adopts six children
A woman from Drochia city, Moldova has decided to adopt six children from an orphanage after her children went to university to study. Lidia Buculici and her husband have adopted the children 6 years ago. According to Protv the woman loves her adopted children like they were her own. She was aware that each one…
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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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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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The amazing story of dr. Tzaicu- the first surgeon in the world to perform hernia surgery on himself
Going through surgery is stressful, but performing surgery on yourself is more unbelievable. More than a hundred years ago, Romanian surgeon Alexandru Tzaicu was doing just that. He was only 26 years old when he performed a hernia surgery on himself. It was a successful experiment which allowed him to get a Ph.D. According to…
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Sergiu Pasca: a Romanian professor who researches autism at Standford university
Many Romanians who went abroad have managed to build great careers in diverse fields. One of them is Sergiu Pasca, who is a neuroscience doctor at Standford. Mr. Pasca,36 years old is currently working to create special medicine that can ameliorate or heal autism and other similar illnesses. After 3 years of activity, Pasca has…
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Romanian living in the UK donates 70,000 euros to Calarasi hospital
Romanians that have left the country never forget where they came from and many of them besides sending money back to their relatives, try to help their former local communities. One of them is Marius Caprila who currently lives in England. Mr Caprila came back to Romania to donate several items ot the Emergency Hospital…
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14 year old volunteer boy teaches children from poor families
More and more children are starting to volunteer and they are learning the benefits of volunteering. Tudor Vartic is one boy who found satisfaction in helping children for example. He is only 14 years old but he is helping students with different school subjects, such as Maths, Romanian and English language. For three hours every…
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