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Over 1000 children and youngsters benefited from Together for a better life in Castelu & Together for a better future in Coroieni projects
In 2021 and 2022 we ran two big projects through which we provided grass-roots integrated services in two extremely poor communities (education, health care, social services for over 1000 people). We documented our interventions and challenges met by local teams, and...
Working together for a better future in vulnerable communities
In December, the roundtable Together for a Better Future in Vulnerable Communities, organized by the Reality Check Association and hosted by the Ministry of Education, was attended by government and local authority representatives from the two communities where we...
The power of education – video
We invite you to watch a short video which proves the huge role education plays in fighting multigenerational poverty (available in Romanian, but soon with English subtitles).
More than 300 children from Coroieni commune participated in the multicultural community event Together we succeed – different ethnicities and cultures
Asociația Reality Check, in partnership with Coroieni School and Town Hall, with the financial support of Active Citizens Fund Romania, organized on Tuesday, October 4th, the community event Together we succeed – different ethnicities and cultures. The aim of the...
2021 Results
We are happy to share with you the first results of the Împreună pentru o viață mai bună în Castelu (Together for a better life in Castelu) and Împreună pentru un viitor mai bun în Coroieni (Together for a better future in Coroieni). The main purpose of the two...
Community Event in Ponorata – Cleaning the village
Timp de două zile, pe 10 și 11 mai, adulții și copiii din Ponorâta, împreună cu echipele Reality Check & Noi Orizonturi și cu sprijinul Primăriei Coroieni, au făcut curățenie pe ulițele satului, pe câmpurile din apropiere, în curți și au învățat despre importanța...
Green light from the Parliament for the project proposal to increase the reach and impact of Law 248/2015
The Parliament passed on April 3rd new amendments for the 248/2015 law (food coupons for kindergarten), initiated by Reality Check. Out of 329 MPs, 327 were present, 326 voted in favor and 1 against. President Iohannis is to sign the new law in the immediate future...
All Children Need Kindergarten and Preschool
Amendments for the 248/2015 Law, an incentive for the impoverished children’s participation in kindergarten and preschool. Since 2016 the Romanian State granted monthly 50 lei (11 Eur) food coupons for the impoverished families, to increase, on a long term, the...
Reality Check among the winners at the Civil Society Gala
This year, we participated for the first time in the Civil Society Gala competition and we are very glad to be among the winning NGOs. We competed in the "Defense of Individual / Collective Rights" section with our project Monitoring of Law 248/2015 (Every Child in...
Cheers for the Good!
Besides better prepared houses to face the rain and the cold, through the Cinstim Binele ("Cheers for the Good!") campaign, supported by Timisoreana, we build a better a self confidence for the people in Ponorata and for the whole village as a community. 11 parents,...
Activity report 2017 – 2018
Monitoring, evaluation and impact Our mission is to support the development of programs and public policies that are smart, have impact, are designed for citizens, and are applied correctly and effectively. One way to do this is to monitor the way certain...
Unforgettable weekend for 19 poor children
19 children from Ponorata, Coroieni and Bran will remember for a long time from now on the long weekend they spent in Bucharest. They went to the museum, they visited the Parliament Palace, they walked in Herastrau park, they went by bike, they went by boat on IOR...
