How a Romanian NGO is helping vulnerable children continue their education online and marginalized people turn their life around

With schools closed throughout Romania due to the coronavirus pandemic, the classes have moved online. A big and sudden change for many children from vulnerable groups who can’t afford laptops or smartphones. But a local NGO who works with people from vulnerable groups has been helping children have access to online education even in these troubled times, while also aiding marginalized people to turn their life around.

We've talked to Damien Thiery, the managing director of Ateliere fară Frontiere NGO, about their extra contribution during the pandemic, and about how they make an impact in the society through their programs: collecting and recycling or restoring electronic equipment, upcycling advertising banners and a bio farm - one of the first urban agriculture projects in Bucharest.