With a budget of over 6 million euro and an implementation duration of 60 months, the project was supported by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 under the Home Affairs Program, and was implemented by the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) together with the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Directorate for Civil Protection in Norway.
The EEA and Norway Grants, funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, play a pivotal role in fostering a more equal Europe, both socially and economically, while also strengthening the bonds between these donor countries and the 15 beneficiary EU Member States.
The Pata-Rât area, located next to Cluj-Napoca`s waste landfill, is a place marked by social and environmental problems, even abroad, as reported by the BBC and Channel 5.
An opportunity for teens and minors from the Târgu Ocna Educational Center (juvenile detention center), by improving education and specific assistance.
The Project Management Unit (hereinafter referred to „PMU”) within the Romanian Ministry of Culture, acting as Programme Operator for RO-CULTURE Programme, implements the bilateral initiative Storytelling in museums (hereinafter referred to „the bilateral initiative”) in partnership with North Consulting ehf.
In the following series, we talk about how much has been invested, which funding programs have benefited from this support, the impact and the results of the Grants and what stories have been written with the support of EEA and Norway Grants.
At the National Village Museum "Dimitrie Gusti" in Bucharest, an ambitious project was carried out that highlighted the cultural richness of the Roma people through an unique collaboration with the ANNO Museum in Norway. Together, the two museums made a journey through time and space dedicated to this minority.
The pale glow of gas lamps has been replaced with the strong light generated by solar panel systems for 69 houses in the village of Hoghilag, Sibiu County, that have never been connected to electricity, have been helped through the program.
