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Ashoka Fellows in Romania
Paul Radu develops a global network of investigative journalists, scientists, programmers and civic hackers.
Dorica Dan revolutionizes the field of care for patients with rare forms of diseases, making the transition from a rigid system to a collaborative approach.
Florin Stoican catalyzes a movement led by citizens in order to establish a functional system for protected areas of Romania.
Elena Calistru uses research-based and data-centred advocacy tools to build a civic movement that strengthens citizens' participation in public life.
Ioana Bauer identifies, mobilizes and allows lesser-known social actors to develop a reliable social network of citizens able to put an end to the difficulties we face in modern society.
Carmen Gheorghe supports Roma women to regain their voice, to become real changemakers in their communities and to reinvent themselves.
Eugen Vaida is a guardian of the local cultural identity and uses monuments to build a social movement to rekindle an authentic rural identity.
Iarina Taban sees the deep systemic vulnerabilities and changes the mentality of how society should care for its less fortunate children.
Vera Marin is introducing a new education practice to encourage and equip young people to take part in designing their environment and become more empathetic and embrace sustainability.
Monica Boţa - Moisin has created and is implementing a set of tools for Indigenous people, ethnic groups and local communities to identify and act as custodians for their Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE).
Diana Filimon has developed a new approach that sparks young people’s curiosity and empathy for those with different views and experiences, increases their appetite for complexity and nuance, and continually challenges their unfounded and dangerous sense of certainty produced by – among other forces - algorithmically tailored media consumption
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