Pro Democracy Association Buzau

Pro Democracy Association Buzau is a civic organization founded in 2010, with a non-partisan character, which functions as a Romanian natural person under private law, for non-profit purposes, in accordance with the legal provisions in force.
The purpose of the Pro Democracy Association Buzau (APD Buzau) is to strengthen democracy at county, national and international level by stimulating civic participation. As a principle of functioning, APD Buzau does not promote any kind of political ideology, party, candidate, political party or coalition of them in its activities.
In order to achieve its objectives, APD Buzau develops, mainly but not limited to, the following activities:
- informs citizens about issues of public interest;
- informs and educates the voters regarding the development of the electoral processes;
- monitors the electoral processes;
- organizes meetings between citizens and representatives of public authorities;
- organizes debates and opinion polls on issues of public interest;
- develops programs in partnership with public authorities and other civic organizations, public and private law;
- ensures the active involvement of citizens in the elaboration of public decisions and policies;
- contributes to the improvement of the legislative framework;
- increasing the population's access to health services by promoting health, information and education of citizens for health;
- capitalizing the potential of information and communications technology and its application in the public sector (administration) and the private sector (enterprises, citizens);
- increasing energy efficiency and sustainable development of the energy system, by promoting renewable energy sources;
- promoting the quality of the initial and continuing education and training system, including higher education and research;
- promoting the entrepreneurial culture and improving the quality and productivity of work;
- facilitating the insertion of young people and the long-term unemployed on the labor market;
- developing a modern, flexible and inclusive labor market;
- promoting the (re) insertion on the labor market of inactive people, including in rural areas;
- improving public employment services;
- facilitating the access to education and on the labor market of vulnerable groups;
- adult education and the promotion of European values
The financing of APD Buzau is made from contributions, donations, sponsorships, sources attracted from projects from various internal or external financiers.
Since its establishment, APD Buzau has carried out numerous projects together with its partners:
Partners
- National Foundation of Young Managers
- Buzau City Hall
- The Local Council of Buzau Municipality
- Buzau County Council
- Buzau County Police Inspectorate
- General Anticorruption Directorate
- National Anti-Drug Agency Branch Buzau
- Managing Authority for the Operational Program Administrative Capacity Development;
- Buzau County School Inspectorate
- Buzau County Agency for Employment
- High schools and colleagues from Buzau county
- Bucharest Pro Democracy Association
- Civic Vox Association
- Buzau Youth Foundation
- Romanian Association for Debates and Oratory ARDOR
- Association of Workshops without Borders
- Association of Journalists from Buzau County
- local, regional and central media institutions
- other mayors and civic organizations from Buzau county
Examples of projects carried out by APD Buzau in collaboration with the partners listed above:
- "Police close to citizens"
- "Association for Pro Democracy and Active Citizenship"
- "The values of democracy in the lives of citizens"
- “Clean administration - efficient administration”
- "International Day for the Fight against Corruption"
- “Exercises for democracy” - project developed in partnership with the Pro Democracy Association and financed by the Governments of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and Norway through the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area
- “10 grade choices”
- “Choose consciously” - project in partnership with the Pro Democratia Association and coordinated by the Friedrich Ebert Romania Foundation
- "Observation and monitoring of local elections" - starting with 2012 until now
- "Observation and monitoring of parliamentary elections" - starting with 2012 until now
- "Observation and monitoring of the elections for the President of Romania" - starting with 2012 until now
- “Evaluation of Buzau candidates in parliamentary or local elections” - starting with 2012 until now
- "Evaluation of Buzau elected one year after the local elections and 6 months after the parliamentary elections" - starting with 2012 until now
- "Transparent administration - responsible citizenship." The development of local democracy and citizen participation in the adoption of public policies in Romania
- "Participatory budgeting process - between theory and practice"
- “The decision-making process and the elaboration of public policies”
- “I want to be a parliamentarian! “
- “Clubs for democracy” - project developed in partnership with the Pro Democracy Association and financed by the Hanns Seidel Romania Foundation
- “Youth Parliament” - in partnership with the Pro Democracy Association, the Chamber of Deputies and the Hanns Seidel Romania Foundation
- "Pay ZERO for what you deserve!"
- "Anti-corruption education among Buzau high school students"
- "A chance for everyone" - developed through the Assoclic project, implemented by the Association of Workshops without smears
- “Empowerment of Roma voters in Buzau County” - project in collaboration with the Vox Civica Association and funded by the Open Society Foundation through the Rome Office Initiative
- ”THRIVE II“ (No. 2020-1-RO01-KA104-078567) 01.06.2020 - 31.08.2021
Applicant: Vox Civica, Partners: Technological High School "Trades and Services" Buzau, Technological High School "Dumitru Filipescu" Buzau, Agricultural High School "Dr. Constantin Angelescu ”Buzau. , Funder: ANPCDEFP - Romania, through Erasmus + Program, Key Action 1
Overall objective: Increase the skills of teachers and trainers (technical, methodological, personal, social and intercultural skills in the field of adult literacy) to assess informally acquired skills so that they are able to implement them according to the specific needs of students romi.
- “ROME HEALTH CARE II” (2020-1-DE02-KA204-007376), Duration: 01 September 2020 - 31 August 2023, Applicant: JugendStil eV. - Germany, Partners: Vox Civica - Romania, Buzau, HEEDA - Hungary; ELLAN PASSE - Greece;
Funded by: National Education Agency for Europe at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education (Germany)
General objective: Development of health education knowledge among the Roma population in the partner countries
Target group: People from Buzau belonging to vulnerable groups including Roma;
- "Be smart, be competitive!" KA122-ADU-517494F0, Duration: 01.10.2021-01.10.2022
Applicant: Asociatia Pro Democratia Buzau, Funder: ANPCDEFP - Romania, through Erasmus + Program, Key Action 1