“What do you take with you when you leave a city that has shaped you? Lori lived in Cluj for 10 years and there she learned what involvement, solidarity, and collective courage mean. Now, she is trying to plant the same seeds in the northeast of the country, in a place where the soil seems less fertile.

What happens when a fake survey goes viral and collects sensitive data from thousands of Romanians? Codruța Simina, a journalist specialized in investigating online disinformation, shows us how truth is becoming increasingly difficult to recognize in the era of social media – and why it is vital to defend it.

Filip Cosma has been a lawyer for 9 years and a volunteer at the ‘Prima Dată Acasă’ Association in Cluj-Napoca. He believes in the right to housing and, together with his colleagues, supports disadvantaged families by building homes where they can start a new life.

What happens when students are no longer just ‘volunteers,’ but become project creators, community builders, and leaders of change? At the volunteer club of Onisifor Ghibu Theoretical High School, children are not given tasks — they choose their own causes. This is how Ethnicity, a multicultural festival, was born: from a simple observation on a bus, transformed into a vibrant meeting space between cultures

Linda Greta Zsiga and her colleagues managed to change the lives of over 500 Roma people from Pata Rât, the area where the Cluj-Napoca municipal landfill is located. Their housing project is a model of inclusion and offers a better future for 110 families.

Why don’t police leaflets in schools and ‘say NO to drugs’ campaigns work? How can we build policies based on science, empathy, and effectiveness? A manifesto-moment crafted as a call to action for a Romania that no longer punishes, but helps.

“What does it mean to be human in a self-destructing world?” Alexandru Stermin challenges us to view the ecological crisis through the lens of existential philosophy. We do not save nature only for the future – but to preserve our humanity.

For over 6 years, we have been living in a van and documenting the lives of Romanians who left the country. We have been in their homes, in truck cabins, in the fields of Spain, on farms in Germany, and in hospitals across Europe. We have listened to their stories and lived them alongside them.” Teleleu means Elena Stancu and Cosmin Bumbuț, and Plecat is their most extensive project

A poem about cities that forget, people who burn on the inside, and poets who have nothing left to give. Răzvan Crășmaru writes with brutal honesty about life, loss, survival, and poetry as the last refuge.

What does a school that sees you, listens to you, and respects you look like?
Martha and Antonio talk about their experiences as pupils and students, about the need for empathy, safety, and relevant education.
A sincere call for a school that shapes character, not just grades.

Diana Badea is a PhD candidate and believes that a teacher’s influence does not end with notes and exams, but goes much further – shaping the way a student learns to think, to trust themselves, to find their place in the world, and to fight for principles and values.

What does it mean to flee from war with an unborn child and start over in a foreign country? Marina Iliuc, a refugee teacher from Ukraine, tells a story of pain, solidarity, and hope. A story about humanity, beyond borders and prejudices.