Educational support

About the programme

Most of the children we work with do not have, at home, an adult who can sit down with them over homework. Not because parents or grandparents do not want to — but because they work two shifts, or because they no longer remember how to solve a quadratic equation, or because, simply, there is no parent in the house. The educational-support programme covers exactly this gap: the presence of a patient adult who understands the subject and who is there consistently.

We work with each child at their actual level, not the level the school expects. That sometimes means recovering multiplication tables at age 12. Other times it means preparing a confident written assignment in Romanian. The important thing is not speed — it is that, week after week, we show up.

How it works

• Weekly tutoring, one-to-one or in a small group, with trained volunteers (teachers, students, professionals from various fields).
• Preparation for national exams and the baccalaureate — focused on the subjects the child actually needs, not on what the curriculum dictates.
• Workshops on self-confidence — because for a child who has received poor grades for years, the first obstacle is not the material, but the belief “I can’t”.
• Access to books and learning materials through our partnership with Editura Niculescu.

Who it serves

Children in primary and secondary school, plus teenagers preparing for the baccalaureate. The communities we focus on: orphaned children, those raised by grandparents, in family placement or from severely disadvantaged backgrounds.

How you can get involved

• As a tutor volunteer — if you can dedicate 1-2 hours a week to a subject you know well (maths, Romanian, English, physics, chemistry, logic), sign up here. We are currently looking for a logic tutor for a 12th-grade student.
• As a company partner — we can turn your employees’ volunteering into a structured programme, with hours coming out of working time or after work, without pointless red tape. Details on Partners.
• As a donor — a month of tutoring for a child costs little, but it is real. Support a child.