The Success and Independence project is meant to help at risk children and youth form Târnăveni through programs which can help them develop or improve their personal abilities and professional qualifications, as means to success and independence.
Fundația Buckner, as a partner of the Transilvană Alpha Foundation, is implementing in Târnăveni this project with the objective to improve access to education for at risk children and youth by developing lifelong learning programs which are meant to develop their personal abilities and social skills.
This project financed by the RO10 Program – Children and youth in at risk situations, local and regional initiatives to reduce national inequalities and to promote social inclusion, from the SEE 2009-2014 Financial Mechanism, is being implemented in September 2015 and October 2016, includes qualifying courses for youth and specialists, a campaign to raise awareness regarding the safety of children and youth in the local schools and high-schools, summer activities and a summer camp for 120 children, ages 3-16, all these with the clear objective to positively contribute to the lives of these youth and children, but also to intervene in situations of risk and vulnerability that the community is facing.