ODEN Association

ODEN association (acronym for the Organization for Democracy and Non-formal Education) it’s an experienced organization, founded in may 2011. The number of members is over 20 and there are many sympathizers.

The activities of ODEN association are focused especially toward non-formal education and promoting the values of democracy among youth of the local community. Taking advantage on the fact that most of the association members are working in the national education field, workshops of non-formal education are organized very often with youngsters from Nehoiu area. The main subjects are media, culture and arts, ecology and environment. The main activities were the ecologization of the Buzau valley and Nehoiu valley, land art workshops, mountain ecology and ecotourism. The association’s members participated to a visual campaign about the responsible attitudes, healthy food and protection of the environment.

Another aim, which is desired to have a growing up dimension, is the involvement of an important number of youth in international exchanges of any kind, especially thorough the Youth in Action program. The ODEN association desire to be a facilitator of the accessing of those programs by young people.

A special current activity is the debate club DACII (acronym from Academic Debates and Intelligent Ideas Confrontations) held in partnership with Nehoiu’s High School. There are more that 20 permanent members and the regular activities consist in weekly meetings with trainings, games and occasional participations in national tournaments.

The association’s members were involved in many trainings, seminars and were leaders in some Youth Exchanges, activities made under the Youth in Action Program, especially thorough the Youth Foundation Buzau, with which they have tight relationship.

Starting from 2020 until 2027, ODEN Association is accredited for Erasmus+ projects, that make the possibility to plan many interconnected international mobilities following the Erasmus+ priorities and enhancing the international partnerships.

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