D'Avent Association Portfolio

fostering sustainable solutions in urban communities

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Urban Gardening

Green Entrepreneurship

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Step Six Green Resources

Eco Design

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Green Building

Eco Education

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Eco Innovation

About Us D'Avent is a Romanian Non-Profit Organization working on promoting sustainable living in urban areas by growing and supporting successful active communities.

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We act towards promoting a Circular Economy in a sustainable society.

We believe in cross-sectoral partnership and complementary approaches.

We increase awareness and empower communities.

2014 - ongoing Wunderkraft Green Entrepreneurship and Eco-Design

2014 - ongoing

Wunderkraft

In 3 years we provided support to 53 local artisans with:.

A project focused on promoting responsible production and consumption, while supporting green entrepreneurship among artisans and makers in order to produce eco-design objects.

Promoting products to Big Buyers

Violoncelului Hub

Makerspace for upcyclers

Cooperation and community building

Sales Counselling

Professional Tools

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Some of our clients Bergenbier, Alucro, Coca Cola, McCann, Danone, LeRoy Merlin, ANPCDEFP, BOSCH, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Environment, CREART, French Institute, The Embassy of France in Bucharest

Numbers Here is a list of achievements that we have gained during our activity:

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Waste

450kg

Around 450 kg of waste transformed into new products

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Products

4kpcs

Over 4000 products sold to 68 corporate clients

Cash

26kâ‚Ź

About 26.000 euro distributed to artisans

Finalists

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2014 Winning project for the Creative Industries support grant awarded by Post Privatization Foundation.

Selected among 10 finalists of Nesst Competition for Sustainable Social Enterprises, 4 months trainings on design thinking, market research, financial analysis and planning, business plan.

Europe - Asia

2016

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2015 Developing a long term cooperation with Bosch Romania for providing professional tools for makers and artisans.

Europe - Brazil

2015 Selected project for CONNECT Program – exchange of entrepreneurs between Europe and Brazil

Selected as good practice example in the project EURASIA for Youth Entrepreneurship Education

2017 Focusing on Education and Training

2016 Eurasia for Youth Entrepreneurship International project aimed at promoting social & green entrepreneurship among youth.

Responsibilities in the project:

EU Eurasia for Youth

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Promoting social-green entrepreneurship among youth

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Training for 10 youth in social-green entrepreneurship

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Contributing to developing resources (course, guide, video, website)

Entrepreneurship is an international project aimed at promoting social & green entrepreneurship among youth..

Financed by European Commission through Erasmus+ Capacity Building Action Implemented by Eurasia Net (France), D’Avent (Romania), Cango (China), Youth Centre of Epirus (Greece), SolidaritÊs Jeunesses (Vietnam), Jeevan Rekha Parishad (India).

2017 WunderKraft goes WunderDesign Investing in intensive education for makers, artisans and designers.

February - August 2017

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Going national.

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9 days intensive course on Product Eco-Design.

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10 participants, 10 products.

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one exposition dedicated to responsible design with over 100 visitors

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3 videos and one guide

WunderDesign July - September 2017 Partnership in the project A4Activism, implemented by Creionetica

In 2017 we decided to invest in intensive education for makers,

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Promoting Eco-Design in Activism Projects

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Product Eco-Design Workshop - 30 participants

artisans and designers working

with eco-friendly materials.

Projects co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Funding.

Resources developed

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Website

Wunderkraft

http://wunderkraft.ro/

Social media

Wunderkraft FB

https://www.facebook.com/wunderkraft.ro/

Publications

Guide to Responsible Product Design

https://issuu.com/reciclarecreativa.ro/docs/ghid_w__web___1_

WunderKraft Catalogue

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Promoting sustainable product design Promoting participants at WunderDesign course

https://issuu.com/reciclarecreativa.ro/docs/catalog_wunderkraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7VohV6mr_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPt_-F-xfJM

Green Building and Eco-Innovation

by Violoncelui Hub Violoncelui Hub represents a Green Building, and more that that. It stands for Eco-Innovation as a green inspirational space in a crowded and polluted Bucharest, but also as a makerspace for local green makers.

The space is mainly used as an educational tool in order to promote civic involvement to increase the awareness regarding green materials in constructions, the potential of renewable energy in urban areas, the importance of urban gardening in living and working places.

History of Violoncelului Hub In 2013 the idea to build a place made out of at least 90% recycled materials was born.

Here is what we achieved during our project...

How it was funded The construction was funded through a crowdfunding campaign with 110 local donors.

How it was built The actual building was done by 70 volunteers that were involved on the construction site.

What support did it have The construction project got the support of companies like: Bosch, Strauss Group, Bucharest Community Foundation, Bucovina, Eco-Rom Ambalaje

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hosted national and international events over 500 visitors makerspace for about 30 local artisans

Catch the atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=9U6Y4cxjqWA

October 2015 - June 2016 At the end of 2015, Violoncelului Hub won a grant through “Mobilizam Excelenta� Programme (Excellence Empowering Programme), funded by Porsche Romania, and managed by Bucharest Community Foundation.

A modular and eco-efficient building The grant, together with a significant support from partner companies like Egger, Hempflax, Maria Systems, Agoterm, Europlastic, Tekno Construct, Ikea,

Deloitte and Topanel, resulted in a modular house.

Dimensions

46.5 Expandable building of 46.5 square metres

Structure

Insulation

Decoration

70%

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Metal structure

Hemp insulation

Cork floor, upcycled furniture, eco-paint

2017: Eco-Innovation Community at Violoncelului Hub

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Eco Innovation Beginning Steps

In 2017, Violoncelului Hub has been in the center of growing an Eco-Innovation Community, consisting of enthusiasts for renewables and eco-solutions. Receiving financial support through the Civic Innovation Fund, a program developed by The Foundation for Civil Society Development and Enel Romania, we measured the following results:

40% Heating based on volcanic rock that decreases the energy consumption with about 40%

5 5 training sessions focused on renewable energy and energy efficient living and working spaces

4 Photovoltaic energy system consisting of 4 panels and 4 batteries

80 80 participants, becoming part of the EcoInnovation Community

2016 - ongoing Urban Gardening by Clubul Gradinarilor de Balcon creating a community of enthusiasts willing to learn about urban gardening

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Urban gardening

The Community of Balcony Gardeners is a project focused on creating a community of enthusiasts willing to learn about urban gardening while upgrading parts of their living and/or working spaces in green areas. The goal is to learn about healthy food, while reducing the food waste and contributing to creating green urban spaces.

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Growing food

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Garden Design

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Urban Compost

The project received financial support two years in a row from Mega Image Community Fund (2016 and 2017). Results:

74 74 active participants in the Community

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7 workspaces 1 educational 3 schools garden upgraded involved developed

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Over 500 people organic reach in online media

Gradinarul de Balcon

Online Presence

Website: • http://www.gradinaruldebalcon.ro/ Social media: • https://www.facebook.com/gradinaruldebalcon/ • https://www.facebook.com/groups/664384063747064/

Media items

Publication: • https://issuu.com/reciclarecreativa.ro/docs/gradinarul_de_balcon Video: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjWY80KwHso

2011 - ongoing Eco-Education by Reciclare Creativa an educational tool focused on growing awareness regarding waste management

Eco Education

A self-sustainable longlasting project

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Reciclare Creativa consists of a great online community (over 170.000 followers in social media), and a highly involved offline community.

The projects functions as an educational tool focused on growing awareness regarding waste management.

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~2000 workshops for public events, with over 20.000 participants

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3-year school curricula implemented at Avenor College

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~1000 weekly reach on project website

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~80 school workshops, over 1500 pupils

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~175000 followers on social media

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~40 corporate workshops, over 400 participants

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3 international partnerships in Erasmus+ projects

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22 trainers coordinating workshops

Reciclare Creativa

Online Presence

Website: •

http://reciclarecreativa.ro/en/

Social media: •

https://www.facebook.com/ReciclareCreativa.ro/

Media items

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzW_XvuV2E0

Our projects in the world...

Here is a list of our international endeavors:

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A special supplement by Decat o Revista http://www.decatorevista.ro/mobilizam-excelentapuzzle-comunitar-pe-intrarea-violoncelului/ Green Report: https://www.green-report.ro/design-responsabilwunder-design/ https://www.green-report.ro/?s=wunderkraft https://www.green-report.ro/bucuresteni-resturialimentare-compost/ Ziare.com http://www.ziare.com/mediu/reciclare/outside-thebox-tinerii-care-dau-o-noua-viata-lucrurilor-pe-carele-aruncam-1319261

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Grolsch Anti-Mall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navGaVt3thw Dela0.ro http://www.dela0.ro/reciclare-creativa-cum-amfacut-din-gunoi-lucruri-noi

International 01

Policy Handbook on Promotion of Creative Partnerships http://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/culture/library/repor ts/creative-partnerships_en.pdf

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GEEBIZ Compendium, https://issuu.com/peacechildint/docs/online_final__1_

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The Earth Times magazine https://issuu.com/thearthtimes/docs/the_earth_time s_en_pl

DO Write Us

Do write us on: creativ@davent.org With love and passion for sustainable communities, D’Avent team