PARTNER INFO

DAR DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION

Full legal name

Asociația DAR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
(national language)
Full legal name (in
Asociatia DAR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
latin characters)
Acronym DAR ASSOCIATION
PIC Number 948783967
OID Number E10051751
 National ID 31562882
Type or organisation
Commercial For profit (P)
orientation
Non for profit (NP)

Local
Regional
Scope National
European
International

Public
Legal Status
Private

Staff 1 to 10
Size (staff) Staff 10 to 50
Staff 51 to 250

Legal address Titu-Salcuta , Dambovita county

Postal code
CEDEX NA
City Titu
Country Romania
Region Dambovita
Telephone 1 004 0724200094
Telephone 2 004 0727334136
Fax
e-mail [email protected]
Website/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/darassociation
PERSON AUTHORISED TO LEGALLY COMMIT THE PARTICIPANT (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE)
CONTACT PERSON

Title Mrs.
First name Alexandra Corina
Family name Brutaru
Department Management
Position President

The same address YES

as the institution’s
NO: please, specify the address:
address
Telephone 1 0040724200094
Email
[email protected]
Contact person
Title Mr.
First name Vlad-Constantin
 Family name Rusu
Department Management
Position Youth Worker Erasmus+ project
The same address YES
as the institution’s
NO: please, specify the address:
address
Telephone 1 0040721582189
Email
[email protected]

AIMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION

DARassociation was set up in April 2013, in Titu a 10.000 inhabitants town located Dambovita
Please briefly county, at 50 km of Bucharest the capital of Romania. We planned to be an organisation targeting
present your developing nonformal methods for supporting young people in their personal development by
organisation (e.g. its gaining transversal competences youth through preparing and implementing specific trainings and
type, size, scope of events as well as Erasmus mobility projects since the start of our activity.
work, areas of The major themes of our projects are relatad to rural development, as
specific expertise, - Basic entrepreneurial skills: financial, management, marketing
specific social - Ecology and healthy life style
context and, if - Discrimination and characteristics of the rural and small towns life for young people.
relevant, the quality We are promoting volunteering and each of our projects highlights this topic.
system used). We are cooperating with the high schools from the region and implemented in the period 2019-
2021 a programme with de European Bank financing regarding – transversal skills like:
communication, team development, time management and leadership.

Creating and promoting nonformal learning methods linked with business and financial knowledge
was our goal and to achieve we participated at different types of training and activities developed
by other NGO’s.

Since 2016, developing cultural education projects became our main activity, the projects which
are at the confluence of history and arts, according to the specialities of our main team. We had
more than 40 national and international projects, generally financed by the Romanian Ministry of
Culture

We have an ongoing project that promote Romanian crafts and folklore reinterpretations as a step
to the multicultural patchwork of Europe.
We organized camps and excursions where we promoted the principles of organization life, team
spirit non-discrimination since the highschools located in Dambovita County with which we are
cooperating with are facing problems like school early drop out, discrimination of the rroma
population and decreasing interest in school activities..
We promote photography and digital skills of young people in order to support them to better
express themselves.
Since 2023 we began to get involved as partners and beneficiaries in Erasmus + projects, having a
distinct department for this. In 2023 we had only 5 projects but in 2024 we were involved in more
than 30 projects more than 150 young people from our organisation participating in projects all
around Europe. This year we are preparing even more projects than last year, paying special attention to
those financed by the Erasmus+ program, which will have a significant role in our activity. In youth mobility
projects, youth exchanges and youth worker trainings, we will focus more on training participants and
disseminating activities. Also, feedback from participants and partners becomes increasingly valuable for
improving experiences.
In addition to the projects dedicated to youth, this year, with funding from the European Union, we are
running a project for adults, Nature's Embrace: A Journey to Mental Well-Being, which will end in April 2026.
At the same time, we are partners in a large-scale sports project - "Sports4All. Gender Equality in Sports.
Inclusion and Balanced Opportunities for Youth", which will run until the end of 2026.

Organizational We have established a 3-level organizational structured:

structure: 1. Management – 3-member board
2. Permanent 4 members hands-on operatives: a coordinator of the project development
department (Alexandra Brutaru) a coordinator of logistics, administrative/ accounting
department ( Cristian Brutaru) and Erasmus plus partnership department (Vlad Rusu), a
 coordinator of communication department (Alexandra Brînzac)
3. Project managers
We are represented in three major cities of Romania: Bucuresti, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi
Skills and expertise Mrs. Alexandra Brutaru, the coordinator of the projects, is the president of the association she
of key staff involved worked for 17 years in the financial sector in management positions which included delivering
in the projects. professional training in Financing and Business. Mrs . Brutaru also graduated Art History in 2021
and is preparing a PHd in this field.
Mrs Brutaru is diplomat-ed trainer for adults and project manager. Since 2010 she established
her own consulting company which advises on European funds’ opportunities for private
companies, public institutions and non-governmental organizations. DAR Business
DEVELOPMENT addresses its interest mainly in the following areas: research, development and
innovation, education, environment, sustainable development and public services.
Since 2013 when the association was founded, developing methods that would make financial
training more attractive and accessible for young people was the constant activity for Mrs.
Brutaru.
Mrs Brutaru speaks English, French at professional level, German and Italian at conversational
level
DAR DEVELOPMEN Association staff have completed trainings in European Citizenship,
Prejudice Awareness and Internet Safety.
Our Volunteers have assisted with local stages of previous international projects and have
facilitated team-building and groupwork sessions.
Ms. Alexandra Brinzac is 30 years old, graduated University of Bucharest, Master Psycho-
diagnosis, Unification Experiential Psychotherapy and Personal Development

She can communicate and work effectively in a team with people coming from different ethnic and
social backgrounds thanks to her experience as a participant in various Erasmus+ projects (Latvia,
Spain, Lithuania, Austria, Czech –Republic, Turkey, Poland) the fact that she had an Erasmus
Year as a student in Barcelona, Spain and a six monts EVS in Turkey.
She is most interested in human rights and eco-friendliness.
Languages:Romanian (native), English (advanced), Spanish (intermediate), French (beginner).
Ms. Brinzac is our communication coordinator.
Mr. Vlad-Constantin Rusu, our NGO's coordinator of Erasmus+ projects and primary contact
person, consistently participates in initiatives aimed at raising awareness about crucial issues.
Comprehending the project concepts, he strives to foster stronger connections among NGOs
focusing on topics such as the environment, gender equality, mental health, and entrepreneurship.
As a student at "Universitatea de Stiinta si Tehnologie Politehnica Bucuresti", he remains actively
always engaged in Erasmus+ projects.
Mrs. Oana Tănase – coordinator of art and handicraft workshops. Graduated art university,
currently working in a Cultural Centre. She organises and coordinates workshops in glass
painting, wood painting, needle work.

EU- Programme Year Number of the Applicant/Country

project/Name of the
project
Youth in Action 2014 RO-11-E159-2013-R2 DAR DEVELOPMENT
Act for Health Association
Erasmus Plus-KA1- 2014 PL-12-E269-2014-R2 HOPP -Poland
Youth Exchange Hop in the net
Erasmus+, KA1, Youth 2016 2015 2015-3-BG01-KA105- Association “Institute
Exchange 022627 Perspectives”
Svistov Bulgaria
Erasmus Plus- KA1- 2016 2015-3-RO01-KA105- DAR DEVELOPMENT
Youth Exchange and 013322 Association
Youth Workers training Journey into Finanance I
Erasmus Plus 2017 2016 PL-2E379-KA1 HOPP -Poland
KA1- Youth Exchange
EU Human Resources 2017 POSDRU/189/2.1/G/156641 EUROPAS Association-
Fund Practice stage during the Romania
studie
European Social Fund 2017 POSDRU/173/6.1/S/147432 Asociatia Xander
Social Economy – Development- Romania
sustainable social insertion
Erasmus+, KA1, Youth 2019 2018 -3-BG01-KA105-
Exchange 035230 Association “Institute
Social entrepreneurship Perspectives“, Bulgaria
against youth
unemployment

Erasmus+ 2019 2019-3-PL01-KA105- Fundacja Ekonomisja,

077604 Poland
Mindfulness for Tolerance
Erasmus+ 2021 2020-2-BG01-KA105- Active Society, Bulgaria
079595 Active youth for
better future
Erasmus + 2023 Handmade in Education Semper Art Fundation,
Poland
Erasmus+ 2023 2022-3-TRO1-KA153-YOU- Youth Working from Home
000094875 Network, Turkiye
Erasmus+ 2023 2023-1-BG01-KA151-YOU- Association “Institute
000114714 Perspectives“, Bulgaria
Erasmus+ 2024 2023-1-ES02-KA151-YOU- Asociación Parkeri, Spain
000119165
Erasmus+ 2024 2023-BG01-KA151-YOU- Foundation For Tomorrow,
000136285 Bulgaria

Erasmus+ 2024 2023-1-PL01-KA151-YOU- Hopp on Board, Poland

000124628

Erasmus+ 2024 2022-1-BE05-KA151-YOU- Fanfakids, Belgium (Project

000064065 held in Romania)

Erasmus+ 2024 2023-1-IT03-KA151-YOU- Mediterranea Associazione

000113636 per lo Sviluppo Locale, Italy
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-EL02-KA153-YOU- Culti Multi, Greece
000180797
Erasmus 2024 2023- 1-BG01-KA151-YOU- Foundation For Tomorrow,
000136285 Bulgaria
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-LU01-KA153-YOU- ChangeMakersLuxembour
000175393 g, Luxembourg
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-IT03-KA151-YOU- Mediterranea Associazione
000113636 per lo Sviluppo Locale, Italy
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-EE01-KA151-YOU- MTÜ TDM 2000 Eesti,
000144533 Estonia
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-IT03-KA152-YOU- Fondazione Comunitaria di
000179224 Agrigento e Trapani, Italy
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-EE01-KA151-YOU- MTÜ TDM 2000 Eesti,
000144533 Estonia
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-DK01-KA152-YOU- Ananda Marga Danmark,
000181133 Denmark
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-AT01-KA151-YOU- Kinderfreunde Mühlviertel,
000132321 Austria
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-PL01-KA151-YOU- Instytut Współpracy
000136813 Regionalnej Regionalnej,
Poland
Erasmus 2024 2023-1-PL01-KA151-YOU- Health Related
 000124628 Organization for Promotion
and Prevention "HOPP",
Poland
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-NL02-KA152-YOU- Square Nexus, Netherlands
000180106
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-LV02-KA153-YOU- Raibais Kakis, Latvia
000175057
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-LT02-KA152-YOU- Labdaros ir paramos
000184920 fondas "G vaiku
pasaulis”,Lithuania
Erasmus 2024 2024-1-ES02-KA152-YOU- Circompay, Spain
000227265
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-CY02-KA153-YOU- Youth Dynamics, Cyprus
000170450
Erasmus 2024 Solidarity Tracks, Greece

Erasmus 2024 2023-3-EL02-KA152-YOU- Change Your Life Now,

000170944 Greece
Erasmus 2024 2024-1-PL01-KA151-YOU- Fundacja Wspierania
000222220 Inicjatyw Rozwoju
Lokalnego, Poland
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-EL02-KA152-YOU- Change Your Life Now,
000172067 Greece
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-TR01-KA153-YOU- Küresel Girişimci Engelliler
000171810 Derneği, Turkiye
Erasmus 2024 2023-3-TR01-KA152-YOU- Mersin Directorate Of
000176996 Provincial Agriculture And
Forestry. Turkiye
Erasmus 2024 2024-1-ES02-KA151-YOU- Asociación Caminos, Spain
000201984
Erasmus 2024 2024-1-HU01-KA151-YOU- MeOut Association,
000195746 Hungary