Published in: 2021

Generations Exhibitions – a photographic journey of intergenerational projects developed in 15 communities across Romania

Author Administrator_FRMR

Published on: 05/07/2021

On July 9, The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation invites Bucharest’s elderly and children to the Generations photo exhibition, hosted by Roaba de Cultură in Herăstrău Park. The exhibition presents a collection of moments captured at the Generations Center in Bucharest, where elderly volunteers support children in the community, sharing their experience and passions through intergenerational workshops and clubs. Similar exhibitions are taking place simultaneously in 14 other localities, where intergenerational projects carried out during the 2020–2021 school year involved 172 elderly volunteers for the benefit of 623 children.

The Bucharest event starts at 5:00 PM and includes creative workshops organized by the elderly volunteers of the Generations Community Center, an artistic program offered by scholarship holders of The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation, a raffle with prizes consisting of children’s books offered by Editura Litera, and other surprises for children and grandparents. The photo exhibition in Herăstrău Park is open to the public from July 5 to July 11.

The exhibition Generations is part of a broader campaign that promotes intergenerational collaboration and active ageing through volunteering. Through photographs taken as part of projects supported by the Royal Margareta of Romania Foundation, the diversity and complementarity of relationships between young and older people are illustrated, as well as the importance and role that each generation plays in building a sustainable society.

The Generations exhibition will also take place simultaneously in 14 other towns across the country, where children and elderly people take part in intergenerational activities aimed at supporting school performance as well as vocational and personal development, funded through the national program “Generations Centers.” The images, emotions, and intergenerational relationships were captured in after-school day centers in each community by two photographers passionate about doing good – Ana Călin and Franco Godini.

The results of a national study conducted by The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation show that almost half of the elderly in Romania experience an acute sense of uselessness after retiring from professional activity. At the same time, the school dropout rate is very high among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. As a solution to these two issues, the Foundation developed an intergenerational methodology based on collaboration between generations, mutual exchange of values and experience, young people’s need for positive role models, and the elderly’s desire to remain active in the community. The intergenerational method involves engaging elderly volunteers in tutoring activities, clubs and educational workshops, vocational circles, and personal development or counseling sessions, for the benefit of children from disadvantaged families attending after-school social centers. Since 2015, the intergenerational method has been implemented in 31 day centers, and over 650 elderly volunteers have become active again through volunteering for more than 2,000 primary and middle school children.

In the 2020–2021 school year, intergenerational activities were carried out both on-site at the centers and online. The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation, together with Hochland Romania, Raiffeisen Bank, Metropolitan Life, and with the involvement of the Federation of Community Foundations in Romania (FFCR), supported the Generations program in 15 social day centers nationwide, where 172 elderly volunteers worked with 623 children and carried out 1,210 intergenerational sessions. Through the intergenerational method, children improved their school performance, gained new vocational and social skills, and made new friends, while the elderly volunteers regained a sense of self-worth and well-being.

Additionally, between December 2020 and April 2021, remarkable elderly professionals from various fields hosted online workshops for children from the Generations Centers, highlighting the value that the transfer of knowledge and experience between generations brings to society. Personalities such as explorer Uca Marinescu, actors Cristina Deleanu and Eugen Cristea, visual artist Ileana Dana Marinescu, Dr. Radu Dop, researcher Dan Farcaș, performer Tiberiu Ceia, composer Horia Moculescu, and singer Gabriel Cotabiță shared with children the secrets of fascinating professions, as well as the challenges and privileges involved.

Generations Centers in the 2020–2021 school year

1. Generations Community Center Bucharest, Sector 6 – The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation
2. “Growing Together” Day Center, Save the Children Association – Argeș Branch, Pitești, Argeș County
3. “Next Generation” Day Center, Samaritans in the Community Association – Mărculești, Ialomița County
4. “Always Victorious” Day Center, Florian Cristescu Parents’ Association – Turnu Măgurele, Teleorman County
5. Cenade Children’s Day Center, Caritas Mitropolitan Greek-Catholic Blaj Association – Cenade, Alba County
6. “Diaconia” Day Center, Diaconia International Aid Association – Brașov, Brașov County
7. “Casa Maria II” Day Center, Orthodox Philanthropy Association Alba Iulia – Reghin, Mureș County
8. “St. Seraphim of Sarov” Day Center, Orthodox Philanthropy Branch Association Războieni-Cetate – Războieni, Alba County
9. “Buckner” Day Center, Buckner Foundation – Târnăveni, Mureș County
10. “Little Innocents” Day Center, Inocenți Foundation – Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud County
11. “Children’s Oasis” Day Center, Oaza Arad Association – Arad, Arad County
12. “Stern der Hoffnung” Day Center, Stern der Hoffnung Romania Association – Buziaș, Timiș County
13. “Cernat” Children’s Day Center, Diakonia Christian Foundation – Cernat, Covasna County
14. “Saint Spiridon” Children’s Day Center, Saint Spiridon Multifunctional Philanthropic Association – Galați
15. “Casa YANA” Center, YANA Foundation – Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County

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About Roaba de Cultură

The Roaba de Cultură project is developed by the Green Revolution Association, with the support of ALPAB (Bucharest Lakes, Parks and Leisure Administration), and runs from May to September. Access to the Roaba de Cultură area is free seven days a week and includes free Wi-Fi.

About Green Revolution

Founded in March 2009, Green Revolution is Romania’s first urban ecology NGO, putting into practice measures that support building a green city.

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Raffle Rules – Generations Exhibition at Roaba de Cultură, July 9, 2021

Section 1. Raffle Organizer

The raffle is organized by:

THE MARGARETA OF ROMANIA ROYAL FOUNDATION, with registered office in Bucharest, Calea Plevnei no. 98, building 10C, staircase A, apt. 8, Sector 1, tel/fax: 031.405.5556, Tax ID: 10981730, tel. 031.405.55.54, email: prieten@principesa.ro, , bank account no. RO77BACX0000000129312250, opened with UNICREDIT BANK, legally represented by Mugurel Mărgărit, Executive Director, hereinafter referred to as the Organizer.

The raffle will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Rules, which are mandatory for all participants.

The Organizer reserves the right to amend or modify these Rules, with the obligation to inform the public officially, in the same manner as the initial announcement.

Section 2. Place and Duration of the Raffle

The raffle will take place on July 9, 2021 and includes all persons who completed the raffle registration form and made a minimum donation of 5 RON in the donation box at the Roaba de Cultură area (King Michael I Park, Aviatorilor Boulevard no. 106, Bucharest, Sector 1), between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

Any registration made after July 9, 2021, 7:00 PM (inclusive) will not be considered, except in cases where an extension is made through an addendum to these Rules, publicly announced as stipulated in Section 1 above.

Section 3. Rights and Conditions of Participation

The raffle is open to all natural persons, regardless of nationality, domicile, race, gender, or religion, residing in Romania, who comply with these Rules in order to validate their participation. Employees of the Organizer and their first-degree relatives are not eligible to participate.

Each participant is entitled to one single entry in the raffle. Participants are responsible for the accuracy of the information entered in the registration form. The data provided will be used to notify participants about prizes and to validate winners.

Section 4. Personal Data Protection

All participants are guaranteed their rights in accordance with Law no. 677/2001 on the protection of individuals regarding the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, namely: the right to be informed, the right of access to data, the right of rectification, the right to object, the right not to be subject to an individual decision, and the right to seek legal remedy.

As of May 25, 2018, Regulation (EU) no. 679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), entered into force. The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation guarantees raffle participants the following rights:

1. a) The right of access to processed personal data: you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data are being processed and, if so, access to the type of personal data and the conditions under which they are processed, by submitting a request to the data controller;
2. b) The right to request rectification or erasure of personal data: you may request, by submitting a request to the data controller, the rectification of inaccurate personal data, the completion of incomplete personal data, or the erasure of personal data in the following cases: (i) the personal data are no longer necessary for their original purpose (and there is no new legal purpose for processing); (ii) the legal basis for processing is the data subject’s consent and the data subject withdraws consent, and there is no other legal ground for processing; (iii) the data subject exercises the right to object and the controller has no overriding legitimate grounds for continuing the processing; (iv) the personal data have been unlawfully processed; (v) erasure is necessary for compliance with EU or Romanian law; (vi) the personal data were collected in relation to the provision of information society services to children (where applicable), for which consent is governed by special rules;
3. c) The right to request restriction of processing: you have the right to obtain restriction of processing where: (i) you contest the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling the controller to verify their accuracy; (ii) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data, requesting only the restriction of their use; (iii) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes mentioned above, but you require them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or (iv) you have objected to processing, for the period during which it is verified whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject;
4. d) The right to withdraw consent to processing at any time, where processing is based on your consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal;
5. e) The right to object to the processing of personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation where processing is based on a legitimate interest, and to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes, including profiling;
6. f) The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you;
7. g) The right to data portability, namely the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to the Organizer, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit those data to another controller, where processing is based on consent or the performance of a contract and is carried out by automated means;
8. h) The right to lodge a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) and the right to bring proceedings before the competent courts.

The exercise of the rights listed above may be carried out at any time.

To exercise these rights, please send a written, dated, and signed notice (handwritten or electronic format) to the following email address: prieten@principesa.ro.

Section 5. Raffle Mechanism

Participants in the Generations Exhibition by Roaba de Cultură will learn about the raffle from fundatiaregala.ro, from the event page dedicated to the Generations Exhibition by Roaba de Cultură, and from the Facebook page of The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation.

Registration for the raffle is done by completing the registration form and making a minimum donation of 5 RON on July 9, 2021, between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

Thirty (30) winners will be selected by random draw and announced during the event. If the raffle winners are no longer present at the event, they will be contacted by email within five (5) working days by a representative of The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation.

For validation, winners must be present at the Generations Exhibition by Roaba de Cultură or reply to the email sent by The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation from the email address used to register for the raffle.

Section 6. Raffle Prizes

Thirty (30) prizes will be awarded, each prize consisting of

30 × Children’s book offered by Editura Litera

Winners of the prizes offered within this promotional campaign may not receive their cash equivalent or exchange them for other goods.

Section 7. Notification and Prize Delivery

Raffle winners will be informed of the results by July 16, 2021, after the draw, as follows: they will be announced during the event and contacted via the email address provided in the registration form. By participating in the raffle, participants agree that, if they win, the winner’s identity and the prizes awarded may be made public and/or used for promotional purposes, without any further obligations or payments by the Organizer.

If a winner does not respond within 72 hours to the information requested by the Organizer or has provided incorrect or incomplete contact details, the prize will be awarded to another participant selected by the pre-established committee using the same mechanism. The prize will be sent by courier to winners who are no longer present at the event, after July 19, 2021.

Section 8. Termination of the Raffle

This raffle shall terminate by operation of law on July 9, 2021 and may terminate earlier only in the event of force majeure that makes it impossible to carry out the raffle.

Section 9. Raffle Rules

The Rules are available free of charge at frmr.ro. By participating in this raffle, participants agree to comply with these Rules. Any amendments to these Rules will be announced on the Facebook page of The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation.

Section 10. Disputes

Any disputes arising between the Organizer and raffle participants will be settled amicably. If an amicable settlement is not possible, the dispute shall be submitted to the competent Romanian courts.

Drawn up today, July 5, 2021