To support the improvement of the environment and the development of the communities in Romania by contributing to the formation of a sustainable society that enhances democratic values.

• To promote sustainable development through the strengthening of environmental NGO"s and civic activities; • To strengthen the Romanian NGO sector through capacity building; • To encourage civic participation in planning and decision making; • To promote cross-sector partnerships for solving environmental and community based problems; • To provide financial and technical support for Romanian NGO"s; • To involve the citizens in the process of identifying, preventing, and solving environmental and community based problems.

1. Our Foundation (Fundatia pentru Parteneriat) is one of the most innovative Romanian NGOs in the field of sustainable development and heritage protection. In this sense worth to be mentioned that we pioneered several initiatives, on Romanian level.

2. The foundation is well known on international level, including the European Union. The main proof in this sense is when the foundation was confirmed by EU’s DG Environment as the implementer in Romania for the European Business Awards for Environment.

3. Our foundation is the winner of the OGUT Environmental Award 2005, awarded by the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology under the category: Environmental Protection and Technology in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe!
   

1 .Environmental Partnership Program The program supports community based environmental projects developed by environmental NGOs in Romania. The program suported over 230 projects with a total value of 26 billion ROL in the fields of protected area and biodiversity conservation, urban ecology, water management, sustainable rural development, etc. 2. Living Heritage Program Living Heritage is a grant and capacity development program aimed at enabling local community development through the promotion of sustainable culture and heritage initiatives. Through this program 22 projects were granted with a total value of 5,3 billion ROL. Examples of successful projects: the renovation of the Badea Cartan Museum, the renovation of the narrowest street in Europe (the Rope Street in Brasov), the construction and inauguration of the first Mineral Water Museum of Romania in Tusnad Village, etc. 3. Eco Business Program The goal of the Eco-Business program is to contribute to the sustainable economic regeneration in Romania . The method represents a framework for assisting Romanian small and medium size enterprises that wish to improve their environmental practices. Thanks to the program over 1400 SME representatives were trained and advised related to environmental protection issues. 4. Greenways in Romania Greenways are routes, trails and natural corridors that are used in harmony with their ecological function and offer the opportunity for sports, tourism, recreation and economic development. The Foundation is the initiator of the Romanian Greenways by establishing the Mineral Water Trail and supporting the development of the Spruce Pine Trail and the Gold Trail. 5. European Business Awards for the Environment – Romanian Eco-Business Awards Every two years, the European Commission is pleased to reward selected companies that demonstrate their commitment to putting sustainable development into action. The Romanian representative of the Award is the Environmental Partnership Foundation (Fundatia pentru Parteneriat). Beginning with 2005, the foundation is organizing this contest under the title: "The Romanian Eco Business Awards".

Fundatia pentru Parteneriat will use primarly the donated funds for matching the already existing yearly amounts in the framework of the Environmental Partnership Program, which supports environmental projects nationwide. At the same time we are open for an kind of wish or suggestion of the potential donors, which can choose to support any of the programs of the foundation. At the same time donors can decide to contribute and support the endowment building campaign of the foundation. The working reserve/endowment of the foundation is about 400.000 USD currently and it was established for supporting our activities after the wihtdraval of the western funders from the region will occure. As a valuable support o ne of the most important and faithful supporters of our foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, has given us an encouraging boost. They have offered an unprecedented "challenge grant" to REPF and it"s sister foundations in the Environmental Partnership. Each member of the Environmental Partnership must raise 200,000 USD between 2004 and 2006. The Mott Foundation will match each dollar raised over the three years. The challenge grant is a unique opportunity for REPF to gain independence and strengthen itself as a valuable foundation in Romania . This will represent a very significant step for strengthening the organizational and financial independence of REPF. Your donations can contribute to our sustainability.

100.000 people , 150 NGOs

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation USA - 1.1.150.000 USD German Marshall Fund of US - 450.000 USD Rockefeller Brothers Fund, USA- 420.000 USD Doen Foundation, Netherlands – 140.000 EUR King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium- 150.000 EUR DFID, UK – 100.000 GBP European Union, Phare, DG Environment - 70.000 EUR USAID – 14.500 USD ,The Prince"s Charities -75.000 Eur