Amfiteatru Foundation operates as an organization with an entrepreneurial vocation and a distinct identity, combining strategic reflection with applied intervention. Our activity takes place at the intersection of complementary fields: community development, culture, responsible tourism, health, education, and employment. We work directly in communities through projects that bring real value, ranging from vocational training, career counseling, ecological education, responsible tourism, and health initiatives, to social inclusion and international cultural cooperation, while successfully bringing into dialogue actors who usually act separately, such as local administrations, academia, NGOs, and professionals from various fields.
PROGRAMS
Human infrastructure – we invest in the quality of people through a current portfolio of 17 projects, strategically distributed across 6 development regions and 19 counties. Our interventions aim to support vulnerable groups in education, capitalize on youth potential, prevent early school leaving, vocational and technical education, lifelong learning, and active measures for NEETs;
Productive hospitality – we transform tourism from a mere act of consumption into an engine of local development. We support this vision through dedicated platforms and publications, such as responsible tourism, tourism observer, vacations and travel, and the MERG IN network;
Integrated health – we promote Romania’s therapeutic resources and the qualitative management of spa, medical, and wellness destinations. We act through initiatives such as the International Health Tourism Forum (IHTF), specialized clusters, and the Health Tourism – or HealthRomania platforms;
Caleido – we support living culture, intercultural dialogue, creative industries, and contemporary art. This direction comes to life through the Caleido Festival, thematic meetings, artistic mentoring programs, and international cooperations;
Essential Romania – we capitalize on local identity, community memory, and heritage as foundations of sustainable development. We develop the digital memory platform dumbrava.org, the Word and Amfiteatru Meetings conference series, and heritage capitalization projects.
RESULTS*
- 46 completed European projects;
- 1,150 organized events;
- 15,000 counseled, trained, and qualified individuals;
- 13,500 individuals trained and upskilled in the health field;
- 130 startups and 8 social economy structures initiated from the Foundation’s programs;
- 32 information, promotion, and communication websites;
- specialized IT applications for the medical field;
- studies, strategies, plans, analyses, and works in the field of community development.
*figures updated in May 2026
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