Gabriel Brezoiu
Civil society, Digital democracy, Environment, European Union, Education and youth participation
  Bucharest , RO
I am a European trainer and project manager specialised in the non profit field in Romania and the EU. With over 16 years of experience in youth projects focusing on education and democracy, I am the founder of GEYC and PRISMA European Network. I have been trained in over 15 countries on various topics. I am interested to expand our work internationally.

DETAILS

QUICK FACTS

  • Since 2023 I am taking the lead on the Sustainability portfolio at GEYC.
  • As a European Youth Trainer I facilitated over 1000h of nonformal education training in the past 3 years in over 10 countries.
  • In 2016 I created the EQYP quality standard in the youth field, updated in 2023 in the Green, Social and Digital dimensions.

WHAT I CAN OFFER

  • Access to a 8000+ members community in Romania (GEYC)
  • Access to a 100+ civil society organisations in Europe (via GEYC and PRISMA European Network)
  • 16+ years of expertise in nonformal education, democracy and digital

WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN

  • Expanding my work internationally
  • Sharing good practices
  • Cooperation on UN SDGs

HISTORY

GEYC Community is an innovative platform dedicated for young people in Romania, one of the first European initiatives of digital youth work counting now 10000+ members (youth, youth workers and teachers). In 2018, I was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 top, most successful changemakers in Romania.

LATEST PROJECTS

  • Eco Echo
    I managed the Eco Echo programme that arrived to over 3000 young people from Romania and Morocco with sustainability education.
  • European Digital Citizenship Education Week
    A pan-European campaign empowering young people, educators, and communities to navigate the digital world safely, critically, and responsibly since 2019. Taking place every autumn, we bring together local events, resources, and initiatives.
  • Water4EU - Advocating for free drinking water in public spaces
    We advocate for free drinking water in public spaces through youth engagement. We aim to convince the European Commission to fund 1M EUR for local authorities interested to improve their drinking water infrastructure in public spaces, like Wifi4EU.

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