Support Early Education in Căpușu Mic

In November, just a few weeks ago, we met Cristina Bodnărescu – a young first-year teacher from the city, who chose to start her career in a place where she knew she could change lives: the primary school in Căpușu Mic, a village located 30 kilometers from Cluj-Napoca.

Although she is only at the beginning of the road with a lively preparatory class, every day Cristina works small miracles. She firmly believes that education is the only thing that can still save us all. In just two months, she has come to deeply understand the shortcomings and hardships that mark rural communities, where poverty, vulnerability, and lack of resources leave their mark on children from the earliest age.

Cristina wants to do more. For her pupils. For the school. For the community.

But she cannot do it alone.

PROGRAM KEY DATA

  • Initiated in 2025
  • Active Program
  • Total Budget: until 3040 RON is reached
  • Financed by: individual donors

She needs support, people willing to lend a helping hand – from volunteering and educational activities to donations of materials and basic services.

We responded to her call with openness and, in the spirit of the winter holidays, we set ourselves a simple and essential goal:

👉 to make sure that all pupils in Căpușu Mic have the resources they need to continue learning and to feel supported.

We believe that early interventions in education do not just change a path; they change lives.

After our discussions, we identified an urgent list of basic supplies needed for children from Kindergarten to 4th grade: essential school materials for quality education.

🎒 What we aim to purchase:

  • 60 coloring books for the children in kindergarten;
  • 206 notebooks (pre-writing, lined, math) for the Preparatory, 1st and 2nd grades;
  • HB pencils with erasers and colored pencils for pupils in the 3rd and 4th grades;
  • 5 reams of A4 paper, needed for daily activities in the school.

The total value of these needs is 3,040 lei, an amount we aim to raise by 15 December 2025.

On 16 December we will go to the school with all the packages ready, to offer the children not only school supplies, but also joy, hope, and a safer start on their path.

❤ Why is it important to get involved?

  • Because every child deserves a real chance at education.

  • Because in villages like Căpușu Mic, education often starts with far too little.

  • Because a notebook, a pencil, or a coloring book can mean more than just an object – they can be a sign that the children are not alone.

Just as the Open Fields Foundation supports development and innovation in education, you too can be part of this change.

You can make a donation into one of our accounts below, directly by card via the page https://openfields.ro/product/flexible-donation-amount/ or on www.bursabinelui.ro.

  • donation to the account opened with ING Bank – RO08INGB0003008132398912

  • donation to the account opened with Banca Transilvania – RO57BTRLRONCRT0693811501

Regardless of the method chosen, please specify in the payment details “Donation for pupils Căpușu Mic” so that we can direct the funds accordingly.