ABOUT US
AllGrow is a community that builds bridges and collaborative spaces that directly contribute to the development of children and indirectly to everyone involved in our initiatives.
Since 2017, the All Grow Association has been working with students, teachers and supporters from all over the country in numerous projects with the common goal of achieving change at the community level and equipping students and teachers with the tools, inspiration and knowledge necessary to achieve this change . Our activity reached over 7,500 students and 800 teachers from the whole country, impacting over 18,000 people.
At the center of our activities are the children who inspire us and guide us in everything we do.
MISSION & VISION
Our mission is to contribute to the development of an inclusive society where all (All) members have access to tools, resources and the inspiration to grow (GROW)
Every child can be an agent of change in their community when they discover through their own experiences their ability to create change.
VALUES
COURAGE
We have the courage to step out of our comfort zone and do things differently regardless of the status quo.
COLLABORATION
"If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together!" - African proverb that speaks of the importance of collaboration when we want to produce change
DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
We are action oriented and we take the risk of the mistakes we encourage, making change is hard work but through action we can do it.
HOW WE STARTED...
Our story began in 2012 when Madalina lived in Haiti and tested the Design Thinking method for the first time within the Ashoka Youth Ventures activities. Then I noticed how changed the children were just by participating in a few facilitation and support activities built with a lot of empathy.
That seed has been planted and carried in the soul in many communities where I have worked, from the Amazon jungle of Suriname to the skyscrapers of Hong Kong. In 2015, that seed began to sprout when Caleb and I recorded in the United States AllGrow Consulting LLC. Soon the idea of an initiative in Romania also took shape in the United States, even if at that time we did not know in which direction to go. Caleb brought with him a strategic mindset, oriented towards inclusive processes and experiences. Being educated at a top university and with extensive international experience, Caleb brought that extra organization and strategic thinking that we need. Different ideas related to social innovation started to emerge, from helping small farmers, to supporting local organizations and sustainable food, but jumping from one thing to another, I got to education. Reflecting on personal experience we had our aha moment. This is how we realized that we lacked experiences when we could have discovered from an early age our power to achieve change and trust in our own forces.
In August 2016 we started working on an initiative where children and young people discover their power to make change and we called it Change Architects. We truly believe that they (youth and children) are the architects of their own future. In November 2016 we were already in Mărășești, Vrancea where we were testing the Design Thinking method with secondary school students to see if it is relevant to today's students and to discover how we can adapt to the local context. Thus, we realized that for this model to be successful, 3 elements are needed - students - teachers and supporters, and thus the process of testing, validation, adaptation and continuous improvement began. In October 2017 we officially registered in Romania and became the All Grow Association. Change continued and the international and strategic perspective, focused on processes and spaces for collaboration and growth continued to define us.
GET TO KNOW OUR TEAM
Caleb Amaram
Strategic Consultant
Super Power: Innovative thinking
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to get far, go together. ” African Proverb
Caleb is an entrepreneur and specialist in strategy, management and engineering. He is passionate about innovation, travel and nature.
Mădălina Bouros
Co-Founder and President
Super Power: Optimism
"No matter what others tell you, words and ideas can change the world" Robin Williams
Madalina is a social entrepreneur and the founder of the All Grow Association. She believes in the power of people to create change when they collaborate.
Maria Bouroș
Accountant
Super Power: Attention to detail
If you think think you can, and are already halfway there”; Theodore Roosevelt
Maria is an accountant and responsible for the financial aspects of the Association. She is passionate about gardening and interior design.
Ema Gheorghiu
Social Media
Super Power: Curiosity
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." Andre Gide
Andreea Şerban
Junior Project Manager
Super Power: Honesty and Rationality
"Great things never come from comfort zones."
INNOVATIVE TEACHERS
Marina Achiței
Super Power: I think with my soul
"Be yourself the change you want to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
Marinica is a primary school teacher and is passionate about healthy eating, education and reading.
Cristina Barbosu-Ene
Super Power: To listen to others
The world will become a better place with every person who chooses to get involved.
Cristina is a teacher of Romanian Language and Literature at Sihlea Secondary School, facilitator of Open Mindset in Education, mother of three boys and a girl. She loves her job and is grateful for the journey. She is passionate about photography and loves to drive.
Cristina Cobzuc
Super Power: Adaptability
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Cristina is a primary school teacher, personal development counselor and coach, my mission is to assist children, young people and adults to reach their full potential. My hobbies are painting, handicrafts, hiking and reading!
Tatiana Cristian
Super Power: Creativity and ingenuity
"If not us, then who? If not now, then when? "
- John Lewis
Tatiana is a mathematics teacher, eTwinning ambassador, passionate about photography, reading, sports, personal development.
Carmen Liana Harsan
Super Power: Empathy
"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to follow them"
- Walt Disney
Carmen Liana, psychologist and expert in rational emotional and behavioral education. Passionate about reading and travel.
Iuliana Pantiru
Super Power: Preparing Children for Life
"Study when others sleep; work when others are lazy; prepare while others play; dream while others just want to."
William A. Ward
Iuliana, biology-chemistry teacher at Horgești Secondary School, passionate about science, art, reading and personal development.
Alina-Ileana Popescu
Super Power: Energy
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of your time today!"
- Will Rogers
Alina is a teacher of Romanian Language and Literature in Prahova County. She is passionate about reading and flowers.
Gratiela Visan
Super Power: The desire to help
"Receive change with open arms, but don't lose your values." - Dalai Lama
Grațiela is a teacher in Prahova County, she is an eTwinning ambassador and she is passionate about engineering and sciences.
Marinela Tundrea
Super Power: Time travel
"Seeking the good of others, we find our own" - Plato
Marinela is a teacher of history-social education, passionate about art and cultural travel.
Ana Maria Apostolie
Super Power: Attention to detail, perseverance
If you don't try, you don't succeed. Try again, fail again, fail better. –Samuel Beckett
Ana is a teacher of Romanian Language and Literature in Vrancea county. Ana wants to inspire her students to have the courage to freely express their opinions, to read and always look for new ways to it was formed and shaped according to their aspirations.
Carmen Florina Pascaru
Super Power: Perseverance
Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. -Oprah Winfrey
Carmen is passionate about foreign languages, a passion she discovered since childhood. Thus, he ended up teaching English and French and for some time he discovered the charm of Asian languages and started studying Chinese
Georgiana Elena Sima
Super Power:
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Georgiana likes to discover new places, to enjoy what nature offers us, to listen to music. In the educational field, he likes to get involved in activities that produce changes in the student's behavior and tends to believe that he can contribute to the development of his personality.
Nicoleta Cătălina Bacan
Super Power: Curiosity
Don't expect miracles. Your whole life is a miracle!
Nicoleta is a primary education teacher at Lanurile-Brăila Secondary School.
His passions are: studying student behavior, continuous improvement, motivational speeches.
Constanța Pop
Super Power: Curiosity
To live means to feel and to think, to suffer and to enjoy.
Constanța is an ICT teacher at Clubul Copiilor Năsăud, Bistrita Năsăud county. He likes to get involved in extracurricular activities that generate changes in the student's behavior and contribute to the development of his personality.
Necula Floriana
Super Power: Creativity and Perseverance
Man sanctifies the place and the tree is known by its fruits, and the man by his deeds.
Floriana is a professor of primary education at Șolaru Gimnaziala, Dâmbovița county and she is passionate about education, ecology and personal development. The school is my second family, the place where I feel I can open paths for my students .
JOIN OUR TEAM
Send an email to info@allgrowconsulting.com telling us what you would like to do along with your CV.
Angela Rotaru
Super Power: magic through love and involvement
Each day should not be wasted, but should be valued and used to make situations more bearable for others, to show sympathy or empathy for others, to contribute to someone else s skills or to help change a behavior. Byron Pulsifer
Angela is a professor of primary education at the Iordache Cantacuzino Secondary School Pașcani, Iași county and is passionate about the world of education, personal development, travel and gardening. Students like flowers bloom if they feel the love of those around them. Believe in the power of love.
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Claudia Ilia
Super Power: Curiosity
To live means to feel and to think, to suffer and to enjoy.
Claudia is a teacher at Constantin Brâncusi Secondary School in Medgidia. She is a person inclined to develop personalities and to discover beauty in nothing.
Aurora Claudia Zamfir
Super Power: I BELIEVE in PEOPLE and their power to change the world for the better!
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Aurora is a teacher of Romanian language and literature and the director of the "Mihai Viteazul" Secondary School in Pucioasa, Dâmbovița.
He considers himself a creative and curious person, sociable and always willing to learn, an empathetic and cheerful teacher, who wholeheartedly believes in the power of non-formal education methods.
For Aurora, ALL GROW illustrates the power of TOGETHER. It means the courage to push your limits, the confidence that your voice matters and the proof that change starts with each of us.