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The Olympics of Altruism, 2020 Edition

The Olympics of Altruism, competition for promoting proactive and prosocial attitudes among youth, organized in partnership with Western University, Faculty of Psychology and Sociology - the Department of Social Assistance and Romanian Institute for Human Rights, launches the 2020 Edition.

The competition aims to promote and reward the behaviors that can contribute to strengthening an inclusive society, and encourage volunteer work among the young generation.

The Olympics targets high school students enrolled in the 12th grade at any school institution in the country accredited by the Ministry of Education and consists of sending online materials (images, videos, essays) that summarize their volunteering activities.

This year, two important modifications of the Regulation have been made in order to comply with the rules of protection of public health and to allow wider dissemination of the competition in the current social context:

  • All stages will take place online (there will be no award ceremony)
  • The submission period was extended by one month.

Thus, the stages of the competition will be as follows:

  • Launching the contest: March 20, 2020
  • Receiving the applications: March 20, 2020 - May 20, 2020
  • Announcing the winners.

For more information, please read the attached Regulation.


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