STEP - Surf the Earth Project

The organization  is non-political,  non-govemmental,  not for profit  association,  promoting  civil society  values,  and stimulating  personal  development  through  sport and creative  expression.  Based on multi cultural and  youth exchanges,  training,  equal  chances,  culture,  sport activities,  training,  youth initiatives,  travelling,  volunteering, as well  as sustaining  the interests  of the  youth. Although we are a young NGO we are planning to spread our ideas and multiply our believes in different countries under a common goal and name, therefore we are planning to create a strong network of young professionals through out the European continent. The STEP NGO has one other branch in Republic of Moldova. For the current affiliation we base on the experience of our members gained in various projects with other organizations and the knowledge and previous experience in sport related activities. Most of our members are dealing with either sport, artistic and environmental occupations therefore their creativeness will have a major input on the future projects delivery. We have been organising a number of events on a regular basis, so we are well acquainted with the aims and goals of such Youth in Action projects. The members of our organization will take part  in the future projects and they will be directly involved in all the stages of the funding. They will put their effort  in co-operating on the all project´s  activities in order to make it successfull. They will share ideas, thoughts, skills and experiences gained from previous exchanges to create environment  which all participants can feel satisfied in. Moreover, they are looking forward to meeting new people so as to gain knowledge of their cultures, traditions, customs, languages, and cultural heritage, too. Besides, they will also offer the other participants opportunity to learn about our culture, traditions, customs, cultural and natural heritage.  The topic of this project suits our interests and we would like to be an active part in it. Bondalici Razvan Ciprian – President Bondalici Tincuta – Vice president Micu Mircea – Founding member Codrin Cobzaru - Project Coordinator Marius- Andrei Tudor - PR and marketing According to 2013 financial balance, the total income of the organization for the year 2013 was 212670 RON = 47791 EUR We are conducting a wide variety of projects including seminar, youth exchanges, training courses and independent projects. Depending on the particularity of the project we are searching for various sources of funding: event fees, municipal or local funds (Youth and Sports Ministry, Regional governement, Municipality) , European funds (Youth in Action, Erasmus Plus Programme), sponsors or donors. Main partners: European Comission (Youth in Action Programme), Municipality of Bacau city, Romania.