RURIS, a Romanian company with strong roots in the community, in partnership with Save the Children Romania, brings hope and confidence in the future where it is most needed: among children in vulnerable communities.
In 2025, 1,500 students who are part of the socio-educational programs run by Save the Children Romania from 22 schools in the counties of Argeș, Dolj, Galați, Hunedoara, Iași, Mureș, Olt, Suceava and Vâlcea received fully equipped schoolbags, designed to ease the start of the school year and provide them with the necessary resources to learn with dignity.
Starting from 2017 until now, RURIS has supported over 25,000 children from vulnerable environments with schoolbags and school supplies.
Since 2017, the RURIS initiative has brought over 25,000 schoolbags into the hands of children, along with the message that education is not a privilege, but a right. A schoolbag means the courage to dream, the chance to continue school, the confidence that the path to knowledge remains open for every child.
Education is one of RURIS’s main pillars of social responsibility, and this year’s partnership with Save the Children reinforces the long-standing commitment to helping children facing material deprivation.
“Education is the key to a better future, and every child deserves the chance to have a start full of hope and unclouded by the worry of material deprivation. It is simple things – a notebook, a pen, a schoolbag, that can make a difference, can bring emotion and joy at the beginning of the school year. Through this action started in 2017, we want to offer children not only school supplies, but also the confidence that the future belongs to them. We firmly believe that investing in education is the most valuable investment we can make for Romania”, said Cătălin Stroe, General Director of RURIS.
According to Eurostat, in Romania, 33.8% of children are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, being affected by the lack of family income to ensure survival or a decent living, by the social and educational isolation in which they live, by the lack of access to nutrition in accordance with age and biological needs and to quality socio-educational and health services. This reality is reflected in children's participation in education: 440,734 children between 7 and 17 years old were out of school on January 1, 2024. Each school year, approximately 35,000 students drop out of school (INS data processed by Save the Children Romania).
"A significant number of children from vulnerable backgrounds face a lack of equal opportunities to access and continue the educational process. Supporting these children is an essential step in reducing existing differences and building a more equitable future, with long-term benefits for the entire society," said Gabriela Alexandrescu, Executive President of Save the Children Romania.
The distribution of school bags and supplies to the 1,500 beneficiary students took place between September 4-9, 2025, through volunteers and partners of RURIS and the Save the Children Romania Organization, in 22 schools in the counties of Argeș, Dolj, Galați, Hunedoara, Iași, Mureș, Olt, Suceava, and Vâlcea.