ASEM — Association for Supporting Medical Education (EduMed)

We train medical-student volunteers to teach first aid and health education in schools across Romania: hands-on, age-appropriate, with equipment that stays in the schools.

Impact

• 6,000 direct and 30,000 indirect beneficiaries in 10 counties, including Iași, Vaslui, Prahova and Ilfov
• 2,800+ direct beneficiaries in 2025 across three projects in Iași, Bacău and Vaslui counties
• 372 students, many with special educational needs, in 5 schools in 2026 (interim)
• 63 RON per direct beneficiary in our 2025 Bârlad project

Programmes

• first aid for high-school students
• health education for middle-school and pre-school children
• inclusive medical education for students with special educational needs
• goMed, an AR first-aid web app with real-time, on-device CPR posture and rhythm feedback
• career guidance for rural students

Funded by

Kaufland Romania (Start ONG), Lidl Romania (via the Iași and Bacău Community Foundations), PEPCO Romania, the European Solidarity Corps (EU).

Partner with us

We welcome CSR partners and Erasmus+ / European Solidarity Corps partner organisations. Contact: consiliu.director.asem@gmail.com