{"id":34989,"date":"2021-03-11T14:39:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafonline.org\/?page_id=34989"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:40:03","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Romanian-American Foundation invests in people, communities, and institutions to help Romania grow stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for the future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our work focuses on areas where long-term, strategic support can create meaningful change. We take an integrated view of development: when rural communities, technology, education, and civil society reinforce one another, progress becomes more inclusive and sustainable. That is why, where it makes sense, we bring multiple priorities together \u2013 linking \u2011economic initiatives with education, innovation, and community engagement to reflect how people and places truly evolve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We continuously observe social, economic, and technological trends and adapt our programs accordingly. This dynamic approach ensures that our investments remain relevant, responsive to emerging needs, and positioned for long\u2011term, systemic impact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Across everything we do, we emphasize <strong>education, collaboration, and the use of technology<\/strong> as key drivers that strengthen people and institutions, and help communities thrive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Our interventions cover three strategic priorities: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/what-we-do\/rural-economy\/\">RURAL ECONOMY, <\/a><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/what-we-do\/technology-innovation\/\">TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><strong>and <\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/what-we-do\/civil-society-and-philanthropy\/\">CIVIL SOCIETY &amp; PHILANTHROPY<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37579 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-958x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-958x1024.jpg 958w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-768x821.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-1437x1536.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-1916x2048.jpg 1916w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-674x720.jpg 674w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-384x410.jpg 384w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-243x260.jpg 243w, https:\/\/rafonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAF-what_we_do-diagrama_final-187x200.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian-American Foundation invests in people, communities, and institutions to help Romania grow stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for the future. &nbsp; Our work focuses on areas where long-term, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35982,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34989","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34989"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37582,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34989\/revisions\/37582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}