Opinion barometer, developed by the Romanian Institute of Strategy and Evaluation
An eventual economic crisis, the spiraling inflation but also the war in Ukraine are the main concerns for Romanians, according to an opinion barometer. Other important events they fear are severe meteorological phenomena or natural disasters.
Seven out of ten Romanians worry about an economic crisis that could influence their financial status, according to the latest editions of the barometer developed by the Romanian Institute of Strategy and Evaluation. Half of the responders said that the evolution of the inflation since the beginning of the year has significantly affected them. Older people, those with small income and people who live in rural areas have admitted that they have been in a great proportion affected by the inflation. More than a third of the people involved in the study said that their income has grown in the last year, especially those with high education and those living in urban areas. On the other hand, there are no differences compared to the study in 2022 when in comes to savings. Four out of ten Romanians think that they will save more money in the next year and most of them declare that they would put their savings in bank deposits. Real estate investments are the second variant that one quarter of the responders would choose, followed by an investment in a life insurance. The barometer has been conducted in June, on people aged between 18 and 50.
Heat alert across the country
Meteorologists have issued a heat alert across the country, until Friday. The information has no specific code. The heat wave will engulf Banat and Oltenia on Monday and, on the next day, it will expand over Muntenia, Dobrogea, the southern and central Moldova, Transylvania and Crişana. The highest temperatures will reach between 34 and 37 degrees Celsius. In Bucharest, between July 10th and 14th, the air temperature will rise. On Tuesday and Friday afternoon there is a possibility of rain, thunder and higher winds.
NGO – Training for junior teachers who choose to teach in disadvantaged communities
„Teach for Romania” organization has been, for several years, training junior teachers who choose to teach in disadvantaged communities. Those who wish to become teachers will attend a training course for two years. In Braşov district there are 33 such teachers, who work in 16 schools. The director of communication of „Teach for Romania”, Mara Niculescu, explained:
Mara Niculescu: We offer support for teachers in the public education system, especially for teachers who choose to teach in the most vulnerable schools in Romania. I would dare to say that this is the only programme of professional reconversion applied on people who have the necessary competences and the will to contribute directly, daily, getting involved in the public educational system, but making a change in their carriers.
For two years, the future teachers are taught to work with students who encounter writing and reading issues, who cannot manage their emotions or who have never been encouraged to go to school.
Alexandra Ioniţă
