Maria Zavate reabilitează un bloc vechi de 100 de ani: „Accept că-n timpul vieții mele nu voi trăi în țara pe care mi-o doresc, dar asta nu mă împiedică să mă implic”

Maria Zavate, known online as Zavatos, is revitalizing a 100-year-old building in Bucharest while engaging her community on various social issues. With a background in art history and design, she began her online journey in 2015, using platforms like Instagram to share her work and thoughts. Her recent project focuses on restoring a historic block, aiming to create a vibrant community space. Despite challenges like funding and institutional inertia, she emphasizes the importance of individual contributions over collective community structures. Maria believes that heritage reflects a nation's identity and that preserving it is crucial for societal respect.