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منشور
Education
Media
الصورة
Media Handbook

Media Handbook

NGO officer’s toolkit and get ready to reach your target groups, offer the best you can do for them and provide adequate support. As the tools are now in your hands it is your turn to put them in practice...

منشور
Education
Media

Media Handbook

NGO officer’s toolkit and get ready to reach your target groups, offer the best you can do for them and provide adequate support. As the tools are now in your hands it is your turn to put them in practice...

Media Literacy Skills & Counter Disinformation is an online event

الصورة
Media Literacy Skills & Counter Disinformation

Media Literacy Skills & Counter Disinformation is an online event within Just EU and Me project.

In an era where disinformation is increasingly shaping public discourse and threatening the fabric of an informed society, we are excited to invite you to a pivotal online training series that equips you with the tools to counter this growing challenge.

Disinformation not only hinders societal consensus on critical issues but can lead to confusion, polarization, and in extreme cases, radicalization. Our training series delves into practical, proven strategies for combating the spread of false information, enhancing media literacy, and responding effectively to those influenced by conspiracy theories.

Join us for a comprehensive 6-hour virtual training, distributed over three interactive sessions. We aim to empower you with a deeper understanding and actionable strategies to tackle disinformation, media fatigue, news avoidance, and enhance news literacy. Top expert trainers are waiting for your registration.

Program Structure:

Total Duration: 6 hours, split over 3 online sessions (2 hours each).

Platform: Zoom

Proposed Dates:

Session #1: “Mastering News Literacy: Tested Approaches That Work” – Thu 9th May, 3 PM – 5 PM CET.

Session #2: “AI Practically: Enhancing Information Navigation and Disinformation Debunking with AI Tools” – Thu 16th May, 3 PM – 5 PM CET.

Session #3: “Mindful Media: Empowering Audiences through Media Literacy and Neuroscience” – Mon 20th May, 3 PM – 5 PM CET.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=HANqP6au9EORl3xNktNyKwTnVO5-GvRCjpKD8VVVmGJURE84WFdUTkRGSVlaRUlIS1RDNEk0SVQ3Sy4u

JUST EU and ME project was funded by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values (CERV) Programme (2021-2027).

The project is implemented by seven European organizations: ActionAid Italia (Italy), International Initiatives for Cooperation Galicia (Spain), Foundation of Alternative Educational Initiatives (Poland), International Initiatives for Cooperation (Bulgaria), Nordic Diaspora Forum (Sweden), Transitions (Czech Republic) and European Movement International (Belgium).

منشور
Youth
الصورة
Mentor Me manual

Mentor Me manual

This manual on supporting refugees and migrants in Europe has been developed within the framework of Mentor Me project, managed by migration-miteinander and funded by the European Union. The aim of this manual is to offer mentors and youth workers...

Mobility of youth workers

الصورة
BRIDGES "Building Relevant Intercultural Dialogue and Generating Effective Skills

Association "International Initiatives for Cooperation" (IIC), Bulgaria will implement an international training course which will be mobility of youth workers. The project will be implemented in Bansko, Bulgaria for the period from 25 to 30 August 2023.

Here is some more information about the project.

Project BRIDGES "Building Relevant Intercultural Dialogue and Generating Effective Skills is mobility for youth workers, in the development of which the goals of the "Erasmus+" program for the new program period 2021-2027 are fully embedded. Through the activities set out in the project, youth workers will be given the opportunity for professional development, through non formal education and to acquire new skills to be Dialogators in their communities. Through the acquired new skills, the youth workers will also increase the quality of the activities and initiatives offered by their sending organizations at the national, regional and international level. Better quality projects will be able to be developed.

The main objectives of the project are:

  • Тo enable active youth workers and leaders to refresh and upgrade their skills in providing non formal education to young people;
  • To create an active community of youth workers who will be trained as Dialogators through a specially developed training methodology;
  • To invest in the professional development of youth workers by getting to know the role, skills and duties of the Dialogators.

IIC Bulgaria will implement the project with organisation from: Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey and Spain. If you are from one of those countries can apply for the project by filling application form which you will find here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9RGRClMZoxnAsohLVysCt7QUGx_S-xqofUUUnHOzMqA3-5A/viewform 

 

Municipal Association of Small and Medium sized Business

National Network
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Address

Veliko Tarnovo Str. 14 – A – 7
6300 Haskovo
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Telephone
+359 38 66 15 12
Telephone (other)
+359 38 62 00 54
Fax
+359 38 62 00 54
E-Mail
alealex999@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
toshev.haskovo@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
rozichka8088@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+359 889 139 333
Mobile Phone (other)
+359 888 56 58 56
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2002
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
Municipal Association of Small and Medium sized Business – Haskovo is registered on 21.01.2002 As per the MASMB Status the main objective of the association is to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and private initiative in the civil society; support of SMEs especially in sectors of tourism, information and communication technologies; support for social integration of ethnic and minority groups. The assosiasion has extensive experience in consultations and projecting for applying for funding from international, European and National programs. An applicable intangible resource is the rich experience and skills of the members of the Association in: • Interaction with the municipal administration and the other players in the various phases of the innovative process; • Management of personnel and human resources Sources of funding include, membership fees, donations, EU and government projects etc...
Mission and Objectives

Municipal Association of Small and Medium sized Business – Haskovo is registered on 21.01.2002
As per the MASMB Status the main objective of the association is to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and private initiative in the civil society; support of SMEs especially in sectors of tourism, information and communication technologies; support for social integration of ethnic and minority groups.
For achievement of the above goals the association provides the following services for its members: training and enhancing qualifications of the managers, informational services, marketing researches, elaboration of business plans and investment projects, taxation, accounting, and juridical consultations, consultations and projecting for applying for funding from international, European and National programs.

Main Projects / Activities

Municipal Association of Small and Medium Sized Business is an experienced institution in terms of project implementation.One of the realted project of the institution is:
1.Project Title: Creation of a tourist cluster “Eastern Rhodopa mountain”
Reference Number : 915015080515
Explanations:
The project aimed at building a cluster of tourism as an institution for management of tourist destination in the Eastern Rhodopes, through active labor market services.
2. “Improving skills of producers towards stronger links” - Training on “Dairy Cattle Breeding” and “Forage Plant Cultivation” for 80 people in Bulgaria and Turkey. Developing of a common repository for best practices information in Bulgaria-Turkey CBR. Organization of an annual festival and networking event.
3. “Improved Agriculture Improved Social Links” - Training on “Grape Cultivation” and “Wine Production” for 80 people in Bulgaria and Turkey. Developing of a common repository for best practices information in Bulgaria-Turkey CBR. Organization of an annual vine harvesting festival and networking event.
4. “Cover history without boundary” - Training of 120 young people in Haskovo and 120 in Uzunkopru and capacity building initiatives
• Joint information and know how exchange on cross-border area’s natural resources protection, exchange of best practices and know-how in the sphere of revival and preservation of the cultural heritage, promotion of natural and cultural sites and their transformation into tourist sites.
• Establishment of information networks for culture and tourism messengers from Bulgaria and Turkey (website and a database of trainees)
• Cultural cooperation through development of joint Simultaneous Cultural Forums and Cultural Tourism Days
5. Project "Internet Business Informational System"

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By sharing our extensive experience

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To gain access to the wide array of members in the network.

Contact (1) Full Name
Alexander Alexandrov
Head of the organisation
Ivan Vasilev Toshev
Contact (2) Full Name
Rozalina Gyobeklieva

Municipal Board of Trustees - Gabrovo

National Network
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Telephone
+359 (66) 806552,
Telephone (other)
+359( 66) 808691
Fax
+359( 66) 808691
E-Mail
oungb@abv.bg
Mobile Phone
+359896779140
Mobile Phone (other)
+359897952917
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Municipal Board of Trustees Gabrovo is the first association of its kind in the country after a long period of broken bond between parents and teachers, parents and children and teachers and children. It was initiated by "School and Health" Association and established in 2001, fully supported by the local government, represented by the mayor, city council and municipal administration /Department of Education in particular/. All 47 members of the board were elected among teachers, parents and community leaders, applying democratic procedures - after being nominated by all local schools. In May 2001 the association is registered in court as a non - governmental organisation, headed by Mrs. Magdalena Vasileva - school principal and teacher of many years, nominated by the General Assembly of the association.
Mission and Objectives

Main objectives of the Municipal Board of trustees are as follows:Active participation in building and implementing of local policy in the field of education;Promoting the establishment and development of other school boards of trustees within schools and kindergartens;Involving parents in issues of education;Applying best practices of good membership in the board.
To support municipal policy in the filed of education /especially with children with specific needs and children in risk;

Main Projects / Activities

• "Municipal Board of Trustees - development and perspectives" Project - implemented with the financial aid of the government of Switzerland /Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development/ in the period 2001-2002. Project activities were carried out in training courses, attended by 30 members of the board. As a result members of the Board of directors were trained, printed materials were disseminated and Parents Guide and Charter were distributed. Trainees improved their knowledge on public relations and project development cycle. The total cost of the project is 18 000 lv.
After the completion of the project, 2 members of the board were appointed in municipal commissions and other 4 took part in the "Teacher of the year" contest, where the chair was nominated. In 2002 the later was bestowed the Sign of Honor of Municipality of Gabrovo, given for special contribution to local education.
• "Chance for women" Project – PHARE Program, budget line BG 0102.05 Labor market initiatives, number of contract with Ministry of regional development and public works BG 0102.05.05.046, subtitle - Professional training of single mothers of children in kindergartens and schools in Gabrovo in the period 2002 - 2004. As a result 30 ladies were trained and 70% of the target group are currently employed. Total cost of the project was 37 030 Euro. The European Commission in 2005 nominated the project as one of the most successful in the country.
• "Prometei" Project - implemented in partnership with Association "Support for Education" Gabrovo in the period 2003 – 2004 as professional training of young girls up to 24 years old. The project was financed by UniCredit Foundation, Italy.
• “Symbols in human socializing” Project – joint project of Municipal Board of Trustees as leading partner, High school for mathematics and science Gabrovo and Artgroup Alkuone, city of Aalst, Belgium, implemented in 2004 with the financial support of Ministry of young people and sport through "Youth' Program. The project envisaged cultural exchange of young people from that institutions at the cost of 6 195 Euro. As a result 3 art studios in music, plastic and dance were created and a joint performance was carried out.
• "Media educational program for parents" Project - started in April 2005 and continues until April 2006 in partnership with Municipal Radio Gabrovo at the cost of 2 400 Lv. The project is being developed within the frame of Municipal Program for Children's Misbehavior Prevention.
Young leaders of Gabrovo” - 360 students per year were educated. Total cost of the project - $10050; financed by the Democracy Commission SMALL GRANTS 2005 - 2006.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mrs. Magdalena Vasileva
Head of the organisation
Chair
Contact (2) Full Name
Mrs. Svetla Savcheva

Municipal Youth Centre - Ruse

National Network
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Address

2A Rayko Daskalov St.
Ruse 7000
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Telephone
00359 82 834 723
Fax
00359 82 834 723
E-Mail
yc.ruse@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
yc.ruse@gmail.com
E-Mail (4)
eva_petrova@mail.bg
Mobile Phone
00359 894 406 423
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Municipal Youth Center(MYC) - Ruse was founded in 1996 as a municipal structure and a non-political center for strengthening social contacts and spiritual bonds among young people. Through its specific services, the center provides opportunities for young people in town to get involved in worthwhile activities in their spare time. The activity of the Ruse Municipal youth center complies with young peoples' interests and needs and aims at utilizing their free time. The main activities of MYC - Ruse are focused on information for youths, culture and art, informal education, ecology and sports. Dance troops and youth choirs have been set up at the MYC. MYC - Ruse organizes, holds and carries out international, national, and local contests, festivals and tournaments. International exchange programs are successfully carried out with the active participation of young people. An information and consulting center for youths is opened on the territory of the MYC Ruse.
Mission and Objectives

MYC is a union of youth activities and initiatives, implemented by artistic teams, clubs of different interests, social-informational activities and other amateur forms within the centre. Its basic purpose is to create and distribute cultural values, to organize educational courses in the field of arts, public and humanitarian sciences. The Centre creates conditions for information service and consultancy on ethnography, civil education, psychological problems of the young people, problems of their reproductive health etc. It encourages cooperation between the young people in Europe and the world, through research and distribution of information, as well as through exchange of experience in conferences, seminars, publications, exchange programs, festivals, researches and documents. It cooperates for the preservation and development of the Bulgarian and local traditions and customs. It gives opportunity for the development of amateur creative work and club forms of occupation.

Main Projects / Activities

Projects:
Our international projects are basically realized under the program “Youth in Action” of the European Commission. The implemented up to now projects are the following:
1) “Let’s sing and dance together” -20-27.06.2008 – intercultural project for getting to know each other’s traditions, culture, customs, songs and dances of the partner organizations. The partners were from Tunisia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
2) “World without prejudice” – 20-29.06.2009 – training on European Voluntary Service. The aim of the training course was young people and youth workers to learn more about volunteering, to learn how accreditation is done, how to apply for an EVS project and to exchange contacts and best practices. Participating countries: Tunisia, Serbia, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria.
3) “Today is yesterday’s tomorrow” – 19-27.06.2010 – training for increasing the capacity of youth NGO’s when working in a multicultural environment, project management. Participating countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria. (We have attached pictures from this project).
Activities:
Nowadays at Municipal Youth Centre we have the following clubs: folk dance club “Zora”, modern ballet “Impuls”, vocal studio “Ikonomov”, photography club, club for applied arts “Palette”, break dances, choir, theatre etc. There is a Eurodesk point functioning at MYC – an informational centre which is a part of a European network for exchange of information on volunteer programs, youth exchanges, seminars, festivals which are taking place all over Europe. Since 2009 MYC is accredited to send volunteers in European countries under the program European Voluntary Service.
Every year we hold the international modern ballet dance festival – “Dancing River” – in 2011 the 5th edition is going to take place. Also an international contest for pop-rock singers Northern Lights” („Северно сияние”) – the 15th edition is going to take place this year.

Contact (1) Full Name
Eva Parvanova

Municipal Youth Council

National Network
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Address

2850 Petrich
16, Zografski manastir Str.

Petrich
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Telephone
3.60E+11
Telephone (other)
3.60E+11
E-Mail
mycpetrich@abv.bg
E-Mail (2)
vangeliya@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Others
  9. Youth and education
General Information
Structure: Board - three people on co-chairman position. All two of three co-chairmans deligate decision making functions to Vangeliya Karachorova (front of notary). Control counsel - five people and General meeting. Budgetary resources: 2500 euro per year were available and given by Municipality Petrich, but from 2005 to this moment this Municipality grant is not resume. “Build up Municipal Youth Culture – Informative Center” ;“Partnership – way to youth collaboration” I & II part;“Let’s make the World merely, playful and colour” I & II part “Improvement of culture – historical heritage” 2003-BG-6; “Community center – center of education and health way to live ”; “ Let’s paint together” I & II part.
Mission and Objectives

Mission: Youth is youth and needs development and realization.
Objectives: To support and encourage participation of the youths in decision - making process of social meaning problems;
Working with youth communities with aim their integration in society; to assist of fulfil professional realization of the young people in Bulgaria and encourage employment of the youths;
To assist for built-up of European face of the Bulgarian youth with aim more quick integration of the republic Bulgaria within European and Euroathlantic structures;
To make researches and analyses among youth communities by democratically problems and issues;
Development of civil society and democracy;
Impute of innovation practices in different spheres of civil society;
Defend of human rights and environmental; Confirmation of active local home rule;
To working for built-up and confirmation of traditions and values among youths in municipality and social integration of minorities.

Main Projects / Activities

We were epresentatives of the Municipality Petrich in round table by invitation of State Agency of Youth and Sports “Spare time of the young people in Bulgaria – possibilities and challenges”.

Contact (1) Full Name
Vangeliya Karachorova
Contact (2) Full Name
George Georgiev

Municipality of Belogradchik

National Network
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Address

6 Kniaz Boris I str., P.O. box 3900, Belogradchik
Belogradchik
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Telephone
+359 936 53161
Telephone (other)
+359 936 53161
Fax
+359 936 53248
E-Mail
kmet_belogradchik@mail.bg
Mobile Phone
0897839853
Mobile Phone (other)
0884436255
Organisation Type
Local/Regional Authority
Year of Establishment
1945
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
The Municipality of Belogradchik is a governmental structure around 86 people are employed in the municipality departments. The budgetary sources come from the state budget and incomes from local taxes. The town of Belogradchik gained its popularity with the natural heritage of the region.
Mission and Objectives

The main objectives of the Municipality are: Strategic planning and development of the municipality; development of the tourism as a main economic sector.

Main Projects / Activities

Due to its natural phenomenon,The rocks of Belogradchik, the Municipality is included in the contest "The New 7 Wonders of Nature".

Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Miroslav Vatev
Head of the organisation
Mr. Emil Tzankov
Contact (2) Full Name
Mr. Aleksandar Aleksiev