NC Future Now 2006

National Network
Bulgaria
Address

Bulgaria, Smolyan district, Gudevica village 4792
Smolyan
Bulgaria

Telephone
+352 896 756 267
E-Mail
ogi@gudevica.org
E-Mail (2)
teodor@gudevica.org
E-Mail (3)
home@gudevica.org
Mobile Phone
+352 896 756 267
Website
http://www.gudevica.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
NC Future now team includes 6 members of the board and 45 members of the organization. Annual budget is average - 75000 euro. Sources of funding - ESF on Human Resource Development Programme, EEA Grant, CEE Trust, GEF, Youth in Action Programme, LLLP, local grants (M-tel Eco grant), company donations. Main activities are youth work, non-formal education and personal development for children and youth, social integration of disadvantaged young people, Eco, Civic and HR education. We conduct trainings on national and international level (Youth in Action and Euro-Med IV programmes), EVS projects, children camps, trainings for teachers, extracurricular activities in schools. NC Future now is member of networks CEEweb for Biodiversity, Rückenwind - Support of young people with fewer opportunities, International Award for young people. Main partners - local organizations, municipalities, Ministry of education, National Youth Forum, International networks (Ruckenwind, YEU), Youth organizations from Meda countries (ILE, Jordan; SDA, Egypt).
Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to develop community of people who create with smile.
Through dedicated work with children and youth we help to reach positive change, we want to see in the world! To achieve this goal NC Future now organizes trainings, EVS projects, summer and winter camps, adventure trips, workshops and festivals in which children and young people accumulate a lot of useful skills and experience while having fun.
Our dream is to make the world more colorful, more sunny and closer, more harmonious and good.
NC Future now unites team of young professionals and enthusiastic people. We are interested in extensive development of programs for non-formal and extra-curricular trainings and education of children and youth in the following areas: personal development, respect for nature and civic education with care for the community.

Main Projects / Activities

2006-2012 - Work and play with children - Training course for teachers
2007-2012 - International Award for young people
2008-2009 - Future Friendly - civic education - ESF Grant.
2007-2010 - Nature ambassadors - Eco education - EEA Grant.
2011 - Ruckenwind on the field - Training for youth and social workers - YiA Programme.
2011-2012 - Ruckenwind for our future 1 and 2 - STEVS - YiA Programme.
2012 - Can Ya Makan: Human Rights 1 and 2 - Trainings for youth workers - YiA and Euro-Med IV Programme.
2012 - Еnchanting garden - Cultivating of herbs and protected plants - M-tel Eco-grant.
2012 - Different but equal or once upon a time - Children rights and intercultural learning - FRGI.
2012-2013 - Face to success - Roma integration - LLLP.
2012-2013 - Step by Step - Prevention of early school dropping - HR Development Programme.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are ready to contribute by our connections on national and international level. By our experience in international cooperation and expertise in the fields of non-formal education, Eco, Civic and HR education. We can support creating local projects and initiatives and involving other partners in National Youth Program.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

From 2011 our organization starts to develop international partnerships in the field of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. The member of our team - Ognian Gadoularov - took part of SALTO EuroMed TOTEM (Long term training course Training of trainers for EuroMed, 2011 - 2012). In that time our organization implement two projects (Can Ya Makan: Human Rights 1 and 2) in partnerships with youth organizations from Meda countries - ILE, Jordan and SDA, Egypt.
So this partnerships and projects give us motivation to expand our organizational field of work and to enter Euro-Mediterranean youth cooperation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ognian Gadoularov
Head of the organisation
Teodor Vasilev
Contact (2) Full Name
Teodor Vasilev