ALFinMOTION - Mobility Programme - Seventh Edition
ALF Hands-On: Open Call for Participation! - Second Cycle Round 2
Mediterranean Youth in Action Programme (Transformative Youth in Action)
Dans un monde où les gens de toutes cultures et confessions se mélangent de plus en plus, la conscience interculturelle est une compétence de plus en plus nécessaire. Sur la base de ces observations, « Cultures différentes - Valeurs communes...
Sheinovo str. 102A,
Bourgas
Bulgaria
Demetra Association has been working on women and children’s issues with main focus on the domestic violence and discrimination. It participates in many lobbying initiatives, projects and campaigns. All these activities are related to social work and community work with people and youngsters in risk and with fewer opportunities.The Association has developed long-term program for youngsters. We are working towards prevention of violence, crime and discrimination. Demetra Association has been providing legal and psycho-social support to victims of violence and discrimination since 2001. We also provide consultations – individually and group.
Our main objectives that we are working on are:
Development and improvement of social strategies and practices
Supporting the formulation and implementation of public policies in social, health, education and culture based on identified priorities and needs;
Achieving Gender Equality and women’s empowerment
Work for social inclusion of young people, adults and disadvantaged families and people;
Identification, protection and advocacy for developing and implementing policies for young people;
Improving the quality of vocational education and training for different groups of professionals;
Support the integration of minorities in Bulgarian society
Supporting the formulation and implementation of public policies in social, health, education, culture, ecology and sport based on identified priorities and needs;
To increase the sensitivity of the society, the institutions and the professional workers on the problem of violence.
To support women -victims of violence and their children and to protect women’s reproductive and sexual health and rights an to raise awareness in the society on the topics of prevention of human trafficking and human exploitation
Very strong and durable over time, we have developed social - psychological and legal counseling that we offer to victims of violence and discrimination.
’Groups for support for girls victims of sexual violence’
“Increase of the awarennes of the society on the problem human trafficking and inclusion of the institutions “
“Preventing trafficking and human exploatations in Burgas schools”
“Burgas against sexual violence and trafficking of young people”
2005 - 2006 Educational activities trainings for prevention of sexual violence for children 2010-2013"Skills for successful social integration after institutional care .Funded by: OAK Foundation Switzerland .
“Let’s help young Romani girls to be successful in life” -Open Society Budapest
“Yes! In Action!”, “Yes! In Action-2”, “Hate speech online” . 2010-2012, European Youth Foundation
Project under the Ministry of Justice Bulgaria- “Increasing the effectiveness of NGOs to deal with socially significant issue by providing comprehensive care for victims of domestic violence and conducting training programs to prevent violence among young people”
“ASBAE Addressing Sexual Bullying Across Europe (ASBAE)” and IOR / Impact on Relationship"- DAPHNE II
Demetra Association is part of the Bulgarian Alliance for Protection Against Domestic Violence, Bulgarian Network for Children, Astra Network, Bulgarian Platform of Wide Network and Demetra is the founder of Bulgarian Platform of European Women’s Lobby. Work for social inclusion of young people, adults and disadvantaged families; Identification, protection and advocacy for developing and implementing policies for young people; We would like to be informed about the current initiatives and acticities in the field and to establish good working relationship with other partners.
Demetra Association is part of the Bulgarian network of NGOs working with the issues of human and children’s rights. Our main aim is to support and to work with and for young people. The representatives of the organization are highly motivated to work also at European level and establish contacts with other countries and to bring back information for the NGOs in Bulgaria.
blvd. Samokov 3, fl. 11, apt. 51
1113 Sofia
Bulgaria
Our mission is to develop a strong future generation through raising the reading abilities of the children and thus - lowering the levels of functional illiteracy.
We aim to change the attitude of the adults against the reading interests of the children, which will make the kids to read more. Our goal is to change the policy in the field of education and make it more up-to-date with the children`s interests. We want to promote the Bulgarian children`s literature not only in Bulgaria, but also around the world. We would like to establish a modern House of the Children`s books, together with research center, so to be able to unite parents, teachers, librarians, institutions, media and business to change the situation with the illiteracy together.
One of our main projects is the national campaign Reading Relay. It is suitable for children aged 6-13 years. We have 4 issues of this campaign and it is one of the beloved projects of the Bulgarian teachers and librarians. In those 4 issues we have more than 2500 readers, who have read at least 3 books in 3 months, and more than 10000 books read.
The other special campaign is the Magic Pearl Award - the only literary award in Bulgaria, in which every Bulgarian child aged 6-15 can vote for a favourite book. This Award was established in 2013, and its 2nd and 3rd editions were under the patronage of the President of Bulgaria. In the 3rd edition we had 109% increase in the vote compared to the previous year. The Award is included in the National Strategy for Literacy of the Ministry of Education.
We would also like to support the Bulgarian authors, illustrators and publishers to show their extraordinary works all over the world. That`s why we have sent books to the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. 2 of them are included in the prominent White Ravens catalogue.
We organise reading clubs for children, we take interviews of the reading children of Bulgaria, and we also try to collect and share the good practices of the teachers and librarians in our country.
We can contribute by helping all the organisations to reach their goals by raising together a literate future generation. Because we believe that if a person is functionally literate, he/she can take care of himself/herself, be healthier, find a better job, contribute to the social and economical life better.
We think that all the good things can be done more easily with friends and partners. As we are ready to give our support, we also think it`s good to have someone by your side, with whose support to make the world a better place.
5"Oborishte"Street, Vidin 3700, Bulgaria
Vidin
Bulgaria
The work of the association is mainly aimed in the field of youth. We develop and implement projects, training and workshops aimed at empowering young people through practical, participatory education to transform democratic ideals into citizen action., gaining experience how to become self-confidence and socially and morally responsible, both in and beyond the classroom, towards those in authority and towards each other, becoming helpfully involved in the life and concerns of their school, neighbourhood and wider communities, including learning through community involvement and service, learning about the institutions, issues, problems and practices of our democracy and how citizens can make themselves effective in public life, locally, regionally and nationally through skills and values as well as knowledge. The mission of the association is also •Preserving, keeping and reconstructing the historical monuments in the region; •Supporting the development of tourism; • Supporting the regional and cross border development; •Developing programmes coordinated with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social policy, Ministry of Law etc.;• Writing , coordination and management of projects and programmes funded by the EU;Organization and implementing of educational and training programmes for the people living in the region;•Protection of the environment
“Public Achievement educational network””-funded by Operative Programme “Developing of human resources” through European Union-European Social Funds
"First steps to an Active citizenship"
"Civic skills Academy"
"Let's introduce and document our cultures"
"Bad habits"
In a world where people from all cultures and faiths are increasingly mixing, intercultural awareness is an ever more needed skill. Based on these observations Different Cultures – Common Values set out to promote mutual understanding among young people and...
7 Kiril and Methodeus Street
Dimitrovgrad
Bulgaria
Affirmation of Dimitrovgrad Public Library Penyo Penev as a contemporary information center.
Dimitrovgrad Public Library named after Penyo Penev is the largest contemporary informational, educational and cultural center in the municipality.
The main activities of the library are as follows:
- Assembling, processing, organizing and storing library assets – books, periodicals, graphical editions, musical notations editions, audio recordings in Bulgarian and foreign languages;
- Circulation of paper and non-paper information sources for satisfying the needs of the readers;
- Bibliographical and information services;
- Research, storing and provision of information about the Municipality of Dimitrovgrad. Archive of the local newspapers;
- Automation of librarian activities – an automated librarian system with 9 computers is in place.
2 Vasil Levski blvd
1142 Sofia
Bulgaria
District "Lozenets" – Sofia Municipality
Mission and Objectives: the administration of the district "Lozenets" focus attention on the development and implementation of own projects aimed at improving the living environment, to a large extent to the preservation, development and dissemination of spiritual and cultural heritage and values of the community
Forms of action:
Annually participate with its own projects by the Program "Culture" at the Sofia Municipality for realization of various initiatives related to preservation and popularizing of the cultural identity of the district, traditions and rituals.
- Feast of the district "Lozenets" - Spassov den - a festive concert and presentation of different customs, their exhibitions on traditional Bakery Products, etc.
-Residents of Sofia - 17th September – celebrate the Day of Sofia traditionally with a rich cultural program - concerts, exhibitions, children's representations and others.
The district can involve BG ALF network in its activities.
Participation private projects under the "Europe" of Sofia Municipality
- In 2012 realization of information printed edition EBook titled "Lozenets green pearl of Sofia" representing the district "Lozenets" throughout his appearance, from its inception to the present day with distinctive architecture and landmarks. The publication is trilingual - Bulgarian, English and Italian and provide capital at an exhibition in Italy in connection with the candidature of Sofia for European Capital of Culture 2019
- In 2013 realization of the second part of the luxury information printed edition EBook titled "Lozenets - prominent personalities", representing the part of prominent personalities lived and worked in the territory of the region who have left their mark in history. Trilingual edition again.
With private participation project under the Operational Programme "Administrative Capacity" aimed at enhancing the professional competence and improve coordination for more efficient administration of the district "Lozenets".
Fields of Activity are similar to the ALF: Arts, Democracy and community development, Environment/Sustainable development, Heritage, Human rights, International/Cultural relations, Youth and education. Mission and Objectives of the district are similar to the ALF ones. focus attention on the development and implementation of their own projects aimed at improving the living environment, but to a large extent to the preservation, development and dissemination of spiritual and cultural heritage and values of the community.
46, Parchevich Str., fl. 3, ap. 7
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
"What can we, as people of faith, do to respond and to overcome the pressing challenges of our time, such as violence and conflict, and build together mutually accountable societies based on respect and cooperation?"
Fighting all forms of violence and discrimination through a fruitful dialogue.
Establishing Country-Based Mechanisms for Assisting Victims of Traffic in human beings and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Victim assistance vs. Survivor assistance
We re-affirm our goal of achieving full implementation of these principles as a matter of urgency and commit to:
1. Develop organization-specific strategies to prevent and respond to traffic in human beings and sexual exploitation and abuse. These would include time-bound, measurable indicators of progress to enable our organizations and others to monitor our performance.
2. Incorporate our standards on traffic in human beings and sexual exploitation and abuse in induction materials and training courses for our personnel.
3. Prevent perpetrators of traffic in human beings and sexual exploitation and abuse from being (re-)hired or (re-)deployed. This could include use of background and criminal reference checks.
4. Ensure that complaint mechanisms for reporting traffic in human beings and sexual exploitation and abuse are accessible and that focal points for receiving complaints understand how to discharge their duties.
5. Take appropriate action to the best of our abilities to protect persons from retaliation where allegations of traffic in human beings and sexual exploitation and abuse are reported.
Participate and organize different activities, preparing and implementing joint projects, etc.
We find the objectives of the network very close to our ideas and feel we could support each other.
16 Lozenetz Str.
1421 Sofia
Bulgaria
The Foundation was created on the basis of the Ecological Manifesto, urging humanity to rethink its life on Earth and prepare for a new way of life - more generous, ecological, energy and resource efficient and sustainable. With its activities, the organization helps to increase democracy, the inclusion of young people in civil society and the fight against climate change. ManEco is foundation run by 6 people from which 2 working full time. We have 8 permanent partner organizations and many more with which collaborate.
ManEco depends on both national and international funding as from this year the annual budget of the organization will reach 50 000 EUR for the first time. We organize educational workshops and develop projects in the area of sustainable tourism, environmental education, youth empowerment, circular economy and more. Our main partners are Junior Achievement Bulgaria, WWF Bulgaria, Wind of Change. We are also part of international networks such as YOUNGO and FYEG.
We strongly believe that humanity can change and deal with climate change. But if we want that to happen we should work in all possible ways to keep the global temperatures well below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The ideological framework of the Ecological Manifesto is much in line with the concept of the Deep Ecology Movement of Arne Naess. We appreciate technology and its potential but we prefer to change the morals of the people for the better so that technology can be managed properly and used only to ease our lives or solve problems.
Main activities of “Ecological Manifesto – ManEco” are:
- raising awareness events such as movie screenings, photo exhibitions and discussions;
- projects – environmental education, sustainable tourism
- research on topics such as climate change, conflicts, ecological diplomacy, recycling, sustainability, circular and shared economy, youth;
- consulting on topics like climate change, carbon footprint, just transition, circular economy and green entrepreneurship
- work with youth – trainings, youth exchanges
We can represent the ALF Network in the country or if there are more organizations part of it we can be coordinators and encourage them to be more active. We can share opportunities and experience through our channels of communication and encourage people to be more involved in related topics.
ALF Network is chance for us to meet like minded organizations, form new partnerships, be inspired with new ideas, adopt new practices and provide new opportunities for Bulgarian citizens and youth.
23 v Polk. Sava Motkurov str
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
EMCCCD aims at:
Promoting the consistent concept of the dialogue at three levels, namely :
Inter-civilizational dialogue
Inter-cultural dialogue
Inter-religious dialogue
In EMCCCD’s view, dialogue is based on firm foundations and general rules, as well as on three considerations, namely :
Mutual respect
Equity and justice
Rejection of fanaticism and hatred
Objectives:
o Working towards understanding diversity and diversity management towards social cohesion and social inclusion. Actions also address the need of creating new instruments to value market and non-market benefits of diversity and integrate diversity consideration into policy-making.
o Promoting diversity, knowledge production and creativity for the benefits of community asset building and community development.
o Initiating and maintaining Cross Cultural Dialogue for unfolding diversity. Actions on Cross Cultural Dialogue provide the framework in which differences can be expressed and interact in a positive manner.
o Development of cross cultural exchanges in collaboration of all sectors of society at the regional, national and international level.
o Providing an open platform for non-formal education and regional networking for the benefit of all stakeholders in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.
The main projects and activities of the EMCCCD are grouped arround 9 fields of action: Euro-Med Peace Academy; Euro-Med Human Rights Education Laboratory; Euro-Med Art Space; Euro-Med Initiative for Gender Equality; Euro-Med Migration Platform; Euro-Med Volunteering Centers. More details on those activies can be obtained from the Annual Report attached.
We can contribute with sharing good practices, educational tools and material, results of research and pools, experiences, ideas, expertise and networking contacts.
We would like to join the ALF Network because we belive that we can bring in our experience and ideas; expertise and contacts; as well as to benefit from the opportunies that the ALF Network offers.