Social inequalities and vulnerability experienced during childhood mark children’s lives and may persist through generations. We believe that we, the adults, are primarily responsible for children’s wellbeing, and that together we can make a difference so as to restore children’s trust in us, preserve their dignity and heal their pain.
The Child Protection Department in our Foundation aims at supporting and empowering children in various situations of vulnerability. The Department covers topics such as children deprived of parental care; juvenile justice; quality of services for children; support for professionals working with children; promotion of systemic change rather than implementation of piecemeal activities and improving the sustainability of proven good practices. Support for project activities and initiatives is based on the following basic principles:
How are countries around the world responding to increased calls for greater collaboration? More specifically, how are they implementing The Partnering Initiative’s (TPI) four models of Trusted partner, supporter, connector, and systems leader? The Bulgarian experience suggests both problems and progress. In Bulgaria, several factors stand in the way of deploying large-scale partnership initiatives. The…
Structura Gallery and Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation announce their new joint project ART CORRIDOR Residency programmes for Bulgarian artists abroad Recognizing the importance of international cooperation and the integration of Bulgarian art on the global cultural scene, the two organizations are launching a long-term project that aims to position the achievements of our contemporary artists…
by Dimana Doneva Meet Maria Aleksandrova – a first-year student at AUBG, who plans to study Journalism and Mass Communication, a volunteer for UNICEF. She has become the first person with cerebral palsy in Bulgaria to take the Cambridge exam in English. “Sitting the exam was quite a challenge itself,” Maria said. “I had to…
