Period: July 2022 – August 2023
Funding: BGN 83,770, Trust for Social Achievement Foundation
Partners: Znanie Association, New Road Association, NGO Club Association
Achievements:
- Expanded Early Learning Spaces in Targovishte, Sofia, Lukovit and Oryahovo
- 29 new specialists from kindergartens and NGOs trained
- Extended team with an early childhood development specialist
- Workshops on sustainability of services were held in 4 municipalities
- Registered 3 programs The Game® Element at the Ministry of Education and Science with credits for qualification
Period: September 2022 – August 2023
Funding: BGN 58,165.15, OP "Good Governance", ESF
Partner: Institute for Sustainable Development of Law Foundation
Achievements:
- Monitoring of the curriculum in kindergartens according to the European framework for quality and care in the WFD in kindergartens in 5 municipalities
- Research on good practices in 3 EU countries and Bulgaria
- Legal due diligence with proposals for regulatory changes
- 5 local seminars and 1 national round table with over 200 participants were held
- Prepared and sent recommendations to the Ministry of Education and Science to improve informal services
Period: May 2022 – September 2022
Funding: 13 830 BGN, New Beginning Program, BCause Foundation and 1000 USD from the Balkan Heritage Foundation
Achievements:
- 32 Ukrainian children included in play sessions with bilingual specialists
- 8 Social Events for Cultural Adaptation and Language Practice
- 15 adults completed a Bulgarian language course – funded by the Balkan Heritage Foundation
Employment of Ukrainian specialists
Period: March 2021 – September 2021
Funding: BGN 4,106, Trust for Social Achievement and added BGN 2000. from the Emergency Fund for "Children in Distress, Families and Specialists" of the National Network for Children, financially supported by the Kahane Foundation
Achievements:
- A kitchenette was built in the village of Petrevene – with the funds provided by the Emergency Fund of the NNC
- Support for 10 mothers and pregnant women on child nutrition
- Consultations on healthy eating
Period: February 2021 – January 2022
Funding: EUR 9 179, Active Citizens Fund
Achievements:
- Developed methods for working with families during a pandemic
- A program for the development of social skills for parents has been created
- 13 NGO trainers trained
- Piloting the program for working with parents in 5 vulnerable communities
Monitoring of spaces in the context of COVID-19
Period: October 2020 – September 2021
Funding: EUR 9 031.30, Active Citizens Fund
Achievements:
- 20 representatives from 13 organizations trained in fundraising
- Sustainable finance strategy developed
- Monitoring meetings with local stakeholders
- Improved webpage and online newsletter
Annual meeting of the network held
Period: August 2019 – January 2021
Funding: BGN 38,000, Trust for Social Achievement
Partners: New Road Association, Znanie Association
Achievements:
- Trainings for specialists in Oryahovo and Lukovit
- Game sessions in 4 kindergartens and 2 community centers
- Trainings for parents of children in kindergarten
- Mentoring support and exchange visits
Communication activities to promote
Period: March 2019 – December 2019
Funding: BGN 5,000, International Women's Club
Achievements:
- Approved development of children who participated in the sessions in the five areas of child development
- The children began to communicate more successfully and fluently in Bulgarian, became more curious in mastering the world and calm with the rules and structure of group activities
- Improved Bulgarian language skills of women and mothers participating in the Bulgarian course
- Participants plan to continue their studies for employment in the future
Period: February 2019 – January 2021
Funding: BGN 43,857, Trust for Social Achievement
Achievements:
- Adaptation of a training package under the European Quality Framework
- 18 trainers who piloted the program in 8 kindergartens were trained
- Two exchanges of experience were held
- Regional Cores of Trainers Established
Period: April 2018 – April 2019
Funding: BGN 4,989.82, International Women's Club
Achievements:
- Support was provided for the admission of 8 children to school and kindergarten
- 60 practical sessions with play-based programs were conducted with a group of 11 children and their mothers
- During the period, an initial screening of 10 children and counseling of mothers was carried out
Period: October 2018 - December 2018
Funding: BGN 2,000, Bulgarian Fund for Women
Achievements:
- Participation of 7 refugee women in a course in Bulgarian language and personal development
- Parallel activities for children are provided
Period: March 2018 – June 2018
Funding: With resources from the three non-governmental organizations - FDRS, Institute for Suggestive Pedagogy and Association for Early Childhood Development
Partner: Zornitsa Kindergarten, Institute for Suggestive Pedagogy and Association for Early Childhood Development
Achievements:
- Children from 4 educational groups in kindergarten participated in game sessions and art classes
- Supported professionals to integrate game-based and art-based programs into their practice
- A survey was conducted on the progress of children participating in the programs
Period: March 2017 – December 2018
Funding: BGN 17,196, FDRS
Partner: Caritas Sofia
Achievements:
- More than 200 game sessions were held with the children
- Over 50 children took part in the project
- At the end of the project period, the children acquired skills to participate in a structured group activity, an extended vocabulary in Bulgarian, for some of them there is a readiness for inclusion in kindergarten or school
- Training under the "Music in Action" program of Caritas Sofia teams working with children in reception centers for refugees
Period: March 2017 – December 2017
Funding: BGN 5,660, FDRS
Partner: "For Our Children" Foundation
Achievements:
- The project activities reached 40 children and nearly 30 parents and 10 specialists.
- The team underwent two specialized trainings within the project
- Two trainings were conducted for a team of specialists working in the Family Care Center
- 43 ratings of children
- Mobile group work monthly in the Children's Shelter "St. Karadzha", where we work with 5 children with severe disabilities.
- Mobile individual work was carried out with children in a home environment, with the team carrying a certain set of toys
Period: January 2017 – September 2018
Funding: BGN 21,485, FDRS
Partner: Club of Non-Profit Organizations
Achievements:
- 55 children from educational groups in kindergarten "Zvanche" participated in game sessions
- 15 specialists from the team of kindergarten "Zvanche" were trained
- A survey was conducted on the progress of children participating in the programs
Period: January 2016 – December 2017
Funding: 60 222 BGN, FDRS
Partners: Club of Non-Profit Organizations, MHAT, Targovishte, Community Center "Svetlina" – Davidovo village, "Pchelitsa" kindergarten – Vardun branch
Achievements:
- For a period of 3 years, 75 children and their mothers or another adult from the family who cares have participated in the programs
- Completely renovated children's department of the library with a designated reading and play area
- Involvement of fathers in the renovation of the yard of the community center
- Monitoring and evaluation conducted with the participation of parents, representatives of municipal and local educational authorities
- The programs are recognizable by the community
Period: November 2014 – October 2015
Funding: EUR 16 967.60, Active Citizens Fund
Partner: KISC
Achievements:
- Piloting of a mobile approach in the city of Sofia. Targovishte
- 10 local specialists trained
- Game sessions were held in the village of Davidovo and Svetlana district. Malcho Malchev