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Effects

2024
  • 1,045 supported children and their families
  • 42 Early Learning Spaces
  • 26 partners with 65 specialists game
  • Newly trained specialists – 45
  • 2 active projects - project "Capacity Building for Expanding Spaces for Early Childhood Learning" and project "Active Learning for a Successful Future. Models for Active Learning in Education and Care for Young Children - A Paradigm Shift" with the financial support of the Trust for Social Achievement Foundation
2023
  • 1354 supported children and their families
  • 42 Early Learning Spaces
  • 26 partners
  • 5 active projects, of which 3 new ones – "Early Childhood Development – Shared Care and Responsibility of Society" of the Operational Program "Good Governance"; "New Beginning" Program of BCause Foundation and Project "Capacity Building for Expanding Spaces for Early Childhood Learning" funded by the Trust for Social Achievement Foundation
2022
  • More than 1300 supported children and their families
  • 39 places of program provision in the country
  • 26 partners
  • 5 active projects, of which 3 new ones – "Early Childhood Development – Shared Care and Responsibility of Society" of the Operational Program "Good Governance"; "New Beginning" Program of BCause Foundation and Project "Capacity Building for Expanding Spaces for Early Childhood Learning" funded by the Trust for Social Achievement Foundation
2021
  • 1360 supported children and their families
  • 39 places of program provision in the country
  • 25 partners
  • 5 active projects, of which 2 are new – the project "Sure Restart in the post-pandemic conditions of COVID-19" and the project "How to raise healthy and smart children"
    150 children from vulnerable communities supported through the Christmas Gifts Donation Campaign
    500 children in 20 places, supported by the FDRS Donation Humanitarian Action for Milk Powder
    155 trained professionals and parents
2020
  • 1387 children supported through the Element of Play® program – 855 children and their families in vulnerable communities, residential and community-based services; 532 children in hospital care
  • 33 places of program delivery in the country
  • 25 partners
  • 3 active projects, of which 1 new – project "Steps for Sustainable Development"
  • 450 children and their families supported through a humanitarian action to meet their basic needs for food and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 457 children and their families supported by the "Stay at Home, Play at Home" program newly developed as a result of the pandemic
  • 20 specialists trained under the "Stay at Home, Play at Home" program
  • 27 specialists trained under the Element of Play® program
2019
  • 3082 supported children – 1205 children and their families in vulnerable communities, residential and community-based services; 1,877 children in hospital care;
  • 33 places of program provision in the country, of which 1 new one – CSC Kyustendil (Health and Social Development Foundation);
  • 26 partners;
  • 5 active projects, of which 4 are new – project "Quality Education for Equal Start", project "Game for Opportunities", project "Let's grow together", project INSPIRE: Seven strategies to end violence against children";
  • 79 specialists trained under the "The Element of Game" program – Early Childhood component, Methodological seminar under the "Element of Game" program;
  • 4 practices of implementation of the "Game Element" program were monitored and evaluated with the participation of stakeholders through the ECD QUAT tool.
2018
  • 1758 children and their families supported through the "Element of Play" program.
  • 33 places of program provision in the country.
  • 28 partners, of which 3 are new – Kanev Hospital, Sofia. Ruse, Samaritans Association, Stara Zagora, Co-participation Association, Varna
  • 5 active projects, of which 3 new ones – project "Let's grow by playing", project "The Book of My Life", project "Play and Art"
  • CSSCF Plovdiv of the Municipality of Plovdiv
  • 90 specialists trained in advanced training "The Element of Play in Practice"; introductory training on "The Element of Game"; introductory training in "Music in Action"; Introductory training on the topic "Sure Start with the Game Element"
  • 10 specialists received supervision and methodological support.
2017
  • 1542 children and their families supported through the "Element of Play" program;
  • 26 partners, of which 5 are new – MHATSP Pirogov, Caritas Foundation, Roma Health Foundation, Health and Social Development Foundation, Plovdiv Municipality
  • 15 places of program provision;
  • 1 new program "Music in Action" – CSSCF Plovdiv of the Municipality of Plovdiv;
  • 4 active projects, of which 3 are new – project "Game for Achievements", project "Mission: Game", project "Little Heroes" at the Pirogov Hospital, Sofia;
  • 1 new target group – children from refugee families;
  • 40 trained specialists in introductory and advanced trainings under the "Element of Play" program.
2016
  • 1818 children and their families received support with play-based programs.
  • 21 partners, of which 7 are new – Cedar Foundation, Kyustendil, Future for Children Association, Kazanlak, Helping Hand Foundation, Dobrich, Targovishte Hospital, Pchelitsa Kindergarten, Targovishte, Svetlina Community Center, Davidovo village, Center for Early Childhood Development (International Social Service), Kotel;
  • 19 libraries in 10 settlements;
  • 1 new target group – children in kindergarten;
  • 2 new pilot practices in the Children's Department of Targovishte Hospital and Pchelitsa Kindergarten Targovishte in partnership with the Children's Hospital in Targovishte;
  • 5 new programs "Music in Action" – "For Our Children" Foundation; CSRI Ruse (Child and Space Association); Winnie the Pooh Weekly Care Day Care Center, Ruse (Child and Space Association); Center for Early Childhood Development, Kotel, (MSS); Caritas Sofia
  • 100 trained specialists under the "Element of Play" program; specialized seminar on "Helping children in crisis situations".
2015
  • 2420 children and their families supported in play-based programs;
  • 19 partners;
  • 30 children with individual care from 14 attachment assistants;
  • 1 active project
  • 130 trained specialists in the programs "Music in Action" and "Tell the Tale"; Training in Monitoring and Evaluation
2014
  • 2,400 children and their families supported in play-based programs;
  • 21 partners, of which 6 are new – Animus Foundation, For Our Children Foundation, Child and Space Association, Children's Home for Children and Children Pazardzhik, Plovdiv University "P. Slaveykov" Pleven, Club of Non-Profit Organizations, Targovishte,
  • 1 active and 1 new project "Mobile Approach – Toy Library"
  • 3 new programs "Music in Action" – SKC Shumen, SKC Novi Pazar and SKC Veliki Preslav
  • 1 new internship of the "Attachment Assistant" program at Detelina Children's Children's Hospital
  • 130 trained specialists in the programs "Music in Action", "Tell the Story" and "Attachment Associate"; Training in Monitoring and Evaluation;
2013
  • 1456 children and their families supported in play-based programs;
  • 16 partners, of which 4 are new – I Primary School "Hristo Botev", Targovishte; SKC Shumen, SKC Novi Pazar and SKC Veliki Preslav
  • 16 libraries, of which 11 in DMSGD and 5 in community services;
  • 187 children with individual care from 98 attachment associates;
  • 1 active project and 1 new project with the support of the Dundee Precious Foundation;
  • 3 new programs "Music in Action" – Pleven, Nadezhda Children's Children's Hospital Ruse, Vratsa Children's Children's Hospital;
  • 6 new places for application of the scale for measuring early childhood development Bayley 3 – Children's Children's Children's Children's Hospital "Detelina" – Pleven, Children's Hospital Ruse, Children's Children's Hospital Shumen, Children's Children's Hospital Targovishte, Children's Children's Hospital Vratsa, Children's Children's Hospital Varna;
  • 500 trained specialists in the Music in Action and Attachment Associate programs, as well as on the Bayley III Early Childhood Development Assessment Scale.
2012
  • 1580 children in DMSGD and 60 in community service supported in play-based programs;
  • 510 children in institutional care supported in the "Music in Action" program;
  • 2 new programs "Music in Action" – DMSGD Varna DDLRG Detelina, Pleven
  • 12 partners, of which 1 new – Karin Dom Foundation;
  • 16 trained specialists on the Bayley III tool.
2011
  • 4 new partners – Detelina House, Pleven, Home for Children's and Children's Children, Ruse, Children's Home for Children's Children, Shumen and Children's Children's Children's Children's Hospital, Ruse;
  • 11 Toy libraries, of which 2 new ones – in Pleven and Ruse Children's Children's Library;
  • 2 new programs "Music in Action" – DMSGD Shumen and DMSGD Ruse;
  • 1 new place for application of the scale for measuring early childhood development Bayley 3 – DMSGD Debelets
2010
  • 6 new partners – DMSGD Targovishte, DMSGD Vratsa, DMSGD Burgas, DMSGD Debelets, DMSGD Pleven, DMSGD Varna;
  • A license for a Mobile Center for Work with Children has been issued.
2009
  • Pilot project toy library in DMSGD Debelets – provision of toys and training of staff;
  • Registering the FDRS as a non-governmental non-profit organization.
2004 - 2009

WWO is working on its early intervention program "Grandma's Grandchild" in cooperation with O.A. Milosardie, in 9 institutions for children – Children's Home for Children in Vratsa, Children's Home for Children in Pleven, Children's Home for Children in Targovishte, Children's Home for Children in Ruse, Children's Home for Children in Shumen, Children's Home for Children in Yambol, Children's Home for Children in Debelets, Children's Home for Children in Pleven and Children's Home for Children "Nadezhda" Ruse.