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Youth Initiative "Shaggy Brush"

Youth Initiative "Shaggy Brush"

17-10-2021
Another youth initiative supported by M.E. "Youth Center Plovdiv" gave life to old furniture and seemingly unnecessary household items. Children, together with their parents, young people and everyone who wanted to get involved, through their creativity transformed the objects. Representatives of BG Be Active conducted training on the role of participants as entrepreneurs and artists selling t...
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Meeting of a working group to update the strategy of M.E. Youth centre Plovdiv"

Meeting of a working group to update the strategy of M.E. Youth centre Plovdiv"

06-10-2021
In Octobre the educational team of M.E. "Youth Center Plovdiv" intitaited the establishment of a working group with the purpose of updating the Strategy for the Development of the municipal enterprise for the period 2019/2029. In a several meetings representatives of organisations, who are working with young people, the members of Youth Council Plovdiv and  the Advisory Council of the cent...
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Educational Forum "Out of  frame: Self-initiative, Cooperation, Sharing"

Educational Forum "Out of frame: Self-initiative, Cooperation, Sharing"

02-10-2021
The sixth edition of the Educational Forum under the moto "Self-initiative, Cooperation, Sharing" was held in M.E. "Youth Centre Plovdiv". The topics of stereotypes and their influence in the community, volunteering as an opportunity for professional development, extracurricular projects, innovative approaches in the educational system and the meaning of student self-government were explored. T...
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Non-formal activity with children and young people from the town of Rakovski

Non-formal activity with children and young people from the town of Rakovski

28-09-2021
On September 28, 2021 in front of the community centre in the town of Rakovski was held a non-formal activity with children and young people. The participants were children from different schools in the city, as well as their teachers. The aim of the activity was to unite peers, to develop in them the ability to work in teams and to provoke them to freely express. The activity was conducted by...
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Information meetings at secondary school "Nayden Gerov" in the Roma neighborhood "Stolipinovo"

Information meetings at secondary school "Nayden Gerov" in the Roma neighborhood "Stolipinovo"

27-09-2021
The team of M.E. "Youth Centre Plovdiv" visited secondary school "Nayden Gerov", where within three consecutive days conducted information meetings which aimed at researching the needs of the students from 8th  to 11th grade. The young people took part in introductory games, focusing exercises and discussions about extracurricular activities in which they would join. According to the inter...
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Youth initiative „Shaggy brush”

Youth initiative „Shaggy brush”

25-09-2021
The "Shaggy brush" is an outdoor upcycling workshop, which combines not only work with shaggy brushes, decoupage and various paints, but also WITH THOUGHT for the future. The initiative combines the notions of ​​education, training, creativity and recycling. The event consists of three activities, covering the three sectors - Ecology, Education and Art. It is becoming increasingly necessary for...
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Non-formal activity with Roma young people and children in the town of Karlovo

Non-formal activity with Roma young people and children in the town of Karlovo

24-09-2021
Part of the educational team of M.E. "Youth Centre Plovdiv" visited the town of Karlovo, where they met with children and young people. The participants got involved in non-formal activity where the method of learning through experience was applied. The participants were engaged in role plays, explored study cases, used their creativity. The children and young people deepened their knowledge of...
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Information meetings with Roma young people in the town of Rakovski

Information meetings with Roma young people in the town of Rakovski

21-09-2021
On September 21 part of the educational team of M.E. "Youth Centre Plovdiv" visited the town of Rakovski. The purpose of the visit was conducting an information meeting with students from "Petar Parchevich" High school during which they got acquainted with the activities of the centre. The participants took part in non-formal activities with introductory, team-building and competitive game...
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Conducting elections of chairman of the “Youth Council Plovdiv”

Conducting elections of chairman of the “Youth Council Plovdiv”

12-09-2021
On September 12, during an official meeting, elections for chairperson and deputy-chairperson of the “Youth Council Plovdiv” were held. The five candidates, who took part in the public debate and presented their ideas for the development of the youth community in our city awaited the council members’ votes to determine the new steering council. The vote was extremely contested...
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Debate for a chairperson election of the Youth Council Plovdiv

Debate for a chairperson election of the Youth Council Plovdiv

10-09-2021
Five candidates from three different Plovdiv schools took part in the chairmanship competition Mariana Goranova and Alex Ivanov (from Professional School of Electronics) Simeon Markov (from “Ivan Vazov” Language High School) and Teodora Toporova (from "Paisiy Hilendarski" High school). They took part in a public debate led by the mediators of M.E. "Youth Centre Plovdiv" - Katya Kriv...
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Project № BG06-103 "Establishing a Youth Centre in the City of Plovdiv" under the programme "Children and Youth at Risk", component 1 "Care for Youth at Risk" with the financial support of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009-2014.

Project № BGLD-1.003-0002 "Youth Centre Plovdiv - a powerful factor for local development" under the programme “Local development, poverty reduction and enhanced inclusion of vulnerable groups” funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.