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From March 28 to 30, the Municipal Enterprise "Youth Center Plovdiv" hosted the pilot edition of the Upshift innovation camp by UNICEF Bulgaria. The event brought together young people and mentors from the youth centers in Burgas, Dobrich, Plovdiv, and Stara Zagora.
The program was focused on developing new skills among young people and empowering them. Over the course of three days, under the guidance of facilitators and mentors, participants set goals and developed projects aimed at solving social issues and challenges present in their communities and cities.
On the third day, all projects were presented, covering topics such as ecology, educational innovations, restoration, and integration. A jury selected five out of eight teams to receive funding for their projects. The jury members were:
The teams that won funding from UNICEF Bulgaria are:
In the coming months, these youth initiatives will be implemented in the cities connected to the projects.
It was an honor and a pleasure for the Youth Center Plovdiv to host and organize an event of this scale.
The team of the Municipal Enterprise "Youth Center Plovdiv" sincerely thanks UNICEF Bulgaria for the opportunity to hold this innovation workshop in our city! We wish the winning teams success in bringing their initiatives to life!
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.
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