3RD PARTNERSHIP MEETING BURGAS, BULGARIA01.07 - 04.07.2014

ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”

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OUR ORGANIZATION IS: OUR ORGANIZATION IS: ASSOCIATION “SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”ASSOCIATION “SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”

NNon govermental, not for profit organizationon govermental, not for profit organization

EEstablished on thestablished on the 16-th December 201116-th December 2011

TThe he ideaidea came from came from several several people with disabilities, their parents people with disabilities, their parents and a few social workersand a few social workers

MMissionission of the organization is linked to the creation of conditions of the organization is linked to the creation of conditions and the development of social services in the community to and the development of social services in the community to achieve achieve social inclusion of people with special needssocial inclusion of people with special needs

TTarget group: people over 18 with physical and multiple disabilitiesarget group: people over 18 with physical and multiple disabilitiesFFinancing - from the local government, grants, projectsinancing - from the local government, grants, projectsAA member of the National alliance for social responsibility /NASO/ member of the National alliance for social responsibility /NASO/

OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE: OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:

CCreative workshop for people with disabilitiesreative workshop for people with disabilities

IInnovative social service in the community to look for and to nnovative social service in the community to look for and to develop the strong points of the clientsdevelop the strong points of the clients

UUsers produce small souvenirs from old newspapers and other sers produce small souvenirs from old newspapers and other waste materials - glass, plastic bottles, stoneswaste materials - glass, plastic bottles, stones

UUsers make social contacts/prevention of isolationsers make social contacts/prevention of isolation

OOrganization of visits to the theater, concerts, excursions, rganization of visits to the theater, concerts, excursions, meetings, meetings with people from different spheres of public lifemeetings, meetings with people from different spheres of public life

GGood contacts with local authorities and other NGO-s in the cityood contacts with local authorities and other NGO-s in the city

ALMOST EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE FROM OLD ALMOST EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS, PIECES OF GLASS…NEWSPAPERS, PIECES OF GLASS…

Cinderella’sCinderella’s carriage carriage

Boats and shipsBoats and ships

Basket for flowersBasket for flowers

MAKING THE EIFFEL TOWER FROM OLD MAKING THE EIFFEL TOWER FROM OLD NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERS

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OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:PProject “NEW START Starting innovative social services for people with roject “NEW START Starting innovative social services for people with

disabilities in Burgas” /disabilities in Burgas” /01.06.2013 - 31.05.201501.06.2013 - 31.05.2015//

TThrough the financial aid under the Operating Program “Human Resource hrough the financial aid under the Operating Program “Human Resource Development”, co-financed by the EC Social FundDevelopment”, co-financed by the EC Social Fund

PPartners - ADO Icarus, Belgium and municipality of Burgasartners - ADO Icarus, Belgium and municipality of Burgas

IImplementation of innovative social practices in the form of a social mplementation of innovative social practices in the form of a social experiment to support disabled individuals in Burgasexperiment to support disabled individuals in Burgas

““SSystem of personal budgets for assistance”ystem of personal budgets for assistance”

““SSystem for personal communication”ystem for personal communication”

TrEE is our second TrEE is our second partnership partnership projectproject/01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015//01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015/

People with disabilities are like any other people. They want to: People with disabilities are like any other people. They want to:

to study new thingsto study new things

to work and to createto work and to create

to make new friendsto make new friends

to be useful for the societyto be useful for the society

to to make their contribution to protection of the environment make their contribution to protection of the environment

to travel… to travel…

ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTIONTHANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION------