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On Saturday, a meeting was held at the Ruse complex open to all those with a sincere interest in adoption
Our special guests were representatives of the Bulgarian Association of Adopted Children and Adopters and Ms. Kristina Georgieva – Director of the Regional Directorate ofSocial Assistance in Ruse.
Gerry Bogdanova and Dora Prangadzhiyska of BAOO told their stories about adoption that deeply moved all participants in the meeting. The pair created the parent group “Friends support” that travels around Bulgaria… Continue reading
ChildPact is representative of those countries clustered around or close to the Black Sea. It operates as a coalition of national networks of NGOs working with or on behalf of children.
Equilibrium has been involved since the early stages of ChildPact’s development. At that time,David Bisset (EQ’s chairman) was an elected member of the managing board of the National Network for Children in Bulgaria and he was the first point of contact between the Bulgarian organisation and the fledgling international… Continue reading
Youngsters from the centre for street children have been learning about the species of birds that inhabit the banks of the River Danube as part of a project dedicated to the sustainable development of the region.
The children studied bird behavior through binoculars and learned how different species flock together and fly in migratory groups that form different patterns.
The children also spent time in the natural history museum looking at exhibits that show the habitats of aquatic creatures.
On… Continue reading
To start the programme, two workshops have been done with 5th graders at the National School of Music and Arts “Prof.. Vesselin Stoyanov “.
The main objective of the programme is to broaden the participation of children in achieving their rights and fulfilled their responsibilities within the communities in which they live (family, school and neighborhood). Understanding the balance between rights and responsibilities provides students with a formula for dealing with bullying, exploitation and abuse in the contexts of their… Continue reading
The project focuses on Positive Parenting and prevention of aggression among or directed towards very young children. To celebrate completion of the second phase we brought together children, kindergarten staff, mums and dads in the two facilities in which we piloted the project – Pinocchio and Mermaid,
The campaign has been positively received in a further four kindergartens and feedback is highly encouraging because it reveals the extent to which parents and childcare professionals share the feeling that improvement in… Continue reading
The conference was designed to showcase EQ’s work from 2015 and to give a preview of the year ahead and the focus was on the way that EQ prioritizes the rights of the children we work with. The event was jointly organised with EQ partner – the Open Society Club –Ruse.
The mixed audience comprised representatives of the municipal authority, child protection service providers, NGOs, schools and, kindergartens, EQ clients and the general public.
We were especially happy about the… Continue reading
The first day of March is the day of Baba Marta (Grandmother March) and, traditionally, Bulgarians exchange tokens – martenitsi – as a way of wishing one another good fortune in the year to come.
Thanks to the generous efforts of friends and volunteers, our family-type homes for young adults with special needs were suitably decorated to celebrate the advent of spring.
Mr. Milan Nikolov and young members of the UDF young organisation provided martenitsi for everyone (including the care… Continue reading
The charity bazaar in Mall Rousse ended on 1st March – Baba Marta day.
Dozens of helpers had created martenitsi on our behalf and EQ personnel, volunteers and foster parents formed the “sales team” that succeeded in raising 2554 leva to support EQ’s activities with children and families.
Indeed, young clients of the Ruse complex were heavily involved. They not only produced martenitsi but took part in events at the mall on the final day.
Inevitably, activity at the… Continue reading
EQ is a member of the coalition Childhood 2025.
Members have all made significant contributions to the process of deinstitutionalisation in Bulgaria and together we work to sustain the initiative and preserve the key principles expressed by the government in its 2010 vision statement.
The coalition hosted a conference on 24th & 25th February entitled “Stories with Happy Endings”.
The event started with expressions of gratitude to the members of the coalition from Maya Manolova, the national ombudsman… Continue reading
EQ provides care for 39 children and young adults with significant special needs. They are looked after in three small-group homes – Love, Hope and the Pink House.
We would like to publicly thank Lubomir Lozanov and Natalia Petkova from “Ludogorsko chicken” and Dimitar Madjarov, and “Dimitar Madjarov” and Stanislava Tsaneva-Stereva from “Dimitar Madjarov”
Both organizations demonstrate levels of generosity and concern that make them a shining example of socially responsible businesses. We do not underestimate their contribution to the… Continue reading