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Under a municipal project, Pavlikeni has created a family-type accommodation centre (small-group home) and centre for social rehabilitation. Personnel and children representing these new facilities traveled to Ruse where an event had been organized to mark the successful completion of the Pavlikeni project.
Why Ruse? A speaker from Pavlikeni explains:
“The city of Ruse provided the team that started the process of deinstitutionalization in Bulgaria and it is a centre of know-how in providing community-based services. Your small-group homes now… Continue reading
ISPCAN stands for International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The Bucharest conference (27th-30th September, 2015) brought together over 400 delegates from 52 countries under the banner Children First! Collaborative & Inter-sectorial Responses to Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation.
David Bisset represented EQ for the purpose of learning and forming new relationships. Additionally, he gave a presentation to a working group concerned with the issue of child protection systems.
He explained EQ’s findings deriving… Continue reading
A celebration of play and adventure for those of all shapes and sizes took place in Mall Ruse to help celebrate the 10th birthday of the complex. For two consecutive days, members of the EQ team entertained the public.
In a “Hyde Park” improvisation centre adults and children sang, danced and gave recitals and we are pleased that among the number were youngsters from the small group home in Byala. This was linked to a presentation by representatives… Continue reading
Another school year is about to start and EQ’s summer programme has come to an end. The young participants devised their own finale that enabled them to share their memories of fun, adventure and personal achievement with an appreciative audience.
Combining words, music and dance –each to his own – they brought their summer experience to life and we shared their memories of the various clubs we offered and their time spent at camp on the Shoumen plateau.
The youngsters… Continue reading
Thanks to local people who support EQ’s fundraising efforts, young clients of the Ruse complex spent several days on the Shoumen plateau – an area drenched in ancient history.
They experienced the beauty of Bulgarian nature and explored the early history of the Bulgarian state.
The adventure starts with a visit to the Madara Horseman that represents the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion carved into a 100-m-high cliff. The surrounding area provides ample opportunity for cave exploration… Continue reading
EQ mobile teams have been working in the neighbourhoods of Selemetya and Sredna Kula in the context of a project funded by the Trust for Social Achievement. The focus is on parenting practice but these celebrations brought together three generations to enjoy the fun and games.
The events were promoted and supported by EQ but designed and staged by members of the two communities for the benefit of friends, neighbours but especially the children and the emphasis as on… Continue reading
Three young adults from the small group homes “Love” and “Hope” managed by EQ have completed 8th –grade in the school for students with special needs and will start the new academic year as students in the school of fashion and design “Nedka Ivan Lazarova”.
A specialized programme will enable students with special needs to develop vocational skills.
This is a challenging new experience for youngsters whose childhoods were spent in residential institutions in remote villages but – with… Continue reading
This summer, six children from the Pink House have enjoyed a short holiday by the sea thanks to the hospitality of the special rehabilitation facility in Pomorie. Here, in two groups of three, they enjoyed a combination of relaxation and rehabilitation treatment.
This excursion also provided an opportunity to mingle with families on the beach – to be among other children and to do the things they do with their parents and grandparents.
Feedback from our care team tells us… Continue reading
In April 2015, EQ took over management of two small group homes for young adults with significant special needs.
Our care approach draws on many influences but the American approach to behavioural modification known as IMPACT is of central importance. IMPACT is innovative, multidisciplinary, tailored to each individual, active, continuous and capable of encouraging transformation.
The story of Nora shows how a structured and focused approach can create transformation and overcome the effects of spending long years in institutional care.… Continue reading
Between 22nd and 3oth June, residents from the Pink House enjoyed a holiday among Nature in parkland close to the village of Nikolovo.
The cool, quiet forest, the scent of trees and the constant birdsong provides an environment that is ideal for the sensory needs of the children in our care even if it does challenge their capacity for mobility. The days were designed for exploration and play.
The holiday was made possible thanks to the cooperation of… Continue reading