SGHs News
10 young adults from “Hope” attended a summer camp in Lipnik park in Nikolovo village from 02 to 09 July, 2016. This was accomplished thanks to the charity bazaars, organized by Equilibrium this year.
The holiday camp was organized with the support of Ruse Municipality which provided the housing in Nikolovo.
The moment the kids got off the bus, they started to look around cheerfully. The time for adaptation was quite short because they felt fantastic, surrounded by the green… Continue reading
ADRA Bulgaria’s project “Children Helping Children” provided the basis for the provision of Easter gifts to the young adults in our care in our family-type accommodation. Marian Dimitrov, the foundation’s director explained that children had put a great deal of thought and effort into choosing toys, books and other treats.
We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Mr. Dimitrov and the local representative, Hristo Kudinov. We also say Thank You to the women’s club from Zdravets district who… 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
Santa Claus and his faithful assistant Snow White brought more than parcels for the youngsters in our small-group homes, Love and Hope. They brought wonder and joy.
Christmas celebrations took place on 14th and 15th December and some of the young adults helped prepare the party fare and lay the tables before the singing, dancing and games began. Not every child likes the boisterous games but none is excluded from the celebration. There are many ways to spread the… Continue reading
This is the story of Bobby. He’s now 25. In May 2014 he was transferred to our small-group home called “Hope” from a large residential institution for children with intellectual disabilities. The story is one of remarkable progress. Bobby has changed physically, emotionally and psychologically.
The first time we met Bobby (while he was still in the institution), we had to assess his capabilities and take these things into consideration when planning the transfer. Bobby was passive and – if… Continue reading
This beautiful winter image, created by young adults with special needs and their teachers, can be seen on both the EQ wrapping paper and as the background on the front of the EQ Christmas card.
The card has a 3-D effect and the composition and lay-out was created by students from the school of fashion and design
We encourage you to keep the binder that comes with the paper and attach it to the parcel you wrap. It contains a special message that we’d like you to help us share.
To design the wrapping paper we asked young people that EQ cares for to create a Christmas picture. These youngsters have significant special needs and this explains why we care for them in small-group homes known as “Love” and “Hope”. However, a large part of the support… Continue reading
Imagine you have never seen the sea – you have never smelled the salt-tang or felt the coastal breeze on your face.
Young adults from the Ruse small group homes “Love” and “ Hope” have just returned to the city having spent a few days at the seaside in the village of Tyulenevo. Despite being in their late teens or early twenties, it was a new experience. They have significant special needs and have spent their childhoods in institutional care… Continue reading
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
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