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Activity Impact Study
of Hope and Homes for Children – Branch Bulgaria
“We felt confident that we would make it, that we were not alone!
They gave us strength for life, courage! Tomorrow is another day!”
Steli Peteva Ph.D., Violina Ananieva
Sofia, 2023
Summary
In 11 years the child grows, the family strengthens, the community comes together!
What everyone needs is to live together!
- For the purpose and the authors of… Continue reading
Equilibrium Association is a member of the newly formed Permanent Expert Working Group (PEWG) by order of the MLSP RD-02-55/12.04.2023, which held its first meeting on 16.05.2023. The Working Group is tasked with developing the first two-year operational plan for the implementation of the Action Plan, in line with Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/2024 on the establishment of a European Child Guarantee, as well as developing bi-annual reports on the progress and results of the implementation of the planned measures and… Continue reading
The ReFaB project aims to provide evidence-based (developed through rigorous academic research) resources for experts, policy-makers, social workers and foster parents to contribute to the development of foster care for children with disabilities.
Outputs from this project you can read, in addition to this report, include:
- Easy-to-read infographics
- An accessible findings video
- A podcast episode on the topic of care for children with disabilities in Bulgaria
- A recorded webinar, and
- An animation about the role of foster families in… Continue reading
On the eve of Christmas, Equilibrium instituted the Temple of Play Award. The first was presented at an impromptu celebration to United Sunshine Children’s Services for creating a beautiful sensory room for children with disabilities and a sensory garden that have transformed the spaces in the services and will bring many positive emotions to the children, and help with their sensory stimulation. The sensory room was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Lions Clubs in Ruse and the… Continue reading
Equilibrium is a member and co-founder of the Childhood 2025 Coalition, whose main role is in the process of deinstitutionalization. Due to our active role in the Coalition, we have submitted numerous submissions to various governments over the years, some of which have managed to influence various policies. Example: there was a decision to move children and young people out of the family-type accommodation centresso as to re-profile the different facilities (this was a change in the regulation for implementation… Continue reading
According to Finnish professor Mirjam Kalland a child “demands continuity, stability and recurring routines”. Kelland provides a recipe for the professional support by claiming that “we can support the health of individual children and families with very ordinary things, with the ‘magic of the ordinary’”. (Source: ‘Family centre in the Nordic countries – a meeting point for children and families’, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen 2012).
As the volume of Equilibrium’s encounters with Ukrainian mothers with young children increases,… Continue reading
TO:
DUBRAVKA ŠUICA, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND
DEMOGRAPHY
VĚRA JOUROVÁ, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR VALUES AND TRANSPARENCY
ELISA FERREIRA, COMMISSIONER FOR COHESION AND REFORMS
NICOLAS SCHMIT, COMMISIONER FOR JOBS AND SOCIAL RIGHTS
DIDIER REYNDERS, COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE
HELENA DALLI, COMMISSIONER FOR EQUALITY JUSTICE
RENATE WINTER, CHAIRPERSON OF THE UNCRC COMMITTEE
DUNJA MIJATOVIĆ, THE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY, DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY… Continue reading