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For another year, Equilibrium, with the support of donors, organized a summer camp for the users of “Love” and “Hope” in the beautiful, picturesque village of Tyulenovo. The camps were organized for two groups of young people in August and September. The aim of the summer camp was primarily to toughen and strengthen the body of the youth, as well as to create new memories and positive emotional experiences for all participants.
Every year, the young people look forward to… Continue reading
For 18 years the specialists of the Complex for Social Services for Children and Families (KSUDS) in Ruse have been helping to solve various problems of children and their families.
To our great joy, we find that more and more teenagers are replacing screen devices with a good book, and others are trying to express themselves through their own writing. Unfortunately, these girls and young men feel alone because they find it difficult to find like-minded friends and peers to… Continue reading
On July 18th Ruse hosted a Regional Meeting of Social Services on the topic “Current challenges in the development of social services”.
The meeting was organized by Ruse Municipality and National Alliance for Social Responsibility.
The “Battenberg” Hall of the Regional Historical Museum gathered over 50 participants, representatives of social service providers from Ruse and the region, “Social Assistance” directorates, representatives of the Ruse Municipality, RSPB and the Agency for Quality of Social Services.
At the beginning a welcome speech… Continue reading
If the young residents of the two small-group homes could talk for on their own behalf and on the part of the care teams, they would tell you a 10-year story filled with many difficulties, but also much love; many challenges, but also many successes; many changes that stressed them, but also much care that calmed them, many crises, but also much hope and concerted efforts to make them happy.
Ten years ago, to the day, on 14.05.2014, they stepped… Continue reading
David Bisset participated in a conference held at the University of Bucharest on 22nd & 23rd April, 2024. Indeed, he gave a short presentation showcasing aspects of Equilibrium’s work and, specifically, the way that the methods and techniques used during the project ‘The Voice of Adversity’ represented the creative adaptation of a variety of models encountered over a period of almost 15 years. The Ruse family centre acted as an “incubator” for the development of ideas.
The Bucharest conference was… Continue reading
The beginning of the spring break – 01.04.2024 – for the children started with fitness – challenges, outdoor games, and lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon, they visited one of the major symbols of the city – the Fleet Tower. A long-time employee showed the children around the hydrometeorological station, introducing them to its history and the instruments for meteorological observations – barometer, rain gauge, thermometer, wind gauge, etc. The children also had the opportunity to see the… Continue reading
EQ in 2020
There is ability in every disability.
What happens when you close your eyes and rely only on your sense of touch?
We asked this question in the context of a film produced in July, 2020 (Link: https://eq-bg.org/en/to-feel-the-bridge-over-the-danube/)
The film shows activities from a series of “tactile workshops” hosted by EQ and Ruse’s regional history museum.
What is a tactile workshop?
We invited participants to explore a variety of objects through the medium of touch while… Continue reading
On 30th November, Ani Popova from Ruse University ‘Angel Kunchev’ visited the social services complex accompanied by two representatives of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest – University Centre, Pitešti, Romania – Doctors Diana Radu and Lucia Neagoe. The visit was hosted by Galina and David Bisset.
Prior to touring the facility together, the group chatted extensively about the provision of services for children and families in both Bulgaria and Romania. It was noteworthy that the Romanian visitors had… Continue reading
On the Day of the Christian Family, Protopriest Iskren Kazakov performed a water blessing for health at the “Pink House”, our small-group home for Children and Youth.
The celebration was also attended by guests – students from the University of Ruse, specialty “Preschool and Primary School Pedagogy”, led by their English teacher Milena Popova. Mrs. Popova is a friend of the children from the “Pink House” and is the president of Soroptimist International Union Bulgaria.
After the celebration in… Continue reading