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Equilibrium took part in the fifth edition of the Roman market “Sexaginta Prista” in Ruse and managed to raise 289 leva. The items that were offered were handmade souvenirs and articles.
They were produced by the children who use the different services that our organisation manages – children and young adults with disabilities, the youngsters from the Centre for Street Children in the complex. The herbs, offered at the bazaar, are grown by the children in the Pink house and… Continue reading
For a number of years, Equilibrium has had a strong working relationship with Dreams and Teams from Gabrovo.
On 5th and 6th September, the Gabrovo organisation hosted a conference on the subject of education. The focus was on alternatives to standard practice in the classroom. Annie and David Bisset participated and, on the first day, David gave a presentation explaining the theory and principles that underlie Equilibrium’s work with underprivileged and traumatized children. How do we help them… Continue reading
On 18th July 2016 in the regional library “Ljuben Karavelov” there was a photo exhibition with pictures, taken by the young people who participated in the campaign for prevention of early marriages, undertaken by Equilibrium in the neighbourhoods Selemetya, Traksia and Sredna Kula.
The exhibition under the slogan “That’s me – still a child, and this is my life!” is the final event of the campaign “Life at both sides of the camera lens”. It was run by Equilibrium… Continue reading
TBI Bank, thanks to its new commercial campaign „Sport for a better life for children“, will help 20 children from Ruse by providing them with horse riding therapy. TBI Bank donates 1 lev for every loan within 1 year and 2 lev for every loan of over 1 year.The campaign is organized with the support of “Help for charity in Bulgaria” Foundation and is implemented in Ruse by Equilibrium .
For a couple of years Equilibrium has… Continue reading
The project “Sport without boundaries”, undertaken by “Zora” kindergarten, “Equilibrium”, and CFC “Dragons”, provided children with special educational needs with a sports festival, which took place in the sports hall of “Zora” on 04.05.2016. The project was accomplished with the financial support of the Municipal Foundation “Ruse – city of free spirit.
The festival opened with football training, in which 26 kids (age 3-7) took part. There were children from “Zora” kindergarten, as well as children with special educational… Continue reading
Our charity campaign that took place in the week leading up to Easter once again proved the sensitivity and concern of local people for children and families at risk. The support provided was phenomenal.
On 26rh April, the Heart without Borders Association hosted a fashion show / cocktail event in Riga Hotel to raise funds that will enable us to buy a special piece of rehabilitation equipment called a verticalizer. (It costs almost 5000 leva). We care for 47 children… 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
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 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 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