EQ is a member of the coalition Childhood 2025.

Members have all made significant contributions to the process of deinstitutionalisation in Bulgaria and together we work to sustain the initiative and preserve the key principles expressed by the government in its 2010 vision statement.

The coalition hosted a conference on 24^th & 25^th February entitled “Stories with Happy Endings”.

The event started with expressions of gratitude to the members of the coalition from Maya Manolova, the national ombudsman… Continue reading →

EQ provides care for 39 children and young adults with significant special needs. They are looked after in three small-group homes – Love, Hope and the Pink House.

We would like to publicly thank Lubomir Lozanov and Natalia Petkova from “Ludogorsko chicken” and Dimitar Madjarov, and “Dimitar Madjarov” and Stanislava Tsaneva-Stereva from “Dimitar Madjarov”

Both organizations demonstrate levels of generosity and concern that make them a shining example of socially responsible businesses. We do not underestimate their contribution to the… Continue reading →

Ruse municipality has developed innovative services for young children and their families and these are to be accommodated in the building that used to house the home for medical care.

The initiative is named “Chance for a Happy Future” and it is part of a package of new integrated services for deinstitutionalization and prevention of abandonment of children aged 0-3. The funding flows through the Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007 – 2013 that assists the development of community-based services… Continue reading →

When we take care of little things, the big things often look after themselves.

EQ is not the same organisation that it was, say, two years ago. By taking on the management of new social services, we have virtually doubled our workforce. We also have big plans for the future.

It felt like a good time for senior managers to chat the staff – individually or in groups – about the things that happen in their working lives on a… Continue reading →

Ed Catmull is president of Pixar Animation. He refers to the organisation he helped to found as “Creativity Inc.” and it is clear that he is proud of a company in which “anybody can talk to anyone about anything.”” This is an expression of a core philosophy concerning open communication that allows ideas and suggestions to flow freely around the company with no barriers created by personal status or departmental demarcation. Steve Jobs designed the Pixar headquarters and it’s a… Continue reading →

Throughout 2015, an EQ team has been working with families in two Roma districts in the context of the project “Confident Parents of Successful Children” funded by the Trust for Social Alternative.

We took the opportunity to stage festive parties complete with Christmas trees, varied entertainment and games. The important thing was to bring three generations together in a context that allowed the children and young parents to reveal what they have learned during the project….with a big accent on… Continue reading →

The Christmas fundraising campaign for 2015 illustrates both the scale and the depth of our local support. Without this support we would be a very different organisation and we would lack the impact that we currently have. Our supporters help us sustain our motivation and help shape our commitment to children and families.

We are proud of the relationships we have with local schools and, most especially, the ways in which groups of students design and carry out their own… Continue reading →

This was EQ’s ninth consecutive Christmas bazaar and like the preceding eight is provoked many public gestures of generosity and commitment to supporting children and families at risk.

Once again, Mall Rousse provided the venue and we were active between 20^th and 23^rd December with dynamic support from a broad variety of volunteers – students, foster parents, friends and colleagues.

Having taken over management of the small-group homes Hope and Love during the year, it was a very… Continue reading →

EQ’s ninth Christmas Charity Bazaar 

From 20 to December 23

Mall Rousse

December 20th

11:00 – Opening of the Christmas Charity Bazaar

Thanks to the funds raised from our Easter bazaar at the mall, EQ has undertaken a successful campaign on the theme of positive parenting.

Here we introduce the campaign literature and guide you through it

11:00 to 13:30. – Opens Doors workshop “Childhood Memories”

Artist Ognian Balkanjiev helps parents and grandparents recollect their childhood memories… Continue reading →