Support for foster care is a significant part of the work we do at the Ruse complex.

Members of the EQ team recently supported an initiative of the city’s student council and a group from the School of Fashion and Design. Students interviewed an experienced professional foster parent, Mrs. Iva Nikolova. Discussion groups convened on November 21, the day of the Christian family and the International Day for Tolerance – 16 November – focused on the challenges faced by foster… Continue reading →

EQ has been recognised by the NNC as being among 5 Bulgarian organisations demonstrating best practice in child / youth participation.

For this reason, we hosted a visit on 23-24th October by members of the NNC secretariat and organisations eager to share experience in this field.

Guests were introduced to regional policies for children and young people by municipal representatives – Mariela Licheva – Director of Health and Social Assistance and Irena Petrova – Director of Culture and Education. The… Continue reading →

Alf Persson is one of the most sought-after experts in assessing the quality of social services and social projects in Europe.

Accompanied by his wife, Natalie, he visited the Ruse complex in early September.

Having enjoyed a comprehensive tour of the facilities at the complex and our small group home for disabled children – the Pink House – Alf spent a considerable amount of time in conversation with David on those aspects of managing integrated social services that ensure high… Continue reading →

We have written extensively about how we involve children and young adults in the life of EQ. There was hot demand for two of our publications at a recent national conference.

By special invitation from the National Network for Children, EQ provided an exhibition and gave a presentation on the theme of enabling active child participation during the organisation’s 2014 AGM in Sliven attended by representatives of over 100 organisations.

This was an opportunity for us talk about our approach… Continue reading →

Joana Marinova and Diana Marinova study at the English-language school in Ruse. They joined Equilibrium’s summer camp for children as volunteers. Here they tell their story.

The venue for this year’s camp was the natural park on the high plateau above Shumen. The area is steeped in ancient history and, despite being located close to the city, provides the feel of being in “the great outdoor”.

Diana and Joana had been among the young volunteers who played a central role… Continue reading →

At a special ceremony at the English Language School “Geo Milev”, Equilibrium awarded certificates to 19 students who have successfully completed our training programme. The ceremony was attended by classmates and teachers.

The programme is delivered in five modules that encourage social responsibility and provide the practical skills to design and undertake projects for the benefit of the community.

The group raised 400 leva for Equilibrium on the basis of their own initiatives while also provided fun and adventures for… Continue reading →

A workshop on quilling and other techniques of working with paper was one of the most popular ventures during the recent event hosted by the city’s history museum, a children’s night.

Our demonstrators, Maria and Krassi, worked with dozens of children and their parents who applied skill and imagination to learn how to produce artwork using centuries-old techniques in paper folding.

This was the third year that Equilibrium had contributed to the children’s night and we hope that our working… Continue reading →

Charity concert – “Give hope” – in support of the young clients of Ruse social services complex raised 390 leva towards the cost of the 32014 summer camp.

On April 1st, teenage heavy metal bands, “Anekdot” and “Power Enslave”, wowed their fans at the bowling club in Mall Ruse. More than 100 teenage aficionados of hard rock (and one or two older fans who refuse to grow up) supported the charity initiative organized entirely by volunteers.

Nia, a student at… Continue reading →