1. 3RD PARTNERSHIP MEETING BURGAS, BULGARIA
01.07 - 04.07.2014
ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION
“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”
BG

2. OUR ORGANIZATION IS:OUR ORGANIZATION IS:
ASSOCIATION “SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”ASSOCIATION “SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”
 NNon govermental, not for profit organizationon govermental, not for profit organization
 EEstablished on the 16-th December 2011stablished on the 16-th December 2011
 TThehe ideaidea came from several people with disabilities, their parents andcame from several people with disabilities, their parents and
a few social workersa few social workers
 MMissionission of the organization is linked to the creation of conditions andof the organization is linked to the creation of conditions and
the development of social services in the community to achievethe development of social services in the community to achieve
social inclusion of people with special needssocial inclusion of people with special needs
 TTarget group: people over 18 with physical and multiple disabilitiesarget group: people over 18 with physical and multiple disabilities
 FFinancing - from the local government, grants, projectsinancing - from the local government, grants, projects
 AA member of the National alliance for social responsibility /NASO/member of the National alliance for social responsibility /NASO/

3. OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:
 CCreative workshop for people with disabilitiesreative workshop for people with disabilities
 IInnovative social service in the community to look for and to developnnovative social service in the community to look for and to develop
the strong points of the clientsthe strong points of the clients
 UUsers produce small souvenirs from old newspapers and other wastesers produce small souvenirs from old newspapers and other waste
materials - glass, plastic bottles, stonesmaterials - glass, plastic bottles, stones
 UUsers make social contacts/prevention of isolationsers make social contacts/prevention of isolation
 OOrganization of visits to the theater, concerts, excursions, meetings,rganization of visits to the theater, concerts, excursions, meetings,
meetings with people from different spheres of public lifemeetings with people from different spheres of public life
 GGood contacts with local authorities and other NGO-s in the cityood contacts with local authorities and other NGO-s in the city

4. ALMOST EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE FROM OLDALMOST EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE FROM OLD
NEWSPAPERS, PIECES OF GLASS…NEWSPAPERS, PIECES OF GLASS…

5. Cinderella’s carriageCinderella’s carriage

6. Boats and shipsBoats and ships

7. Basket for flowersBasket for flowers

8. MAKING THE EIFFEL TOWER FROM OLDMAKING THE EIFFEL TOWER FROM OLD
NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERS
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9. OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:OUR ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE:
PProject “NEW START Starting innovative social services for peopleroject “NEW START Starting innovative social services for people
with disabilities in Burgas” /with disabilities in Burgas” /01.06.2013 - 31.05.201501.06.2013 - 31.05.2015//
TThrough the financial aid under the Operating Program “Humanhrough the financial aid under the Operating Program “Human
Resource Development”, co-financed by the EC Social FundResource Development”, co-financed by the EC Social Fund
PPartners - ADO Icarus, Belgium and municipality of Burgasartners - ADO Icarus, Belgium and municipality of Burgas
IImplementation of innovative social practices in the form of a socialmplementation of innovative social practices in the form of a social
experiment to support disabled individuals in Burgasexperiment to support disabled individuals in Burgas
““SSystem of personal budgets for assistance”ystem of personal budgets for assistance”
““SSystem for personal communication”ystem for personal communication”

10. TrEE is our secondTrEE is our second partnershippartnership projectproject
/01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015//01.08.2013 - 31.07.2015/
People with disabilities are like any other people. They want to:People with disabilities are like any other people. They want to:
 to study new thingsto study new things
 to work and to createto work and to create
 to make new friendsto make new friends
 to be useful for the societyto be useful for the society
 toto make their contribution to protection of the environmentmake their contribution to protection of the environment
 to travel…to travel…

12. ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION
“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”“SOCIAL CENTER BURGAS”
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTIONTHANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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