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Webinar - The webinar aims at presenting the experience of the Olga Stoyanova Orphanage in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, in working with young people who are about to leave the service. Lecturers will present their experience in implementing the project's developed…
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News - The Bulgarian National Radio shared their interview with Radostina Antonova from the Know-How Center for Alternative Care for Children at NBU, discussing the process of deinstitutionalization in Bulgaria, the foundation of family-type homes for abandoned children,…
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News - More than 250 experts from universities, institutions and non-governmental organizations from Europe, Australia, Central Asia and the US discussed childcare reform at the International Conference on ‘Deinstitutionalization of Childcare: Investing in Change’. The event was…
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News - Bulgaria ON AIR shared a video interview with Evgeniya Toneva from the Center for the Alternative Care for Children at NBU. In the interview, Evgeniya Toneva notes that there are only 21 social care homes in Bulgaria that still need to be deinstitutionalized, while there…
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News - The streets in Warsaw, Poland were crowded with people protesting against a new bill that the government is planning to pass. The  bill, known as 'Stop Pedophilia', was proposed by the right-wing government, who is demanding sex…
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Event - THE KNOW-HOW CENTRE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN IS ORGANIZING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF CHILDCARE: INVESTING IN CHANGE" 5th - 9th NOVEMBER 2019 This three day conference and one pre-conference day (05.11.) …
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News - The third monthly discussion meeting, organized by the Know-How Center for Alternative Care for Children, entitled ‘Value-Based or Evidence-Based Research? Don't Jump Off the Bridge!’ was held on 12 September, in the hall of the French Cultural Institute, at Slaveikov Square…
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Event - The Know-How Center for the Alternative Care for Children, NBU, is implementing the EU funded project "Let's Fulfill (Im)Possible Dreams". In the framework of this project, in conjunction with Resident Services (CNST), they assist young people who are about to…
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News - Like all socialist countries in the former Soviet bloc, Bulgaria developed a state-based child care system in the second half of the 20th century. This system was based on the socialist ideology which allowed the state to control families and “shape” future…
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Webinar - About the webinar: The webinar is designed for all professionals working in the area of social work. It aims to discuss the obligations of universities related to development of the social sphere by qualitative training of professionals. The…
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News - Data from the Parents Association show that in 2018, over 6,000 people contacted the online safety hotline in Bulgaria, mostly concerning child sexual abuse. As a result, and in order to improve online communication, they launched the ‘You are the Hero’ campaign. The…
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News - The Tulip Foundation, World Without Borders and the Samaritans Associations organised the workshop, ‘Together for Childhood without Violence’ in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, on 12 September 2019. The workshop was held to discuss how to professionals, parents and…
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News - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that the first Safety Zone for unaccompanied children in the RRC Sofia - Voenna Rampa opened its doors on 17 June, 2019. During its first week, 39 unaccompanied children were accommodated and registered.…
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News - START ACADEMY SOFIA is a non-governmental organization aimed at developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of disadvantaged students and young people from marginalized groups, especially those who have  or are at risk of dropping out of school. START Academy…
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News - The Department of Health and Social Work in Bulgaria have announced a new admission for the Master's Program in Psychosocial Interventions with Children and Families. The program aims to train future professionals and enhance the skills of current professionals in…
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News - Many children returning to school face bullying and may suffer from anxiety, depression, feelings of shame, and other severe problems. Bullying can have immediate and long-lasting consequences on a young person’s mental health. Bullying comes in many forms: verbal, physical…
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News - The Know-How Center for the Alternative Care for Children led a working conference on ‘Interinstitutional Cooperation in Implementing an Integrated Tool for Assessing the Needs of a Child at Risk of Dropping out of School’ in July. The conference was held at the…
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Multimedia - Nova Television (Bulgaria) told the story of Vesko, who spent four years in a special-needs school without any mental disabilitiy and yet has escaped the trap of marginalization. You can see Vesko's full story in the shared video clip in Bulgarian. Vesko was left by…
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News - The National Network for Children announced that the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP) has announced the passage of significant changes in child protection legislation. The Ministry notes that these changes do not introduce new principles in the field of…
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Event - The Bulgarian Psychoanalytic Space Association (BPSA) is organizing its next Summer School, which will include psychoanalysts from Espace analytique - Paris. This year's topic of the school will be "Admission and Listening to the Child in an Institution". Espace analitique…
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Multimedia - We are sharing this edited video from the second monthly discussion meeting of the Know How Center for the Alternative Care for Children, NBU on "Multidisciplinary work and the opportunities for information exchange between institutions in the process of assessing the…
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News - The Bulgarian National Television news report on SOS Children's Villages’ ‘Firefly - Illuminate the Darkness’ Project draws attention to how foster parents, social workers, psychologists and specialists working with children are trained to protect them from human trafficking…
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News - Children`s charities in the UK agree social media abuse victims must have the right in a new law to sue the social media platforms where the crimes occur. The UK Government issued a white paper on online harms, introducing the concept of statutory duty of care…
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Webinar - The webinar is intended for: This webinar is suitable for social workers, anthropologists, critical social scientists, lawyers, humanitarian practitioners, and all who see our social connections as a complicated and evading characteristic of our shared…
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News - HOPe Restaurant, created and run by the Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion (FSCI) NGO in Sofia, Bulgiaria, is a 'restaurant with excellent food and a noble mission'.  HOPe Restaurant opened its doors in September 2016, and has since offered …
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News - The National Network for Children Bulgaria announced that UNICEF is organizing Parenting Month for June 2019, during which the organization will share numerous materials to support parents in Bulgaria. The materials will relate to better policies of governments towards…
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News - The Know-How Center for the Alternative Care for Children (NBU), and the Reflective Learning Bulgaria Association have created a training tool for the ‘Firefly’ project, developed by SOS Children's Villages Bulgaria in partnership with SOS Children's Villages Sweden, and…
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Event - The National Conference "Geography of Restorative Justice in Bulgaria" will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 31.05 and 01.06.2019. The event is organized by Restorative Justice Bulgaria. A number of themes will be discussed during the conference to review and analyze the…
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News -  "The Safer Schools” is a new application launched in more than 13,000 schools in the UK with the aim to educate, empower, protect children from online risks and give parents, teachers, and children the tools to identify, prevent and reduce the effects of online child…
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News - A new pilot programme ‘Reducing Sexism and Violence Program – Middle School Program’ was implemented as part of a recent study conducted in the United States, with the aim to explore if boys’ attitude towards violence against women they are in a relationship with could be…