The journey of our Children’s Center in the Fakulteta neighborhood continues with care, partnership, and renewed energy!

As you walk through the Fakulteta neighborhood, the morning sound of children’s laughter and chatter may lead you to a very special place, behind whose doors you will find colorful drawings, small tables with pencils, learning materials, and toys.
This is our Early Childhood Development Center “Svetogled”.

Over the past 11 years, with exceptional dedication to our cause, great care, and professional expertise, the team of the “Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion” created a space where children from the neighborhood could learn, play, and develop their full potential. Here, they took their first steps on the path of their education and future development. In small groups, with a focus on language skills, social behavior, and learning habits, children between the ages of 3 and 5 were prepared for preschool education. Each year, Svetogled Center sent its children on to preschool and school environments, as they continued on their journey toward “the big world.”

With great sadness and responsibility, we shared in December 2025 that FSCI would discontinue the activities of the Children’s Center due to a lack of sustainable funding.

However, for our team, the “Svetogled” Center has never been just a social service. It has always been a cause. That is why, as early as November 2025, we initiated a series of meetings and discussions with our partner organization, CONCORDIA Bulgaria, in search of ways to ensure the continuation of its work. In the same month, the leadership of both organizations reached an agreement for the continuity of the service, starting from January 2026.

Today, this story of child development continues with CONCORDIA Bulgaria!

Fully equipped and ready, our Center—together with its wonderful team—continues to give the gift of a future!

We are happy that the mission and work of the team at the “Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion” will continue. With deep gratitude and recognition for what has already been achieved, we are handing over the service, with a clear understanding that true change happens in everyday life—in conversations, in play, in patience, and in perseverance.

This legacy lives on in the children who have grown up with us.