Thanks to the efforts of FSCI UK and FSCI Bulgaria, 9,224 neatly packed presents reached children and adults who live in poverty across the whole country. The size of the campaign keeps growing every year and the initiative includes more and more places in Bulgaria.The number of volunteers as well as the people who donated money keeps […]
A story about public attitudes and personal choices Today we celebrated the first anniversary of “House of Opportunity” Varna observed home. This is the latest fifth house that the “Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion” has opened as part of its programme for young people, grown up without parental care. As the other four, the […]
This is the third time Moni comes to us. He calls us every time he gets in trouble. The last time he left our House of Opportunity Programme was about a year and a half ago. At that time he went to see his mother and sister in a village near Montana. The reason he […]
Parents, children and employees from our Svetogled public support centre visited the “Kambanite” park-complex in Sofia. The children from the Roma community in Faculteta found the different beautiful bells and the sounds they make particularly interesting. The trip was exciting not only for them, but also for their parents, […]
The first parent-teacher meeting after the start of the school year in the public support centre was attended by the majority of the parents, who, together with their children, benefit from the social service in the neighbourhood. Apart from the centre’s team members, the guest lecturer – Dr Ivanova […]
Charity calls for more focus on prevention in the fight against present day slavery. Raising awareness of the existence of modern slavery will not end the exploitation of vulnerable people; more resources need to be focused on prevention if society is serious about tackling this huge social challenge, according to the Foundation for Social Change […]
The first working day of the Svetogled public support centre was traditionally welcomed – with sprinkled water for good luck, plenty of flowers and hope for an even more successful upcoming year for the Roma children and their parents. We invited Anna Ilieva who is the coordinator of the Early Years Education Programme in vulnerable […]
Like every year, the summer came and went, giving us numerous opportunities for happy adventures, joyful encounters with the sea, conquering mountain peaks and many, and I really mean many weddings. I’m not sure if the number of people to be wedded is on the rise. I guess this is something for statistics enthusiasts. The […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the passion for football gathered the young people from the Houses of Opportunity, the team of FSCI, young inmates from the youth prison in Boychinovtsi as well as volunteers. Due to the extremely high temperatures, the match took place under the shade of the tress, very near to the building […]
How can you possibly manage to build a home when you have never had one? 30 young adults succeeded, thanks to the programme House of Opportunity and text messages from thousands of people. In each House of Opportunity there is one room for girls and one room for boys Close your eyes. Now imagine that […]
