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What Inspires Alexandra From Sunny House Center to be a Social Worker!
Alex together with her colleagues Elis and Ivelina. Alexandra is a young specialist developing herself in the field of psychology and social work. She came back to the day center "The Sunny House" continuing her missing to help others. Learn more about what inspires her, what is her experience with…
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start Volunteering
You have decided to diversify your everyday life or maybe you want to meet new people? Perhaps you want to gain experience in a certain area? That’s all great! Volunteering is a path that gives a person the chance to find many answers both for oneself as well as for life in general. However,…
Claudia Tells Us More About Her Adventures in Varna, Passion for Social Work and Being an Intern During a Pandemic!
Claudia is one of the lovely interns that joined the team of An Association FOR YOU last fall. She is deffinately one of those energetic people, that fill you up with a positive attitude. That's maybe because she is commited to social work, traveling around the world exploring new places and…
7 Motivational Reasons to Volunteer!
In our busy day to day life, we often try to take more and more from life but how often do we help others? Luckily, there are some things we can do, in which the more we give, the more we receive. Engaging in voluntary activities is one of these things! In our post today we are going to tell you…
Meet Our Lovely Intern from France Lea!
Lea (to the left) together with the other volunteers from An Association FOR YOU and L'Alliance Française de Varna! Lea is from France and she joined Association FOR YOU's team as an intern last Autumn. She helped the activities at the social workshop Place FOR YOU for the last three months. See…
Skills developed as an intern in Bulgaria
Being a volunteer in another country is not an easy task - you meet up with lots of challenges and culture shock, but most importantly you learn many new things. See what is to be an intern in Bulgaria through the eyes of Claudia from Germany, who's been part of the team of Association FOR YOU…
What Happened During the YE Ecology Act
Between the 15th and 20th of October, ten young French people came to Varna for a youth exchange organised by Maison de l’Europe WIPSEE and Association For You. This exchange, called Ecology Act 1, aimed at raising awareness on the importance of ecology. It was also an opportunity for these young…
Association FOR YOU Was Awarded in the Competition "VOLUNTEER MISSION - (IM) POSSIBLE" 2020
We are pleased to share that we were awarded in the competition "VOLUNTEER MISSION - (IM)POSSIBLE" 2020, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria. Voting ended on December 4, 2020, and on December 5 - International Volunteer Day, an online award ceremony was held for the winners…
8 Reasons Why Lifelong Learning is Important
We might not always realise it, but we’re always learning. Every day, we discover something new, whether it’s academic knowledge, how to do something, or knowledge on someone, yourself or even what’s in the dish you last ate. But what makes lifelong learning so important? And why should you…
Talking About the Passion for Volunteering with Hrisi from A Place FOR YOU
Chrissy - always positive and with a smile on her face! Hrisi is not a new face to our organization - she's been participating as a volunteer in the social workshops, as well as in youth projects such as Youth For Social Change , In your Shoes, as well as our last youth exchange Ecology Act !, for…
7 Ways Artistic Activities Affect Mental Development
Nowadays, a lot of people believe that being smart is only a question of being good at maths and science. But there’s a good reason why many famous scientists are also great authors, painters and musicians. The best moment to teach children about the different artistic activities is early…
Volunteering Makes You Find Value in Small Things in Life - Ivilina from The Sunny house
Ivilina, holding a painting made during their workshops in the day center. Today we meet you with a sunny girl called Ivilina! She's a volunteer in a program of the European Solidarity Corps in a project with our partners from the Association "Day Center Maria" The Sunny House! Hello Ivi! Tell us…
Elis from The Sunny House shares how it feels to be a volunteer!
Elis with a painting made by the participants in the daytime activities of The Sunny House. How great it is to get the inspiration for volunteering back in your life? Elis, who is part of the Day Center “Sunny house” in Varna, tells us a little bit more about her experience in the European…
Floral workshop organized by A Place FOR YOU - a sunny afternoon at Hale 3
That's how our afternoon looked like! It’s summer - the season of new friendships, more free time, adventures and experiments. Who doesn’t love to be outside during this time, whether it be in the nature, somewhere on the seacoast or Thanks to the lovely girls from A Place FOR YOU we organized a…
What is it to be European Solidarity Corps volunteer in your own country?
Antonia (left) during christmas team building of NYF. Antonia was a volunteer with European Solidarity Corps as part of the team of National Youth Forum for six months. This experience brough her many challenges, lessons and unforgetable moments! Read below to see what she has to share about her…
Victoriya's work and adventure experiences during European Solidarity Corps
Lovely Victoria tell us more about her work and adventures during European Solidarity Corps in France. Read below to see what she has to share. Hello! Please introduce yourself - what is your name, where do you come from and what are you doing? My name is Victoria Mikova, I am 22 years old, born in…
Be a Volunteer! Change the World! - Nikola
Our project "Be a volunteer! Change the world!" ends. It was one of the first projects under the European Solidarity Corps program, approved and implemented in Bulgaria. The project involved 12 volunteers from all over Bulgaria and we think it is nice to introduce you to these wonderful young…
A big youths project united youngsters, organizations, bussiness and artists from all over Bulgaria
During the last one year 12 young people from the whole country participated in the project "Be a Volunteer, Change the world". This was one of the first projects approved in Bulgaria for the new programme European Solidarity Corps. The volunteers supported the activities of few organizations in…
Meet the participants in the Youth Exchange In Your Shoes
Group photo with all participants from the youth exchange In Your Shoes In October, Association FOR YOU hosted the youth exchange In Your Shoes, which brought together 24 participants from 4 European countries. The main objective of the project was to support the social inclusion of young people…
Meet the Participants in the Youth For Social Change Project
At the end of last year, Association FOR YOU hosted the great youth exchange Youth for Social Change. The main theme of the project was social entrepreneurship. Over 20 people from 3 European countries engaged in the mobility. Today we want to introduce you to 3 of the participants - Axel, Chrissy,…