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Origins and Practices of Halloween in Europe

In Europe, Halloween is primarily the feast of the dead. With the famous “trick or treat” but not only. Depending on the country this maY differ. First of all, Halloween has its origins with the Celts, around 600 years BC and not from the United States. The night before November 1st is known as…


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Youth with disabilities and youth organisations inspired by horse therapy

A training exchange (Learning Exchange) was held from 23 to 28 of May in the village of "Chavdar". The aim was to provide participants with time and space to discuss established and new practices of horse-assisted therapy. The exchange was realized by the YEAT Project of PKB Association, with Luck…


What Is a Volunteer and Does it Grow Here?

With the project “What Is a Volunteer and Does it Grow Here” we aim to stimulate the active participation of youth in the community and volunteer initiatives at a local and national level, to educate the local community about European citizenship and European values. With the project, we will help…


Action: You Are the Change

With Action You are the Change, our primary goal is to encourage young people's active participation in volunteering and civic initiatives. The volunteers will participate in activities organized by experienced and active NGOs and institutions in Varna in support of the local community. Thus we…


Meet Axel - Our Wonderful Intern from Brussels, Belgium

  Axel was sent in Varna by Actiris Brussels and did a 6 months internship at the office of Association FOR YOU. He helped us a lot with our communication, as well as with various tasks, including writing an application for a Youth Exchange! We keep our fingers crossed for his project to be…


Interview with Our French Trainees at Cafe Ole Varna

Read the interviews with 3 young trainees coming from MFR Schools in France. They have spent 3 weeks in Varna doing a traineeship at Cafe Ole Varna - part of Lagard Bulgaria. My name is Colin and I'm 18 years old Colin made her internship at Cafe Ole Gladstone in Varna. 1. Do you like Varna, and…


Intentional Erasmus+ Night at Hale 3

On April 18, 2019, the team of Association FOR YOU gathered foreign volunteers, trainees, and Erasmus students from the University of Economics and the University of Management in Varna in Hale 3. More than 70 people came to the international event. What happened that night? The participants…


Meet Emma - Our French EVS Volunteer From Avignon

Emma joined our team as an EVS volunteer in early October 2018 on a project by Eurocircle, our French partners from Marseille. Today, almost at the end of her voluntary service, Emma shares with us what volunteerism and life away from home have for her. Who are you? Where do you come from ? and…


European Gateway: 3 Days in Valencia for One of Our Last Meetings

From 5 to 8 March 2019 part of our team attended a meeting in Valencia hosted by our Spanish partners ESMOVIA. 7 of the 8 organisations involved in the European Gateway project have sent representatives throughout this visit - COPAE from Greece, UNISER  from Italy, CEMÉA, FRMFR and CFA GUSTAVE…


Presentation at the Sport school

Presentation in the Sport school The school year is finishing and our volunteer Javier wanted to use this situation to speak with the students of the sports school and tell them his experiences and to advise them how to face some situations they may have to face in the future if they continue…


Taste&Share Fourth Edition

On the 7 of February 2019, we had our fourth edition of “Taste & Share” at the place “Yo-Ho-Hostel”. This time, we were about 50 people, very interested to know more about different cultures and to taste food. This edition we had the possibility to know more about Belgium, Nigeria, and France.…


Young People Become Volunteers With Full Support Under the European Programme For the First Time in Bulgaria

Logo of the Association FOR YOU In January, the newest volunteering project of the Association For You “Become a Volunteer! Change the World” started as a part of the European Solidarity Corps Programme. This project includes 11 young people from Bulgaria who will do their volunteering service in…


2 Bulgarians Share Their Experience in Sicily during the Youth Exchange ‘CulturART’

Last year, in June 2018, a few Bulgarian youngsters went to Sicily to take part of a Youth Exchange, ‘CulturART’, organised by Associazione InformaGiovani which was about migration and art as a way of mutual understanding. I asked the participants some questions. Here is how they feel about this…


Our Old French Friends From the MFR du Bergeracois Were With Us In Varna

Our intern, volunteer and French partners in visit of Burgas Last week, we welcomed our French partners in Varna from the MFR Du Bergeracois. The week was about looking for new partnerships for several projects regarding culture, social work and trainees. Patrick, Loïc, and Salomé from Bergerac…


The European Gateway in Action: 5 Youngsters From France Talk About Their Internship In Varna

All the partnering organisations in The European Gateway had to host interns in their countries to implement the procedures and tools the procedures created for the project. We have hosted 5 young French interns and asked them about their experience during the professional mobility. Here are their…


Two Young Bulgarian Youngsters Share Their Experience During Their Youth Exchange in Bucharest, Romania

In mid-October 2018, some youngsters from Bulgaria went to Bucharest in Romania for 9 days to take part in a Youth Exchange project named “For Youth People”, targeted at youth workers. The main goal was to develop their skills in non-formal education and foster the occupational integration of young…


A Week in Bordeaux Visiting Our Friends at the MFR du Bergeracois

At the end of November, three members of the association FOR YOU went to La Force, France. They participated to the “Semaine de l’Europe” hosted by the MFR (Maison Familiale Rurale) du Bergeracois. Most of the European partners present during the week. Erasmus+ European Mobility Professionals The…


5 Young Bulgarians Share Their Experiences During the Youth Exchange 'Yes, I Can'

Our young people in Torun. A few youngsters from Varna have participated in the Youth Exchange “Yes, I can” in Torun, Poland from 29th October to 7th of November 2018. This was an international project about increasing the quality of life of disabled people, learn how to express themselves through…


The European Gateway in Action: Meet Marie, a French Intern in Alliance Francaise Varna

February 2018 was a busy month for the whole team of the association! We have worked on hosting 40 French students in different organisation and businesses in Varna. The youngsters were here to do short term international professional mobility within the Erasmus Plus programme and we used the…


The European Gateway in Action: Meet Nicolas from France Intern in Cafe Ole, Varna

2 years ago we have started working on The European Gateway project along with 7 other organisations from 5 European countries. Our main goal is to create a universal frame of work that will let professionals to easily find, prepare, and implement internships abroad. This led to the visit of 40…