Easy to remember, hard to forget Project “Educational action plan about Millenium Development goals through school twinning between North and South” (ref. DCI-NSAED/2009/202-190)
The Main Symbols of Bulgaria: -The National Flag • The Coat of Arms
-The National logo:
“Union makes strength”
Information about Bulgaria • Bulgaria lays in South-East Europe • Area: about 111 000 km2 • Population: 7 579 290people • Capital city: Sofia
•Official Language: Bulgarian •Religion: Eastern Orthodox •Currency: Lev (BGL)
Boundaries: • North – Romania (boundary, defined by Danube river)
• South – Greece and Turkey • West – Serbia and FYR Macedonia • East – the Black Sea
Bulgarian Geography
Bulgarian History • 681 – founding by Khan Asparuh
• 855 – creation of the Cyrillic alphabet • 893-927 – “Golden Age” of Bulgarian literacy • 864 – the official religion in Bulgaria become Christianity
The Republic of Bulgaria • 1955 – becoming part of UN • 2004 - becoming part of NATO • 2007 - becoming part of EU
The Bulgarian National Treasures
The Bulgarian Customs
Haskovo
Information about Haskovo • Location: South-Central Bulgaria
• Population: 100 000 inhabitants • Altitude: 196 m above the sea level •Logo: “DIGNITY AND FAITH”
The Symbol of the City The Monument of the St. Virgin Mary • Height: 32,8 meters • Weight: 80 tons • in the Guinness Record
The Culture of the City
The Municipality Hall
The City Center
The Church “St. Virgin Mary”
The Sundial
The Ice Slide
The Youth Center - Haskovo
Permanent Activities of the Youth Center •Astronomy, Ethnography,
Music, Children's choir, Folklore and Modern Dances, Theater, Arts, Sports etc.
•Youth Program Policy •Leisure activities • Non-formal education
Youth Parliament
Youth exchanges
Summer Schools
Concerts Exhibitions
Projects
Activities International relations
Workshops
Events
Theater
Competitions
Festivals Expeditions
Celebrations
Projects • Partner with Municipality of Senigallia, Italy, on the project «Improve intercultural skills in dance and music folk teaching» (A.C.I.D.E), Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), SOCRATES Grundtvig, 2006-2008 • Partner with the University Cà Foscari of Venice, Italy, on the project “Intercultural and environmental management of schools” (3EMI), Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), COMENIUS, 2008-2010 • European Voluntary Service: Youth center Haskovo was hosting organization for volunteers from Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Belgium, Holland etc. • Project "Prevention of violence in institutions closed by volunteers trained on the model of the "Big brother, big sister”
Projects • Partner on the project “To draw Europe“ of the Elementary school "Sandor Petofi" in Haskovo
• Project "Start on 6“ for social adaptation, integration and implementation of life of 30 abandoned children from the orphanages in Haskovo • Host of multilateral exchange "Old legends in the new Europe" on the Youth in Action Program • Inclusion in the European initiative "Football against Racism in Europe" • Eco project “Let it be green”, 2010-2011, on the Youth in Action Program. • Etc…
This presentation was established on the project
“Plan for educational actions on the Millennium Development Goals through school twinning”
Youth Center - Haskovo, Bulgaria www.yc-haskovo.org e-mail:
[email protected] address: 41 Bulgaria blvd. 6300 Haskovo, BULGARIA
