Bulgarian Youth Association – Bulgaria (http://www.bulgarian-youth.eu)
Bulgarian Youth Association is a Youth non-profit/non-governmental organization established in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2014 when a group of young people decided to unite their efforts for causes that are important to all of us, although we come from different backgrounds. The idea of this organization is to be the point from which to obtain a common vision for the important aspects of our lives. We wanted it to be the means by which our ideas are born, to materialize, to see the real result. Because we realized that an idea will never see the light of the day, if you do not find a collaborator who believes in it, supports it and gives it the strength to survive. Bulgarian Youth Association aims to support the active involvement of young people in various areas of public life; to promote personal development and democratic citizenship, volunteering and youth mobility; sport and healthy lifestyle; to support the development of the abilities and potential of young people from different social and ethnic groups, and young people with disabilities. The path to this is participation in various national and international projects, implementation of joint activities in partnerships with other organizations or networks; organizing advocacy campaigns; development and implementation of strategies and programs at local, national and international level. Members of the organization are involved in developing, evaluating and managing various programs and projects in the social sector, education and the media. One of the main priorities of the Bulgarian Youth Association is developing international partnerships with similar organizations, active exchange of ideas and best practices, creating a rich network of European partners. We stand for the basic human rights and follow the European moto “Unity in Diversity” by promoting European values. We want to be the change for a better future, it’s up to all of us! After the success of many of our events, our organization got a license to be the only one representative of the foundation “MasterPeace” in Bulgaria.
Together with the network we are working towards promotion of intercultural dialogue at all levels and active participation for implementation of civil society initiatives. The core team of Bulgarian Youth Association consists of seven founders and up to twenty constant volunteers, all of them young people of different professional profiles, and each one of them responsible for specific aspect of the projects/activities that we realize or plan.