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Our mission is to help. Help children who truly need us. We've started this project years ago and put in all of our soul, heart, energy and professionalism. Our last project, however, is different! Different in scale, duration, direction. If we want to successfully keep it on we need the help of many more people and make them stand behind our idea. So we dream and we hope that this pilot initiative will become a mission of the whole society. With joint efforts, new ideas and forms we hope to achieve results which affect society, the economy and the state. After 13 years of working with disadvantaged children we came to the conclusion that about 40% of adolescents among them have intellectual potential well above average, and every second child has a brilliant talent or gift. Thus, the project School of Arts and Crafts for Socially Disadvantaged Children was born . Generally our mission is: To provide an opportunity for talented and gifted children to receive free quality education and upbringing. Help to maintain, develop and improve their natural potential and turn it into a capital for their future; To provide an individual approach and professional care, excellent facilities and environment filled with comfort, peace and love; To promote the growth of good and smart people motivated and confident to realize their professional and life start; To provide the best team of teachers, mentors, experts and inspiring artists who lead children to self-knowledge and self-expression. In fact, our most important mission is to have many, many smiles on the faces of the children! Being happy with everything that happens to them and around them, feeling comfortable in their growth and confident that after graduating from our school they have the knowledge and skills necessary to hold the future in their hands.

The Little Ones children to grow capable of loving because thay are loved. Priorities of the fondation are to provide alternative services for children and families at risk. Works on the prevention of children abandonment by families at risk; encourages, promotes and supports adoption and foster care. In our two Tiny houses the Departments for Child Protection can accomodate temporarily abandoned babies and children in early age in risk, while determining their subsequent accomodation in a family environment - returning to the biological family, placement with relatives, foster families or adoption.

Zahana in Madagascar is dedicated to participatory rural development, education, revitalization of traditional Malagasy medicine, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture. It is Zahana's philosophy that participatory development must be based on local needs and solutions proposed by local people. It means asking communities what they need and working with them collaboratively so they can achieve their goals. Each community's own needs are unique and require a tailor -made response

The mission of CORPluS is to help enhance individual and group potential and expand the capacity of Bulgarian communities through the continuation of innovative programs in education and development, modeled on Peace Corps Bulgaria initiated projects and activities. Vision Transforming Bulgaria's Tomorrow Through Innovation Values The organization embraces and further enhances the following core values: "Can do" approach to development: The organization will motivate and mobilize individual, groups and communities to advance their potential and engage their skills to the betterment of their individual and community growth. Participation: The organization will reach out to individuals, groups and communities to actively participate in trainings and projects, thus helping them build solid civic and professional skills, which they will apply to build a better future. Collaboration: The organization will foster the spirit of openness and collaboration among individuals, organizations, and community groups. Goals To maintain Peace Corps' legacy in Bulgaria through established Peace Corps programs and resources and to continue the goodwill and friendship between the people of the United States and the people of Bulgaria. To strengthen the English language skills of Bulgarian students and to share innovative teaching methods with teachers. To develop the capacity of youth and empower them to improve their quality of life, develop leadership skills and become engaged community members. To improve the administrative, economic and project capacity and civil society initiatives of local communities, organizations and individuals in Bulgaria. Approach CORPluS will maintain and continue the relationships with Bulgarian and American institutions, partner organizations and individuals and the network of Bulgarian RPCVs. The organization will develop new partnerships with Bulgarian organizations, businesses and members of the professional community.

The Cedar Foundation gives disadvantaged people in Bulgaria a better quality of care, a better quality of life.

Protection and promotion of health and life; social inclusion; Prevention and emergency response; Promotion of International Humanitarian Law and International Cooperation; Youth development and culture of active citizenship.

"Home Dinev" is a small, local, non-governmental organization, located in European Union Zone country of Bulgaria. Founded in help fighting with the growing problem of strays and abused animals at our country, in particular dogs and cats. Engaged in rescue, healing treatments and care for dogs and cats, adopting activities such as finding the "right" home for those of our pets, already in good health and condition. From the beginning of our mission as an organization, we are trying to give a priority, mainly of cases of seriously ill, or abused by "human" dogs and cats in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. In the beginning of year 2019 we had rented a place- an abandoned stonemason's workshop with a yard big enough to try to make our dream come true- to build up "Home Dinev" Animal rescue center. We moved in with our 40 dogs and 15 cats.... Since then, we are hardly trying to set an example with our actions, even our posts on social media platform Facebook - how more people united by one cause can change things in positive way. And we start, step buy step with help from volunteers, help from friends, get the yard clean and ready for the dogs houses. Terrain improvements and a fancy was placed around the yard, to secure our pets. In few months the new cases, we could take in our Shelter center growth, and of course approximately the "population" of "Home Dinev" increased... the more supporters we had, the more cases we took on. At September 2020 we had rented an extra space near by, so we can spare our dogs and cats in different facilities. Together, friends and volunteers, we get singled out a large cats house inside the new building / we moved them out from the old workshop, where they was placed in, because of roof failure and very expensive cost to fix it/. There is still a big need of improvements for the both buildings and yards we have. But we from "Home Dinev" believe in the good inside people, and staying united behind a cause, with hard work and small steps, we can improve the conditions and build temporary home for them- defenseless and voiceless. We hope that one day, when we succeed in our endeavor, our example will serve as a positive change for others like us- fighting for a good cause .Better Animal welfare and help to prevent animal abuse in republic of Bulgaria.

Solving social challenges through the use of new technologies, through the development and administration of technological solutions in open source format that contribute to solving social problems or blockages, having a significant impact on society.

Transparency International (TI) is an unincorporated, international coalition, which has the objective to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society.

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to mobilise its members to reintroduce sustainable Sport for All and physical activity practices into everyday lives, using the Designed to Move physical activity platform.

The upraising problem with stray animals (dogs and cats) in Bulgaria actually exists for long years, but in the last few decades escalated significantly and caused social tension that endangers to confront people to animals in particularly unacceptable way. The population of homeless dogs is generally a result of human neglect towards domestic animals - irresponsible breeding and abandonment. The lack of institutional and public control was one of the main reasons for the situation. The state and local authorities for many years have taken hesitant and inconsistent measures in governing the problem. In the past years (the early 2000s) some outrageous, inhuman initiatives of the local municipal authorities led to mass slaughter of stray dogs. The "measures" have not demonstrated any stable results in solving the problem but caused huge negative response among both local and international animal friends community and media. Following the Bulgarian entry in the European Union and the enactment of the present Animal Protection Law in 2008, the "Trap-Neuter-Release" method that has proven to be both effective and humane in many countries, was applied and nowadays brings expected results at controlling stray dogs population growth. Alongside with this, local shelters (municipal and governed by NGOs) are overcrowded and for great number of already neutered and vaccinated dogs, the city streets are the only home available. Insecurity, malnutrition, health issues, human aggression and cruelty are the life-threatening companions of the homeless animals that rarely reach mature age. The mission of the "Vzemi me vkushti" (Take me Home) Foundation is the life improvement of homeless dogs and cats. To achieve this aim, the campaign works in two main directions: - To improve the attitudes towards the animals that live on the streets by convincing people that when treated with respect, these animals are safe for the society; - To find home for as many actual homeless dogs and cats as possible by bringing out the understanding that those are adorable potential pets - affectionate, intelligent and successfully domesticated. Supported by their friends and allies, the campaign team strives to change the attitudes towards the unwanted animals by bringing them out of anonymity and giving them a chance to find good and safe home. The campaign shows cats and dogs available for adoption with their pictures and detailed information about their temper, habits and actual health condition. The strict procedure for the adopters selection includes completed questionnaires, personal meetings with the candidates and final decision made together with the animal guardian (the person that provides temporary shelter and care, usually the one that saved it from the streets and that looks for lifelong home for it). "Vzemi me vkushti" Foundation, encouraged by the successful record of its adoption initiative, has ambitious plans for the promotion of the cause for responsible and caring treatment towards the animals - homeless and domestic. Vzemi me vkushti" Foundation seeks for donors and sponsors support for its projects - educational, informational, cultural, sports and entertainment initiatives that will spread the cause of animal welfare even more widely and will remind people the important role of the animals as loyal and loving friends. "Vzemi me vkushti" Foundation follows a policy of financial transparency in accordance with its "Foundations Act" and "Rules and Regulations of the charity activities". The Foundation cannot distribute profit. The accumulated financial reserve can be used solely for the activities, stated in the "Foundations Act".