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: yc.haskovo@gmail.com
address: 41 Bulgaria blvd.
6300 Haskovo, BULGARIA