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The new project of the Centre was presented in the hall of the Directorate “Execution of penalties’ of Ministry of Justice on 21 September 2007.


Schedule of the seminars on 2008:

22-23 February
“Group work bases in the Probation service”

22-23 March in the town of Kostinbrod
“Social skills”.

12-13 April in the town of Elin Pelin
“Motivation training”.

10-11 May in the town of Samokovâ
“Motivation training”.

7-8 June in the town of Pirdop
“Social skills”

8-29 June in the town of Botevgrad
“Communication skills and conflict resolution”

The first gathering of the support group was held on June 19, 2004 from 1.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. in Sofia. Those who would like to participate are welcome to contact us.


The 4th seminar on the project “Psycho- social support for women with breast cancer decease” was held on 14th to 16th of May, 2004 in Bankya.
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Learn more about:

“Let's learn together - School for Parents”

2003-2004 - Psychological and social support for women suffering from Charlie's cancer.
 
INFORMATION ON THE PROJECTS AND FINANCIAL AID
1995-2004


"Open Society" Foundation

1995-1997 Youth projects: "The World in Me", "Civil Education", "Health Education".


Ministry of Youth and Sports

1995-1997: "Psycho-social assistance for endangered youth", "Let's learn together - School for parents".
“Let's learn together – School for Parents”


American Agency for International Development
Program "Democratic Network"


1997-1998 "Educational Program for Board Members of School Insistent" under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Science.


Open Society Institute Budapest, Hungary
Open Society Foundation - COLPI fund


1999-2000 - Mediation in conflict situations - for prisoners. The participants in the project acquired knowledge for dealing with conflicts in prison.

2000-2002 - Program for staff education in penitentiary systems - teamwork skills development training and specialized training of internal group facilitators (group referents) for the small group work with the inmates within the penitentiary system.


Royal Netherlands Embassy in Sofia
Financed by the Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, MATRA-KAP Program



Current projects

2007.2008Programs for public influence on execution the penalty “probation” in Regional probation service in Sofia-Region.

It is a pilot project for probation system in Bulgaria and expects that there will be established training centers the Regional probation service Sofia-Region in the towns Samokov, Botevgrad, Kostinbrod and Pirdop. They will work with sentenced people whose probation measures are being executed in the other sections, nearest to these towns.
During one year in the centers 120 people will be trained on programs for public influence.
The effect of the project regarding will ensure execution of enacted probation measures and penalties completely, will develop positive adjustment to lawbreakers and will decrease the possibility each of the participants in the project to commit another crime.
Implementation of the project will increase public trust in penalty “probation”.
The project will have sustainable influence on probation system as will create good practice for social work with sentenced people.

The project is financed by Netherlands Embassy.

2003-2004 - Psychological and social support for women suffering from Charlie's cancer.

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