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04.06.2022
An international para-sport conference was held in Thessaloniki, Greece in the period 02.06-04.06, 2022, which aimed to discuss the challenges in the dual career of the European athletes with physical disabilities. The meeting brought together experts in the field of adapted physical activity and sports, para-athletes, as well as representatives of the European, Swedish, Greek, Serbian and Croatian Paralympic Committees. The international event was held within the PARAdig /Dual-Track Careers for Para-Athletes/ project. Within the initiative, an online platform was created to support the professional development and to lay the foundations for the business and entrepreneurial skills, adapted to the needs of people with physical disabilities, in order to provide them with full personal and professional development. Bulgaria is actively working within the initiative in cooperation with the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" and the Bulgarian sports development association, which was presented at the conference by Joanna Dochevska (chairperson of BSDA), Assoc. Prof. Stefka Djobova, PhD and Ivelina Kirilova, PhD – world-renowned experts in the theory and practice of adapted sports. During the visit to Thessaloniki, a presentation of the "Adapted Sports and Inclusive Education" master's program of NSA "Vasil Levski" was organized.
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31.05.2022
In the period 29 – 31 May 2022, in Milan, Italy, the first meeting of the EntrepreNEETs initiative was held, which brought together the national coordinators from Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Slovakia. Joanna Dochevska – Chairperson of BSDA, took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association. ЕntrepreNEETs is a strategic partnership in the field of youth that aims to empower young female NEETs by providing them with entrepreneurial skills in the fields of social entrepreneurship, intercultural communication, project management, digital, and ICT skills.
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30.05.2022
Sofia Holy Metropolis – Kyustendil Spiritual District, with the support of the Municipality of Kyustendil, Regional Department of Education – Kyustendil, Regional Library "Emanuil Popdimitrov – Kyustendil", Sunday School at the Church of the Nativity, the Sunday School at the Church of St. Martyr Paraskeva, Association of Bulgarians with Asthma, Allergy and COPD, Bulgarian sports development association (BSDA), and Theater Company “Empty Space”, organized a CELEBRATION OF THE ORTHODOX SPIRIT AND TRADITIONS.
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30.05.2022
On the 20th and 30th of May 2022, in Sofia, with the help of the "Adapted physical activity and sports" sector at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", a dissemination events within the PARAdig /Dual-Track Careers for Para-Athletes/ project, were held. This project is a partnership between organizations with extensive experience in the field, including the European Paralympic Committee, the Ministry of Sport – Sweden, the Croatian Paralympic Committee.
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20.05.2022
In the period 15.05–20.05.2022, in Mexico City and in the city of Cuautla, Mexico, activities within the International Seminar for Joint Exchange of Experiences, which is a result of the activities carried out so far under the "Working to Approach Youth Workers as Agents of a Response to Disability" (WAYWARD) project, were held.
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19.05.2022
On May 19, 2022, аn online meeting under the EHPARP project was held. During the meeting the completed and upcoming project activities, finished materials and the training platform of the project were discussed. Diyan Atanasov and Emilia Tsanova took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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18.05.2022
On May 18, 2022, an online meeting under the PROPELLERS project was held. During the meeting, partners from 6 European countries – Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Greece, Croatia and Spain discussed the implemented and the upcoming project activities. Diyan Atanasov and Emilia Tsanova took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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17.05.2022
On May 16 and 17, 2022, an international online meeting under the EWA – Empowering Women Athletes: Tackling Feminine Abuse, Violence and Discrimination in EU Sports Clubs project was held. During the meeting, the following topics were discussed: the completed and upcoming project activities, the prepared training materials and the training course on the role of sports professionals in combating violence and discrimination against women in sport Diyan Atanasov and Emilia Tsanova took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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13.05.2022
EntrepreNEETs is a Small-Scale Partnership in the field of youth that aims to empower young female NEETs by providing them with entrepreneurial skills in the fields of social entrepreneurship, intercultural communication, project management and digital, and ICT skills. Therefore, it aims at combatting the following two aspects: the overrepresentation of women in the NEET category and their underrepresentation as entrepreneurs. The main strategy that is going to be implemented to accomplish this goal is to provide youth workers with tools based on non-formal education (NFE). Thus, the project will be the exchange of good practices, aimed at producing a toolkit that can be used across the EU in fostering entrepreneurship. It will do so by employing Entrepreneurship as a Competence framework (EntreComp), working on the 3 competencies it defines: ‘’ideas and opportunities’’, ‘’resources’’ and ‘’into action’’. The following EntreComp goals are in the scope of the project: ‘’I want to mobilize’’ and ‘’I want to create value’’. They will be accomplished by inspiring young female NEETs to pursue a career in the entrepreneurial world and by adapting it to their specific local context.
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13.05.2022
"BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" is a 24 months strategic partnership, co-funded by Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, aiming to create new education and personal development for young people in Europe through delivering interactive educational formats and methods based on transversal skills development.
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10.05.2022
On 10.05.2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria, the fourth international meeting under the Pick4All – Pickleball is 100% inclusive sport project was held, within which the first pickleball tournament in our country was organized. During the event there was a demonstration held by sports specialists from the Spanish Pickleball Federation, as well as an amateur tournament, which was attended by children and young people from Sofia schools, as well as athletes in Adapted Basketball of NSA "Vasil Levski" and users of social services in the Home for adults with mental disabilities in the town of Banya – Sonic Start. The event was organized jointly by the two Bulgarian project partners – Bulgarian sports development association and Badminton Club RacketSpeed.
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10.05.2022
On the 9th and the 10th of May, 2022, in the city of Palermo, Sicily, a partnership meeting under the ORIENT project was held. The achieved results so far and the organization of future project activities were discussed. The consortium consists of 5 European countries and one of the Western Balkans: Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kalinka Gudarovska, a Board member of the Bulgarian sports development association took part in the meeting.
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09.05.2022
May 9, 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of Bulgaria's membership in the European Union. Our country joined the European family in 2007, believing in the words of one of the founding fathers of the EU, Jean Monnet, "There is no future for the people of Europe other than in union". On May 9, 2022, from 10.00. until 11.30, in Zaimov Park, a sports holiday and celebration of Europe Day was held, which was attended by children from the 195 "Mormarevi Brothers" kindergarten. The host of the event was Nadezhda Panayotova, the Bulgarian voice of one of the favourite Disney cartoon characters – Elsa.
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05.05.2022
On May 4, 2022, the town launched a four-month free physical activity program of adults, coordinated by the local partner of the project – the Health in the northwest association. The pilot sports program is coordinated by Health in the northwest association at local level and after its completion the benefits of such programs are going to be analyzed. At the beginning of the program, the exercises were presented by Ivelina Dimitrova – kinesitherapist and specialist in adapted physical activity and sport, who is also the creator of the corrective methodology Class4YourBack. The four-month pilot program is going to be implemented by proven sports professionals from the town – Tatiana Elenkova and Plamena Chuburova.
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03.05.2022
In the period 29.04–03.05.2022, a partnership meeting under the "DuMotion" project was held in the town of Dubrovnik. The meeting was attended by project partners and young people from Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and Croatia. During the meeting, the Dubrovnik tournament was held, which was attended by volunteers and students from the Vasil Dechev High school and the Olympic Hopes Sports School in Chepelare, led by the director of the sports school Mr. Radoslav Agovski. Ivaylo Zdravkov, a board member of BSDA, took part in the partnership meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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02.05.2022
Dubrovnik, May 2, 2022. - 240 volunteers trained to volunteer in sports competitions, participation of volunteers in more than 25 national and international sports events, a large survey of volunteering involving over 200 sports clubs, one million and two hundred thousand people reached, a handbook on volunteering in sports competitions covering all aspects of organization of a sport event - these are just some of the results of the 30 month EU project "Du Motion" presented today at the International Conference on Volunteering in Sports in Dubrovnik's Lazareti.
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02.05.2022
In the period 01-04 of May 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, was held the final meeting of #SPORTolerance initiative which gathered the partners from Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Cyprus that worked together in the last two years to achieve tolerance and solidarity through sport. Through the project lifetime, different international and national actions have been implemented in the partner countries, aiming to empower sport experts and organizations to use sport as a powerful tool for positive change in our societies. The overall experience and shared knowhow has been collected in a practical Education through sport activities #SPORTolernace Handbok “Sport for promotion of Tolerance” - download the Handbook here: https://sportolerance.com/sportolerance-outputs/.
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30.04.2022
The Sofia athletics school Darko Athletics team organized its first competition for children aged 4 to 13, which was attended by over 250 kids, representatives of over 10 clubs in Bulgaria.
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29.04.2022
On April 29, 2022, in the sports hall of the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Gurguliat building, a tournament for people with disabilities was held, which was organized by young sports experts from Bulgaria. Within the framework of the MOVING tournament, the methods developed within the framework of the mentioned initiative were tested and young people with intellectual disabilities took part in it.
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28.04.2022
In the period October 2021 – April 2022, a free Happy Bones therapy for women diagnosed with osteoporosis was held in Sofia. The therapy aimed to strengthen their general condition and improve their physical activity. More than 20 ladies from the capital joined the program, and due to the specifics of the period, some of them took part in person, and some of them joined online. The next planned activity within the initiative is a free training of 20 instructors under the "Happy Bones” program – physical activity for people with osteoporosis, which will take place on June 26, 2022. The registration is now available on the website of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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24.04.2022
In the period 20-24 April 2022, in Malatya, Turkey, an international meeting under the "Sports for inclusion and inclusion for Sport - InSport" project was held, which brought together partners from 4 European countries - Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania and Turkey. Sports for inclusion and inclusion for Sport is a project that seeks to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport through improvement of skills of coaches, trainers and other staff of organizations active in the fields of sport, youth work and social care and activities related to the social inclusion through sports - Bulgarian sports development association, which is a partner of the initiative from Bulgaria, was represented by Ivaylo Zdravkov, a board member of BSDA.
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21.04.2022
On April 21, 2022 – the Holy Thursday, from 11.00. until 12.30 the traditional painting of Easter eggs and sports games took place on Sveta Nedelya Square and was attended by over 250 children from the capital's schools. At 12.30 a festive procession started with children carrying icons and baskets of painted eggs, led by clergymen of the Sofia Holy Metropolis. The festive procession took the following route: from Sveta Nedelya Square – Vitosha Blvd. – Alabin St. – Graf Ignatiev Blvd. to the Church of the Holy Septuagint. The children were greeted by the temple priests, who gratefully accepted the Easter eggs and cards with icons for the people in need. A donation of the painted eggs was also made to the medics from the Military Medical Academy, who received baskets of colorful joy and gratitude from the children for their care for all of us. The host of the event was Nadezhda Panayotova, the Bulgarian voice of one of the favourite Disney cartoon characters – Elsa.
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20.04.2022
The project is a continuation of previous project finished with success “Academy of Youth Worker”, in which we prepared the program of working with Youth and establishing an NGO.
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16.04.2022
On April 16, 2022, in the town of Berkovitsa, a training event was held. During the event, health and sports experts from the town got acquainted with the specifics of physical activity for adults. The training was conducted within the HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity) project, co-funded under the Erasmus+ programme of the European union, which aims to encourage participation in recreational physical activity for seniors (persons age 65+) by developing new recreational sport programmes suited for 3 types of most common health conditions – back pain, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. The initiative is running simultaneously in five European countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Slovenia and Serbia. The Bulgarian partner of the initiative is the Bulgarian sports development association.
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15.04.2022
On the 15th of April, 2022, in Sofia, a dissemination event under the “Working to Approach Youth Workers as Agents of a Response to Disability” (WAYWARD) project was held. Тhe capacity building initiative in the field of youth involves 7 partner organizations from Greece, Ireland, Italy, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Mexico and the Philippines with the overarching am of empowering personal development, overcoming of stereotypes and social inclusion of young people (age 18-25) with intellectual disability in partner countries through the empowerment of youth workers and NGOs in terms of understanding and methodological toolset based on the ETS (Education Through Sport) methodology.
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14.04.2022
In the period 13–14.04.2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, dissemination events under the Enhancing Health and Physical Activity Rates through Pentathlon – EHPARP project were held. More than 50 coaches, sports specialists and students from the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" took part in them. During the events, topics such as: characteristics and profiles of athletes in modern pentathlon; the potential of grassroots sports as a means of promoting the positive effect of physical activity on health and education; how sport can be used as a means of transmitting positive values of fair play; following the rules of the game; mutual respect; solidarity; honesty; discipline.
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14.04.2022
In the period 11–14 April 2022, in Plovdiv, Bulgarian sports development association conducted a practical football training as part of the „Football as a Seed for Gender Equality“ project. The objective of the project is to fight discrimination and gender inequality through sport. In order to achieve the project's objectives, Bulgarian sports development association organized a sports competition between boys and girls, who while playing and spending time together, faced the women’s participation in sports and learnt to see the differences between gender, culture and language as added value, not as obstacle.
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