Anna Lindh Foundation

Fondation Forty two

National Network

Bulgaria

Address

JK Suha Reka-208 ent.A floor 10 app 35 1505 Sofia Bulgaria

Country

Bulgaria

City

Sofia

Street address 2

JK Suha Reka-208 ent.A floor 10 app 35

Telephone

00359885728080

E-Mail

info@42training.org

Year of Establishment

2013

Contact Person1

Aleksandar Kumanov

Job Title 1

Director

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development

General Information

The Foundation 42 was established in 2013 answering the need of institutionalization of the work of 42 training non-formal group of youth trainers. The whole idea behind choosing the number 42 as the name of our Foundation is Douglas Adam’s book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, where 42 is the answer to the question about life, the universe and everything else. So the concept that’s driving us foreward is “bringing people closer to their own answer of the question about their lives“. That's why the main activities we conduct are related to sharing experience, training, stimulating civic initiatives of young people, etc. Our mission is to support people in reflecting on their own lives and role in society by facilitating the process of asking questions and finding their own answers.Our vision is to achieve our goals through conducting trainings, organizing events, presenting good practices and supporting the implementation of innovative approaches in civil society initiatives.

Mission and Objectives

The organization has a structure consisting of Board and Director. Till now only the director is fully employed. Numerous volunteers supported our activities for the last 2 years of existance. Our budgetary resources come mainly from sponsorship and execution of projects. Till now the projects were related to soft skills development among young people.    

Main Projects / Activities

Our main activity is called Forum KLYUCH (The key forum) - motivation speaking events, targeting young people and their active civil involvement, platform for sharing ideas, knowledge and good examples of career development in the non-profit sector in Bulgaria. We are in charge of the www.zafondovete.eu. Its mission is to daily inform all interested experts, NGOs, companies, etc. about opened calls for proposals, funding programmes and granting organizations.More information on our websites: 42-foundation.org, zafondovete.eu, foruk-klyuch.info

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

By intigrating main topics, related to the work of the Network, into our activities, involving young people. By raising awareness about them during our events, by being a correct and predictable partner in different projects.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

As a almost newly established NGO we need more stable partnerships, related to our core values, we need to have more opportunities to learn and develop our staff and volunteers, new point of view, etc. Joining this network looks like a great opportunity for this!