Anna Lindh Foundation

Hope Association

National Network

Bulgaria

Address

35 D, Tzar Ivan Assen Str. Haskovo Bulgaria

Country

Bulgaria

City

Haskovo

Street address 2

35 D, Tzar Ivan Assen Str.

Telephone

+359 885 815085

Telephone (other)

+359 885 815085

E-Mail

kraseda@yahoo.com

Year of Establishment

1996

Contact Person1

Krasimira Damyanova

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Others

General Information

HOPE Association is a non-governmental organization , established in 1996, working with and in favour of young people, schools, civil society organisations, people from different ethnic and social groups. Organisation is founded at 15.08. 2005 , in the basis of civil group- “Commission for multicultural understanding in Haskovo municipality”, founded in 1994. The association was registered in 1995 at Haskovo regional court It has experience in implementing projects improving the social environment and actively participated in elaborating strategies and plans for stable development on local level; the members and the volunteers of HOPE Association work in the filed of education, culture, social work, youth work, civil society in the Haskovo region and South central region of Bulgaria. Members- 8 Sources of funding- projects, voluntary work

Mission and Objectives

It has experience in implementing projects improving the social environment and actively participated in elaborating strategies and plans for stable development on local level; the members and the volunteers of HOPE Association work in the filed of education, culture, social work, youth work, civil society in the Haskovo region and South central region of Bulgaria.

Main Projects / Activities

1994-1995- Partner /as a civil group/ in the project of CDR- Associates-USA for intercultural understanding. 1996- Partner and Implementatot for Haskovo of a project of Foundation for negotiations and conflicts resolution – Sofia for training on acquiring of skills for conflicts resolution with participants – active people from different ethnic groups and building of intercultural structures for conflicts resolution, funded by the Democracy Network Program 1997- 98 Responcible for Haskovo region of a project of CDR- Associates-USA “Institutioning of multiethnic participation and democratic decision making in Bulgaria. 1996-2001- Partner and responsible for implementation of long-term program “Give peace a chance” – summer camps for peace and intercultural cooperation with children and young people from military regions – Georgia, Abhazia, Osetia, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, with participation of children and youths from different ethnic communities. 1997- 98 Partner in the project of Center Open World association “Together for democracy”/ Increasing the citizen activity of the different ethnic groups in Haskovo town/, funded by PHARE – Democracy Program 2000- 2001 - leading organization of the project “Establishing of a model for effective integration of minority communities in the municipalities of Haskovo, Madjarovo and Stambolovo” – Haskovo region. 2000-2002- Partner of a project “Social capital in the small town” of Coalition “Democratic citizenship”. Funded by Democracy network program/PDM/- 2 /training and support of NGO and civil groups from small communities/. 2002-2003 Leading organization of the Project “Youth council for multicultural understabding in Haskovo”, financed by Foundation “Multietnic initiative for human rights”- Sofia, Bulgaria. 2003-04 – Leading organization of the project “Town of the happy craftsman”Град на веселите майстори 2005-06 Participation with the trainers on the project “Cognizant young parents”- Youth Program, Action 3- Network between Bulgaria, Estonia, Malta 2006-2007 Participation with the trainers in he project of Seniggalia Municipality, Italy “Improving the intercultural skills in music and dance teaching”, financed of Grundtvig Programme 2008- Partner in the project of Primary School “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Haskovo “Football for Tolerance” 2008- 2009 Participation with the trainers on the project of Open education centre “Parents for common future”- Operational program “Human Resource Development”