In this interview, we will meet Arso Ganev, deputy mayor of the Iztok neighborhood in Kyustendil, a place with a rich history and a strong community. Arso is also an educational mediator in two schools, as well as a housing mediator—a position related to the process of legalizing illegal buildings. Arso is also an educational mediator in two schools, as well as a housing mediator—a position related to the process of legalizing illegal buildings, which is being implemented for the first time in Bulgaria in this very neighborhood.
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The Voices of REYN Bulgaria Network
Stories of the people behind the change in the education of children from the Roma community. Read more “The Voices of REYN Bulgaria Network”
First national training for educational mediators + INVITATION
On December 9–12, 2025, the municipality of Yambol hosted the first national training for educational mediators, organized as part of the project “Support for Educational Mediators in Kindergartens through an Internship Model,” funded by the Trust for Social Achievement (TSA). Read more “First national training for educational mediators + INVITATION”
Children’s portfolio – a useful tool for partnership between kindergarten and family
High quality early learning and care approaches start from the understanding that parents and other family members are the most important people in any child’s life. They are the people who are involved in their growth, learning and development from birth; they provide the cultural and value system for their socialisation. It is precisely with this contribution that the family can and should be an important factor in good coordination between the home environment and the kindergarten. Read more “Children’s portfolio – a useful tool for partnership between kindergarten and family”
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZING LOCAL EVENTS AT THE REYN NETWORK
The Trust for Social Achievement has again launched the LOCAL EVENTS programme of the REYN NETWORK.
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5 REYN Successful Practice Sharing events were held
Local and regional events for sharing successful practices were successfully held again this year, under the programme of the REYN Network. Four local and one regional event were organized in the cities of Plovdiv, Asenovgrad, Levski and Byala Cherkva, by Kindergarten “Happy Childhood”, National Community Center “Rodolyubie – 1873”, Kindergarten “Sun” and Kindergarten “Atanas Nedelchev”. Read more “5 REYN Successful Practice Sharing events were held”
REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NETWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN THE ROMA COMMUNITY IN BULGARIA 2021-2022
- MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NETWORK
The Network for Early Childhood Development in the Roma Community in Bulgaria (the Network) was established in January 2018 and is coordinated by the Trust for a Social Achievement Foundation. The network aims to support professionals working with minority children, increase the scope and quality of services provided, and strives to unite the efforts of its members in this direction. The network also supports the development of role models from the Roma community itself. Read more “REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NETWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN THE ROMA COMMUNITY IN BULGARIA 2021-2022”