Successful realisation of the project presented during the Final multiplier event in Sofia – 30 August 2024

The final project multiplier event was held on 30 August 2024 at Launchee Conference TZUM centre in Sofia. The event was attended by 54 representatives of the project target groups including youth with fewer opportunities and their trainers, who both participated in the pilot implementation phase, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bulgarian Consultation Organisation, International Business School, National Youth Forum, European Youth Card, New Bulgarian University, High school “Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi”, Klett Bulgaria, SI Consult, 44 High School “Neofit Bozveli” Sofia, Bulgarian Tourism Union, MoMentor Bulgaria, Foundation “The Tracian way”, as well as academicians, policy makers, social workers and financial literacy experts.

The event was officially opened by the Principal of 94 High School “Dimitar Strashimirov” Sofia – Mrs. Latinka Kovacheva, who is also the project coordinator. She welcomed the participants and made a brief overview of the project realisation.

After her, Mr. Andrean Lazarov from Bulgarian Inclusion Support Team (partner of the project and co-organiser of the event) presented the project concept, its aims, achieved results, as well as the feedback gathered from the pilot implementation phase by youth with fewer opportunities and their trainers. He presented each of the main project intellectual results.

The event continued with presentation on behalf the trainers, who participated in the pilot implementation phase made by Mrs. Nevena Apostolova from 94 SU “Dimitar Strashimirov”. She presented the organised trainings as well as the main achievements from the pilot realisation.

Important part of the event was the presentation of the realised and recent projects of the 94 SU “Dimitar Strashimirov” Sofia made by the leading expert Mrs. Penka Nikolova. She presented in detail the achievements of each project as well as the accreditation of the school under Erasmus+ programme and the new granted projects from the 2024 call for proposals.

The next presenation was dedicated to the ” We need YOUth” initiative of the National Youth Forum – the biggest umbrella organisation of youth NGO’s in Bulgaria made by Mrs. Liliya Elenkova, PhD, who is also chief adviser at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Bulgaria. She also declared the desire of the Forum to disseminate and further exploit the project results.

The event was concluded by a discussion session with organisations, who would like to exploit the project results and further to multiply them. In that session Prof. PhD Preslav Dimitrov from International Business School Sofia and Mrs. Miglena Nikiforova from Bulgarian Consultation Organisation took the floor to express their feedback on the project and its outcomes.

At the end of the event, each participant received certificate for participation, followed by a lunch buffet.

Presentations from the event (in Bulgarian language):

  1. FINLIT YOUTH_Project concept_results_piloting phase_realisation – Mr. Andrean Lazarov_Bulgarian Inclusion Support Team
  2. FINLIT YOUTH Pilot phase at 94 SU Dimitar Strashimirov Sofia – Mrs. Nevena Apostolova_94 SU “Dimitar Strashimirov” Sofia
  3. FINLIT YOUTH_Presentation of the recent and future projects of 94 SU “Dimitar Strashimirov” Sofia – Mrs. Penka Nikolova_94SU Dimitar Strashimirov Sofia
  4. Presentation of “We Need YOUth” initiative – Mrs. Liliya Elenkova, PhD, National Youth Forum