„Life Changing Challenges“

In June 2015, Platform AGORA and the Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitry Panitza" started the implementation of a partnership project „Life Changing Challenges". The project is in a thematic area "Democracy, Human Rights and Good Governance", thematic priority "Active Citizenship" and is financed by the NGO Programme under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (2009 - 2014). 

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The goal of the project is to improve the knowledge and skills of local leaders for developing public policies at local level, to help them create a mechanism for solving local problems and through this, to increase civic participation in decision making processes.

TARGET GROUPS

The local communities in 12 settlements, non-formal civic groupsand youth.

During the project implementation period 12 communities and non-formal civic groups became active on local level in the following residential complexes, villages and cities: Antonovo, Targovishte Municipality, Vidin, Garvan village, Gabrovo Municipality, Krushare village, Sliven Municipality, Kula, Kula Municipality, residential complex Malashevci, Sofia Municipality, Malko Tarnovo, Oreshak, Troyan Municipality, Pojarevo village, Bozhurishte Municipality, Provadia, Radilovo village, Peshtera Municipality and Chirpan.

FUNDING

The project budget is 50 550 EURO, implemented in a thematic area "Democracy, Human Rights and Good Governance", thematic priority "Active Citizenship" and is financed by the NGO Programme under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (2009 - 2014).

This document is created with the financial support of the NGO Programme in Bulgaria under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Association "Platform AGORA" and can in no way be taken to reflect the official views of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Operator of the NGO Programme in Bulgaria.