The Garden Association

National Network
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Address

Str. "Makedoniya" 38
6300 Haskovo
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Telephone
+359 0887 545 690
E-Mail
dunyata@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
thegardenassociation@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
lyd.students@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Media
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
We aim to facilitate people's development as holistic and harmonious persons, as well to build sustainable communities. To achieve this, we try to improve and integrate various activities and roles through which individuals and groups operate in their lives.  We are active in fields like:  civil society, grassroots movement and democracy personal growth, community building and development of organizational culture nonformal education and lifelong learning psychology and psychotherapy, aimed at achieving sustainable psychological health science, technology, art and culture environment conservation and implementation of ecological principles in all fields of human activity sustainable economy, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship social realization of vulnerable social groups, marginalized communities, people at risk of social exclusion cooperation among citizens, organizations and institutions, intercultural cooperation
Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to facilitate people's development as holistic and harmonious persons, as well to build sustainable communities. To achieve this, we try to improve and integrate various activities and roles through which individuals and groups operate in their lives.

Main Projects / Activities

Generally, we are engaged in various forms of nonformal education:
We run art classes in the Refugee camp in Harmanli, Bulgaria. 
We provide English classes for the refugees in the Refugee camp in Harmanli, Bulgaria. 
We organize free open cources in the Open School of Psychology (haskovo, Buglaria). 
We develop the local community in Chernichevo village, Eastern Rhodope mountains. 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are a small, but enthusiastic group of individuals with experience in intercultural communication.
We have organized different activities with refugees, students, and adults.
We have an experienced trainer in intercultural skills, Mr Georgi Stankov, who was trained in "LTS training and consulting", Bath Spa, UK. 
We have experience in online broadcasting, community organizing, grassroots activism, art and cultural activities, and we could contribute with our ideas and know-how. 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We are deeply devoted to the ideas of peace and collaboration between the peoples, groups and communitites around the world. We see the world as a field for communication, sharing and collaboration, and we have found that what ALF Network is doing perfectly matches our idea. 

Contact (1) Full Name
Lydia Kirilova Staikova
Job Title
Chairman
Head of the organisation
Lydia Staikova
Contact (2) Full Name
Georgi Angelov Stankov
Job Title (2)
Trainer