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The Orange Moon Foundation has organized many alternative events, exhibitions, festivals and actions. The most significant and remarkable projects are “The Freedom of Expression Days” and “Green University”.
The main purpose of the “Green University” project is to provide permanent ecological education in the universities and schools, and to provoke debates on important subjects related with the sustainable development. The campaign has a large practical part - actions of forestation and cleaning of natural territories, actions, related to waste management, air pollution, bio agriculture and so on.
“Freedom of Expression Days” is a student festival, focused on the different aspects of the conception “freedom of expression” – expression in media, artistic expression and creativity, social and political expression. During the “Freedom of Expression Days” the young people meet and work with interesting figures from the journalism and the PR practice, make researches and participate in creating of real social marketing campaigns, they organize and participate in photo exhibition, social advertising contest, seminars. An event, called “Night of the Poets” is also important part of the festival. It is a particular night scene for alternative literary readings and musical performances.

Fields of Activities:1. Educational Integration: ‘Different Kids with equal Rights’ – funded by the EEA Grants The project provides innovative education on children's rights for students, including those from minority groups. It enhances the application of interactive educational tools in order to promote tolerance and multicultural understanding. For this purpose the project also gets together students from different ethnicities and encourages multicultural communication among them. Thus it defends the idea that trainings on children's rights should be performed in multiethnic classes to successfully achieve its goals As a result of its implementation an effective educational model for tolerance, anti-racism and anti-discriminatory behavior will be tested and promoted among children living in isolated communities, but studying in mixed ethnic groups by using a specialized methodology. ‘We succeed together due to our diversity’ - funded by OP Human resources via Development Center for educational Integration of children and young people from minorities, Ministry of Education (2014-2015) The project aims to promote the integration of children and youth from different communities in the Municipal sports school "Drustar" by introducing an educational program on intercultural education in the school curriculum. For this we cooperated with the school sports teachers to define a set of certain tools, which were included in the classroom curriculum as ice-breakers, warming up or teambuilding stimulus. The project activities promoted tolerance and respect in the whole school life through the conversion of ethno-cultural diversity into a source of mutual understanding and cooperation. ‘A quality education for all’ - funded by OP Human resources via Development Center for educational Integration of children and young people from minorities, Ministry of Education (2015-2016) The aim of the project proposal is to ensure equal access to quality education for children and students from ethnic minorities in its central primary school "Hristo Botev", Alfatar Municipality. Project activities introduce innovative educational organization of educational process using modern audio-lingual method for teaching a second language, as well as the methodology and themes of Global Education. 2. Youth Activities ‘European Youth Network Antennas - Europe 2020’ – funded by ‘Youth in Action’ 2015 The main objective of the project ‘European Youth Network Antennas - Europe 2020’ is to train and motivate groups of young people (aged 16 – 30) to develop and create a sustainable network of European Youth antennas in five areas of North Bulgaria / Veliko Tarnovo, Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen, Silistra /. Through interactive educational module for distance training and career development Europe 2020, the young participants receive and maintain current knowledge and exchange of information related to European values, opportunities for education and work, knowledge and skills for self-development . The project builds a sustainable network of active youth groups to exchange information, to participate in joint youth initiatives and to carry the European perspective and opportunities in communities in different types of settlements. Paralel-Silistra coordinates the youth activities in Silistra region. Integration activities with the ‘Youth Forum’ - Silistra funded by the Municipality of Silistra (2013-2015) Together with the Municipality of Silistra we plan and implement annual trainings to promote educational integration and tolerant coexistence among ethnic communities in the region. In 2014-2015 we developed and provided a set of trainings to raise awareness on diversity issues and the behavioral impact of stereotyping as well as to encourage youth entrepreneurship. Examples of the first include: ‘Me and my rights’, ‘Tolerance, communication and Internet’, ‘Stereotypes and media’. All these trainings use interactive educational methods, which emotionally involve the participants in the explored topics and question their perceptions and understandings of culture, social status and division among ethnic groups. In 2015 we also established cooperation with the Junior Achievement Entrepreneurship Programme on school level by supporting and participating in the ‘Manager for one day’ in Silistra. 3. Training and Expert Activities ‘Index of local integrity system in Bulgaria’ - financed by the Foundation ‘America for Bulgaria’ NGO "Parallel - Silistra" is a partner of the Association "Transparency without borders" for the implementation of the ‘Index of local integrity system in Bulgaria" in Silistra. The monitoring report covers the municipalities of all 28 regional centers. As a result yearly index of local integrity system will be assembled, discussed and published in order to improve the local governance system. ‘National Rural Network – Silistra’ – funded by the National Rural Network via Ministry of Agriculture and Food In 2013-2015 NGO ‘Parallel Silistra’ was a coordinator of the National Rural Network in Silistra region, as a partner of the National Rural Network, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. This partnership enhanced the discussion and identification process of the priorities for rural development, the changes that should be made to the current policy in order to improve the impact of its implementation. The cooperation achieved excellent results in improving the dialogue with civil society, expanding participation in decision-making and in the process of planning, programming, monitoring and implementation of the policy for rural development. Partnership with the NGO "Local Action Group - Isperih" - funded by the relevant contract with Ministry of Agriculture and Food In 2014-2015 NGO "Parallel Silistra" was a partner of the NGO "Local Action Group - Isperih" for developing, organizing and conducting information meetings and happenings. The activities were carried out within the local development strategy – Isperih, under a contract with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Teachers’ Trainings – funded by different sources In 2014 -2015 the NGO provided a set of TOTs for teachers on topics like: ‘Improving presentation skills’, ‘Global Education – Why and How’ and ‘Improving Teachers’ Intercultural Competence’. 4. Euro-Med Cooperation under Erasmus Plus - we have developed partnership projects with NGOs from the Euro-Med region, which were submitted for funding under Erasmus Plus.

Partners Bulgaria Foundation (PBF) workes to promote children rights and to facilitate development of adequate child protection policies in Bulgaria. PBF aims at improvement of social policy for children through various child protection programs such as providing access of minority children to education and social services; introducing a juvenile justice program; preventing internet initiated forms of abuse; providing child rights response to child trafficking; increasing the resilience of care leavers; prevention of abuse among high risk groups of children and promotion of children rights in all levels of social system. PBF has implemented more than 30 child protection projects and supported many other NGOs working in the area of child protection. In 2000 PBF established a Child Rights Information Center in Sofia in collaboration with Save the Children Sweden, Save the Children UK and King’s Baudouin Foundation. PBF works internationally as well locally. Main projects during last four years: European network against child trafficking (ENACT); Child Trafficking Response Program - Phase II and III (Save the Children, Albania); Training in Human Rights and Trafficking, Skopje, 2005; Regional program for identifying children victims of trafficking 2006-2007, EC AGIS program; Prevention of Child Abuse: Development of program for prevention of child abuse 2005-2008, collaboration with Nobody’s Children Foundation (Poland); Towards community competence to support children leaving institutions 2005-2008; Child in the web, protecting children from internet related sources of abuse, in partnership with British Embassy, Sofia 2005-2008; Introducing a child rights approach to children witnesses in the court, in partnership with Nobody’s children foundation (Poland); Preventive program against abandonment of new born children in Rodopi region, Sofia 2006-2007; Development of policy, methodology, training program and community support system for children with challenging behavior (3-11 years old), 2007-2010; Program for integration of ethnic minorities through improving their access to education, social services and labor market 2000- 2007;

We work with local schools,women's organizations.Workshops and edocational activities.

-European wide action week against racism;
-Participation and network activities of youngsters Dissemination of information
«YouthEu » Virtual Youth Network;
-Understanding the Europe! Active citizenship, learning identity and culture, Sheki, Azerbaijan;
-Training course « Religion, Culture & Society »;
-From Strasbourg to Brussels: a route to promote the European Parliament,Strasbourg, France;
-Training of Trainers Human Rights Education with Young People;
-Photographic competition and Exhibition "Art against Racism"(Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and Poland);
-Drug education in schools;
-Protection and integration of roma youth and children;
-Leadership seminar -« Volunteers for intercultural learning »;
-"Religion and religious diversity in youth work";
-Training for youth trainers on intercultural sensitivity;
-"Initiatives for anti-discrimination";
-Training course on Active Youth Participation & Empowerment;
-Upcycle all you can-tools for creative methods in intercultural youth work;
-„European Federation of Mentors for Girls and Young Women";
-"Promotion of children's rights and the protection of children from violence";
-"For Diversity. Against Discrimination".

Global Media Monitoring Project 2009-2010 - National Coordinator - http://www.whomakesthenews.org/2010/2010-preliminary-report.html
The Project aimed to study gender in the world’s news media and People&Borders Foundation made monitoring and research at national level. As a national coordinator the organisation also used GMMP "Who makes the news" as advocacy initiative on changing gender representation in the media.

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- The Media Programme develops a group of web sites, fostering mutual understanding between the religious communities.
- The Birdhouse Project organizes a series of public debates on social issues and ethical discourses.
- The Social Programme develops a variety of initiatives to support people in need.
- The Publishing Programme produces books and periodicals.

To date our activities have consisted of providing basic necessities and equipment for various groups of individuals in the Veliko Tarnovo area, and of enhancing the quality of life in several children's homes by financing and organising Christmas parties and presents.
Our next, small scale project will be to organise and finance a camping experience for some of the older youngsters in the care of the municipality.
Our long term project is to acquire and adapt premises so that they are suitable for accommodating youngsters leaving the care of the authorities, and also provide facilities which will enable lifeskills and training to be taught, thus giving the young people the means to become socially and financially independent