63 Jaroslav Veshin str. building 11, app.7
Sofia-1408
Bulgaria
- Environment/Sustainable development
Mission and objectives:
AID mission is to foster development of integrated, sustainable, environmentally-friendly, cultural diversed and safety living and working environment in urban areas, according to the most advanced knowledge, experience and technologies of the European countries and world-wide, by promoting integrated plans, programmes and projects for inter-cultural dialogue, multi-sectoral communication and community development.
We aims to anticipate a holistic and integrated approach in order to:
- assist governmental bodies, national and international organizations dealing with sustainable urban development;
- support decision-making for sustainable urban development and public participation in the decision-making at all levels;
- work for mitigation economic and social sagregation and exclusion in urban areas
- create opportunities for multy-sectoral communication that foster urban development and community democratization;
- assist inter-cultural exchange between institutions, organizations, professionals and common people from different countries and nations;
- encourage raising public awareness in integrated and democratic urban development;
- strengthen capacity for sustainable development and social inclusion in urban areas;
- provide opportunities in long-life learning, training for trainers and adults.
The organization in experienced in implementation of multi-disciplinary project and consulting cultural exchange and project-cycle management of the projects funded by the European Union and other international donors. The AID is acting in the following scope of interventions:
• Sustainable development, based on the concept of integrated development;
• Consulting community based projects and development;
• Developing and implementation of green design projects in urban areas;
• Ensuring environmentally friendly and safety working and living environment, and improvement of labor market;
• Cultural exchange and inter-cultural dialogue
• Multi-sectoral communication and cooperation;
• Social inclusion and avoidance of segregation in urban areas;
• Public open space management
• Occupational health, management and safety;
• Raising Public awareness;
• Training and long-life education;
Main projects during recent years:
1. Project title: Cultural industries and urban resilience; An explorative multi-level analysis of the contribution of cultural industries to urban resilience; Project under the Urban-Net, Pre-research work, 1 February 2009 – 31 January 2010
2. Project title: GreenKeys – Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities - May 2005-August 2008 , Project partly-financed by the European Community Initiative INTERREG III B in the CADSES area and supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS).