Open Mind

National Network
Bulgaria
Address

registraion address: Zona B5, bl. 2/A/5/16, Sofia 1303
mailing address: 6, Hr. Botev Blvd. Sofia 1463
Sofia
Bulgaria

Telephone
+359 2 852-4726
Telephone (other)
+359 2 852-7713
E-Mail
kliment@artmospheric.org
E-Mail (2)
surbahar@artmospheric.org
Mobile Phone
+ 359 898 414854
Mobile Phone (other)
+ 359 888 864 737
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Youth and education
General Information
1. Structure Open Mind is a Non-Government Organisation functioning as an individual legal body with purpose for public service. Ruling bodies are: 1) General Assembly 2) Board of Directors 3) Head Director All staff is working on a volunteer basis - there are no employment contracts. 2. Budgetary resources Open Mind does not have budgetary resources dedicated on an annual basis. All the funding is project specific, so each year it varies depending on the number and type of projects. 3. Sources of funding Youth For Europe, PHARE, European Council, French Embassy in Sofia, OFAJ - German-French Youth Office, British Council Bulgaria, Canadian International Development Agency, Bulgarian government and other non-governmental organizations. 4. Modalities of action Local environmental campaigns - ForTheNature.org, Street actions. Music Festivals - Artmospheric festival, Cube festival Exchanges, seminars, European voluntary Services - non-formal education trainings, workshops, intercultural exchanges. 5. Main partners: Agenda 21 (Bucharest – Romania); Pac Evere (Brussels, Belgium), ARCI (Chieti, Italy), Motyka, (Toryn, Poland), YARTZ.net (Bulgaria)
Mission and Objectives

- To support young people in their self realization;
- To facilitate mobility of the young people;
- To facilitate the communication and cooperation between young people;
- To preserve Bulgarian historical, cultural and spiritual values and traditions;
- To promote racial, ethnic, religious and sexual tolerance;
- To support humanitarian, social and artistic activities;

Main Projects / Activities

“S.V.E.glia! – Raising of cultural awareness and European information in Chieti” European Voluntary Service (Action 2, Youth Programme) - 2003
“Education for Sustainability and awareness: learning by doing” International Youth Exchange (Action 1, Youth Programme) - 2004
“Faces and sounds of Europe: developing ideas for media and youth participation” Contact Making Seminar (Action 5, Youth Programme) - 2005
Cube Festival 2003, 2004, 2005http://cubefest.cult.bg/?page=aboutus
"Critical and sustainable development: sharing experience in Europe" (Action 5, Youth Programme) - 2006
Artmospheric Festival 2007, Artmospheric Festival 2008 - international art gatheringhttp://www.artmospheric.org

Contact (1) Full Name
Kliment Dichev
Head of the organisation
Tatyana Kossekova
Contact (2) Full Name
Tatyana Kossekova