ESC: BULGARIE – Travail créatif et jeunesse

Know and Can Association is a NGO in private benefit set up in March 2007 in Sofia. Its goals are: to develop and apply specialized programs for children’s, youths’ and the adults’ development of abilities and intellect; to apply modern methods and technologies for the development of children’s and youths’ non-traditional education in Bulgaria; to train staff for the needs of non-traditional education; to build up own database and an information system for accumulating professional information; to stimulate and guarantee participation of members of the Association in national and international events; to guarantee support to all the creative people with knowledge and abilities all over the world with tolerance to their religion, ethnical belonging, nationality, beliefs, sexual orientation, gender or membership in the Association.The object of activities of the Association is: working out as well as governing own projects and programs; participating in national and international projects and programs; logistic and assistance in carrying out in the country regional, national and international events with applied and educational character; logistic of permanently held working seminars, workshops, discussions and other forms of exchange and popularizing of the non-traditional education; making contacts and cooperation with state bodies and nongovernmental organizations, having attitude to education of children, youths and adults; holding discussions and workshops about novelties in non-traditional education; arranging courses for training staff, working in the sphere of non-traditional education; consultancy and realizing of other activities for putting into practice the traditional education and promotion of non-traditional education; proposing representatives in scientific and public councils and commissions; organizing expert groups in the area of procedure of the NGO; working on intellectual programs for gifted children, youths and adults; publishing activities ; exchange of ideas through lectures, seminars, discussions and conferences.Five trainers (experts) with temporary contracts and around thirty volunteers help for the realization of various project activities. Know and Can Association has two offices – one administrative with two working rooms and one conference room with 10 places. The second office has three study rooms for 30 people and a room for break. The Association receives money from trainings, membership dues, funding in the framework of various programs and projects, donations.