ESC: Volunteering4Solidarity

Euni Partners is a non-governmental organization, which works to encourage and expand the cooperation among the academia, business, institutions and educational organizations. Its primary fields of activity are education and training, youth and social integration of people with fewer opportunities. Association Euni Partners has over 80 members from different professional backgrounds, including academia; education and training; media and new technologies; business; NGOs, etc. It is a member of the Regional Council for Lifelong Learning, participating in the policy-making process in the field of education and an ambassador of LLL. In 2020 Euni Partners received the national award for contribution to lifelong learning. Euni Partners provides education and training for all age groups – from kindergarten children to seniors, with focus on youth. The association works in partnership with schools and universities in Bulgaria, aiming to improve the quality of education and training in accordance with the needs of the labour market and offers career–orientation support and professional training. As the Association cooperates with several business unions, it provides for training, intern and job placements in different economic sectors. Euni Partners organizes training courses in the fields of entrepreneurship and employability; international project management; ICT, graphic and web design, information literacy, civic education, cognitive and social development; etc. Association Euni Partners consults and supports local, regional and national authorities, as well as directorates for education in Bulgaria. Due to the established long-term cooperation with these institutions, one the one hand the Association receives institutional support and validation, and on the other – reaches wide audience for dissemination and implementation of its activities. Euni Partners extensively works with young people from and outside educational institutions, as well as with people from geographically distant/ rural areas, youth neither in employment, nor in education and training and people with learning difficulties and disabilities, who are usually facing major difficulties in taking part in qualification courses and trainings, career orientation workshops and other initiatives. The Association is aiming to improve the quality of education and training in accordance with the needs of the labour market and provides tailor-made training, adapted to the needs of learners with special educational needs. Euni Partners has developed has long experience in the use of arts as a tool of inclusion and women empowerment, different courses, aiming at creating motivation and initiative into youth, as well as crucial skills, such as critical thinking, civic engagement, media literacy, entrepreneurship and employability, etc. The Association serves as a one-stop-shop support center, assisting potential and existing social entrepreneurs. Euni Partners has a wide network of national and international institutions and organizations, which provides for the wide reach of the initiatives it conducts, as well as the target groups involved.