SDRUZHENIE WALK TOGETHER

Background Association WalkTogether (WT) is created to serves as a learning organization that gathers trainers, youth and adult learner, social workers, youth policymakers, experts, and volunteers with different levels of competences to actively be involved in the creation of civic activities with a European dimension and with benefits for their local community. The focus of WT is: At local level: • Operation in national and international programs related to entrepreneurship, improving employment opportunities and activating against precocity, • Promoting the cultural heritage, thus developing the social and economic conditions of the local population, working on the field of tourism and eco-tourism, as a way to tackle youth unemployment; • Implementation of new social practices of integration to the business environment and protection of vulnerable members of the society; • Operation in national and international programs related to youth unemployment, job shadowing and compatibility in the labour market in Bulgaria; • To promote equal opportunities for work to all and based on non-discrimination. Particular attention is given to hard-to-reach groups and their opportunities to get information, training and employment; • Participation in national and international training programs, exchanges and youth activities on the topic of employment; At international level: • Promoting lifelong learning as a tool to adapt to the constant changes and to achieve personal and professional growth; • Involving youth in international educational, scientific, cultural exchange programs; • Promoting intercultural dialogue through different initiatives and Programmes (Erasmus +, Europe for citizens, Creative Europe, etc.). • Initiatives that develop opportunities for mutual understanding, intercultural learning solidarity, societal engagement and volunteering; • Supporting projects promoted by transnational partnerships and networks directly involving citizens and addressing their needs to improve the skills needed for the labour market. Target group: The organisation encounters more than 4000 followers and supporters who are youth workers, social workers, social volunteers, students, professors and social activists. Our 13 long - term youth members (permanent volunteers) are people with different level of education and background, among them we have 3 volunteers who are ethnic Bulgarians and people with fewer opportunities - cultural, social and geographical obstacles. We work mostly with people 17 + years old and adults up to 55 years old. Our local partners are two schools in Svishtov (Средно училище "Димитър Благоев") and in Plovdiv (ПГТ "Гоце Делчев") and one State Youth Centre in Sevlievo which supports our initiatives and together we are working with and for the youth. Activities performed by our staff: debate/campaigns/actions on the themes of common interest in the larger framework of the rights; research and publication of informational materials and collaboration with organizations, institutions and individuals in the country and abroad. Further, we are organizing workshops, seminars, conferences and other national and international meetings on general and specific issues of the objectives of the organisation. WalkTogether is very active in the organization of education, training and retraining programs which aim at improving, developing and broadening knowledge, skills and competences.We are organising workshops on different topics(gender equality, social integration, etc.) for minorities and developing social programs and initiatives with them (ecology, "better community", sport, others). Dissemination: We are present in all social media channels to disseminate the results of local and international projects: Facebook, Instagram, our webpage, local youth groups, schools, youth centres and sometimes media. Depends on the project we are involving as well as third shareholders such as local business companies and state institutions (Ei