Project: “Model for integrated development for education and care in early childhood in Sofia city”

Implemented in: Sofia city, residential area Filipovtsi in Lyulin district, Fakulteta district in Krasna Polyana district and Hr. Botev in Slatina district

Program: “Local development, poverty reduction and enhanced inclusion of vulnerable groups”

Implementation period: 19.04.2022 – 19.04.2024

Lead organisation: Sofia Municipality, Republic of Bulgaria

Partners: Health and Social Development Foundation – HESED, Bulgarian Norwegian Association (BNF)

Project summary:
The project aims to provide support to over 300 children and families from vulnerable groups living in three districts of Sofia Municipality, with a concentration of Roma population, residential area Filipovtsi in Lyulin district, Fakulteta district in Krasna Polyana district and Hr. Botev in Slatina district, to improve access to health care, formation of parenting skills, improve the family environment, increase school preparedness and inclusion in the education system. For Filipovtsi and Fakulteta, it is expected to expand the services provided by already functioning centers. It is also planned to create a new hub, which will provide functionally related services for education and care at an early age, for children not covered by early education in Hr. Botev. The project sets out a complex of functionally related services to improve access to early childhood education, increase parental involvement and activate families and the community to provide quality education and care.

Grant amount: 499,790 EUR

Contact: Miroslav Borshosh
email: miroslav.borshosh@sofia.bg
phone: +359 2 9377466
address: 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria, 33 Moskovska Str.