Project „Maritime academy 2019-2020“
Program: Active Citizens Fund
Implemented in: city of Varna
Program: Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria
Implementation period: 01.11.2019 – 01.05.2021
Project Promoter: Marine club “Friends of the sea”
Partner: no
Project summary: The main objective of the project was to empower vulnerable groups by creating the opportunity for social integration and professional realization.
“Maritime Academy 2019-2020” helped to integrate young people of different ethnic backgrounds, who are unemployed or with low incomes, into the economic and social life of society by providing the opportunity for realization in two sought-after and interesting professions. 74 young people from places along the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast went through trainings for acquiring the legal capacity for “Diver” and/or “Driver of vessels of up to 40 gross register tons (GRT)”. 23 of them received certificates in both maritime specialties.
Within the project 8 courses were held – 4 for acquiring the legal capacity for “Diver” and 4 for acquiring the legal capacity for “Driver of vessels of up to 40 GRT”. The certificates received by the trainees are internationally recognised. Important is also the increased self-esteem of the trained young people, who have become part of the maritime community. Together or individually, this type of qualification is sufficient grounds for professional realisation, and some of them have already received offers for professional realization through their newly-acquired specialties.
The certificates received make it possible to practice this type of maritime profession also forward in time depending on the different life situations in which the youngsters will find themselves.
Another important result of the project is that the Marine Club “Friends of the sea” has built lasting partnerships with the institutions of the settlements on the northern Black Sea coast.
Grant amount: 41 473 EUR
Contact: Darina Ivanova
email: seaclub2@gmail.com
phone: + 359 889818727
address: 9000 Varna, 18 Odrin str.
