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Founded in 1921 and a part of the Bulgarian Red Cross.
Bulgarian Red Cross Youth
Phone: +359 2 8164 783
Fax: +359 2 8164 780
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.youth.redcross.bg
Youth Department
Secretariat of the National
Council of the Bulgarian
Red Cross
67, James Boucher Blvd.
CONTACTS:
Mission:
The Bulgarian Red Cross Youth (BRCY) is a volun-
tary youth organization, which is an integral part of
the Bulgarian Red Cross and belongs to the Inter-
national Red Cross Youth Movement. Through its
volunteers throughout the country and through its
training programs, activities and services, BRCY
involves children and young people to humanitar-
ian values and principles, works to reduce social
and health vulnerability, advocates for the im-
provement of their condition and promotes toler-
ance, non-discrimination and respect for diversity
and multiculturalism.
Vision:
The Bulgarian Red Cross Youth is an organization
with an established high public profile, strong ca-
pacities and provides quality services and activi-
ties, which have positive influence for reducing
vulnerability of children and young people and for
promoting humanitarian values among them. The
image of well functioning youth Red Cross organi-
zation makes it an appropriate option for commu-
nity service of the younger generation in the coun-
try.
HUMANITY
IMPARTIALITY
NEUTRALITY
INDEPENDENCE
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
UNITY
UNIVERSALITY
7 fundamental principles
BRCY PORTFOLIO
Contents:
I. WHAT WE DO
II. HOW WE PREPARE
OUR VOLUNTEERS?
III. YOUTH IN DECISION
MAKING
90 years
We Change the World
In 2011 the BRCY turns
90 years old, being the
oldest youth organization
in Bulgaria.
Promotion of Humanitarian Values training program
Exploring Humanitarian Law program
I. WHAT WE DO
2. DISSEMINATION OF HUMANITARIAN VALUES AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
1. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Work with children from social institutions, as well as with
children and youth from families living below the poverty line.
Activities aiming to assist children with special needs.
Violence prevention among children and youth through series
of workshops on children’s rights and conflict management .
Social-welfare assistance campaigns (16 October—World Food
Day; Christmas campaign “Children Help Children”, etc.), which
mainly collect food, toys, etc. from children in school and do-
nate them to social institutions, thus on the one hand helping
the needy children and on the other hand building attitude
towards giving and helping in the mainstream society.
International Competition and Exhibition “How Do You Like My
Art?” for disabled children aged 5-15, mainly featuring paint-
ings and applied art. The selected works are sold and the
funds go into a special fund for talented children with special
needs, which provides scholarships to children to develop
their talent.
Prevention of human trafficking awareness-raising .
Consultation Center on Foster Care.
Spotlight The Consultation Center on Foster Care was established under a project funded by the Velux Foundation. It promotes foster care and supports prospect foster parents during the whole process. The Center has three employees and is also involving volunteers in promoting foster care all over the country.
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BRCY portfolio
Spotlight
The Promotion of Humanitarian Values program aims at
raising awareness among young people about
discrimination, about the reasons for having prejudices
towards different groups of people, and about
encouraging an attitude of tolerance, social inclusion and
combating violence.
First Aid peer-to-peer
training for students in
high school
School First Aid Teams
for children from 12 to
14 years old
Youth Emergency
Teams
Participation in the
European and Balkan
Conventions in First Aid
National Competition in
First Aid
3. FIRST AID AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & RESPONCE
4. HEALTH PROMOTION
Spotlight The BRCY manages two well functioning drop-in centers in cities of Rousse and Kyustendil which offer needles, syringes, psychological support, family counseling, testing for HIV/AIDS, TB and sexually transmitted infections, training in resocialization construction of basic life skills and referral to institutions and hospitals.
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BRCY portfolio
Spotlight We have 15 Youth Emergency Teams who are trained to give first aid and psychological support to people during a situation of disaster. They work in the green area of the disaster and are an invaluable support to the professional disaster response teams.
Peer leaders training pro-
grams in the field of health
promotion
Promotion of healthy eating
habits and healthy lifestyle
among children and youth
HIV/AIDS and substance
abuse prevention
(tobacco & drugs preven-
tion)
Prevention of sexual risky
behavior
Spotlight "Health for Schools" project the goal of which is to create sustainable knowledge and skills for healthy eating and active lifestyles among children from 3rd grade, covered 7500 children in 19 regions of the country. It proved to be interesting for the children and to be successful in building their habits to lead a more healthy lifestyle. This project also inspired us to develop a training module on the same topic for.
We implement a system of volunteer
management which allows us to get
many young people interested in what
we do and want to stay and to more for
the benefit of
the vulnerable.
II. HOW WE PREPARE OUR VOLUNTEERS?
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
TRAINING SYSTEM Four-module system for training of peer educators:
Spotlight To encourage our volunteers to do more, do better and reach further, to reward their work and to praise how much they care, the BRCY established Annual Awards in five categories, following the lines of the main activities of the organization as well as innovative activities. Any regional branch can apply with whichever activity they see as their strong side. The award is 1000 BGN and it should be spent for development of the same field of activity it was earned for.
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BRCY portfolio
The Bulgarian Red Cross Youth is
the biggest non-governmental
Youth Organiation in the Republic
of Bulgaria with 4480 members
and 4929 volunteers, united in
274 clubs all over the country.
Through the system of self-
government and their own
elected bodies, the volunteers
take their own decision about
where they want to take the or-
ganization, what it should focus
on and what challenges it should
address. The young people’s own
decision-making structures are in
place at regional and national
level.
There is a youth representative in
the General Assembly of the Bul-
garian Red Cross and often also in
the National Council of the Bulgar-
ian Red Cross.
III. YOUTH IN DECISION MAKING Spotlight
The highest decision- making body of the BRCY is the National Assembly. It is comprised by delegates of the youth organization from the 28 regions. The sessions of the National Assembly are held on annual basis. Every two years the National Assembly elects the President of BRCY, the members of the Executive Board and the members of the Control Committee.
BRCY portfolio
STRUCTURE
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