•Context/background of the project;The project was created because of the need legal framework, clear criteria and methodology and instruments for the work of school psychologists and pedagogical counselors. There was a lack of such functional structure created problems with communication between professionals in the field, problems with early school leaving and difficult diagnosis. Part of the work of school psychologists and school advisers is early diagnosis of social and behavioral disorders, because of those reasons the project was developed and conducted. •Objectives;The main objectives of the project were to prevent early school leaving, also to improve the quality and relevance of the services in the field of education with the help of innovative approaches. The project was oriented to promote equality, social inclusion and entrepreneurship education to improve employment and initiate business ventures. With all the activities the project was aimed to promote professional development of school psychologists and pedagogical counselors and to enhance their competences, which affected to the students. •Number and profile of participating organisations;The partner organizations were two, one from Greece, which name is Greek Bulgarian Association of Cultural “Paisiy Chilendarski” and one partner from Romania Association “Pakiv“. The Greek partner organization is a Sunday school located in Athens and its activity is education on Bulgarian language, history and geography for Bulgarian citizens, living in Greece. The Romanian partner organization is a non-profit organization, which is aimed in social inclusion and battling the discrimination based on ethnicity.•Description of undertaken main activities;The main activities were the project management and implementation, which meant planning, monitoring, controlling and dividing responsibilities, also the activity of transitional project meeting which was for discussing project goals, activities, and problems along the way. Other activity was every organization to create an intellectual output or reports and researches for its own country practices, politics in the field of school psychologists and councilors, also to develop a questionnaire and a survey. Manuals, guidelines and methodologies were created to improve the work of school psychologist and pedagogical councilors as part of this activity, as well as conducting Multiplier events which were training, seminars for sharing the project’s results and products.•Results and impact attainedAttained results were the created manuals, researches and methodologies which could be used from anyone interested for free, because they are published on online platform. 10 seminars were conducted with different organizations, experts from local municipalities, teachers, psychologist and school advisers. It was also conducted a survey with students from Bulgaria, Romania and Greece which were held a package of diagnostics for indicating any errors in the methodology. Another attained result is the conducting of the transnational project meetings in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. •If relevant, longer-term benefits.The long-term benefit of this project is the methodologies, manuals and guidelines published on online platform , which can be accessed for free from anyone interested, it contains practical advises for school psychologists and school advisers for diagnosing and working with students in risk.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in which, more than ever, access to education has become one of the most important factors for social change: students are committed to socializing in the new format and teachers have a duty to adapt to new educational practices. The negative consequences had a particularly strong effect on the access to quality educational resources among Bulgarian students living abroad.In this regard, DSchB.BG project aims to ""add value"" in preparing the education system to meet the challenges of the sudden transition to e-learning, by providing open access to educational resources, promoting digital learning and supporting teachers to improve their digital competences, preserving the inclusive nature of the educational process among Bulgarians abroad.The project is a specialized version of the conceptual idea to build an interactive textbook format of electronic educational resource planned as a theoretical didactic justified technology model for effective implementation of the educational cognitive process aimed at key competences, knowledge, and skills of students in the dynamic and increasingly digital 21st century.The project aims to promote the interdisciplinary organization of educational content for Bulgarian schools abroad, using innovative didactic approaches and learning environments that offer a sustainable model for digital learning, applicable in emergencies of different nature. The model can be adapted to the education systems of each of the EU member states. In this regard, the strategic partnership between the St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo and two of the organizations of Bulgarians abroad - - the Association of Bulgarians in Cyprus and the Greek-Bulgarian Association for Culture ""Paisiy Chilendarskii"" for strengthening cooperation and building working networks between universities in Bulgaria and Bulgarian schools abroad for the needs of digital education.At the second thematic level, the project aims to increase the professional training of students - future teachers, by including them in the process of approbation of units through remote access and work on the Internet with children from Bulgarian schools abroad, as well as to increase training of prospective students from Bulgarian schools abroad for admission to Bulgarian universities, making them more flexible and adaptable to the new learning environment in the digital 21st century.The project is being developed by a team of experts from various scientific fields and IT specialists, but it is targeted at a target group that is outside the country. The target group includes students from Bulgarian schools abroad, as well as those who do not go to school for any reason, teachers of Bulgarian language and literature, history and civilizations and geography and economics in grades 1-7, principals and other pedagogical specialists, parents, and representatives of the Bulgarian diaspora.As a result of the strategic partnership, three / 3 / intellectual products will be realized and promoted:1. The E-Learning platform 2. Interactive OER for students with free access 3. Methodologies/guidelines The successful dissemination and use of the project results will create conditions for free access to educational resources among Bulgarians abroad, as well as will increase the involvement of the general public in the problems of Bulgarian schools abroad. The dispersion of the results will be achieved through the production and dissemination of information materials, as well as through the active campaign for promoting the results in the social channels of Velikoturnovo University, Association of Bulgarian in Cyprus and the Greek-Bulgarian Association for Culture, in the local and regional media. In addition, the sustainability of the results will be guaranteed by the broad partnership achieved not only between the partner organizations but also between them and other Bulgarian schools abroad.Given that there are no restrictions and security codes in the creation of the educational product, we can emphasize the long-term effect that will have on maintaining an innovative and effective learning environment, as a model of good practice, applicable in a wider context. at the EU level.In a European context, the project aims to contribute to the successful implementation of one of the three priorities set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, namely ""Smart Growth: Building a Knowledge and Innovation Economy"" by creating and promoting an innovative educational resource allowing equal access to education and training in emergency situations, as well as meeting the criteria for ""Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training"" set out in the same strategy by promoting digital literacy, digital skills, and digital inclusion."

"<< Background >>The need to exchange knowledge, opportunities, and competencies is conditioned by the desire and motivation to reach European levels and standards. Needs have been identified in the work process during consultations, seminars, trainings, and a survey conducted within the young people we work with. The development of personal qualities will lead to improvement and optimization of youth work, prevention of social exclusion and personal improvement. The biggest challenge at the moment is the ways of raising knowledge, the exchange of practices is a sure success for active social inclusion and quality youth work. The international cooperation of the Association ""Follow me"" with already established organizations at European level will help to modernize the process of supporting and improving youth work, both at national and European level. It will increase the skills and knowledge of young professionals as well as their active citizenship. The project will help to make effective use of the potential of Europe's human and social capital while reinforcing the principle of lifelong learning through the interdependence between formal and informal learning. It is directly related to the sectoral priority YOUTH. Needs have been identified in the work process during consultations, seminars, trainings, and a survey conducted within the young people we work with. The development of personal qualities will lead to improvement and optimization of youth work, prevention of social exclusion and personal improvement The biggest challenge at the moment is the ways of raising knowledge, the exchange of practices is a sure success for active social inclusion and quality youth work. The international cooperation of the Association ""Follow me"" with already established organizations at European level will help to modernize the process of supporting and improving youth work, both at national and European level. It will increase the skills and knowledge of young professionals as well as their active citizenship. The project will help to make effective use of the potential of Europe's human and social capital while reinforcing the principle of lifelong learning through the interdependence. The project target group: - direct 14 experts/youth workers and 200 youth aged between 14-29.<< Objectives >>The project is relevant to Horizontal priorities Inclusion and Development of relevant and high quality skills and competencies. The project brings YOUTH: Promoting active citizenship, young people’s sense of initiative and youth entrepreneurship including social entrepreneurship: Actions in the project ""Youth Challenge"" promote inclusion, diversity,equality, genderbalance and nondiscrimination in education, training and youth activities. The aims of the project are: - Promoting entrepreneurship education and social entrepreneurship among young people. -Foster the development of social, civic, intercultural competencies, media literacy, critical thinking, also combating discrimination, segregation, racism, bullying and violence; -Enhance the access, participation and learning performance of disadvantaged learners, reducing disparities in learning outcomes.The aims of the project provide active youth participation in public life and an opportunity for promoting quality youth work. Distribution of responsibilities and tasks demonstrate responsibility and active contribution of all involved. Studying attitudes and key competencies of young people for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.The planned research is aimed at finding good practices and experiences for young people to learn new techniques, programs and know-how in the field of social, civic, intercultural competencies, media literacy, and critical thinking, as well as combating discrimination, segregation, racism, bullying, and violence. International cooperation between our organization and our partners will allow us to reach the European dimension in addressing youth issues and the social inclusion of more and more citizens in them. By raising our personal knowledge, skills, and competencies, our experts will be able to engage in social dialogue more effectively and at a higher level. Through international co-operation, we could broaden the scope of our activities from national to European and enrich our work through new and fresh good practices, ideas and ways to implement them. Methodology for developing basic skills and key competencies for social dialogue, youth, and social entrepreneurship- is innovative because it includes theoretical and practical information, training methods, etc. for the better understanding of the personality and the needs of the individual, the increase of motivation for social inclusion, respectively combating social exclusion and early school leaving. The impact of the project product will be tested on pilot group in a total 200 youth, each of whom will be selected without any regard of their gender, age, ethnicity, social status, and other characteristics.<< Implementation >>Planned project activities which are going to be implemented: 1. Project management and implementation 2.Transnational project meetings / meetings in each partner country 3. Project Results/products- Research -Studying EU Best practices of young people for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. - Methodology for developing basic skills and key competences for social dialogue, youth and social entrepreneurship. - Pilot course - module for young people to learn new techniques, programs and know-how in the field of social, civic, intercultural competencies, media literacy, and critical thinking, as well as combating discrimination, segregation, racism, bullying, and violence.4. Short-term staff training -1 practice - 10 days practice in Greece for 14 experts.<< Results >>The main results and quantity and quality indicators for the project proposal are:- 1 practice in 1 European country - Greece for 14 experts- 1 Research report ; 1 Methodology; 1 Course-Minimum 2 online publications and published relevant information about the project activities, products and results. - Developed skills and exchange of the best innovative European practices, knowledge, competencies and know-how.- Positive impact and lasting postivie effects on the participating organizations as regards the policies, systems, as well as those directly or indirectly involved in the organized activities - achievement of an effective fight against discrimination, development of social, civic, and intercultural competences, media literacy and critical thinking, as well as combating segregation, racism, bullying and violence. -Increasing youth workers' and young people's opportunities for professional development and enhancing their motivation and satisfaction from their daily work with youth. - Strategic partnerships with specialists from other European countries, increased motivation and activity with the aim is to develop skills, to exchange the best European practices, knowledge and know-how."

Проект 2018-1-BG01-KA201-047972 „Иновативен модел за превенция на наркотичните зависимости сред учениците“/ Project „Innovative model for prevention of drug addiction for students”Еразъм + 2018Стратегически партньорства за училищно образование, ИновацииОбща продължителност на проекта: 12 месеца (10.10.2018 – 09.10.2019).Проектът е с водеща организация „Следвай ме“, която е неправителствена организация, естественото продължение на неформалната младежка група „Клуб за подкрепа“. Дейността на клуба бе изразена в участие в благотворителни инициативи, дейности за опазване на околната среда и обучения и тренинги на социално значими теми. Самият клуб е основан през 2012 година в гр. Добрич от тогава в своето развитие е осъществил проект за екологично образование с деца от малцинствата. Асоциация „Следвай ме“ е регистрирана през 2018 година, като основни дейности биват опазването на околната среда, регионалното развитие, човешки ресурси, социални дейности, младежко развитие и психология.Чрез проект „Иновативен модел за превенция на наркотичните зависимости сред учениците“ представихме нови знания и техники за справяне със зависимостите сред младежта. Както и инструментариум за превенция на появата на зависимости и ангажирането на учениците в дейности свързани със социалното включване.Партньорските организации по този проект са организация ANTELENEA LIMITED със седалище в Кипър и Българо-гръцката асоциация за култура „Паисий Хилендарски“ със седалище в Атина, Гърция. Чрез това партньорство осигури размяната на опит, знания и добри практики в сферата на превенцията на наркотични зависимости.Проекта постигна целите си за осъществяването на:- Социален диалог;- Превенция на наркотичните зависимости;- Социална отговорност;- Социалното включване на младежи;- Обмяна на добри практики между България, Гърция и Кипър;- Подкрепа на училищата за справяне с ранното отпадане от училище.Дейностите по проекта бяха :1. Проектно ръководство и управление2. Транснационални срещи – планирана по една среща във всяка организация3. Разработен интелектуален продукт, които бива под формата на Наръчник за превенцията на наркотичните зависимости сред учениците.4. Представянето на интелектуален продукт, които бива под формата на Наръчник за превенцията на наркотичните зависимости сред учениците по време на срещи за разпространение на резултатите.Целевата група на проекта бяха специалистите в сферата на образованието и младежките дейности, както и пилотната група от 30 ученика.