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During the past week, NASO’s team participated in a joint online meeting with our partners from ASSP (Association of the Social Service Providers). Both NASO and ASSP were asked to assist with carrying out an extensive research on the HELPDESK project which is coordinated by EASPD and aims to help social service providers gain better access to EU funds, especially...
EASPD – Forum of Employment
NASO’s team had the pleasure to take part in the meeting organized for the Мembers of Employment Forum on the 20th of September, 2022. During the event important topics in the field of sheltered employment were touched upon and discussed, such as case studies and researches. A new project that was launched within the framework of the European community was...
EU Care Strategy Webinar on Stakeholders’ Initial Reactions
On September 9th, the team of NASO had the pleasure of participating in the EASPD webinar on "European Care Strategy". During the nearly two-hour discussion, the factors leading to the need for a clear formulation of a common European strategy were discussed, with a focus on the care of all affected parties - people in different risk groups who rely...
To all EASPD members
To all EASPD members, Dear colleagues, partners and friends from EASPD and Europe, At the traditional National Forum held a few days ago, we celebrated 25 years since the beginning of our work with Vision and NASO in Bulgaria. Twenty years of them have been marked by an active partnership with EASPD and all of you. Accept my and our...
National alliance for social responsibility participates in the Tenth European Forum of Solidarity and Social Economy Entities
As a member of the organizing committee and at the invitation of the MLSP, National alliance for social responsibility participates in the Tenth European Forum of Solidarity and Social Economy. In the short meetings with representatives of the MLSP management the connection was made between the previously held National Forum in Varna, the European Forum in Plovdiv and the future follow-up...
EASPD webinar on the EU strategy on social entrepreneurship
On February 2, a representative of NASO participated in a webinar "EASPD Policy Cafe on the EU Action Plan on Social Economy" during which the European Union's strategy on social entrepreneurship and social service institutions was presented. The legal frameworks in the social economy of the different member states were discussed - challenges and trends for development at regional and...
Meeting with the Minister of Social Policy Georgi Gokov
20.01. 22 г. On January 19 in the building of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy the President of NASO Mr. Georgi Georgiev participated in a meeting with the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Mr. Georgi Gokov. The agenda of the conversation included current topics related to the support of people with disabilities, the development of social services...
Meeting of the Management Board
The working year 2021 for NASO ended with a meeting of the Management Board. The main topic on the agenda was the discussion and adoption of the Annual Work Program of NASO for 2022. The established tradition of the extensive and multi-thematic work during the year, as well as holding a large number of local, regional, national and international events...
Meeting of D-CARE project partners
NASO participated in a webinar on the D-CARE project, during which the benefits and specifics of applying for potential participants in the innovation competition were presented. Those wishing to apply for the Innovation Competition will receive expert evaluation and access to a wide range of international sponsors who work together on the D-CARE project. The final date for applying for...
Visit to social enterprises in Brussels
13.12. 22 г. From 8 to 10 December, at the invitation of the European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD), representatives of NASO and the Vision Agency visited social enterprises in Brussels. As part of the program of events organized by EASPD, working discussions and presentations were held on the topics of implementation of assistive technologies in...
D-CARE Innovation Call
The D-CARE Innovation Call, in which NASO is one of the leading partners, aims to find innovative solutions to regional challenges in the field of smart health services and care. Each of the eight countries in the D-CARE partner consortium has identified the challenges it wants to focus on in its country, such as telemedicine or the development of...
National seminar on the D-CARE project
26.11.21 On November 25 in Varna the National Alliance for Social Responsibility held a National Seminar, which will be held on November 25. The event took place within the D-CARE project "Development, piloting and validation of models of intelligent care in the Danube region to support social innovation, improving competencies and entrepreneurship ”. Тhe expert in the field of "Projects...
EASPD discussion on employment for people with disabilities
The European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD) invites you to participate in a Political Café, which will consider a General Comment on Article 27 - Work and Employment of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The online discussion will take place on November 16, from 11:00 to 13:00 Bulgarian time. The UN...
Discussion on the quality of social services in Bulgaria
On November 23, the NASO team organized an online discussion on the topic: “Discussion of a project of Ordinance on the quality of social services. " The meeting was attended by members of the Expert Council of the Alliance, members of the formed working groups to discuss standards and criteria for quality of social services and teams of social services,...
Training on occupational risks in helping professions
24.11.21 Training on "Occupational risks in helping professions. Strategies and techniques for reducing them. "Was held on November 19. The lecturer of the online discussion was the lecturer from Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius ”Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sonya Budeva, who has recently been part of the NASO Expert Council. The training included workers in the field of...
Month of adoption
The last three months of 2021 will be thematic for the team of the Complex for social services for children and families in Plovdiv. The month of October will be dedicated to the topic of Adoption. Free individual consultations with established experts - social workers and psychologists - are planned throughout October. They will be held after pre-registration on...
Developing legislation on social services
Representatives of the National Alliance for Social Responsibility participated in an online meeting of the working group for the development of regulations on the Law on Social Responsibility, which took place on August 27. The participants in the meeting discussed the pre-prepared opinions on the working proposal of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the State Agency for Quality...
EASPD Secretary General Luk Zelderloo and his success formula
EASPD Secretary General Luk Zelderloo ended his participation in the National Forum with a strong emotional message of unity and belief in success: ‘Social services in Bulgaria must speak with one voice, a powerful voice! You must find a way to implement the new legal framework for social services in your country. I am very happy to have had the...