SCI Poland organised two four-day training programs, “Educators for Peace. Peace in Practice.” Then participants who completed the training program conducted workshops in schools and other educational institutions, spreading peaceful values among young people. 

Events and trainings

1. Training Program “Educators for Peace. Peace in Practice” for Polish-speaking Educators – September 16/17, 2023 and September 23/24, 2023.
2. Training Program “Educators for Peace. Peace in Practice” for English-speaking Educators – November 6-9, 2023.
3. Workshops in Schools Conducted by Educators – Graduates of the “Educators for Peace. Peace in Practice” Program – September 18, 2023 – December 21, 2023.

Dissemination and communication

1. Information Campaign Based on the Three Pillars of Peace and Promoting the Resulting Educational Materials – November 7 – December 27, 2023.

Awareness-raising

1. Volunteer Challenge for Schools “Don’t be an NPC. Choose Your Mission” – November 15 – December 15, 2023.

Key Results and Impacts

Twenty-one dedicated volunteers led a series of 44 workshops across 14 schools and institutions, impacting a total of 924 participants.

Their focus on the three pillars of peace resulted in the creation of educational materials, now accessible on their website and integrated into school workshops. Notably, female students assumed leadership roles, promoting gender equality through the incorporation of feminatives in these materials.

The Volunteer Challenge “Don’t be an NPC. Choose Your Mission.” expanded to 156 schools, catalyzing a range of peace initiatives involving students and educators alike.

This concerted effort had a broader societal impact, fostering awareness about peace, understanding, and cooperation among students, teachers, and the community, thereby contributing significantly to a more peaceful and inclusive society.

The project had the goal of building knowledge with children on how human rights work, what EU rights and values are and how important their promotion and protection is.

After a survey concerning the European Union values and rights was sent out to understand what the existing knowledge of the participants was, tailored workshops were implemented. Children learnt about human rights and their history, with each workshop focussing on one particular right and using non-formal education methods.

Afterwards, supported by experts, the children created a series of podcasts sharing their experiences and knowledge. The children, after this experience, are able to explore their own series of podcasts, finding new topics with SCI Hellas’ support and even bring more people in and create their own activity for other children.

A final event brought everyone together to the podcasts and exchange views on the project.

Events and activities

• Аctivities in the centers for refugees: 20 Long term volunteers June – December 2023, working with 100 beneficiaries(60 female and 40 male
• Training for volunteers: 15 volunteers
• “Solidarity Volunteering Academy” workcamp: 6 short term volunteers, 1 camp coordinator 
• Recreational, sport and cultural outings for refugees; circus excursion, cinema outing, zoo outing, daily trip to Iskar Panega, and theatre. 283 people involved
• Psychological support: 132 children under 18 and 67 adults
• Awareness raising events: 89 people were involved.1. Hygiene event. Harmanli. 24.10.2023
  2. Solidarity month: Human Library “Migrants got talent” – 17.12.2023
  3. Solidarity month: DOBROquiz – 05.12.2023
  4. Solidarity month: Women circle for Bulgarian and Ukrainian women, Sofia -20.12.2023
  5. Solidarity month: Solidarity event , Dositeevo village, near Harmanli – 28.12.2023

Key Results and Impacts

• The impact was envisaged on several levels. There was a direct impact for the refugees – the activities improved their skills and capacity to live a more independent life, integrated in the society, they raised their self-awareness in the new environment and helped them regain their dignity and reclaim their space in the new community. 
• The volunteers benefitted from the project by raising their awareness on the topic of forced migration and improved their skills by planning, delivering and evaluating the activities.
• CVS-Bulgaria and other different local partner organisations raised their capacity to work with the target groups – refugees and volunteers. Moreover the work on the website and digitalization of learning and volunteer management .