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eneral information about Bulgara

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 15th largest city in the European Union with apopulation of 1.2 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha andapproximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula. In the next few pictures you will see some famoussights of Sofia.



Martenitza- On March 1, Bulgarians give martenitsi to their family, friends and neighbours. This may

be in the form of a simple bracelet of entwined red and white wool or a brooch of red and white wool

tassels. Front doors are decorated with enormous red and white pompoms or with woolen dolls called

„Pizho and Penda“. Pizho is the male doll and is usually crafted from white wool. Penda is the female, red

doll and is distinguished by her skirt.

Kukeri - is a traditional Bulgarian ritual to scare away evil spirits, with costumed men performing the

ritual. The costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals (sometimes

double-faced) and large bells attached to the belt. Around New Year and before Lent, the kukeri walk and

dance through the village to scare evil spirits away with the costumes and the sound of the bells, as well

as to provide a good harvest, health, and happiness to the village during the year.



Nestinarstvo -It involves a barefooted dance on smouldering embers (жарава, zharava) performed bynestinari (нестинари). It is usually performed on the square of the village in front of the whole population

on the day of Sts. Constantine and Helen or the day of the village's patron saint. The ritual is a unique

mixture of Eastern Orthodox beliefs and older pagan traditions from the Strandzha Mountains.

Traditionally, the right to perform the ritual would be hereditary and the head nestinar may be succeeded

only by his or her son or daughter, and only when he or she is too old or ill to continue performing it. The

head nestinar's house is sacred, because it houses the stolnina (столнина) – a small chapel where icons of

several saints are arranged, as well as a sacred drum used specifically for the ritual and believed to cure

the drummer if he is ill.

The name koledari comes from the Church Slavonic word for Christmas i.e. Koleda. The carolers

traditionally start their rounds at midnight on Christmas Eve. They visit the houses of their relatives,neighbours and other people in the village. The caroling is usually performed by young men, which are

accompanied by an elder one called stanenik. Each caroler carries a stick called gega. They wish the

people from the village health, wealth and happiness.



The speaking language in Bulgaria is Bulgarian. Also English, German, French and Russian is spoken in

the country's resorts, hotels and restaurants. Most of the young people are also able to communicate onone of those languages. The Bulgarian alphabet is Cyrillic, but on Signs along international motorways, atthe airports and resorts are also spelled in Roman letters Below you can see how the Bulgarian letters

looks like.

Tarator is a cold soup made of yoghurt and cucumber (dill, garlic, walnuts and sunflower oil are

sometimes added) and is popular in Bulgaria.



Lyutenitsa or Lutenica is a national relish of Bulgaria. The ingredients include tomatoes, peppers, onion,

garlic, black pepper, vegetable oil, sugar and salt.

Banitsa is a traditional Bulgarian food prepared by layering a mixture of whisked eggs and pieces of

cheese between filo pastry and then baking it in an oven. Banitsa is served for breakfast with plain yogurt,

ayran, or boza. It can be eaten hot or cold.

Kofte is a Middle Eastern and South Asian meatball or meatloaf. In the simplest form, koftas consist of

balls of minced or ground meat—usually beef or lamb—mixed with spices and/or onions



Pulnena piperka/Pulnena chuska(stuffed peppers) is an Eastern European dish consisting of peppersfilled with minced meat and rice.

Shopska salad -It is made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, raw or roasted peppers (preferably roasted),

sirene (white brine cheese).

Musaka-made by potatoes, mash meat, eggs and milk on the top. Baked in oven.



The Bulgarian currency is called ,,Lev” and it’s approximately 0.51 euro. The official rate of the

European commission is : 1 euro = 1.95583 Bulgarian leva. In the town of Blagoevgrad the best rate thatyou can find and change EURO to Bulgarian lev is 1.950. On the pictures below you can see who theBulgarian money looks like.

On the diagram below you can see the average minimum and the maximum temperatures in Celsius foreach month. Also you can use http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.2.13598 to check theweather.



In Bulgaria there are 3 main operators: Mtel, Globul, VivaTel. We will provide you with a Phone andSIM card either prepaid or regular one on one of those operators.

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eneral information about Blagoevgrad

Blagoevgrad is а city in southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Province, with a

population of 70,881 inhabitants. It lies on the banks of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River.The city is the

economic and cultural centre of southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the valley of the Struma River atthe foot of the Rila and Pirin Mountains, 101 km south of Sofia, close to the Greek, Serbian and Republic

of Macedonia borders. Blagoevgrad features a pedestrian downtown with preserved 19th centuryarchitecture and numerous restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, and boutiques.Blagoevgrad is home to two

universities, the South-West University "Neofit Rilski" and the American University in Bulgaria.



Alternativi International

Association Alternativi International is youth non-governmental, non-profit making organization working

in the territory of Blagoevgrad region. The main objective is to encourage personal and professionaldevelopment of young people through non formal education and also the building up and development of

active citizenship among them. The organization is an alternative for young people in the region to realize

their potential and become an active part of the society. "Alternativi International” is founded by people

seeking the positive change for young people in Bulgaria. For that reason the main target group isyoungsters aged between 17 and 30 years old. We also aim at providing equal possibilities for youth withfewer opportunities. The organization gives them the opportunity to develop their selves by participating

in various initiatives and events at local, national and international level. The association organizesinformation days and campaigns, cultural events, discussions and debates on different issues, etc. The

organization, in partnership with students from the city, issues and youth newspaper, to inform young people about career opportunities, trainings, work placements, internships, cultural happenings and so on.

The organization is working with the aim to develop intercultural dialogue and understanding betweenyoung people from whole Europe crossing all the differences. We are developing initiatives fighting theracism and xenophobia among youth from different religious, ethnic, cultural, geographical or economical

background.Here you can see the pictures of our office:



Тhe project 4 ALL II is a continuation of to the successful first part and will include 16 volunteers in 4

periods of 2 months each as well as 2 volunteers for a long-term period of 8 months. The project willinvolve young people aged between 18 and 30 years old from the Czech Republic, Armenia, Georgia,Azerbaijan, Spain, Portugal, Moldova, Macedonia, Croatia and France. The actual project activities of the

will start in October 2015, when we will host the first group of four volunteers from different states fortwo months, and two long-term volunteers from Georgia and Spain. The overall objective of the project is

to make volunteering more accessible, attractive and popular for young people. Another focus of the project is organization of leisure activities for local youth trough youth clubs- dance, cooking, culturalclasses, language school, etc. Another key priority of the proposal is to foster intercultural dialogue,understanding and tolerance between young people from different countries and social and economicstatus trough volunteering. The project will offer young people an alternative for spending their leisure

time, while promoting the development of their skills and their civic activity by the methods of non-formal education. The expected results of the project are: increased interest and awareness of Erasmus +,and EVS in particular; increasing the number of young people participating in EVS; improving language

skills of local youth; increasing sense of tolerance and solidarity to other cultures; awareness of the valuesof volunteering.

1) Young people motivated to develop and share their skills and experience in the sphere

2) Generally the age limits are (18- 30 years old)



Organization Numberof

volunteers

From To Type oftransportation

Travelcosts

In

euro

ARGONAUTA 2 Croatia Sofia/BG Train / Bus 275

Tmelník o.s. 1 CZ republic Sofia/BG Bus/Train/Plane 275

Associação

Backup

1 Lisbon Sofia/BG Bus/Train/ 360

Armenian

Progressive

Youth

1 Yerevan Sofia/BG Bus/Train/

Plane

275

Droni 5 Georgia Sofia/BG Plane 275

ASOCIACION

BUILDING

BRIDGES

3 Madrid Sofia/BG Plane 275

VolunteersCentre

Skopije

1 Macedonia Sofia/BG Bus/Train 180

ASIST 2 Chisinau Sofia/BG Bus/Train 275

National Assembly of

Youth

Organizations

of the Republicof Azerbaijan

1 Azerbaijan Sofia/BG Bus/Train/Plane 275

……. 1 Marsille Sofia/BG Train/Bus/Plane 275



Country Number of

volunteers

Starting date Ending date

Spain 1 01.11.2015 31.12.2015 Moldova 1 01.11.2015 31.12.2015Georgia 1 01.11.2015 31.12.2015

Czech republic 1 01.11.2015 31.12.2015GEORGIA- long

term1 01.11.2015 01.07.2016

SPAIN- longterm

1 01.11.2015 01.07.2016

Georgia 1 01.01.2016 28.02.2016acedonia 1 01.01.2016 28.02.2016Croatia 1 01.01.2016 28.02.2016ortugal 1 01.01.2016 28.02.2016

Armenia 1 01.03.2016 31.04.2016 France 1 01.03.2016 31.04.2016 Spain 1 01.03.2016 31.04.2016

Moldova 1 01.03.2016 31.04.2016Croatia 1 01.05.2016 31.06.2016

Azerbaijan 1 01.05.2016 31.06.2016Georgia 2 01.05.2016 31.06.2016



PLEASE REMEMBER YOU SHOULD NOT BUY THE TICKETS BEFORE YOU GET

CONFIRMATION FROM US!

our arrival point will be Sofia airport and from there we will manage to provide you with

transportation to Blagoevgrad.

Workinghours

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10:00-12:00 Teammeeting

Bulgarianlesson

Differentopportunities

for young people

session /

Volunteersdiary and

selfevaluation

Bulgarianlesson

Meeting with people from

rural arias

Free day Free day



12:00-13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Free day Free day

13:30 –

15:30

ERASMUS + Cultural

presentations/ planning and

organizingactivities to

promote EVS

among young people inBlagoevgradand the

region

Radio

Alternativi

Meeting

with thementor

+

Blogging

Video

workshop,,Alternativi

news”

Free day Free day

15:30-18:00 Creating anddeveloping

online blogof thevolunteers/Preparing

online brochure forvolunteering

Dancing club Volunteersafternoon-

all they wantto do

Cookingclub

Fun with theteam

Free day Free day

Long term Long term volunteers will be actively involved in all the activities up mentioned as well as they willhave main task to organize youth caravan that will start 1-st quarter of 2016 from Razlog – Blagoevgrad- Sofia- Plovdiv- Stara Zagora- Burgas- Varna and will pass trough many other cities

were we will have a meetings with local people, local volunteers and etc for promoting EVS and the project itself. This activity is planned to be for more than a two months so the long term volunteers

will be mainly responsible for that.

The daily schedule is subject t change up n arrival when discussed

with the v lunteers.



Private apartment with kitchen, bathroom and all

facilities. Shared bedroom possible.Picture of the apartment will be received as soon as

we have them.

You will be receiving food money monthly (100euro)

You will be receiving pocket money monthly

(70 euro)

NB!! Please make sure your passport (not ID card) is valid at least 6 months after your

departure from Bulgaria.

Also for those of you who need visa – official letter will be sent from our association to

you and your sending organization. Please also contact them for support with you

documents.

Association ,,Alternativi International”

Official address; 9A ,,Kara kioi str”2760 RazlogBulgaria

Office address: Youth House of Blagoevgrad-1st Floor1 "Bistritsa" str

2700BlagoevgradBulgaria

Email: [email protected]: 00359888122125 / 00359895180486

Facebook: Alternativi InternationalWeb: www.alternativi-bg.org

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