Annual Report 2005 Report - Annual Tulip Foundation

Tulip Foundation expresses its gratitude for the support and the cooperation to:

Cooperating Netherlands Foundations for Central and Eastern Europe

Foundation Oranje Fonds the Netherlands

Webfactory, Bulgaria

KPMG Bulgaria

ING Bank, branch Sofia

Tulip Foundation is registered as a public benefit organisation at the Ministry of Justice, Charity registration N 20050921005.

Mission To encourage social responsibility in the Bulgarian society

Strategy Tulip Foundation enhances co-operation between civil society, the corporate sector and the state to improve the quality of life and provide developmental opportunities for the people of Bulgaria. In fulfilling its mission the Tulip Foundation:

• raises funds for social investment from individual donors, the business sector and public and private sources; • supports civil society organisations addressing social needs of the community; • Contributes to the effectiveness, sustainability and diversity of social programmes in Bulgaria by making targeted grants; • serves as a professional vehicle and provides expert advice, consultancy, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes; • promotes transparency, accountability and professionalism to comply with the highest ethical standards.

Values Dialogue Responsibility Respect Participation Transparency Cooperation TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION

Tulip Foundation Vladimir Kissiov, Chair Board Chair Sofia City Council

Andriana Sukova - Tosheva Executive Director BIBA

Theo Zeldenrust senior Programme Officer Foundation Oranje Fonds

Koos Schouten Chair Bulgarian Dutch Business Club

Maria Petkova, Director Coordinator Cooperating Netherlands Foundations for Central and Eastern Europe, Bulgaria

2005 was the first year of the existence of Tulip Foundation. The foundation started its activities in the office of the Women’s Alliance for Development Foundation, which was the host organisation for the Cooperation Netherlands Foundations for Central and East- ern Europe Programme during the last 5 years. Since April 2005 Tulip Foundation operates in its office on 15, Parchevich Street, Sofia.

Almost simultaneously the Internet site of Tulip Foundation was created with the exclu- sive support of Webfactory Bulgaria. The site was developed and updated in the following months.

During its first year Tulip Foundation became a member of the Bulgarian Donor’s Forum

TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION and the Bulgarian Dutch Business Club. The foundation’s mission and programmes were presented at the regional donors’ (GEG) meeting in October 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. Cooperating Netherlands Foundations Programme

In 2005 Tulip Foundation developed the Cooperation Netherlands Foun- dations for Central and Eastern Europe Programme in Bulgaria. The programme supports social projects in Bulgaria since 1997. Sixty three project applications were presented and assessed during 2005. Out of these 19 projects were funded with a total amount of 399 350 euro. The supported activities include day and rehabilitation centres for children with disabilities as well as integrated education programmes, protected housing for people with intellectual disabilities, social work with children at risk, activities with parents and specialists, support for women and youngsters victims of violence, work with drug addicts etc. The funded projects are implemented in more than 25 towns and villages around Bulgaria. The activities serve more than 500 children with disabilities and their parents; some 750 children at risk and their families; more than 300 drug addicts, 700 women victims of violence; over 1000 children potential victims of aggression and more than 70 people with mental disabilities.

Small Grants Programme

In April 2005 a new funding programme was launched – the Small Grants Programme. It is aimed mainly at civil organisations in small towns and villages. The programme goal is to encourage the participation of local communities in initiatives and activities aimed at solving specific social problems and improving the living conditions; enhancing access to information and services; providing support and care for people in disadvantage position; raising the social involvement of young people and overcoming the social isolation of the elderly. The programme is open for projects related to events and activities traditional for the community such as cultural and local customs combined with voluntary initiatives for improving the social environment and resolving local problems.

The programme has become very popular shortly after it was announced. A total of 113 project applications were submitted and assessed by the end of the first year of its operation. Tulip Foundation supported 33 projects implemented by civil organisations with a total amount of 125 000 BGN. TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Out of these 16 projects are realised in a small towns, 8 projects are implemented in villages, three projects are taking place in a big town and one is developed in Sofia. The grants per project vary from 1130 to 6000 BGN. The supported initiatives include establishment and development of centers for administrative services; protected houses for people with mental disabilities; children’s day centers and daily facilities for children and youngsters with disabilities; three centers for social services and contacts; two centers for people with disabilities; three clubs for elderly people; two children’s playgrounds; two village museum expositions; student’s and information centers. The projects reached and changed the lives of more than 2000 people with disabilities; 50 children with disabilities; 400 elderly people; some 5000 children and young people in villages and small towns; the children living in three social institutions and the local communities in seven villages and towns. A considerable co-funding in finances, in-kind contributions and voluntary work totaling at 72600 BGN has been attracted. The co-funding provided by the implementing organisations is 43000 BGN, while partner organisations have provided some 15000 BGN. Municipalities and local mayor offices have contributed 19000 BGN. Local businesses have supported the initiatives with some 4300 BGN. The local media have participated with almost 3000 BGN and the ministry of Culture has contributed 1800 BGN. The results of the programme proved that it is needed and timely.

Learning and Sharing Programme

The aim of the programme is to encourage the introduction and the implementation of new models of social work with specific target groups through capacity development of NGOs working in similar or same social fields. The programme focuses on enabling civil organisations to learn from each other’s experience and share the lessons learned during the model projects implementation. The role of Tulip Foundation is to provide opportunities for civil organisations to meet; share experience, achievements and problems; learn from each other; shape common visions; develop common platforms of action. The participants would have the opportunity to identify common problems, promote dialog and provide an up-to-date view on relatively new areas of social work and reflect contemporary methods and approaches applied in the EU countries. The programme envisages series of thematic working meetings for representatives of NGOs from around the country working in selected fields of social care, as well as representatives of Ministries and local authorities. TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION The first working meeting “Protected Housing for People with Intellectual Difficulties” took place on 9- 10 December 2005 in Sofia. Representatives of sixteen Bulgarian NGOs that have protected housing or are in the process of offering the services to the community as well as representatives of local authorities inter- ested in partnership with NGOs for opening protected housing took part in the meeting. The participants came from Pernik, Razlog, Sliven, Vidin, Targovishte, Gorna Orjahovitza, Russe, Dryanovo, Stara Zagora, Pa- zardjik, Kozlodui, Vratza, Samuil, Bansko and others.

The Project of the Year

The project of the year competition for the best social NGO Project of the year for 2005 was announced by Tulip Foundation in October 2005. The initiative was provoked by the big number of good projects implemented all over the country in the last few years. Each of these projects had been made possible by the hard work of the people who invested a lot of their time and dedication for the success of the projects. Civil organizations that have implemented a project aimed at improving the living conditions, possibilities and quality of life of certain groups or communities in disadvantaged position were welcome to participate in the competition. Projects implemented in towns, cities and villages were welcome regardless of the project budget and source of funding, scale of operation, type of activity or beneficiaries. By the end of January 61 nominations for the Project of the Year were received in the office of Tulip Foundation. The nominated projects cover a huge variety of social activities and are targeted at positive change towards providing more opportunities and better quality of life for certain groups or communities in disadvantaged position. From the nominated projects 30 are implemented in different cities and towns of the country, 12 are taking place in Sofia and 8 are realised by local organisations in villages. Apart from Sofia the other towns with more than one nomination are Samokov, Russe, Targovishte, Plovdiv, Bourgass, Varna and Haskovo. The projects are nominated mainly by other local and national NGOs and partners; by the project team of the organization implementing the project and by the local authorities. There are nominations by participants in the projects, local businesses, professionals, volunteers and members of the community. A Jury chaired by Ms. Carmen Gonsalves, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and members Jan Willem Overwater, Country Manager ING Bulgaria, Ivo Prokopiev, Chair Economedia and Konstantin Tillev, Vice President, FM+ Radio evaluated the nominated projects on the basis of: achieved results, sustainability of the project activities, financial efficiency, participation of the target groups and the local communities, innovative services and the possibilities for implementing the project in other areas of the country. TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION

List of funded projects

Cooperating Netherlands children, training for parents and teachers for forming positive attitudes towards integrated education, organizing hap- Foundations for Central pening in support of integrated education, media events and Eastern Europe Programme Grant: 12000 euro Contacts: Valentina Ignatova Index Foundation 60 Vuzkresenie blvd. Sofia 1330 tel. 02/929 69 01 Project: Prevention and anti-aggres- [email protected] sion 1–5 grade students Aim: Reducing the use of psycho-ac- Child’s Heart Association tive substances among students in 10 municipalities in Bulgaria Project: Programme for opportuni- Activities: Improving the awareness of ty development and improvement of pedagogies, parents, NGOs and experts from the prevention the social integration of children and information centres in 10 municipalities in Bulgaria, introduc- young people with hear and other ing prevention programme in 10 schools chronicle diseases and their families Grant: 12600 euro Aim: Realization of a programme for capacity building for chil- Contacts: Lyudmila Mincheva dren and youth with heart diseases and their families through 6 Graf Ignatiev street, Sofia 1000 Тel. 02/980 22 78 improving their psychological, health, social and assertive [email protected] skills as well as supporting their contacts within society Activities: The project activities include consultation of chil- Association Together dren and youth with heart diseases and their families, training for parents and youth with chronicle diseases, social ac- Project: Together for integrated edu- tivities through the children’s dormitories of the Association, cation for children with disabilities preventive work, supervision and support for the existing Aim: Providing supportive environ- services in other towns and cities in the country, information ment for effective integrated educa- campaign TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION tion for children with special educa- Grant: 6750 euro tional needs Contacts: Velina Kostova Activities: Supporting children with special educational needs 3 Jakov Kraikov street, Sofia 1606, tel.02/953 28 66 in the school environment, compensatory activities with the [email protected] Centre Nadja Foundation nicipality of Strajitza Activities: Renovation and furnishing the centre for children Project: Introducing standards and cri- with mental disabilities; individual working programmes; teria for working with women victims training for parents and other relations of children visiting of domestic violence in Bulgaria the centre Aim: Developing and following one Grant: 55000 euro strategy aimed at uniting the efforts Contacts: Albena Matova, 24 Vassil Aprilov street ap.1, of organizations providing support for 1704 Sofia, tel. 02/944 16 04, [email protected] victims of domestic violence; Building a network of centres supporting victims of violence and improving the skills of the Chance and Protection Association specialists working in them Activities: Organizing 4 training seminars for NGOs working Project: Social Educational Centre on the issues of domestic violence; working meetings among Aim: Improving the quality of life of NGOs and state institutions; forming a working group of spe- children in disadvantaged position cialists and publishing a directory of documents of the legal through developing a system of serv- framework of domestic violence; regular PR events; public dis- ices adequate to their needs cussions in Sofia and Pleven on the role of the media; meet- Activities: The project aims at open- ings with representatives of the police and local authorities in ing of a Social Educational Centre offering services adequate Sofia and Pleven aimed at presenting the work of local cen- to the needs of children at risk. Three main programmes will tres against violence be developed at the centre aimed at education, everyday life Grant: 7400 euro skills and development of talents and special skills Contacts: Rosanka Venelinova Grant: 29500 euro 12-А Georgi Benkovski str., ent. А, аp. 17 Contacts: Malina Slavova, 4 Tzar Osvoboditel str., Sofia 1000, tel. 02/981 93 00; 989 41 74, [email protected] Haskovo 6300 tel. 038/66 21 38, [email protected] Social Norms Foundation Better Mental Health Foundation Project: Building and equipment of a Project: Maintenance of a Low Rate of unit for physical rehabilitation at the HIV Transmission among Intravenous Social Rehabilitation and Integration Drug Users Centre in Blagoevgrad Aim: Reducing the risk behaviour Aim: Expanding the activities at the among intravenous drug users through Social Rehabilitation and Integration providing them with access to relevant Centre through opening a unit for physical rehabilitation social services. Activities: Building a multisensor stimulation room, purchase Activities: Exchange of needles and syringes, providing in- of a swimming pool with balls and rehabilitation equipment, formation and specialised literature; functioning consultative preparing individual rehabilitation programme for every child centre; design, printing and distribution of educating materi- attending the centre als; supervision of the project team. Grant: 9400 euro Grant: 10000 Euro Contacts: Tzonka Ivanova Contacts: Tony Mileva, 17 Roza str., 9010 Varna, tel. 052/30 42 Hadji Dimitar neighbourhood, bl. 92, floor.1, аp. 27, Sofia, 58, [email protected], [email protected] tel. 0887/21 16 28, [email protected] International School Educo Bulgaria Foundation Tabitha Project: Development of an Interna- Project: Opening of a rehabilitation tional School Educo Bulgaria centre for children with disabilities in Aim: Improving the quality and safety 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Strajitsa municipality of the activities with children and youth Aim: Opening a rehabilitation centre participating in the programme Special- for children with disabilities in the mu- ised Training Courses Children at Risk . Activities: Purchase of a vehicle, preparation, organisation tion of women, adolescents and children victims of violence and conducting of specialised training courses and seminars Activities: Renovation of the centre which will provide 24 for children without parents at risk, volunteers, instructors hour hot telephone line; crisis unit; consultation programmes and junior instructors. and psychotherapy for women victims of violence as well as Grant: 15000 Euro couples with history of violence; programmes for social sup- Contacts: Margarita Minkova, 2 Mladost Neighbourhood, 19 port and empowerment; programmes for children and ado- Kindergarten Denitza, floor1, Sofia, tel. 02/975 30 37, 974 34 lescents and their parents; community work; training centre. 16, [email protected], http://educo-bulgaria.org Grant: 44900 Euro Contacts: Nadejda Stoicheva, 30 Slavjanska str. floor 4 Chitalishte Drujba Sliven 1000 Sofia, tel. 02/981 05 70, 981 67 40 [email protected] Project: The Chitalishte – Trampling for an Equal Start Association Support for People with Aim: Supporting children with speech, Mental Disabilities hearing and motor difficulties to over- come learning and social problems Project: Protected housing for people through art activities with mental disabilities Activities: Renovation and furnishing of the premises; organ- Aim: The project is aimed at the es- isation of information corner; individual working programmes tablishment of a protected home for for the children, meetings with parents. women with mental disabilities Grant: 12400 Euro Activities: The project focuses on the Contacts: Krasimira Abraamyan renovation and the equipment of a two storey house in Tza- Drujba Neighbourhood, POB 6, 8806 Sliven , tel. 044/8 15 08 reva livada village. Six to eight women with mental disabil- after 18 h, [email protected] ities, who currently live in a big institution for women with psychiatric disorders, will be placed to live in the house with professional care provided by the association. Future for Bulgaria Foundation Grant: 27850 euro Contacts: Roumiana Avramova , j.k. Uspeh, bl. 2 ap. 6 Project: Day Centre for children and Dryanovo 5370 tel. 0676/43 39 youth with disabilities and Bureau for social services within Mladost Children Initiative for Health Foundation Village in Plovdiv Aim: Overcoming the social isolation Project: Promotion of positive change and improving the quality of life of in the behaviours of drug addicts in children and youth with disabilities Sofia. Activities: Selection and forming of the project team; equip- Aim: The project goal is to minimize ment of the Day Centre and the Social Services Bureau; spe- the harmful effect of drugs through cialised activities and services - kinezitherapy, ergo therapy, motivation for seeking treatment and day care, psychological, social and legal advice. healthy behaviour among drug users and to put more efforts Grant: 19450 Euro in the health prevention among drug users in the Roma com- Contacts: Bistra Karadimova, 17 Parchevich str. floor 1 ap. 1, munity. 1000 Sofia, tel. 02/953 24 28, [email protected] Activities: The project focuses on two main Activities: developing a programme for improving the motivation for Foundation Association Animus treatment and psychosocial stabilization of drug users and opening a second drop in centre in the Faculteta Roma neigh- Project: Centre for Rehabilitation of bourhood. TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Women, Adolescents and Children Vic- Grant: 25600 euro tims of Violence Contacts: Elena Yankova, 52 Todor Kableshkov Str. Aim: Opening of a modern and accessi- Sofia 1684 tel. 02/955 04 72 10 ble for the public centre for rehabilita- email: [email protected] Social Norms Foundation Activities: The project focuses on renovation and equipment of training premises to be used by young specialists helping Project: Establishment of a centre for women victims of domestic violence. The premises will be integration in Lesnovo village, Munici- used as a training base offering training on social integration palityof Elin Pelin. and rehabilitation of women victims of violence to young spe- Aim: The project goal is to facilitate cialists as well as specific skills and knowledge to psycholo- the process of integration and person- gists, social workers and pedagogues for counselling and sup- al development of 80 children in dis- porting women victims of violence. advantaged position from the village of Lesovo, Elin Pelin Grant: 17000 euro Municipality. Among the target groups are children with dis- Contacts: Zlatka Macheva, 55 Neofit Rilski street abilities, Roma children, parents and children from the social Pleven 5800, tel: 064/84 67 13 institution in the village of Doganovo. email:[email protected] Activities: The project focuses on the renovation and equipment of a Day Centre for Integration. Different activities aimed Association Naia at compensating and overcoming the effect of the disadvantaged position of the children aged between 6 and 17 will be Project: Support for women victims of provided by a skilled and dedicated team of specialists. domestic violence in Targovishte Grant: 13700 euro Aim: Opening a Consultancy Centre Contacts: Tzonka Ivanova, kv. Hadji Dimitar, bl.92 fl.1 ap.27 for support of women and children Sofia, tel: 02/840 75 21, email: [email protected] victims of domestic violence in Targo- vishte Bulgarian Family Planning Association Activities: Finding and furnishing the premises of the Consul- tancy Centre, opening a hot line for victims of violence, con- Project: Minibus for the promotion of sultancy for women victims of domestic violence, establishing the sexual health. of working relations with relevant institutions for more effi- Aim: The project goal is to increase cient support of the Centre’ clients the efficiency of the overall activities Grant: 15800 euro of the organisation regarding time, Contacts: Svetla Sivcheva, 10 Panagjurishte str, office 8 mobility and transport costs. 7700 Targovishte tel. 0601/6 28 89 Activities: The purchase of the minibus would have direct im- [email protected], [email protected] pact on the following activities of the organisation: medical and consultative activities in 12 cities and towns in the country, consultation and monitoring in 13 Bulgarian cities and Association for People with Mental towns and providing consultancy support to the health strat- Disabilities egy for ethnic minorities in 15 cities and towns in Bulgaria Grant: 15000 euro Project: Day centre for social and vo- Contacts: Radosveta Stamenkova cational training for people with men- 67 Dondoukov Blvd., Sofia 1504, tel: 02/943 30 52 tal disabilities email: [email protected], website: www.bfpa-bg.org Aim: Creation of a day centre for social and vocational training for people Open Door Centre Association with mental disabilities in the region of Varna, information, family-group consultation, services for Project: Establishment of a training rehabilitation and social integration of people with mental centre for specialists, working in the disabilities over 16 years filed of violence against women. Activities: Refurbishment and establishment of a day centre Aim: The project goal is to raise aware- for people with mental disabilities ness among specialists and institutions Grant: 50000 euro 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION on the issue of domestic violence and Contacts: Todorka Siderova, j.k. Caika bl. 67 ent. Б to offer a more efficient model of prevention of domestic vi- Varna 9005, Tel. 052/30 11 98, [email protected] olence. 11 Contacts: Nelly Miteva, 1 Georgi Benkovski str., Varosha neighborhood, 5500 Lovech , tel: 068/60 38 34 [email protected] Future for Boychinovtsi Youth Association, Boychinovtsi Project: Young Inventors in Aid of En- vironment Small Grants Programme Goal: The project aims at raising the environmental awareness of the peo- Chitalishte Self-education, village of Stob ple from the municipality of Boychi- novtsi by involving the young people in the process of solving Project: Center for administrative, con- environmental issues. sultative and information services Activities: The project activities focus on cleaning the cen- Goal: The project goal is to improve tral green areas of Boychinovtsi and the villages Madan, the social environment through acces- Marchevo, Vladimirovo, Kobilyak, Gromshin and Lehchevo as sible good quality administrative con- well as on the establishment of an Eco-club, and attracting sultative and information services. The volunteers from the local schools and among the young peo- project aims at developing a better communication model be- ple living on the territory of the municipality tween the citizens of Stob and local authorities. Grant: 2150 leva Activities: The activities concentrate on the development and Contacts: Galina Zdravkova, 2 Gavril Genov str. equipment of an information center at the village Chitalishte 3430 Boychinovtsi, tel. 09513 22 36, fax: 09513/25 84 called Self-education. The center will provide the following [email protected] services: filing in information forms, writing applications, com- plaints and statements, printing. Pleven Public Fund – Chitalishte, Pleven Grant: 2850 leva Contacts: Tatyana Andonova, 2638 Stob Project: Art – Bridge for Social Kocherinovo Municipality, Kjustendil Region, tel: 07058/212 Change Goal: The project aims at social inte- Eco-mission 21 Century Association gration of children from underdevel- for Public Benefit Activities, Lovech oped village communities and elderly artists from Pleven, overcoming Project: Volunteers in Action the consequences of their social exclusion and improving the Goal: The project aims at providing quality of their life. opportunities for the young people in Activities: Among the project activities are the following: or- the town of Lovech to use their free ganising children art groups; developing working plans and time for acquiring knowledge and time tables and providing materials needed for the art activi- skills on the realization of civil activities; work in the three art groups; organising children events ties and initiatives. in the Public Reading Houses of the three participating vil- Activities: The project concentrates on the following Activi- lages.

TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION ties: promotion campaign for attracting new volunteers; vol- Grant: 4544 leva unteers training seminar; different voluntary activities; mark- Contacts: Daniela Dimitrova ing the international day of volunteers. 1 Vazrazhdane sq., Office 3411 12 Grant: 2900 leva Pleven 5800, tel. 064/83 13 51; 83 65 58 Chitalishte Probuda, village of Suvorovo Project: Where Do You Come from, Little White Cloud Goal: The project concentrates on overcoming the social isolation of elderly people and facilitating their access to information and communication with relations living outside the village or abroad. This will be achieved by providing internet use training for mixed groups of children and elderly people. Activities: The project activities include refurbishment of the premises to be used for informal meetings; group training; informal meetings; organising events. Grant: 4040 leva Contacts: Svetlana Eneva, 1 Vazrazgdane bul., 9170 Suvorovo Retired People, Raikovo Neighborhood, Smolian village, tel. 05153/23 81, [email protected] Goal: The project aims at facilitating the communication among the elderly people from the neighborhood and to Chitalishte Bratya Miladinovi, provide them with access to information and skills to use the modern technologies. village of Mikrevo Activities: The project activities focus on providing the neces- sary equipment for the target group – TV, video player, com- Project: Center for Social Services and puter, music player and newspaper subscription, furnishing Contacts the club premises and organising different entertainment Goal: The project aims at overcoming events, organising a meeting with elderly people on the is- the social isolation of people with disa- sues of EU integration, computer skill and Internet. bilities and socially disadvantaged long Grant: 4000 leva term unemployed women by offering Contacts: Mitko Petagov, 10 Bulgaria str., 4700 Smolian training in organizational and administrative skills and provid- tel. 0301/6 24 47, [email protected] ing opportunities for professional realization. Activities: The activities focus on the development of a Cent- er for Social Services and Contacts; one month training on Via Trayana Foundation, Troyan Garden Landscaping; creating an Alley of Beauty in the Pub- lic Reading House garden; literacy training for 18 Roma wom- Project: Re-socialization of Children en, organising 5 lectures on health issues and 3 lectures on with Different Disabilities through legal issues for the people with disabilities living in the mu- Therapeutic Horse Riding nicipality. Goal: The project goal is the pilot im- Grant: 4370 leva plementation in Troyan of the model Contacts: Svetla Petseva, Village of Mikrevo, Strunyani Minici- for therapeutic horse riding for chil- pality, Blagoevgrad Region, P.O.Box 2826, tel.07434/30 58 dren with different disabilities developed by the Ustrem Na- [email protected] tional Association for Therapeutic Horse Riding and Hyppo- therapy Activities: The project concentrates on the following Activi- Union of Bulgarian Associations ties: training for the team on the implementation of the mod- for Employment and Structural el for therapeutic horse riding; organising a course in thera- Development, Smolian peutic riding; research and analysis of the parents opinion on the effects of the therapeutic riding on their children; follow

Project: The Third Age and Modern up and analysis of the psycho-emotional condition of the chil- 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Life – Communication, Support and dren participating the pilot project; organising a training sem- New Opportunities for the Elderly Peo- inar aimed at promoting the model of therapeutic riding as a ple from Balkanski Prosvetitel Club of re-socialization method. 13 Grant: 5700 leva Contacts: Tatyana Dimitrova, 18 Rilla Municipality, Kjustendil Region, tel. 07052/22 77 Radetski str., 0560 Troyan, tel. 0670/2 63 86, [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] Chitalishte, village of Petarch Chitalishte St. St. Cyril and Methodius, Rakovski Project: Help for our Parents Goal: The project aims at providing ac- Project: Day Center at the Public Read- cess to information for the elderly and ing House St. St. Cyril and Methodius disadvantaged people on changes of Goal: The project aims at the estab- the legal framework affecting their lishment of a Day Center at the Pub- rights. The project provides a cozy and lic Reading House focusing on the per- comfortable environment for the elderly in the Center at the sonal development of the children Public Reading House form the town, providing out class activities and improving Activities: Daily services for retired people and socially dis- their knowledge and skills. advantaged citizens; working with volunteers – 60 children Activities: The project activities include providing furnishing and adults. and equipment of the Day Center; organising different activi- Grant: 2700 leva ties for children and their parents; reading sessions for young- Contacts: Nadejda Nikolova, 8 Vasil Levski str., er children by volunteering school children, meetings with 2234 Petarch village, Sofia region, tel. 07116/20 23, 21 78 elderly people volunteering their time; meetings with writers [email protected] and poets; organising quiz events, etc. Grant: 4200 leva Contacts: Alexander Alexiev, 23 Moskva str., 4150 Rakovski, Chitalishte Geo Milev, village of Pastra tel. 03151/21 41, [email protected], [email protected] Project: Social Integration of the Elder- ly People from the Village of Pastra Association Center for Psychological Goal: Social Integration of the Elderly Research – Branch Targovishte People from the Village of Pastra Activities: The project activities focus Project: Continuing the Activities of on providing the club of the elderly the Help Information Consultative in Pastra with a TV and entertainment games; organising a Center Christmas Party; making Christmas souvenirs and traditional Goal: The project aims at providing re- TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION food. sources for the functioning of the Help Grant: 1130 leva Information Consultative Center Contacts: Mima Milcheva, 2631 Village of Pastra Activities: Individual legal consultations for people with dis- 14 abilities; individual psychological support for people with disabilities for a better integration; individual social work with people from relevant institutions; providing information on site or by phone; printing information leaflets for the project activities. Grant: 2260 leva Contacts: Grozdana Angelova 10 А Benkovski str., room 4 7700 Targovishte, tel. 0601/6 28 97, [email protected] Association with Public Benefit Activities School Board of Trustees at Detelina Kindergarten, Dalgopol Project: Time for Play – Every Child’s Dream Inteleco Association, Targovishte Goal: The project aims at providing children with a cozy, safe and func- Project: Together – Why not tional environment for play and recre- Goal: Working for social integration of ation guaranteeing their full potential socially disadvantaged young families for physical development from Malcho Malchev neighborhood. Activities: The project activities concentrate on refurbish- Activities: The project activities fo- ment, organising a sports day and official opening of children cus on opening a Young Parent Club play grounds. providing training on overcoming social isolation and human Grant: 4080 leva rights in the European context. Among the project activities Contacts: Jivka Stoyanova are monthly consultations and lectures on health, legal and 9250 Dalgopol, 17 Georgi Benkovski str. social issues, working meeting with representatives of the tel. 0517/2 29 06, 2 21 35 municipal Social Services, the Labour Bureau, etc. Grant: 5245 leva Non Profit Association Contacts: Donka Radichkova, 1 Tzar Ivan Asen str, fl. 3, ap. 5 Municipal Club of People 7000 Targovishte , tel. 0601/2 61 15, [email protected] with Disabilities - Elhovo Project: Providing Conditions for Over- Chitalishte Probuda - 27, coming the Social Isolation of People village of Sofronievo with Disabilities Goal: The project aims at integrating Project: Center for Social Integration people with disabilities through pro- Goal: The project aims at creating con- viding accessible environment for so- ditions and basis for the implementa- cial contacts, recreation and entertainment. tion of activities for social integration Activities: The project activities focus on the following: pro- and public participation of elderly and viding a recreation space at the Hospital grounds as well as disabled people at the Disabled People Club; providing computer, Internet ac- Activities: Renovation and furnishing of the center; gathering cess, games and toys; consultations with a speech therapist, the team; presenting the project to the media and the pub- doctor and physiotherapist; organising three lectures on is- lic; organising exhibition, folklore review, closing forum with sues concerning people with disabilities. the participation of the target group. Grant: 4000 leva Grant: 5 900 leva 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Contacts: Veneta Dimistrova Contacts: Hristo Stoychev 13 Targovska str., 8700 Elhovo, tel. 0478/8 80 26 8 G. Dimitrov str., 3348 Sofronievo [email protected] Misia Municipality, tel. 09165/23 14, 21 22 15 Chitalishte Development - 1985, Strazhitsa Activities: Organising working meetings; promoting the project; organising a series of training seminars with a topic Project: To Remember the custom Labour rights of young people; printing leaflets Toluma Grant : 3400 leva Goal: To focus the efforts of the local Contacts: Dimitar Petkov organisation on providing working en- 7 St Kliment Ohridski str., 6400 Dimitrovgrad vironment for active dialogue and co- tel. 0391/6 05 40, [email protected] operation between generations through studying the history, culture, traditions and customs of the town of Strazhitsa Together Association Activities: Furnishing of a premise to be used as a club for dis- of Rural Youth, village of Yasen cussions; forming a children’s folk dancing group; organising campaign To Cherish Bulgarian Culture and Customs; classi- Project: Touch fying gathered information; organizing meeting with a topic Goal: The project aims at preparing Means and methods of cherishing and presentation of tradi- the Roma and Bulgarian young people tional culture; performance presenting the custom toluma. living in the villages of Yasen and Bu- Grant: 2000 leva kovlak for successful adaptation to liv- Contacts: Anka Ganeva ing in the town when they move to 2 Sava Tsonev str., 5150 Strazhitsa continue their education in the secondary schools in town Tel. 0889/68 10 01, [email protected] through theater performances Activities: Forming a group of young people to join the art Association School Board of Trustees activities; preparation of the rehearsal hall as well as provision Hristo Botev, Tutrakan of equipment and materials for the performances; printing and distribution of advertising materials for the performance; Project: Hristo Botev Secondary School visiting performances in the Drama Theater in town. - spring of patriotism and traditions Grant: 4230 leva Goal: The project aims at keeping, Contacts: Vassil Rusinov cherishing and promoting the history Prosveta - Yasen Public Reading House, floor 2 of Hristo Botev Secondary school as a 5850 Yasen, Pleven Municipality keeper of education in Tutrakan Tel. 064/83 65 58, [email protected] Activities: Organising competitions for writing an essay, short story and poem, painting competition under the motto My Chitalishte Napredak, Targovishte School and I; gathering information and materials for the hys- tory of the school; organising sports events; preparing pro- Project: Spring smiles motion materials for the school; opening a school museum; Goal: Social integration of children organising charity concert dedicated to the school anniversa- with damaged hearing and different ry; media events. ethnic groups through the language Grant: 4500 leva of art Contacts: Mitko Stoykov Activities: Promoting the idea; form- 18 Aleko Konstantinov str., 7600 Tutrakan, tel. 0857/6 00 01 ing a group which includes the children from the project To- gether on the stage; speech exercises; acting exercises; de- Information Center for Development, veloping the performance script; preparing three theater Dimitrovgrad sketches – one by the children with damaged hearing and two from the other children; choreography of 3 dances; prac- Project: Being Informed - right and re- ticing songs and the whole performance three times a week; sponsibility of young people visiting three puppet theater performances; project for making 4 puppets, decors and costumes for the dances and pre-

TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Goal: The project aims at laying the basis for building an active citizen posi- senters; composing the music; purchase and fitting of 4 spot tion among secondary school students lights and managing equipment, preparing advertising mate- 16 in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad rials, certificates; premier of the performance; participation in the Varna Festival. measuring, blood sugar levels, exchange of information on di- Grant: 2650 leva eting, storing medication, following a healthy lifestyle; study- Contacts: Dilyana Stoicheva, Stoyan Mavrodiev sq, POBox 86, ing healthy recipes and setting a culinary exhibition for Mid- 7700 Targovishte, tel. 0601/6 75 01, [email protected] summer day, Easter and Christmas; joint activities with other clubs. Association of People with Mental Grant: 5900 leva Difficulties Chance Contacts: Rumen Yordanov 17 Vasil Vodenicharski str., 3349 Krushovitza Project: Providing quality services in Mizia Municipality, Tel. 09164/372 the protected house in the town of Razlog Chitalishte Iskra, Kaloyanovo village Goal: Providing quality services in the protected house in the town of Ra- Project: Get to know the past to suc- zlog ceed in the future Activities: Preparing a plan for evaluation and control of Goal: Studying, documenting and pop- the project activities; studying offers for fitting an air-condi- ularizing Bulgarian history, culture, tra- tioning system and roof isolation and implementation of the ditions and crafts among students. above; starting the renovation of the premises of the Consult- Activities: Studying and publishing of ative Center; installation of minisignal system; closing meet- the second volume of the series Knowledge of my birthplace, ing; presentation of the project results through local and re- gathering information about customs and celebrations typical gional media. forn the village during the previous century, organizing a mu- Grant: 6000 leva seum exhibition for the village, demonstration of tradition- Contacts: Lidiya Pankova al Bulgarian women practices from the past, competition for 2 Pirin str., 2760 Razlog, Tel. 07470/8 04 63, 8 03 27 preparing a family tree. [email protected] Grant: 2030 leva Contacts: Anka Bekirova Chitalishte Prosveta, Village of 6 Vazrazhdane square, Vilage of Kaloyanovo 4173 Krushovitza Теl. 03123/24 60; 24 12, [email protected] Project: Day care center for elderly Association of Women with Oncological people with disabilities Diseases and Their Supporters Goal: Providing conditions for successful integration, contacts and en- Project: Social integration and rehabil- tertainment, local and intermunicipal itation of women with Oncological dis- partnerships of the elderly people and eases people with disabilities living in the village of Krushovitza, Goal: Improving the quality of life of Mizia Municipality women with Oncological diseases in Activities: Renovation activities, furnishing and forming the remission project team that will participate in the theoretical and prac- Activities: Updating the list of people with Oncological dis- tical activities of the target group. The first target group, that eases on the territory of Varna; training for volunteers on of retired people, will focus on the following Activities: start- how to support women with Oncological diseases in remis- ing a club The Traditions of Krushovitza through the Centu- sion and their families; weekly meetings for providing psycho- ries – ethnography and folklore studies; studying and learn- logical support to women with Oncological diseases and their ing songs traditional for the region; starting a local choir; families living in remote villages and prevention of Oncolog- performing the traditional customs of St George’s Day; per- ical diseases. Grant: 4195 leva. forming the play Mother in Law; setting an ethnographic ex- 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION hibition. The second target group, the people with disabil- Contacts: Yanka Poriazova – Georgieva, 111 Chataldga str ities, will concentrate on the following Activities: staring a Varna 9002, tel. 052/61 69 37; 61 41 41 club Health which will provide basic training in blood pressure [email protected] 17 Nevi Tcherhen (New Star) Association Project: Health Information Access for Roma People in the Conditions of the Health Reform Goal: Providing access prevention and medical care for the Roma people in the conditions of the health reform through mediator active in the Roma neighborhood in the town of Kjustendil Activities: Opening a Mediator Office in the Roma neighborhood; consultations on access to health care; prevention and social services; medical services to Roma people outside the Health Insurance System Civil Society Association, Elena Grant: 3500 leva Contacts: Yanko Shiparov Project: Opening a students’ center – 2B Mezdra str. Youth Zone for Personal Development, Kjustendil 2500, tel. 078/2 68 22 Civil Education and Social Integration. [email protected] Goal: Enhancing the knowledge and skills of young people in the region in Union Organisation of the Blind the area of civil education and social integration Project: Let’s Help Together Activities: Preparation and opening of a venue where young Goal: Improving the awareness of people will gather and work; training of 20 students in Team blind people on legal, ethical and Work and TOT in Civil Society Education based on Peer Learn- health issues. Overcoming the social ing; organizing a round table discussion; peer training; public isolation and successful integrating in- discussion on the problems of young people with represent- to society. atives of the local authorities and institutions, teachers; pub- Activities: Organising two training sessions for people with lishing an information newsletter damaged sight, distributing audio books among the organ- Grant: 4450 leva ization members. Contacts: Kremena Slavcheva. 22 Razpopovtzi str. Grant: 1500 leva Elena 5070, tel. 0899/37 26 17, [email protected] Contacts: Vesselina Valchinkova 6 Tzar Samuil, Dolni Dabnik 5870 Bulgarian Association of People with Тel. 06514/25 52; 23 65 Intellectual Difficulties – Branch Pleven [email protected] Project: Specialized Gym Association Public Council of Education Goal: Improving the quality of the re- – Berkovitza habilitation services offered at the Day Care Center for children and youth Project: Support for the children of with intellectual difficulties in Pleven Berkovitza Activities: Furnishing a specialized Goal: Providing pedagogical and psy- gym for children and young people with physical and intel- chological support for children and lectual difficulties parents on the territory of Berkovitza Grant: 3800 leva municipality; Supporting the process TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION Contacts: Yordanka Valakova of children’s socialization and solving problems in the area of 11 Belmeken str., Pleven 5800, tel: 064/80 13 03; 80 79 20 behavior and education 18 [email protected] Activities: Psychological consultation for children, parents and teachers; pedagogic consultation; public discussions on Discoduratera Association of the Disabled, the issues of education and behavior; organizing school for village of Gostilitza parents. Grant: 5782 leva Project: Support and care for the dis- Contacts: Vanya Kamenova abled people members of Discodurat- 2 Yordan Radichkov square era association in the village of Gostil- Kambanka Children’s Center at Public Reading House Ivan Va- nitza zov, Berkovitza 3500, Тel. 0953/8 81 98, [email protected] Goal: Improving the quality of life, overcoming social isolation of people Despa Association with disabilities, more information on relevant issues; protection of the disabled and popularizing the ideas of the asso- Project: Opening a Citizens Center for ciation support of people with disabilities on Activities: Refurbishment of the premises provided by the the territory of Drianovo Municipality public reading house and making them into a club of the dis- Goal: To help people with temporary abled or permanent disabilities and their Grant: 3000 leva families to integrate and have an in- Contacts: Raitcho Lazarov dependent life 5390Village of Gostilnitza, Drianovo municipality Activities: Providing weekly consultations for people with dis- Christo Botev Public Reading House, Тel. 06725/369 abilities at the Citizens Center and traveling to 5 villages in the Municipality of Drianovo to provide on site consultations; or- Chitalishte Hristo Botev - 27 ganizing public discussions on the issues of disability; organizing transportation to the town of Gabrovo on monthly basis Project: Let’s make life easier together for people who need to visit the specialized commission issu- Goal: Opening an information cent- ing certificates for the degree of their disability. er for consultations and social care for Grant: 4906 leva the local community Contacts: Diana Mincheva Activities: Refurbishing the premis- 5A Haji Dimitar str., Drianovo 5370 es and buying the equipment for the Тel. 0676/23 61, [email protected] functioning of the information center Grant: 1845 leva Contacts: Borislavka Yordanova, 2 9 th September square Koilovtzi 5842, Pleven Municipality, tеl. 06529/20 45 TULIP FOUNDATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2005 REPORT - ANNUAL TULIP FOUNDATION

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20 AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the members of the board 12 August 2006 Tulip Foundation

We have performed the audit of the accompanying accounting balance of Tulip Foundation for the period from 1 January till 31 December 2005 and of the related report on the income and expenditure statements, report of the fiscal flows and report on the changes in the foundation’s capital for the above period. The foundation management bears the responsibility for the financial reports. Our responsibility cov- ers the audit opinion based on the audit conducted by us.

The audit was conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Internation- al Audit Standards. These standards require that the audit is planned and performed in a way that the auditors are convinced to a reasonable degree of certainty that the financial reports do not contain considerable inadequacies. The audit includes check- ing the evidence about the capital and its flows presented in the financial reports based on sample texts. The audit also includes evaluation of the applied accounting principles and the approximate evaluations conducted by the management as well as the overall presentation of the financial reports. We are convinced that the audit car- ried by KPMG provides a reasonable base for expressing an audit opinion.

In our opinion, the financial reports present true and fair understating представа for the financial situation of Tulip Foundation for the period ending on 31 December 2005, as well as for the results of its activities, the money flows and the changes in the foundation’s capital for the year in compliance with the national accounting standards for small and medium enterprises.

Gilbert McCaul dobrina Kaloyanova Partner registered auditor

KPMG Bulgaria OOD 37, Fridtjof Nansen Street 1142 Sofia, Bulgaria

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Consultants Andrey Goranov, Foundation Local Government Reform Foundation Bojidara Ilieva, Centre for Independent Living Cveta Petkova, Roma Programme, Open Society Institute Iliyana Nikolova, Foundation Workshop for Civil Initiatives Ivanka Dushkova, Union for Reconstruction and development, Haskovo Krasimira Velichkova, Foundation Workshop for Civil Initiatives Lubomira Kolcheva, Environmental Partnership Bulgaria (Eco-Obshnost) Lyudmila Todorova, Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation Tatiana Kmetova, Center for Women’s studies and policies Tatiana Kovacheva, Oak Foundation Vasiana Liapcheva, Women’s Alliance for Development Ventseslav Panchev, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Tulip Foundation, Annual report 2005 Pictures: Tulip Foundation archive Design and printing: Obelisk Design

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