"Sofia - tête-á-tête" came out of print
The first edition of "Sofia - tête-á-tête" came out of print in September 2011 in Bulgarian and English. The publication presents the survey "How do we connect to Sofia", implemented by WAD Foundation as part of "Capital with 100 faces" project, financed by Program "Europe" of Sofia Municipality. The edition presents the capital through the eyes of its inhabitants and illustrates their perceptions for the city, their personal visions, emotions and expectations for Sofia.
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КАКВО НИ СВЪРЗВА СЪС СОФИЯ - Анализ на резултатите от дълбочинни интервюта и анкета
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Конкурсите и рейтингите на градовете, както и урбанистичните изследвания, които подреждат градовете в класации, дават само ограничена информация за качеството на живот в градовете. Често проучванията са основани на икономически предопределени, количествено измерими аспекти на градския живот, като игнорират емоционални фактори и други „меки” критерии. Количествените и икономически критерии често се извеждат от контекста си и се представят като единствена детерминанта, описваща качеството на живот на един град. Един град също така не е просто „машина за живеене" с правилна урбанистична схема или съвършено функционираща инфраструктура, нито е туристически обект, бил той нестандартен, пълен с алтернативни и интересни места. Ежедневието на гражданите винаги е по-всеобхватно и следователно тяхната представа за град, с който се идентифицират, съдържа лични идеи, емоции и очаквания.
WAD Foundation is organizing a public presentation of the survey on the topic “How do we connect to Sofia”WAD Foundation is organizing a public presentation of the survey “Sofia tête-à-tête” and a discussion on the topic “How do we connect to Sofia”. It will take place in “Studio V”, National Palace of Culture on July 22nd, 2011, 11:00 to 12:30 a.m. The event is part of “Capital with 100 faces” project of WAD Foundation, that is implemented with the support of Program Europe of Sofia Municipality. The goal of the project is to encourage the contribution of the citizens for unveiling the potential of the Capital in terms of economy, social policies and culture. As well as to popularize among the citizens the European Capital of Culture Program; to encourage the corporation between the local authorities and the structures of the civic society; to affirm the role of Sofia as European capital that has initiated broadly representative consultative process for key priorities of the European Capital of Culture initiative.
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"Capital with 100 faces" was presented to the publicThe WAD Foundation project “Capital with 100 Faces” was presented On July 22nd in Studio V, National Palace of Culture. The event was opened with short presentation of WAD Foundation and address from Mrs. Nadejda Angelska, coordinator of Europe Program of the Sofia Municipality. Nia Avramova – one of the main interviewers of the project, shared her impressions of the conduction of the depth interviews concerning the personal relations of the citizens with Sofia. Presentation of the main outcomes of the survey was made by the Executive Director of WAD – Mrs. Sevdalina Voynova. The audience saw a selection from the numerous specially taken for the project pictures revealing some of the many unknown faces of the city. Finally the project participants and the guests had an open discussion. Among the topics were the prospective of Sofia as a candidate for European capital of culture 2019; the problems of the third generation, outlined in the interviews and in the prospective of the announced by the European commission 2012 – Year of the active aging and solidarity between generations”; the needs and opportunities for reviving the Old Sofia, etc. Second workshop under the “Teaching the Holocaust” project to be held in Sofia, BulgariaThe second workshop under the “Teaching the Holocaust and Helping New Generations Learn How to Live Together” project, implemented by Reason Institute in partnership with Diverse Association, Romania, and Women’s Alliance for Development, Bulgaria, will be held 27 – 29 June 2011 in Sofia (Hotel Sofia Plaza, 154 Hristo Botev Blvd.). During the workshop, Bulgarian and Romanian experts will present several reports on Holocaust education and the existence of hate speech in Bulgaria and Romania:
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- WAD Foundation has started the initiative “Capital with 100 Faces”
- First workshop under the “Teaching the Holocaust” project to be held in Tirgu Mures, Romania
- WAD began work on a new project
- RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL YOUTH MEETING ON DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES FOR YOUTH