Bulgarian Youth Forum

Bulgarian Youth Forum started as a student club in 2007. With the increasing interest in the activities of the club and the increase of active youth member it was decided to be created a nonprofit organization to facilitate the realization and coordination of youth projects and ideas. After registration in Vidin District Court in early 2012 Bulgarian Youth Forum has expanded its activities at national and international level. Main objectives are: to initiate and support socially beneficial activities directly and indirectly related to unlocking the potential of youth, to assist young people in their efforts to formulate a comprehensive, long-term and sustainable vision for the development of young people in Bulgaria to support development of unpopular destinations in Bulgaria and promote Bulgarian historical and cultural heritage among young people. In view of these objectives, the main activities of the organization in different areas of interest for young people as human rights, social work, intercultural education, preservation of cultural heritage and others. Members of the Bulgarian Youth Forum are mainly young people from 18 to 30 years old.

The organization is seeking to strengthen its international contacts and to enable more young people to travel and gain experience which would help them in the realization of their own ideas and projects in Bulgaria. These activities are part of the Bulgarian Youth Forum’s initiative to help the development of young leaders who can be a “generator” of innovative ideas and approaches to youth development.

Since late 2012 Bulgarian Youth Forum is officially a basic institution of the Faculty of Education at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Experts from the association organize and carry out the pre-diploma practice of the students from the Faculty of Education.

Bulgarian Youth Forum has also EVS accreditation for receiving, coordinating and sending organisation.