ABOUT YMCA DOBRICH: YMCA Dobrich is an inclusive youth organisation working for the intellectual, cultural, spiritual and health development of the youth through cultural, education and sport projects. YMCA Dobrich is very successful in developing projects that involve arts and culture, theatre, music and performing arts, seminars, conferences, youth development, debates, camps, tourism, sport, intercultural communication, education and sport. The team is very competent and experienced in formal and non-formal education. The team is fluent in English, German, French, Romanian and Russian.

YMCA Dobrich organises projects on different topics. The team is also actively  working on deradicalisation issues and on prevention of aggression, discrimination and group-focused enmity. One best result from the CEE Prevent Net project on prevention of right wing extremism is the Compendium of good practices. The Compendium in Bulgarian is available under: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E3IuceS4wTZJJPkKti-KUKZLO_CQNZbW/view. Some YMCA Dobrich best practices are: "Integration and Inclusion through art and music methods" (Seminar in Potsdam, Germany www.bpb.de),"I am Europe" - European conference (www.iameurope.eu),"Europe out of conflict" - a youth conference in Brussels (www.europeoutofconflict.com,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2S4Au89KgA,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP6OGD9n5wo),, "Art methods to fight aggression at school", "Fairy tales for good children", Conflict management trainings, numerous trainings on inclusion and anti-discrimination, "The Different is normal" – a German-Bulgarian youth exchange on inclusion (here are some examples of methods used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hz6WJvN6yE,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsxtOEjI5w), "Forum Theatre to fight discrimination", "Fashion victims – Fashion, Discrimination, Identity" – international youth exchange (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFVBGCuyFWM) etc.

The organisation started projects and programmes with children on ecological topics too.

One of the most powerful projects with and for children is "Music therapy for good children" which is based on the "Schulwerk" music therapy aproach of the composer Carl Orff. More information to be found at:

https://youtu.be/v_gkzZ-1jCs,

www.facebook.com/ymcadobrichngo/, #musictherapyforgoodchildren, #музикотерапиязадобридеца.

YMCA Dobrich is an active member of several national and international networks of active NGOs.

YMCA DOBRICH MOTO: We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities!

FOCUS OF WORK: International exchanges, youth work, formal and nonformal education, art therapy, intercultural dialogue, dialogue between the generations, democracy, social inclusion, human rights, volunteering, prevention projects, conferences, seminars, teaching courses, debates, discussions, negotiations, adult education, sport initiatives, cultural programmes, camps etc.

YMCA MISSION: Healthy spirit, body and mind!

YMCA HISTORY: The YMCA is a worldwide organisation of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations. The main motto is: Empowering young people. It was founded on June 6, 1944 in London, England, UK. Its aim is to develop programmes that build "a healthy spirit, body and mind". YMCA Dobrich is part of the world YMCA Organisations.

CONTACTS: YMCA Dobrich

Kita Boncheva,

YMCA Dobrich CEO & President

7, General Kolev Street, fl. 1, p.b. 3

9300 Dobrich,

Bulgaria

e-mail: ymcadobrich@gmail.com

e-mail: kittybon@yahoo.co.uk

tel: 00359888887857

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ymcadobrichngo/