Garlic as a bridge between generations - the story of a young farmer from the village of Dolni Rakovets

He is Vladimir Georgiev, and although he is only in his early twenties, he already has his own business in the village, and his ideas for expanding the family farm are endless. He is part of the new wave of daredevils who, while still very young, decide to try to create something of their own far from the big city and earn through hard work and a lot of enthusiasm for success.

Gift shops, administrative center and plaster and cement decorations are just some of the business plans prepared by young people from the Southwest region

The ideas were generated within the course of entrepreneurship with included mentoring, organized by the Regional Youth RAISE Center (RYC) - Breznik.

Huge success for the RAISE Youth Western Farmers' Market

The first Western Farmers' Market, organized under the RAISE Youth project, was a huge success.

It was held on June 26 at the Regional Youth Center in Breznik, where hundreds of visitors had the opportunity to buy products from all over Pernik and Kyustendil - honey, cheese, cheese, meat, sausage, fruits, vegetables, lemonade, chips, sour and fresh. milk, pottery, art.

Hundreds came to the farmers' market in the yard of the Regional Youth RAISE Center

The event took place on June 25 and coincided with the traditional fair in Graovo – Vidovden. The place turned out to be cramped for all enthusiasts who wanted to try the local production of 10 local producers.

Information meeting to raise the awareness of local communities on asylum and migration issues in areas with a significant Roma population

On May 26, 2022, in the hotel-restaurant "Bardoto" in Breznik, an information meeting and presentation of the project "Raising the awareness of local communities in areas with a significant presence of Roma population on asylum and migration" was held.

Intensified preparations to ensure the sustainability of the Regional Youth RAISE Center

This became clear at a preliminary working meeting held this Saturday at the Regional Youth RAISE Center. It discussed the establishment of a possible Tourist Cooperative in Pernik district, as a possible legal form.

Kovachevtsi supports the activities of RAISE Youth and expresses a desire for cooperation

The team of the Regional Youth Center-Breznik (RYC) met with the Deputy Mayor of Kovachevtsi Municipality Ivo Simeonov and Iva Borisova, Secretary of the Municipality. Due to the COVID measures, only two of the RMC representatives participated in the meeting.

Krakra TV presented a report on the activities of RAISE Youth (video)

Krakra TV presented a detailed report in its evening news program in connection with the business planning training, which took place at the Regional Youth Center - Breznik.

Kristiana Genadieva - a girl from Breznik who presents you a box full of ideas

Kristiana is one of our participants in the third cohort of entrepreneurship course. She speaks 3 languages, she is interested in photography and arts and already has her own business – she makes gift boxes for special occasions.

Local producers from Pernik District and Southwestern Bulgaria presented their goods during the second farmers' market, organized by the Regional Youth Raise Center (RYC) in Breznik and the Center for Sustainable Communities Development, Sofia

The Municipality of Pernik also helped to hold the event and included it in this year's Easter holiday poster.

Members of Raise Youth Centre (RYC) – Breznik (subsidiary of Center for Sustainable Communities Development - CSCD) attended Leadership Academy delivered by Perspective Institutes- Svishov

Representatives of CSCD, part of RYC team attended Leadership Academy, organized by Perspective Institute (http://www.institute-perspectives.com/ ) from September 4 to September 8th in Svishov.

More and more young people are looking for development in their hometown

Milen Milanov from the Regional Youth RAISE Center (RMC) - Breznik, took part in the second part of the final seminar of the "Youth Cooperation for Renewal of Agriculture through Education" (YOUCooperATE) project. The online event, in the form of a webinar, was organized by the National Association of Small Family Farms and Processors.

NEETs Bulgaria – what we know

During the preparation of the RAISE YOUTH project, a survey was conducted with general information on NEETs - typology, characteristics, communication approach, influence of external factors such as demographic crisis and characteristics of young people.

Here is a brief summary of the highlights of the report.

New mobile app TRAVEL SOFIA WEST

The mobile app with the website https://travelsofiawest.eu/ are your new free time guide.

If you live in Sofia and want to spend a pleasant weekend without traveling far, if you are a foreigner who wants to explore the surroundings of the capital or you are in the country for a few days business trip and you can steal only one free afternoon – TRAVEL SOFIA WEST is your place!

Participate in the photo contest "My favorite landmark in Pernik District"

RAISE Youth Center - Breznik and Center for Sustainable Communities Development (CSCD) invite photographers from all over the country between the ages of 18 and 29 to participate in the competition "My favorite landmark in Pernik District" (municipalities of Pernik, Breznik, Radomir, Kovachevtsi, Zemen , Thorn).

Pernik agreed to support a farmers' market organized by RAISE Youth

The team of the Regional Youth Center-Breznik met with the Deputy Mayor of Pernik - Stefan Krastev.

The team presented a report on the trainings completed in 2020, as well as the program for the forthcoming activities during this year. The Deputy Mayor welcomed the activities of RAISE Youth, saying that his administration will cooperate with the RYC in the direction of accelerated development and establishment of the region as a place for creating a successful business and developing new tourism products.

PRACTICAL TRAININGS ARE A PART OF THE PROGRAM OF RAISE YOUTH CENTER AT BREZNIK

August at RAISE YOUTH CENTER (RYC) in Breznik ended with the training on sustainable agriculture.

Press conference on the official launch of the RAISE Youth project

A number of young people, regional media and local authorities attended the press conference of the Center for Sustainable Communities Development in the United Children's Complex in Pernik on December 3rd in connection with the launch of the RAISE Youth project .

PROMOTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH POLICIES IN BULGARIA

The youth unemployment rate (15-24 years) for Bulgaria continues to be lower than the average for EU. According to Eurostat data, the average for the nine months of 2020 the value of the indicator for Bulgaria is 14.2% compared to 16.7% on average for the EU-27.

Radomir Municipality promised communication support to RAISE Youth

The team of the Regional Youth Center - Breznik visited the Municipality of Radomir, where it met with Ms. Elisaveta Kirilova - Director of the Directorate "Financial-Administrative and Legal Services" (FAPO) at the Municipal Administration.