The ALAVA Project ( Adult Learning as an Added Value to the Activities of Community-based NGOs) is funded by the EU Grundtvig I Programme and partially by the Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education. FLGR takes part as a partner in the project together with 6 other organisations from Germany, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania and Switzerland. The project is aimed to strengthen the capacity of the local community organisations and add more value to their activities through establishing adult learning centres within community-based NGOs.

Training modules:

Preparation for work

Personal development

Project management

Community development

Partners:

Bulgaria

Foundation for Local Government Reform - www.flgr.bg

European Training Centre LACTEA - www.lactea.hit.bg

Germany

The Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association - www.iiz-dvv.de, www.iizdvv-bg.org

United Kingdom

European Institute of Social Services at University of Kent www.eiss.kent.ac.uk

Poland

Kashubian Folk High School www.kfhs.com.p l

Romania

Romanian Association for Community Development - www.ardc.ro

Switzerland

Swiss Adult Education Association ( SVEB ) www.alice.ch

Bulgarian community-based NGOs partners at local level:

Community Centre Bratia Miladinovi village of Mikrevo, Municipality of Strumyani
Community centre Dobry Voinikov Municipality of Shumen

Community Center Razvitie , Municipality of Peshtera

NGO Business Centre , Municipality of Svtshtov - http://www.svishtov.org/en/zanas-en.htm

YMCA centre Gabrovo - http://ymca.edasat.com