The Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme will be presented at the Youth Forum “Truth or Dare”, Sofia. Plovdiv, 20-21 October 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Youth Center Plovdiv organizes the 10th anniversary edition of the Youth Forum “Truth or Challenge- I provoke you to be..” from 20 to 22 October 2023 in Plovdiv. This time the aim will be to explore the relationship and interaction between art and learning, as well as a kind of provocation to the existing formal educational methodology.
Contemporary and different approaches from the traditional educational system will be presented. Over the course of 3 days, young people aged 15-29 from across the country will be guests at the centre and will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with renowned speakers from across the country, as well as actively participate in challenges on set topics. During the event, successful training practices of youth centres in the cities of Vratsa, Dobrich, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Burgas, Gabrovo, Montana and Pernik will be presented. The forum will also focus on the presentation of the results of the joint cooperation of the institutions within the National Network of Youth Centers. In the jubilee edition, the youth workers and mediators will celebrate the publication of the latest educational program “Young (re)act 2”, which the team developed in partnership with their colleagues from the National Network of Youth Centers, Applied Research and Communications Foundation and Norsensus MediaForum.
The main purpose of the forum is:
– To identify ways to improve and promote the jointly developed program and methodology, building on the one for digital-media literacy and planning follow-up activities on its implementation.
Specifically, the forum will:
– Provide an opportunity for participants to exchange information on the implementation of the programme by city;
– Analyse the results of the practical implementation of the methodology and make concrete recommendations for upgrading;
– Provide a space for discussion on opportunities to improve cooperation and the implementation of joint activities by youth centres;
– Provide an opportunity to discuss ideas for follow-up activities to be implemented as a result of the Youth Forum.
The forum is held twice a year, with accommodation and meals provided at the centre for participants living outside Plovdiv. In the organization of the event, the team also includes young people with whom they prepare and lead the sessions. In this way, young people are empowered, given opportunities for expression and development, getting to know their peers from other locations. The topics covered in the forum are based on the feedback received from participants in previous editions and surveys conducted on the interests of young people and the challenges they face in their daily lives.
The local coordinator for Plovdiv, Pazardzhik and Stara Zagora Veronika Kertikova will take part and will present ideas and guidelines for career guidance, development and career path of young people from vulnerable groups in the framework of the Employment and Entrepreneurship project at the Trust for Social Achievement.
The programme of the event can be found here.