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Since 2018 Arete Youth Foundation and our volunteers have been raising funds to support Roma youth. So far, the Foundation has given 12 scholarships to high school graduates. In 2023 Arete was also able to donate 10 scholarships to university students with high academic achievements. On 22 November 2023, with the huge support of Lidl […]
Peer mentoring is a powerful way to share inspiration and knowledge. When friends and colleagues engage in this process, they not only create a closer bond but also develop leadership skills and understand the importance of mutual support. I will now introduce you to Mikaela and Simena who have already created a strong bond through […]
Hello, I am Yuri, a first year student of “Preschool and Primary School Pedagogy” at ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ Sofia University and a member of the Arete Youth Council. I love helping people and I believe that each of us should help those in need! We should be kind and friendly and fight for a better […]
Hello, dear friends! We are happy to present to you our volunteer initiative – our handmade Christmas crafts on the occasion of the Charity Christmas Bazaar, which we organized together with the “Pencho Slaveykov” Community Center, town of Dupnitsa. It all started a long time ago. One day, while Matty, Vicky and Vanya were painting […]
Being a volunteer is a vocation, a mission and a goal for a person who wants to be one! Kindness saves people’s lives! It is a part of the people who have a loving heart! Volunteers are the ‘superheroes’ who believe in goodness, love and hope! I have met thirty-five ‘superheroes’! I have met them […]
Central to the rights of minorities are the promotion and protection of their identity. Promoting and protecting minorities` identity prevents forced assimilation and the loss of cultures, religions, and languages, which are the foundation of the world’s richness and thus part of its heritage. Furthermore, minorities have highlighted their right to have their existence as […]
In 2019, I was a participant in the Second national camp “Together Forward” organized by the Arete Youth Foundation . Those few days allowed us to get inspired and ambitious, to start looking for what is best for us and dream big. I’m a student now, studying what I’ve always wanted to study. For three […]
Theodore Asenov is from Montana and is 27 years old. He has been a participant in the Arete National Camps since 2012 when he was an 11th grade student. After that, he was a leader in the Arete Youth Foundation camps for several years in a row: in 2014, 2015, 2016. He completed his higher […]
Tanya Chavdarova Dimitrova is a nurse. As a student at the Medical University in Plovdiv, she worked in two of the biggest hospitals in the city. In 2022, Tania got married, graduated and gave birth to her first child. She is currently on а maternity leave. She is only twenty-four, but she has achieved a […]
Dear friends, For us, the Arete Youth Foundation team, the success is expressed in seeing more young Roma people striving to reach their highest human potential. We strive to give room for improvement to the youth we work with and to motivate them to give their best. Our mission is to build responsible, purposeful, and […]