Title:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation : Bulgaria
Authors:
Karnalova, L.
Year:
2006
Serial number:
106
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Pages:
26
-
27
ISSN:
1387-9553
Language:
eng
Subject:
Culture, Society and Religion
Keywords:
children
,
violence
,
aid programmes
Abstract:
The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Foundation was started in 1904 and is the oldest and largest mentoring programme in the world. There are many country-specific programmes operating within BBBS. All have a common theme – that of recruiting, training and supervising volunteers to operate in one-to-one mentoring relationships with children who are at risk of failing to reach their full potential because of family or environmental constraints. In 2001, the BBBS Foundation in Plovdiv (Bulgaria’s second-largest city) instigated a project aimed at preventing violent behaviour among children living in institutions.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Country:
Bulgaria
Region:
Eastern Europe
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2006 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Document type:
E-article
File:
124191.pdf