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BHAGAVAT EDUCATIONAL TRUST striving for social inclusion

BHAGAVAT EDUCATIONAL TRUST striving for social inclusion. " We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.“ Abraham Maslow. 2013. “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness ”.

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BHAGAVAT EDUCATIONAL TRUST striving for social inclusion

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  1. BHAGAVAT EDUCATIONAL TRUST striving for social inclusion "We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.“ Abraham Maslow 2013 “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness”

  2. The project in essence or how Mutual Assistance works… 2 marginalized groups in 2 Partner countries- Sending and Hosting… Disadvantaged UK young people • Ex offenders • Substance Misusers • Those in leaving care • The unemployed • Renovate a center or school for • Disadvantaged social groups abroad • Orphans • Street children • Children with Learning disabilities

  3. BET- not only a charity, but an organization for Mutual Assistance whereby one disadvantaged group assists another to the mutual benefit of both… • BET wholly concurs with the EU 2020 strategy- Member States agreed to work together to meet targets in Education, Employment & Social Inclusion • Our main priority- implementing Mutual assistance or the idea of 2 marginalized groups assisting each other not only in Bulgaria but also in other countries in EUROPE • SPAIN AND ITALY- the first 2 countries adopted the idea of Mutual Assistance

  4. BET in BULGARIA … • BET existing for more than 10 years in Bulgaria • Worked in more than 23 Orphanages and Social institutions in the country, setting up social enterprises • Instrumental in the establishment of the first ever charity shop in Bulgaria – “Traditzia” • Brought over 500 young disadvantaged British volunteers to work in favor of social inclusion “THE PROJECT” VIDEO – made in 2002

  5. BET – our results in Bulgaria …For the staff and orphans: • Learning new vocational skills such as candle making, sewing, carpentry, etc • Not feeling abandoned • Improved living conditions • Improved moral • Improved confidence and self esteem All of these leading to greater social inclusion and also raising awareness amongst the general public

  6. Bhagavat and MA in Turkey • The project in Turkey started in 2010 when a group of young British volunteers participated in a 2 weeks project working in favor of a Turkish social institution • The Elements of the Project: What makes us different? • Practical work in favor of a social institution • Training in a vocational skill- candle making • Producing items • Establishing SMEs and selling the items… 2 marginalized groups from 2 different countries working together…

  7. In essence: • A workshop accommodated in the head quarters of Social services • Shop in the Artist street- one of the most popular in Izmit • Support from the local municipality • Bhagavat in the Turkish media

  8. THE NEW VISION OF BETWE ARE THINKING AHEAD Establishing SMEs • WHY • WHERE • WHEN • HOW “Social entrepreneurship is the process of recognizing and relentlessly pursuing opportunities to create social value” Centre for the advancement of Social entrepreneurship (CASE)

  9. Our model: Hotel MA The concept A hotel promoting MA or how 2 marginalized groups assisting each other can run a Social Enterprise

  10. The HOTEL inside… What do we plan to offer… • Tourism is 12% of the gross national product • 2.5 %/ 5% growth in international tourism predicted for winter 2012-2013

  11. Good examples of functioning SE HOTELS • BET is currently in partnership with Care Co-ops who have established a training hotel called Eco Chateau in the Orne region of France, offering vocational training in catering and hospitality for marginalised groups. http://www.careco-ops.org.uk/services/european-programme • New four-star hotel in Inverness, Scotland to be run by area’s marginalized youth (The hotel is to open 2014) • Art and Woonhotel Rotterdam

  12. The END Thank you

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