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Type of organisation
Non-governmental organization
Thematic focus
Quality Pedagogy
Health programs
Child rights and child protection
Access to services
Parenting support programs
Social inclusion for Romani and migrant children
Social inclusion for children with special needs
Targeted age groups
Birth to three
Three to six
Six to ten
10+
Direct targeted groups
Children
Educators (daycare, kindergarten, primary school)
Health professionals
In-service training providers
Local authorities
Parents/care-takers
Policy makers
Social workers
Vulnerable and marginalized groups of children (e.g., Roma, children with disabilities)
Mission
Balkan Sunflowers promotes local volunteerism and brings volunteers from around the world to work as neighbors and friends in social reconstruction and renewal. By organizing educational, social and cultural activities, we promote understanding, further non-violent conflict transformation, and celebrate the diversity of the lives and cultures of the Balkan region.
Our volunteers bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to societies that have been depleted by conflict, and the volunteers are themselves enriched by their involvement in community building.
Balkan Sunflowers' activities are intended both to achieve concrete results and to enliven and empower the participants and their communities. Through education, empowerment, awareness raising, play, art, sport, work and celebration, and in compassionate response to traumatic experiences, we serve the communities with whom we live.
Our volunteers bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to societies that have been depleted by conflict, and the volunteers are themselves enriched by their involvement in community building.
Balkan Sunflowers' activities are intended both to achieve concrete results and to enliven and empower the participants and their communities. Through education, empowerment, awareness raising, play, art, sport, work and celebration, and in compassionate response to traumatic experiences, we serve the communities with whom we live.