On 19.09. 2024 at the American Center of the Metropolitan Library, the "Global Libraries - Bulgaria" Foundation held the final meeting of the 12-month DEPEND ON YOU project.
The project focuses on the civic activism of young people and the role of public libraries as local centers for civic participation and public debate. Partners of the "Global Libraries - Bulgaria" Foundation in the implementation of this project are the Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitar Panitsa" and the regional libraries in Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv and Sofia. The project was supported by the funding program of the Public Diplomacy Department of the US Embassy in Sofia. Librarians Stella Dimitrova, Vanina Simova and Stanislav Simov and students from the 10th and 11th grades, "Journalism" class from the "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" led by Mr. Georgi Georgiev and Mrs. Tanya Misheva. Two trainings were held on "Animal Protection" and "Good Public Speaking", as well as a final public speaking competition. Elina Genova, Diana Georgieva and Reneta Angelova competed with the representatives of the other cities in the project. Sofia. Colleagues presented the results of the activities in a presentation to the large audience and showed the TEEN TV film about the trainings, as well as final speeches from the girls who took the first 3 places. All participants of the debate will visit the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.