A national meeting of youth councils and parliaments will be held in Gabrovo from September 9 to 12. Nearly 40 young people from 11 Bulgarian cities have confirmed their participation - Gabrovo, Dobrich, Ruse, Montana, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Karlovo, Sofia, Burgas, Pernik and Shumen.The meeting is the 23rd in a row and will bring together active young people with various positions - presidents and members of youth parliaments and councils, young ombudsmen and young mayors, student and advisory councils. The meeting is entitled "Together to Success" and is organized by the Youth Parliament - Gabrovo, with the help of the Youth Center - Gabrovo. Тo host the event was won after an application submitted last year, in which the young people motivated their desire to welcome their peers from all over Bulgaria.
During the meeting, the young people will present their organizations and positions, their structure, good practices, successes and difficulties. They will also work on ideas on how youth organizations can become more visible, legitimize, support and network.
The program also includes several training sessions - on personal development through youth organizations, on attracting and managing financial resources to them, on media literacy - obtaining true information and distinguishing fake news.
Time has also been set aside for the young people of Gabrovo to show the guests their city - visits to REMO "Eter", Museum "House of Humor and Satire" and a hike along the eco-path to the Sokol monastery are planned.
