Karin Dom Foundation implemented two years project for development of early intervention service for children with special needs in the local community. In the frame of the project the team of the foundation transferred its experience to ten nongovernmental organisations from around the country. The trainings and the financial support for realizing local activities for one year took place in the frame of the joint Programme of Tulip Foundation and Oak Foundation for support for children and families aimed at prevention of institutionalization of children.

Representatives of the ten organisations came together for a closing conference in Varna on 12 – 14 March 2012.

Hristo Bozov, Deputy Mayor of Varna Municipality and Maria Petkova, Director of Tulip Foundation congratulated the participants for their hard work and wished them a successful meeting.

The colleagues from different towns and organisations shared many and moving successes in their practical work with children and their parents. They also shared various difficulties they have been faced with – mentality, lack of understanding, insufficient coordination. The opportunities for continuation and sustainability of the services for children and their families were among the main issues in the discussions.