Enrich the quality of life in Bulgarian villages

Hey, dearest Baba supporter! 

How has you August been going? Work, really? We are noticing that despite the efforts of trying to embrace the rhythm of summer more devotedly, August very often happens to be one of our busiest months.

Anyway! We join today with 2 important news:

- - - Our Residency 2024 is just about to begin! It will again be in the Northwest and along the r. Danube from August 30th to September 9th.

We are venturing into the "quiet waters" of local culture and Wallachian treasures in the villages of Deleyna, Yasen and Koshava. This time our Residency has a new format and goal - creating a concept of cultural products/experiences/adventures led by local people. We want them to be permanently creative and beneficial for the local community, so the working title of their essence is co-creative tourism.

Here, here and here you can meet the 17th (yep!) newly chosen residents with so many different backgrounds and professional whirlwinds.

What is the connection between the 3 villages? The borderness, the Wallchian vernacular and treasures, the amazing funeral rites, the dance folklore, the honourable role of water (the Danube for Koshava and Yasen and the fountains for the village of Deleya). The remaining undiscovered sources of opportunities and points of contact between the three villages will be explored together with the selected residents. Also here (in Bulgarian) you can read a bit more about one of our latest expeditions to the villages.

- - - We had finally finished the first shareable version of our Baba Residence handbook (both English and Bulgarian) - a guide for rural organizers who want to boost the cultural life and access to culture of their village (or neighbourhood even).

Please, let us know if you want access to it - we really would like to share it with people who are passionate currently about the topic and would have the time and space for these efforts.

Be healthy

and see you soon,

Ideas Factory team