Introduce 30 Blind Youth to European Values

Dear freinds!

A week has passed since the project "The Way to Independence" was held!", We gathered our thoughts about him to write. Bulgaria met us with rain and coolness, but the mood in our team was warm, every day the atmosphere became warmer and more comfortable - this is the most important condition for the good work of the project.

  Probably the best report on the project will be the feedback of its participants.
1. Inna G. 22 year

I was lucky to be one of the project psychologists, I got experience working in pairs with another specialist, a lot of knowledge from the participants, great pleasure to be close to those who needed it.
A little bit about the participants are pearls that are intertwined in a necklace of beauty, femininity, wisdom, love that inspired their successes on the project, revealed something new in themselves and others, gratefully accepted and happily gave knowledge, practical skills, advice, new.
I am infinitely grateful to each participant for the trust, for the possibility of mistakes, because I'm not a magician, but only study, for smiles, achievement and Love !!!
A new stream in the river of our project was the arrival of Polish colleagues, who trained participants in space orientation techniques, specialists and volunteers to accompany the blind, and gave everyone a chance to try with a cane. Girls from Poland also shared with us their humor, smiles, enthusiasm and great professionalism, responsibility for their work - it is very valuable for us! In a short three days, we managed to get both theoretical knowledge on orientation, and practical skills, thank you, for this!
I will never stop admiring the woman who creates such opportunities for the blind who give most of herself to the cause of life, which with love and wisdom share the most intimate - kindness, humanity, Valentina Antonovna, thank you for being !!!
On the project "The Way to Independence" there was much more interesting and useful.
I am happy that I met new friends and that friendship with old friends has become stronger, in my opinion, it is worth to overcome hundreds of kilometers by bus, to leave the comfort zone, to open new laws horizons and.

2. Anastaiya, 19 year. Project The road to independence 2017 is dedicated

04.08.17

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I met them recently.
We did not yet know
As a computer in the hands of taking
And press the buttons.

Manage both phone
And with android from iphone
Improve the orientation.
With a cane run very dexterously.

How to accompany people.
On the charge of squatting.
Back bend like a cat.
A fork is a knife and a spoon.

As in the lectures to remain silent,
A lot of knowledge to receive.
How to meet, communicate
And with him to understand.

How to find shoes,
In the evenings, drinking coffee,
Sometimes and that is stronger,
To open up it was easier.

Very much to declare we want
 Thank you two.
After all, you collected the team,
All of us organized.

We do not lose friendship!
We do not forget about anything!
Again, each other, we'll smile!
We'll get together again!

Many thanks to you once again for the project. As I wrote in
Questionnaire, it was my best and productive vacation for the whole summer.
It was possible to learn a lot of new and useful in terms of orientation, navigation,
Communication and personal growth. Perhaps, although still inaccurate, but, nevertheless,
I hope friends have appeared. Separately, thanks for being able to find
Sponsors and anyone, including me, did not have to pay for living and
food. Thank you for organizing all this and invited me. Thank you for
Made questionnaires for us. This is a good feedback. Words and emotions
Many, but not all. I hope that you will not only be silent for memory,
But also useful for anything. I love you.

Dear friends, your support is very important to us! The life of the project participants has already changed for the better. Thanks to you, they take the first steps towards self-sufficiency, independence and faith in themselves. They realized that they were not alone on this difficult path.