One of the special sessions in the programme of the National Network for Children (NNC) 2026 Annual Meeting was dedicated to the Children’s House project – a community centre for early childhood development and advocacy for children’s rights.
The session brought together members of the National Network for Children, partners, supporters and friends of the cause, who had the opportunity to learn more about the progress made on the project so far and the plans for its future development.
The panel was facilitated by Georgi Bogdanov, Executive Director of NNC, who recalled how the idea for the Children’s House first emerged several years ago and how it gradually developed into one of the Network’s most significant shared goals.
Participants looked back at the journey so far – from the initial concept and project preparation to the current stage, where the focus is on shaping the future activities of the Children’s House and building a broad community of people and organisations that can contribute to its development.
A key focus of the discussion was on the activities, services and initiatives that could become part of the Children’s House, ensuring that the space responds to the real needs of children, families and professionals in Bulgaria.
During the session, participants worked in groups based on their interests, expertise and potential areas of contribution. They discussed ideas for future programmes, partnerships and mechanisms for actively involving organisations from across the Network in the development of the project.
The groups formed during the session will continue their work beyond the Annual Meeting through online meetings and joint initiatives.
The project is implemented by the National Network for Children and funded by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works under the Regional Development Programme 2021–2027. Project partners are the Regional Centre for Support of the Process of Inclusive Education – Sofia and Concordia Bulgaria Foundation.
The 2026 Annual Meeting is organised as part of the INSPIRE project – Improving National Support for Prevention, Intervention and Response to Violence against Children and Empowerment of Victims. Its main objective is to prevent and respond to violence against children and empower victims. The project is implemented by the Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation (WCIF) and the National Network for Children (NNC) and is co-funded by the European Union.
The 2026 Annual Meeting is organised with the support of the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme, Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility 2024–2029.
