created under the project “Prevention and Struggle
against Domestic Violence”

financed by Foundation “Open Society”

There participate students on voluntary principle from the high schools in Gorna Oriahovitsa. The young people built their club, united by the idea that they want and can be useful for their coevals. They passed some module trainings for prevention of domestic violence and traffic of girls, organized by the team of Center Maria.

Youth club founding party

The monthly meetings of the club give them the possibility to discuss and submit resolutions on hot themes like relationships between sexes, violence and traffic, subjection. They often direct to the consultative programs of the service their classmates and friends who need support. They distribute willingly advertising materials and wear the advertising tee shirts of Center Maria. Their enthusiasm is contagious. They have their own plans for the future.

student-volunteers training

During the next school year they will participate as guides in the classes allocated on the theme violence. They will have independent media appearances and special page in monthly informational bulletin of Center Maria. Some of them have chosen from now the professional field of the psychologist, the jurist or the psychotherapeutist defending the woman’s point of view to violence.

student classes at school

traffic prevention - student lectures at Center Maria