About Us

Learning for Change Foundation (LFC) is established in 2016 by experts in the field of education, training and project management. The main motivation of the team for the establishment of the Foundation is to combine in one organization their long experience in international Youth work, youth policy, project activities and non-formal learning. The team of experts and professionals behind the organization work actively together in the field of Youth work at national and international level for years. In early 2016 they have decided to create a unified organization to meet the specific needs for the development of non-formal learning and Youth work in Bulgaria and Europe.

The main goal of Learning for Change it to provide learning and transformational opportunities for youth and young adults. The team of LFC works actively together in the field of Youth work designing and offering activates in different areas: personal development, motivation, youth projects and volunteering, interactive teaching and environmental education, adventure programs based on the methods of experiential learning and outdoor education, sustainability, responsible consumption, spiritual intelligence, training design, anti-globalization, social change and Environmental rights.

Our share values are: respect to the Earth community, solidarity, social and environmental justice, the right for education and training, mutual cooperation, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, public and personal responsibility and peace.

MISSION: To support people in the search of their true life purpose by raising personal awareness, connection to nature, and building sustainable core values.
VISION: To live in a society driven by ecocentric value, that provides opportunities for natural growth and personal development through one’s unique talents as an integral part of the global eco-system.

THE AIMS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE:

• Improvement of the quality of Youth work in Bulgaria and Europe;
• Improvement of the quality and the access of children, young people and adults to training opportunities based on Non-formal learning;
• Support of social inclusion, personal development and professional realization of children and young people with fewer opportunities or disadvantaged background;
• Development and promotion of innovative pedagogical tools based on Eco-centric development and Nature-based experiential learning;
• Encouragement and promotion of social entrepreneurship, responsible consumption and responsible business;
• Promotion of online learning and access to training and resources based on the Internet.

The team of the Foundation has deep expertise in the development and implementation of training programs aimed at employment, empowerment, social inclusion, sustainable development, environmental awareness, social entrepreneurship, non-formal learning, interactive teaching, self-discovery, personal development and others.

TWO MAIN AREAS OF WORK OF LEARNING FOR CHANGE ARE:

1. Ecocentric (soul-oriented) personal development – developmental psychological concept facilitating holistic personal growth;
2. Nature-based experiential learning – reconnection with Nature (inner and outer) using outdoor education and learning by doing in wilderness settings;

Thanks to the experience of the team members in activities on international level, the Foundation has a large network of partner organizations in both the European Union and the neighbouring regions, with a specific focus in the Mediterranean partnerships – EuroMed region. On national level, the Foundation has partnered with organizations such as the National Youth Forum – Bulgaria, the “Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award -Bulgaria”, NC “Future Now 2006” and others.

Some of the achievements of the team of the Foundation are:

• Development of educational programs for training of trainers and youth workers (Erasmus + КА2, 2014-1-BG01-KA205-001743);
• National and international statistical surveys in the field of youth employment (Erasmus + , ЕЕА, SALTO);
• Development of tools for evaluation and validation of competences acquired through non-formal learning (Assessment Centres, Tests, Methodologies);
• Development and dissemination of training manuals in the field of Non-formal learning , Sustainable development, Human rights , Youth employment, Entrepreneurship etc. ;
• Development, selection and training of national and international Pool of Trainers (National Youth Council of Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal, Spain);
• Preparation and conduction of online courses on topics connected with youth work – learningforchange.net

The activities that the Foundation implements are:

• Development and implementation of projects with national and international funding;
• Developing, organizing and providing education and training programs;
• Providing high-quality alternative educational services and trainings in the fields: Youth work, Training of trainers and youth workers, Non-formal education and interactive teaching, Sustainable development, Social inclusion, Personal development, Responsible consumption, Entrepreneurship and alternative employment, Community development, Organic and alternative agriculture, Ecocentric development, Positive psychology, Environmental protection, Environmental rights, Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, Nature-based experiential learning and others.
• Establishing contacts and interactions with other national and international organizations with similar activity;
• Development, publication and dissemination of media products – publications, video and audio materials;
• Development and delivery of Internet-based training courses and learning resources – learningforchange.net;
• Promoting the objectives and results from the activities of the Foundation by all means of public voice;
• Dissemination of information and know-how in the field of training and education;