{"id":6884,"date":"2024-09-16T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/focus-group-in-bulgaria"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:20:02","slug":"focus-group-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/focus-group-in-bulgaria","title":{"rendered":"Focus group in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6884\" class=\"elementor elementor-6884 elementor-2294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6420070 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6420070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721a0e5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"721a0e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ff11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ff11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus group in Bulgaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6fe11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab6fe11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/focus-group-Bulgaria-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/focus-group-Bulgaria-1.jpg 411w, https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/focus-group-Bulgaria-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac7485 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ac7485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc3a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc3a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In September 2024, Association Follow Me organized a deeply meaningful focus group with refugee children in Secondary School \u201cStefan Karadzha\u201d in Varna, Bulgaria. This was an important milestone in shaping our 12-Module Integration Program as part of the Safe Spaces project.<br \/>Our team, including two psychologists and one professional trainer, was there to present the program, create a welcoming environment and listen closely to the voices of the young participants. Their insights, emotions and honesty brought the content to life in powerful ways.<br \/>The young people explored the full range of the modules and engaged actively with them, offering valuable feedback and suggestions, while also sharing personal stories of resilience, adaptation and hope. They explored essential topics such as access to healthcare and social services, individual goal setting, mental health, community belonging, education, employment, housing and legal support. The session encouraged open dialogue and the children responded with valuable feedback, personal insights and powerful stories drawn from their own journeys. Their reflections highlighted the importance of cultural sensitivity, emotional support and practical tools that truly reflect their day-to-day realities. Many shared how meaningful it felt to be included in shaping a program designed for their needs and several emphasized how themes like identity, well-being and opportunity resonated deeply with them. Their feedback helped us ensure that the modules are not only informative but also practical, empathetic and empowering.<br \/>One participant shared: \u201cIt helps just to know someone understands what it\u2019s like and that this is made for people like us.\u201d<br \/>This focus group was more than an evaluation, it was a shared moment of connection, trust and learning. It reaffirmed our belief that true impact begins with listening and that the voices of young people must be central in shaping any support framework intended for them.<br \/>We are deeply grateful to all participants and to Secondary School \u201cStefan Karadzha\u201d for hosting us so warmly. As we finalize the modules, these voices will continue to guide and inspire our work \u2013 toward creating safer, more inclusive spaces for youth across Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus group in Bulgaria In September 2024, Association Follow Me organized a deeply meaningful focus group with refugee children in Secondary School \u201cStefan Karadzha\u201d in Varna, Bulgaria. This was an important milestone in shaping our 12-Module Integration Program as part of the Safe Spaces project.Our team, including two psychologists and one professional trainer, was there to present the program, create a welcoming environment and listen closely to the voices of the young participants. Their insights, emotions and honesty brought the content to life in powerful ways.The young people explored the full range of the modules and engaged actively with them, offering valuable feedback and suggestions, while also sharing personal stories of resilience, adaptation and hope. They explored essential topics such as access to healthcare and social services, individual goal setting, mental health, community belonging, education, employment, housing and legal support. The session encouraged open dialogue and the children responded with valuable feedback, personal insights and powerful stories drawn from their own journeys. Their reflections highlighted the importance of cultural sensitivity, emotional support and practical tools that truly reflect their day-to-day realities. Many shared how meaningful it felt to be included in shaping a program designed for their needs and several emphasized how themes like identity, well-being and opportunity resonated deeply with them. Their feedback helped us ensure that the modules are not only informative but also practical, empathetic and empowering.One participant shared: \u201cIt helps just to know someone understands what it\u2019s like and that this is made for people like us.\u201dThis focus group was more than an evaluation, it was a shared moment of connection, trust and learning. It reaffirmed our belief that true impact begins with listening and that the voices of young people must be central in shaping any support framework intended for them.We are deeply grateful to all participants and to Secondary School \u201cStefan Karadzha\u201d for hosting us so warmly. As we finalize the modules, these voices will continue to guide and inspire our work \u2013 toward creating safer, more inclusive spaces for youth across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-bg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safespacesproject.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}