Association SAPI and Association

Association SAPI and Association "Child and Space" will manage the Complex in Vidin

In the city of Vidin on May 11th, 2011 the new Complex for social services to children and families officially opened doors.

A speech at the opening ceremony was given by the Mayor of the Municipality of Vidin - Rumen Vidov - as a host and a partner for the project, by Tania Radochai and Stean Anderson - representatives of UNICEF from Bulgaria and Denmark, by the Danish Countess Alexandra Kristina, by Kore Janson - the Danish Ambassador in Bulgaria, by Nikolai Zahariev - representative of the Velux Foundation, by Valentina Simeonova - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy, by Ianita Manolova - Deputy Executive Director of the Social Support Agency and by Kalin Kamenov - Deputy Head of the State Agency for Child Protection. Consecration of the new building was performed by the Great Bishop Sionii - vicar of the Vidin Metropolitan bishop Dometian - so that everyone who uses the buidling in the future is blessed by health and luck.

The official band was cut by Tania Radochai, Borislav Vankov - Deputy Mayor for Social Policy in Vidin, Valentina Simeonova and Stean Anderson.

The Complex will be managed by the consortium Association "Social Activities and Practices Institute" and Association "Child and Space". Director of the Complex will be Mrs Mariela Valkova.

The Complex will have three different units: Community Support Centre, Monitored Shelter and a Daily Centre. The services will be available to the citizens in the region of Vidin free of charge. Mrs Tania Radochai clarified that "The Complex will be oriented to children and youths at risk, their families, children placed in institutions and children that have dropped out from school".