Alda Association
Alda Association is a non-profit organisation officially established in 2021. Between 2017 and 2021 Alda existed as an informal group of people who supported various national initiatives in the field of education, youth, sport, culture and tourism.
The organisation has the following objectives:
1) To promote effective policies and practices concerning the direct or indirect improvement of the quality of non-formal
education in Bulgaria;
2) To raise awareness through campaigns among educational institutions towards innovative trends, problems and possible solutions to the informal education of youth and adults based on analysis and evaluation of data from national and international research, broad and effective public dialogue, effective partnership between all interested parties;
3) To raise awareness campaign targeting communities and institutions that offer non-formal education about the latest innovations and good global practices in preparing quality programs for schools;
What are the organisation's activities in the field of this application?
We actively participate in various projects and cooperate with different education and training institutions in Bulgaria and across the EU. Alda supports different initiatives and programs enhancing cooperation between schools and communities at the local level. The Association develops youth programs related to Green and STEM in which municipal schools are partnering with businesses towards the elaboration of scientific school programs and practices aiming the raising
awareness of students in sustainability and interest in STEM careers.
One of the main aims of the association is to increase school students’ awareness in the emerging job market related to green and Circular economy jobs. The organization has a position towards women involvement in green initiatives and their active integration in green and STEM job market.
What profiles and age groups of learners are concerned by the organisation’s work?
ALDA is a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation born in an informal environment of non-vocational, non-formal experience-based learning. ALDA aims to stimulate people to share their experiences, knowledge, and skills to inspire selfdevelopment.
ALDA attempts to increase possibilities and scope for non-formal learning for youth. The organisation is focused on secondary schools' informal education. Mainly recently we work with teachers and school staff to organise events for students aged 15-18 years in job opportunities in green and circular economy labour market. ALDA is focused on secondary school girls to be more educated in technical fields for better jobs perspective.
GGG concept for Bulgarian schools and needs to be well promoted in education. The STEM approach within the environmental context is the key to modernise the contemporary second education in Bulgaria and contribute to green transition.