Karin Dom celebrates 16th birthday

On June 23rd Karin Dom celebrated its 16th birthday!

The celebration under the slogan “We love sport” brought together children, parents, volunteers and friends of the Center. The entertaining programme included dances, relay races and of course – the toning exercises which are part of the daily program of the children visiting Karin Dom. The children attending the Play groups in Karin Dom performed a special Bulgarian horo (dance).

Next was the official opening of the new Learning and Demonstration Center. The Center has a summer kitchen where kids will learn how to prepare tasty meals for themselves and their families. There will be a “Toy Library” from which parents could rent toys and receive guidance on how to use them in the activities with their children. And of course there is a room for trainings, entertainment, meetings, talks and playing for parents and their children. 

Karin Dom received many greetings and presents. Kids from the Community Center “Vasil Levski” – Galata performed folk and modern dances and Helin Hassan Hassan presented the beautiful modern ballet “Starfish.”

The celebration continued with a Children Cocktail Party in the garden behind the Center – there was cake, sandwiches, pastries, and many other treats for everyone.

Karin Dom is grateful to all who participated actively in the organization of our holiday and helped us make it so beautiful and special!

Karin Dom Foundation in numbers – from 1996 to June 2012

Number of children and families who used services in the period from 1996 to June 2012 – 1229

That includes: 
– Children from Varna town and the region – 74%
– Children from the country and abroad (Macedonia, Turkey, Greece, the UK) – 26%

Average number of children per month – 120

Average number of children per year until 2010  – 147

After the begining of the Early Intervention Programme in 2010 the average number of children per year increased to 239

Number of children enrolled into mainstream kindergartens and schools – 186

Number of trained professionals from organizations outside Karin Dom – 882

Number of organizations trained in early intervention – 12

Number of trained organizations – 111

Number of students in the period from 1996 to June 2011 – 1427

Number of volunteers in the period from 1996 to June 2011 – 361

That includes:
– from Bulgaria – 183
– from abroad – 175