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Rhodopes Center for Community Development (RCCD)

RCCD is a non-governmental organization, which is independent, non-partisan, and non-commercial in nature.



The Rhodopes Center for Community Development
aims at:

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Rhodopes Center for Community Development (RCCD)

RCCD is a non-governmental organization, which is independent, non-partisan, and non-commercial in nature.



The Rhodopes Center for Community Development
aims at:

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Building sustainable community resources, leadership and partnerships to serve the needs of all people living in the region of Rhodopes with specific focus on youth.
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Increasing social justice, individual well-being and reducing negative impacts of intolerance and segregation in the region of Rhodopes;
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Promoting and building a culture of human rights, multiculturalism and toleration in the communities in the region of Rhodopes.
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Promoting the asset-based community development, that avoids paternalism and dependence by stimulating the discovering, mapping and mobilizing of all local community assets and this way helping the Rhodopes communities become stronger and more self-reliant.
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The objectives of this Association shall be:

* To organize meetings and conduct research in order to identify problems, locate resources, analyse local power structures and assess human needs within the Rhodopes` communities.

* To empower local...
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The objectives of this Association shall be:

* To organize meetings and conduct research in order to identify problems, locate resources, analyse local power structures and assess human needs within the Rhodopes` communities.

* To empower local individuals, groups and organizations by providing them with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities.

* To mobilise local non-formal groups, businesses, governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations to contribute with human and financial resources for sustainable community development in the region of Rhodopes.

* To organize civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities.

* To seek and ensure national and international funding and expertise to help local organizational capacity building.

* To provide services and distribute grants to local non-formal groups and non-governmental organizations working to satisfy the Rhodopes' community needs.

* To promote and facilitate community-based participatory research, a form of research, which engages a community fully in the process of problem definition/issue selection, research design, conducting research, and interpreting the results.
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To advance the work on community cohesion and sustainable development The Association works on:

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Organizing contact making events with community foundations and non-formal groups working in the Rhodopes within Bulgaria and also in the region of...
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To advance the work on community cohesion and sustainable development The Association works on:

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Organizing contact making events with community foundations and non-formal groups working in the Rhodopes within Bulgaria and also in the region of Rhodopes within Greece and Turkey.

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Promoting and facilitating activities for cross-border cooperation for improving the quality of life of all people in the Rhodopes.

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Organizing open forums, discussions, lectures and conferences on Rhodopes community issues.



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Organizing educational programs, improving the community knowledge of human rights, multiculturalism and toleration.

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Facilitating community research and encouraging other original work, contributing to understanding community cultures and building community trust.

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Encouraging the creation and promotion of art products, reflecting specific community culture.

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Protection and preservation of local archaeological and cultural heritage in the Rhodopes.

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Publishing papers and reports and disseminating knowledge and experience on the Rhodopes in particular and community development in general.
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