INVITATION
FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL
"BRIDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONALITIES"
under project № BG65AMNP001-2.005-0002 “Fighting together against prejudices and stereotypes - TCNs' employment and entrepreneurship”, Activity 5 “Promoting exchanges with the host society through joint cultural initiatives”, financed according to the agreements between the “Projecta” Foundation, in the capacity of Beneficiary and “International Projects” Directorate, Ministry of Interior, in the capacity of Responsible Authority under Grant agreement №: 812108-27/27.05.2019 under the “Asylum, Migration and Integration” Fund 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union.
Date of holding: June 23, 2022
Location: Republic of Bulgaria, Burgas region, Pomorie, in the space between the Art Gallery and the restaurant "Old Casino"
Start: 16:30
End: 21:00
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
“Projecta” Foundation, as the Beneficiary implementing the project “Fighting together against prejudices and stereotypes - TCNs' employment and entrepreneurship”, funded by a project selection procedure for grants: BG65AMNP001-2.005 “Integration and legal migration - implementing measures of the EU Action Plan on the Integration of Third-Country Nationals”, under the “Asylum, Migration and Integration” Fund 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union, kindly invites you to become part of a joint cultural initiative - an international cultural festival, held under the title "BRIDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONALITIES". The festival is organized in connection with the implementation of Activity 5 “Promoting exchanges with the host society through joint cultural initiatives” under the project and is held in accordance with item 4.1.5 "Active participation and social inclusion" of the "Action Plan for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals", in this context held for the first time in the town of Pomorie.
The organization and implementation of the joint initiative directly refers to the achievement of Specific Objective № 4 of the project, namely: promoting exchange with the host society through joint cultural initiatives, consisting of organizing a joint cultural festival.
In this regard, the invitation is addressed to representatives of the target groups of the project, namely - third-country nationals and the general public of the host Bulgarian society, as well as to the guests of Pomorie on the day of the festival. The target groups of the project include third-country nationals legally residing in the Republic of Bulgaria and third-country nationals in the procedure for granting international protection in the Republic of Bulgaria, including persons seeking international protection and persons receiving international protection.
The festival will be attended directly by more than 10 third-country nationals, who will present their handicrafts and a variety of art products as a result of personal projects for entrepreneurship and employment, caused as a result of successfully passed thematically oriented training seminars on the project. The cultural event will be attended by many representatives of the host Bulgarian society, who will show their own handicrafts and art products, and will also present dance and performing arts, in order to exchange experiences and good practices between the nationalities represented at the festival. The event is expected to attract many audiences, both from the local community in Pomorie and from tourists and vacationers in the resort.
The festival is organized and conducted with the kind assistance and support of the Municipality of Pomorie.
There is no fee for the participants in the programme, and for all guests of the festival admission is free.
Thank you in advance for your interest, your presence is important and valuable for both participants and us!

