
Aldin Stefanov, educational mediator-coordinator
Dear readers,
Center Amalipe was one of the first organizations that applied the pilot model for community moderators and later educational mediators. In the process of work, it became very clear how great is the need for the quick inclusion of educational mediators in the teaching teams of schools with a large percentage of school students from ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. That is why in 2021 Amalipe Center started a series of online meetings and training for educational mediators to increase their capacity in their work among the community. From March 2021 to August 2021 a total of 225 educational mediators and social workers from all over the country participated in the online meetings and training organized by Amalipe Center.
Within a few weeks, you will have the pleasure to meet educational mediators that Amalipe Center has selected to be mediator-coordinators. Their role will be to coordinate and support individuals who are taking their first steps in the profession of an educational mediator. Through this, we will try to promote the work and activities of educational mediators.
Today we will introduce you to Stefan Stefanov!
My name is Aldin Yonkov Stefanov, I am born in Tervel, but I currently live in Novi Pazar. In 2016 for the first time, I attended a training organized by Center Amalipe. During the training, I met educated Roma who helped children not to drop out of education. After the training, I told myself that I also want to be useful to my community and decided to help school-aged children with whatever I can. My profession as a videographer and video studio owner helped me a lot because my parents knew me and trusted me a lot. Since 2016 I have been working and being part of the Amalipe Center family, starting as a community mediator and now I am an educational mediator. For me, the work of educational mediators is very important for the future of all students.
If you are an educational mediator and you want to be part of the “Network of Educational Mediators”, you can email us at: cor.amalipe.vt@abv.bg or join our Facebook page by clicking on this address – https://www.facebook.com/groups/331621514717494
Mediators must become a natural and full complement to the teaching team. They can, and should, work alongside teachers to sustainably integrate children into the education system who are at risk of dropping out of school.
Atanas Atanasov, coordinator of work with parents.