A hub – Bulgaria’s First Space for Social Innovation – Opens Doors in Sofia
“A hub”, the first space for social innovation in Bulgaria was opened in Sofia. “A hub” will provide a common space for non-governmental organisations and businesses to launch common initiatives aimed at social change and improving the environment in which we live.
The Hub has been created on the initiative of the Listen Up Foundation with the support of the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL) and the financing for the first year of the project is provided by TELUS International Europe.
The management team of A hub is ambitious to work for the creation of active dialogue and long-term partnerships between the business, the civil sector, institutions, universities and society. The goal is to enable the business to actively participate in the sustainable development of the civil sector, to be involved in civic causes, and to come up with more successful solutions that will reach more people.
The management team of the social innovation space includes Xavier Marcenac, President of TELUS International Europe, Nadia Shabani, Director of the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, and Ashod Derandonian, Chairman of the Listen Up Foundation.
More about the initiator organizations:
The Listen Up Foundation was set up in 2014 to improve the quality of life of deaf people in Bulgaria. The main goal of the Foundation is to provide equal access to information, communication, quality education and professional development of people with hearing impairment in Bulgaria through information technologies. The Foundation is in a process of development of an online platform for equal access that currently includes two modules for video relay and speech-to-text services.
The Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL) was established in 2001. For more than 16 years BCNL’s mission has been to support the development and implementation of laws and policies aimed at developing the civil society, civic participation and good governance in Bulgaria. BCNL is a partner of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and a founder and partner of the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL).
TELUS International Europe is a leading provider of BPO and ITO service, which has been providing business processes outsourcing services since 2004. The company employs more than 3500 people in Europe in the territory of 7 centers in Bulgaria, Romania and the UK. Globally, TELUS International provides innovative business outsourcing services with over 25 000 employees worldwide, including Canada, the USA, Europe, Latin America and the Philippines.
You can learn more about future initiatives on the project on A hub’s Facebook page and at http://www.a-hub.bg/en/.
