Hello! Our project Wild Vibes is coming to its end. Since February 2025, we hosted 13 young people in Mrachenik, rural village in the Sredna Gora region. All working together to renovate an old school into a volunteering and training center while connecting with rural life and locals.
This year, we opened our new project, Bright Lands. We are now opened to application for this project, co-funded by the EU.
If you like what you see, you can apply HERE.
You can get to know the project better HERE.
We will cover weekly progress through the so-called “Weekly Recaps”. Here we will give a brief overview of what is happening in this little village called Mrachenik and report on our experiences.
hello gas here its time for the weekly recap
This week at Smokinya Foundation, the Bulgarian weather decided to treat us to a rather rainy atmosphere! When the rain keeps falling, you have to adapt. As the team’s Social Media Manager, I took advantage of these gray days to focus 100% on creating content from the comfort of my home.
The week was particularly creative on social media. In total, I conceived and edited six new Reels! A special shout-out to one of the shoots I did with Tisho. He’s a fantastic actor! But that’s precisely what makes the video so spontaneous and fun to watch, and therefore profitable.
Off-screen, we weren’t idle either. We dedicated two whole days to a major inventory: everything was checked, from the house to the school workshop. Sorting, cataloging, organizing—an essential step to start fresh. We also took the time to clean the village streets, collecting the thick piles of fallen leaves that had started accumulating with the autumn rain. There’s still work to be done, but hey, we did our bit.
The weekend also marked the beginning of a brand new challenge. Our mission for the next few days? Removing the plaster from the walls of the Activity Room. Let’s be honest: it’s clearly not the most fun task of the adventure, but it’s not rocket science either! It’s the kind of manual labor that brings the team closer together and prepares the ground for some super exciting future projects in this room.
Finally, we ended on a warm note, as we do every week: our Bulgarian lesson. The lesson went wonderfully well. I want to thank Raya, who does an amazing job with impressive patience.
and yes, I know we’re late, but you’ll learn more next week.
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This program is co-funded by the Erasmus+ / European Solidarity Corps program of the European Union.
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