VISIT TO ICELAND OF A PROJECT PROMOTER UNDER THE BILATERAL FUND

In the period 29.09 and 2.10 a group of experts from „Association “Sustainability of progressive and open communication” (SPOC) visited Iceland for a number of meetings part of the implented project "Promoting the Bilateral Relations and Analyzing the Icelandic Model for Prevention" financed under the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level. The Donor Project Partners are the Icelandic Center for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA) and "Public Health" Directorate, Reykjavik.

The Bulgarian participants had the opportunity to meet the Presiden of Iceland Dr. Ólafur Grímsson and the Mayor of Reykjavik Mr. Dagur Eggertsson - both active participants in the system for prevention among children and youth in the country. During the meetings they discussed possibilities for cooperation in the sphere of prevention of dependance among the growing, where Iceland has a very successful model in Europe.

During the visit a conference was held to mark the annual "Day of prevention", held under the patronage of the President of Iceland, who presented Buglaria and SPOC Association as special guests of the forum.

Promoting the Bilateral Relations and Analyzing the Icelandic Model for Prevention