Loesje Bulgaria is inviting youth workers to H-BASE – Healthy Boundaries and Assertiveness in Youth Work for Empowerment, an Erasmus+ Training Course in Varna, Bulgaria. The project addresses stress, emotional overload, and burnout among youth workers; as professionals, we often support others while neglecting our own wellbeing and personal limits. The project aims to strengthen participants' resilience, assertiveness and ability to set healthy personal and professional boundaries, and it also promotes healthier and more respectful working environments in youth organisations. Loesje Bulgaria is based in Ruse and part of the international Loesje network, using creative writing, storytelling, and non-formal education to encourage critical thinking, freedom of expression, active citizenship, and social participation.
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What the Programme Covers
Through non-formal education, participants will explore stress management, active listening, emotional regulation, self-care and assertive communication, using methods including group work, role-playing, reflection, case studies and practical exercises. The programme combines theoretical input, practical exercises, personal reflection and peer learning, exploring stress and burnout prevention, personal and professional boundaries, assertive communication, active listening, emotional regulation, self-awareness and resilience. As a result, youth workers will gain tools to manage pressure, communicate their needs and prevent burnout, and later transfer these methods to their organisations and local communities.
Activities
🧘 Guided meditation and breathing practices
📓 Personal journaling and daily reflection
💬 Group discussions and exchange of professional experiences
🎭 Role-playing, simulations and practical case studies
🎨 Art therapy, music, movement and visualisation exercises
🤝 Activities focused on confidence, emotions and personal boundaries
🏢 An NGO fair where partners present their work and good practices
✍️ Loesje Creative Writing and other creative reflection methods
🧰 Preparation of a practical toolkit on wellbeing and burnout prevention
📣 Planning of local peer-to-peer activities and the online dissemination campaign
🎓 Youthpass reflection and recognition of learning outcomes
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Participant Profile
The training is for youth workers aged 18 or above with a genuine interest in the topic, actively involved in the work of the sending organisation, and able and willing to participate fully in all project activities, including the follow-up and dissemination. Participants should be respectful of the laws of Bulgaria, the organisers, the group and the agreed rules of conduct, and should have the motivation, capacity and willingness to organise a dissemination activity with the support of their sending organisation. Participants will also have the opportunity to experience Loesje Creative Writing and learn more about the Loesje methodology.
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Who Can Apply
The training course is open to youth workers aged 18 and over from the following countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania and 🇪🇸 Spain.
Accommodation and What's Covered
All costs for the project, such as accommodation and meals, are covered by the Erasmus+ programme. Participants have access to comfortable accommodation in double or triple rooms in a recently renovated hotel that offers towels and a hair dryer in every room, with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks served as a buffet with both Bulgarian and international cuisine suitable for all kinds of dietary needs, and coffee and soft drinks available from 08:00 to 22:00. The venue has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Wi-Fi, fitness facilities and a dedicated meeting room for activities. Travel costs are reimbursed according to the Erasmus+ programme Distance Calculator, after all required supporting documents (invoices, tickets, boarding passes and other relevant travel documents) have been submitted; all travel options and tickets must be approved by Loesje Bulgaria before purchase, and green travel includes bus, train or carpooling. You may arrive 2 days before or leave 2 days after the mobility, but expenses for the extra days are not covered.
The Details
📆 Dates: 16 to 23 September 2026
📍 Location: Varna, Bulgaria
🔹 Age: youth workers aged 18 and over
🔖 Project code: 2025-3-BG01-KA153-YOU-000383918
How to Apply
Complete the online application form. Selected participants will be contacted by email; for questions, the organisers can be reached by email or on Facebook and Instagram @loesjebulgaria.
Deadline
⏳ 31 August 2026
Links
🔗 Application form: https://forms.gle/BARwx3CLUM1tVJz6A
🔗 Infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ruaJtpio9qFQ-0Ij-8AI0WxQtJCafGF0/view
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