Become an Award supporter

The Award is a personal development program through which many personal and academic successes can be achieved. Young people need to be actively involved in non-formal education and the development of "soft skills", for which the Award can help a lot. The award left a lasting impression on me - it made me believe in my abilities and give my best to experience the pleasure of reaching the ultimate goal.

The pandemic that swept the world forced us to shut ourselves in our homes, and we had to remain productive and positive. Because despite the difficulties in our daily lives, life must go on, and we must strive for our dreams again. The Award gives us the unique opportunity to have fun with new activities while getting to know ourselves and everything around us. And young people need to know what they are capable of in order to be able to rule a new and better world.

I definitely became more responsible - by committing to the Award I made a commitment - mostly to myself, and I really wanted to fulfill it. The encouragement to volunteer when I was just 15, to dare to step out of my comfort zone, to try things I had never thought of trying, and to turn out to be an important part of my life puzzle with the goals which I have achieved and with the experience I have gained is invaluable.

I grew up with the Award. I developed myself, I changed my worldview, I met wonderful people. When I applied for a job, the information related to the Award turned out to be quite impressive and interesting for employers. However, she cultivates qualities that are highly valued in the work environment.

The experience is incomparable, because you embark on a vast adventure of self-knowledge and meet different people who often become your friends and associates in the desire for change. I understood who I was, what I wanted to do in the future and how I could achieve my goals.

The realization that gradual development is fundamental to all areas of our lives came after the award at the Bronze level. What is learned during the program should be applied after the end of it, and when it becomes a daily routine to be strict, everything is done with great ease and speed.

I think the Award would be useful for anyone looking for direction, but needs a structure to find it. In addition to the ability to set goals and perform, the Award introduced me to quite inspiring people and brought me closer to some of my best friends. Thanks to my success, I also developed my sense of self-confidence.

I think what is really special about the Duke of Edinburgh Award is that it gives people the opportunity to take control of their own development in order to acquire skills and gain the confidence that they can contribute and make a difference. I feel proud and happy to support the program of the Award here in Bulgaria with everything I can do to support its promotion throughout the country, because I think this is a fantastic initiative.

For me, this is a brilliant program. It offers young people from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, a real opportunity to grow and learn, to develop resilience, initiative, teamwork skills, a sense of social responsibility because we live in a world and environment that are bigger than us, but we play our part in this context.

I am extremely proud of myself for showing perseverance and effort to achieve my goal. However, it doesn't happen every day that you are rewarded for having fun for three months. The award gave me courage. Fill me with an extreme thirst for new challenges. Wishing to meet more amazing people like those from the Award board and the participants. And perhaps most importantly - faith that I can achieve anything I want!