On September 1, 2023, we officially launched the project in Plovdiv and online.
Examples of good practices from Italy, Greece and Denmark were shared. The event was held with the support of the Municipality of Plovdiv in the Exhibition Hall "2019" of the City Art Gallery.
The project responds to the needs of the creative sector, which we analysed in 2022 in Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Denmark, Italy and the EU. In the face of multiple crises, the challenges facing creative organizations are increasing. At the same time, society's expectations of them are growing. Collab 4 Hy Sust CCI gives the necessary know-how to 15 organizations to realize their ideas and establish themselves as cultural pillars in their communities.
15 initiatives selected with an open call receive:
1) participation in 5 training sessions with guidelines, concepts and practical advice;
2) mentoring support from international experts;
3) a microgrant for prototyping in the process of incubation;
4) participation in a network engaging the region of Southeast Europe for active European cooperation in innovation partnerships
Partners in the project are: Materahub - Italy, Intercultura Consult which leads the 3rd micro-incubator in support of innovation partnerships, Syn+Ergasia - Greece, Det Flyvende Teater - Denmark and Nova Iskra - Serbia. The project is co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme (CREA) of the EU, by the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria and supported by the Municipality of Plovdiv, an associated partner.