Our Mission

READ THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD SUMMIT OF COMMUNITY ARTS CENTERS AND NETWORKS, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, September 2014 

The International Council for Cultural Centers is the global network of national networks/associations of community cultural centers (3c-s), currently connecting more than 50 countries on 6 continents. I3C hopes to link these houses in a family of shared ideals and practices, weaving a larger, living and flexible global net embodying the analogy of the African shekere instrument net and way of producing sound: a net not only virtual but also very real and physically present through the actual house buildings enlivening communities on all continents.
I3C is currently the only international non-governmental organization representing internationally community cultural centers with their rights, responsibilities, and needs for favourable conditions for the activities of voluntary/non-paid artists and community animators around the world.

Strengthening the Bread Houses Network in Bulgaria - Mott Foundation

 The goal of the project is to strengthen the participation of marginalized groups and individuals in their communities throughout Bulgaria. To this end, the International Council for Cultural Centers will expand and strengthen its network of Bread Houses in Bulgaria, increase the capacity of the local bread house coordinators to implement projects and engage marginalized groups, and explore the possibilities of turning bread houses into successful social enterprises.

Bread Therapy recognized globally as a new art therapy through book published and training platform launched

 Over the past two years, we were delighted to see a growing international interest in our Bread Therapy methods, proven effective with various underprivileged groups.

"Solidarity Bread" - recognized initiative by UNAOC #OneHumanity microsite

 Our initiative 'Solidarity Bread' was involved in UNAOC #OneHumanity microsite as a good practive of solidarity in the face of COVID-19. In April we launched our online bread makings as a response to the needs of the society. Our moto is #High-TOUCH through high-tech with the wish of reaching more people in a need of sharing, expression of emotions and breaking a bread together with others.

Award for the Most Innovative European Volunteer Initiative for 2019

 And the Award for the most Innovative European Volunteer Initiative for 2019 goes to… Solidarity Bread!

We Played the “Bakers Without Borders Game” as Part of an Initiative Sponsored by the Erasmus+ Program

On January 18 we played the “Build a Bread House” educational game on social entrepreneurship with 60 youngsters from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia. By using the stages of growing wheat, we discussed how we can create a Bread House in their communities and which social groups can participate in the functioning of the Bread House. The youngsters visited the Sofia Bread House and played the “Bakers Without Borders” game as a part of the project “Youth Social Integration Through Social Entrepreneurship” funded by the Erasmus+ Program and implemented by the Bulgarian Memory Foundation (Bulgaria), together with the Bulgarian-Macedonian Friendship Association (Macedonia) and the Citizen Association “Grupa liperalnih, ambicioznih i solidarnih“ (Serbia). The goal of the project is to develop entrepreneurial skills through informal education and to contribute to youth employment.

We are launching a series of children's books

We are launching a series of children’s books written and illustrated by our founder and president, Dr. Nadezhda Savova-Grigorova, cultural anthropologist (Princeton University) and “Traveler with a Mission of the Year 2012” of the global National Geographic. The books are separate from the game Bakers without Borders, but related to it. They go under the general title of “The Adventures of NadEzhko, the hedgehog Baker without Borders”. You can learn more about the books and purchase them on the website of the Bakers without Borders game: http://thegame.bakerswithoutborders.net/books/.

We were awarded participation in the 8th Mont-Blanc Meetings on solidarity economy in France

We were recently awarded participation in the 8th Mont-Blanc Meetings on solidarity economy that will take place on December 6, 7, and 8, 2017 in France. The topic of the event is "Social and solidarity economy: The new efficiency." During the event we will present about the initiative of the Bread Houses Network. Zdrava Vodenicharova from the Bread Houses Network will be presenting attending the event to present us.

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