Yanita Petrova

Manager Saint Sofia Community Support Centre

yanita@detebg.org

My professional experience is related to the child protection system.

My professional career started at the Social Assistance Directorate “Vazrazhdane” where I worked nearly 13 years as a senior expert. I am familiar with the problems of the children and families in Sofia. I think the child protection system is overloaded. In this context, I think that social services are an opportunity for in-depth and targeted psychosocial work to support children and families at risk. I graduated in social pedagogy and social activities management at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". I specialized in "Social work with children and families."

As a personality I am very emotional and arts oriented. I love nature, in particular the mountains.

My personal motto is: "Nothing is impossible if you want to change your life” and "More children to grow up in their biological families."

The thing nobody knows about me is that sometimes I need support and privacy, like everybody.

I work for For Our Children Foundation because we stick to the same values. I believe that the organization of the working process will give me more freedom and opportunities for real work with children and families to develop alternative services in a family environment.