• helping society to overcome social and educational sphere issues;
• assisting in the self-realisation of members of society;
• building cultural and spiritual values ​​among children and their families, as well as students and professionals working with them;
• learning about the achievements in social work and education in other countries;

• development and affirmation of the principles of social work among professionals and in society;
• stimulating the desire for better qualifications and knowledge acquisition by children, their families and students;
• achieving integration of disadvantaged members of society;
• providing easy access to knowledge and information, according to the specific needs of professionals;

Chair of the Management Board

Psychologist, Bachelor’s degree in School Psychology and Master’s degree in Social Psychology from Veliko Tarnovo University, and Master’s degree in Psycho-Social Interventions for Children and Families from New Bulgarian University.

She has many years of experience working with children and families at risk, acquired in the state child protection system; experience working with people who have experienced violence, practice in assessing and supporting early childhood development, practising psychologist consultant. She works in the psychodynamic paradigm, with interests in the field of psychological trauma and its impact on quality of life, relationships and human fulfilment. She is a regular member of the Bulgarian Psychological Association, BG RP 10 1740. Milena is chair of the board of the association ‘The Faces of People’. She is a partner of the Endometriosis and Reproductive Health Foundation.

She has been a regular member of the organisation since 2018, with her main area of work being the preparation of training programmes, conducting training and supervision. She has held the position of Chair of the Board since January 2025.

LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/milena-marinova-aa4a9a25/

Deputy Chair of the Management Board

Gergana holds a bachelor’s degree from the National Sports Academy as a physical education and sports teacher and athletics coach, a master’s degree in marketing from the University of National and World Economy, where she is currently studying sports psychology.

Gergana has over 10 years of experience working with children of different age groups, including children with special needs. In her work, she uses various approaches, such as yoga classes for children, training with elements of the Suggestopedia method, and working with rhythm and music. She has extensive organisational experience – organising and conducting events, training courses, trips, working with different age groups of children and adults.
She is currently a teacher at the Cosmos Private School in Osoitsa, as well as teaching yoga classes for children and adults.

Gergana supports the organisation’s training activities. Her experience and creative approach to working with different age groups contributes to improving our work and opening up new perspectives.

She has been a regular member of the organisation since 2024 and has held the position of vice-chair since January 2025.

member of the Management Board

Marusya Tsvetkova has a master’s degree in economics and over 15 years of experience in project development and management with the majority in the social field.

From her professional experience Marusya Tsvetkova has gained knowledge for policy making at the local and national level, as well as experience as a trainer on the topics of project development and management. She has experience in the evaluation and analysis of projects, programmes and various civic initiatives.

She has been working in the Association since 2020, as his main field of work is project development.

Reflective Learning Bulgaria was originally established as a Bulgarian subsidiary of Reflective Learning International, an organisation in the United Kingdom founded by Tony Ghaye. Initially, he trained as a school teacher, and later retrained as an organisational strategist and positive psychologist. He is a world leader in the development of leadership based on strengths with many articles and academic publications. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the international and multidisciplinary journal Reflective Practice, published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, UK. He teaches at several universities in Europe, the Far East and Australia.

Tony Ghaye created the research methodology: Participatory and Appreciative Action Research (PAAR). This is a research method, a version of the Action Research methodology, which simultaneously explores the strengths of the practice and thus improves it, and which includes positive reflection to study the research questions: “What successes have we achieved, how can we strengthen them and make them sustainable so that we can build a better future based on what has already been achieved. ” (Ghaye, 2008). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14623940802475827

The association participates in various research projects related to the process of deinstitutionalization of child care and evaluations of the process of closing specialised institutions.

In 2018, the management of the Association was taken over by a completely new team, which develops the organisation in the direction of training, supervision and psychological counselling. The association partners in the implementation of various projects and initiatives.

In 2025, by decision of the General Assembly, the association’s Articles of Association were amended and a new governing body was established – a Management Board, and new management was elected.