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Miglena /animator/
The main manager and organizer of the camp was ESC volunteer Anna Petrzikova, who works in Stara Zagora on the project “Education – key to a better future 3”, 2021-1-BG01-ESC51-VTJ-000037011,co-financed by the EU program “European Solidarity Corps”.