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After consulting with printing and food safety experts, the team is moving forward with two versions of Lafetki napkins: larger dining napkins printed professionally, and smaller bar napkins printed in-house for decorative use.
Read moreAn 18-year-old leaving foster care became homeless, but two foundations quickly provided temporary shelter and support while helping him navigate education and employment challenges.
Read moreA social enterprise explores innovative solutions to navigating bureaucratic challenges while partnering with university researchers to develop safe, skin-friendly printing inks for their napkin products.
Read moreLearn how to adopt a child from Bulgaria's Family-Based Care centres, where the adoption process prioritizes matching the right parent to each child's specific needs and future.
Read moreDyscalculia, a neurological condition affecting 5-7% of children, makes understanding mathematical concepts and number relationships difficult, yet remains far less recognized than dyslexia despite causing significant struggles in school.
Read moreOdd Minds Printing House navigates ink regulations, printing methods, and quality standards while preparing training courses for social workers to teach printing skills to young people with special needs.
Read moreWhat makes the Swedish model different? Early diagnosis, free therapies and support for the whole family — a look at how people with autism are integrated in Sweden.
Read moreA week packed with orders, new supporters and conversations about the future of Lafetki — on the road to mass distribution, marked by friendship and support.
Read moreHow many people live with autism, what the spectrum really means, and what the journey from childhood to the workplace looks like — a look at integration.
Read moreA mad rush to prepare for the Lafetki party — the first 100 packs, and a frank conversation about the financial model that has to keep the project alive five years from now.
Read moreA mother, a problem everyone missed, and the word that finally explained it: dysgraphia. Why it matters so much to notice what’s really going on with a child.
Read moreThe Lafetki packaging arrived 8 days before the party, and the Iris Centre won funding for early diagnosis — two wins in a single week.
Read moreA conversation with a 23-year-old who grew up in SOS Children’s Villages — about growing up, making choices and the strength to keep going.
Read moreNews of the week: the first €230 for the ‘Lafetki’ campaign, the first party tickets sold, and custom-printed T-shirts you can design yourself.
Read moreA donation from Good Era, a Lafetki party at Bar Atelier, and ambitions bigger than our team — just eight months after the foundation was founded.
Read moreOur IndieGoGo campaign fell short of its target — so we’re moving it straight to our own site. Why that’s not a disaster, but a new opportunity.
Read moreFoster care is not adoption. We explain what becoming a foster parent actually means and how the process begins — clearly, and without embellishment.
Read moreA behind-the-scenes Friday diary: our rebuilt website, the new newsletter, packing the Lafetki and our Indiegogo campaign — how far we’ve come and what makes us smile.
Read moreWhat happens to young people who grew up in care when, at 18, they’re told “congratulations” and the door is shut? The numbers — and the truth behind them.
Read moreThanks to your support, we took 25 children from the Iris Centre to biofeedback, neurofeedback and sensory therapy. Because a diagnosis describes a condition — it doesn’t define the future.
Read moreBiofeedback, neurofeedback and sensory therapy — the three methods at the Iris Centre in Varna that your book purchases and donations help fund.
Read more31 tried-and-tested recipes, lovingly gathered by the children of the Iris Centre. Buy the cookbook and fund additional therapies for the children in Varna.
Read moreOur first three months — lessons, joys and setbacks. A working website, company emails, a bank account, a first photoshoot and the first steps of a brand-new foundation.
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