Learning. Inclusion. Community.

Association Aries empowers people through education, volunteering and community initiatives. We create inclusive opportunities for personal development, active citizenship and participation in local and European projects.

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What We Do

We create inclusive learning opportunities that help people build skills, participate in their communities and connect with Europe. Our work combines education, social inclusion, active citizenship and international cooperation.

Inclusive Learning

We organise non-formal learning activities that develop practical, digital, social and civic competences. Our programmes are designed to be accessible and relevant to learners with different backgrounds and support needs.

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Community Participation

We support people to take an active role in community life through volunteering, civic education, social initiatives and projects that respond to local needs.

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European Cooperation

We develop Erasmus+ and other European projects that connect learners, volunteers and organisations across borders, promote shared European values and create opportunities for international learning.

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Our Mission & Values

Association Aries works to strengthen democratic participation, expand access to learning and support people to take an active role in their communities. Our activities are guided by inclusion, European values, cooperation and the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to contribute, learn and be heard.

Civic Participation

We encourage people to engage with their communities, understand their rights and responsibilities, and take part in decisions that affect their lives. Through education, volunteering and community initiatives, we help learners move from passive awareness to active participation.

Democracy & European Values

We promote democracy, human dignity, equality, freedom, solidarity and respect for human rights. Our work helps participants understand how these values shape everyday life and how they can be protected through informed, responsible and active citizenship.

Inclusion & Equal Opportunities

We create accessible learning and participation opportunities for people of different ages, backgrounds and social situations, with particular attention to those facing fewer opportunities. We aim to remove barriers, support individual needs and ensure that every participant can contribute on equal terms.

KNOWLEDGE // VALUES // FUTURE

Latest Updates

  • Back From Alicante – and Only Just Getting Started

    Back From Alicante – and Only Just Getting Started

    Our group is home again. The suitcases are unpacked and the photos are being shared. Every participant now holds a Europass Mobility certificate. With this, Association Aries has completed its second Erasmus+ group mobility for adult learners in Alicante. For an organisation like ours, that is a milestone worth celebrating. Most of all, though,…

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  • Falling for Alicante, and learning to use our voice

    Falling for Alicante, and learning to use our voice

    Association Aries is on its second Erasmus+ mobility, and our first time in Alicante. It has been worth every minute from the very first day. A group from Plovdiv and Varna is here for the Growing Europe project (2026-1-BG01-KA122-ADU-000418580), hosted by Asociación Europea Equalis. A partnership that works The team of Asociación Europea Equalis…

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  • Our Second Erasmus+ Journey Begins: Meet the Growing Europe Group!

    Our Second Erasmus+ Journey Begins: Meet the Growing Europe Group!

    There is something special about the first time a new group sees each other’s faces. On 28 September 2026 it happened on our screens: the participants of Growing Europe joined their first online meeting. Many didn’t know each other yet, and some will be flying for the first time. In a few days, all…

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Dobromir Trifonov

Founder & Board Chair

Long-time advocate and volunteer dedicated to linking resources with people who need them most. When he isn’t coordinating strategy, he’s packing supply kits for the next outreach trip.