The Center for Educational Initiatives is a non-governmental, non-profit association which aims to improve innovative educational initiatives and facilitating educational reform through collaboration between institutions at regional and European level. The CEI was established as a program of the Balkan Colleges Foundation in January 1999. In October 2000 the CEI was registered as an independent union.

The main objectives of the Centre are:

- Help improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of reforms in the educational process in Bulgaria in policy and public administration in European integration and regional cooperation initiatives in the region.

- To support the development of educational institutions to enhance the participants in building social institutions, particularly in relation to democracy, human rights and minority rights
- Developing and implementing various initiatives to facilitate the restructuring and modernization of curricula and materials, methodology, school management and evaluation of teaching and learning

- Facilitate collaboration in education and culture at local, regional and European level, acting as a clearinghouse to provoke dialogue and cooperation between state, citizens, NGOs, institutions and schools at all levels, including determination and expansion of school and university networks.

The participation of the CEI in RACCE Project will have an effect in the following areas:

1. Working with institutions
a. Further maintenance and deepening of contacts - through the interviews and conversations with experts on Needs Report
b. Possible future joint activities with museum institutions
c. Possibility to force (based on identified needs and surveys) the responsible local and national institutions to take measures to raise awareness about earthquakes

2. Working with schools (teachers, students)
a. Ability to conduct training seminars for teachers involved in preparing them to conduct exercises in preparation for response to and after earthquakes
b. The availability of teaching materials (for teachers and students), providing effective implementation of instructions of classes

3. Working with parents
a. Ability to organize interactive events (races, games, contests, etc.) for parents and their children, raising awareness about earthquakes