The Bulgarian Fund for Women received 112 project ideas from 46 towns and villages, submitted by 59 non-profit organizations, 12 informal collectives and 41 individuals in the “8 of March” Contest, dedicated to the International Women’s Day.
The contest was looking for the boldest ideas to celebrate women’s contributions in political, economic, scientific and cultural terms . The places from which concepts were submitted by organizations, informal groups and activists include small and big towns as well as villages.
The candidates who submitted concepts are the following:
1 Aiten Nedjibova, Razgrad
2 AC “Maggie Hristova”, Sofia
3 Aleksandra Yordanova, Sofia
4 Alena Drbohlavova, Stara Zagora
5 Anita Danova, Village Izgrev, Suvorovo
6 Assya Assenova, Gergana Hristova, Venice, Italy
7 Boyana Topchiiska, Sofia
8 Bulgarian Association of the university women (BAUW), Sofia
9 Bulgarian Plateform- European women lobby, Marinka, Burgas
10 Ventsislava Stoyanova (and unregistered group)
11 Galina Viktorovna Gencheva, village Atiq, Sozopol, Burgas
12 Daniela Yanakieva, Suvorovo, Varna
13 DobroTvorcite from Burgas, Burgas
14 D-r Galq Petrova, Sofia
15 United Nations Society in Bulgaria, Sofia
16 Elina Boeva, “Our Turn” (Nash Red)
17 WomenSurvivors, Sofia
18 Zarina Vasileva, Sofia
19 Zina Nacheva, Sofia
20 Ivanichka Ivanova- Busten, Sofia
21 Ilina Mutafchieva, Sofia
22 Initiative BG/ Bulgarian Association for the Promotion of Civic Initiatives (BAPCI), Burgas
23 Yordanka Atanasova, village of Nikyup, municipality Veliko Tarnovo
24 Irina Lyuckanova, Sofia
25 Club of the Women “Rodopchanka“, Smolyan
26 “Still a woman” Collective, Plovdiv
27 Kristina Stoyanova, Burgas
28 Lions Club Pleven Mirror, Pleven
29 LevFem with fiscal agent association “The Fridge”
30 Lidiya Hristova, village of Izgrev, municipality Varna
31 Maya Antova, Sofia
32 Mama Nindja, Sofia
33 Margarita Drumeva, Sofia
34 Marginalia, Bankya
35 Maria Arnaudova, Burgas
36 Maria Minkova, Sofia
37 Maria Toneva, Kardjali
38 Maya Georgieva, village of Izgrev, municipality Suvorovo, Varna region
39 Monika Kulcheva, Pazardjik
40 Community Center “P.K. Yavorov- 1920”, Sofia
41 Community Center “Napredak- 1869”
42 Community Center “Otets Paisii 1901″, Ezerets village, Shabla municipality, Dobrich district
43 Natalya Nikolova, Varna
44 National Association for Unity and Partnership, Plovdiv
45 Informal collective, supported by Yana Tour EOOD, Sofia
46 Informal group of women refugees in Harmanli, Harmanli
47 “Prosveta-1908” Community Center, Madara Village
48 Gradina-Varbitsa Community Center 1894, Varbitsa village, Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality
49 Preslava Mehterova, Panagyurishte
53 Ralitsa Stoyanova, Sofia
54 Ralitsa Tsvetkova, Sofia
55 Rhodope Fund for Women “Poprelki”, Chepintsi village, Rudozem municipality
56 Rumyana Georgieva-Ilieva, village of Kubratovo
57 ”Self-published”, Sofia
58 Svetla Madjarova, Haskovo, Haskovo municipality
59 “Opportunities without Borders” Association, Sofia
60 Women’s Motorcyclists Empowered Bulgaria, village of Jiten
61 “Together for Success” Association, Barakovo
62 Health Without Borders Association, Sofia
63 “Knowledge” Association, Lovech
64 “Multi Act” Association, Ruse
65 Association ”Unity”, Harmanli
66 Alternative Space Association, Varna
67 Saffo-Bulgaria Association, Sofia
68 “We 2020” Association, Dobrich
69 “Sun Tribe” Public Benefit Association, Burgas
70 NGO Association “Knowledge for Success”, Haskovo
71 Non-profit Association “Women of Kazanlak”, Kazanlak
72 Non-profit Association “European Initiatives Club – IDEA”, Yambol
73 “Laboratory for Art and Culture” Association, Sofia
74 “Center for strategies on minorities problems’ “ Association, Varna
75 “Elite” Association, Veliko Tarnovo
76 “NAME Association”, Sofia
77 Association for Support of Persons with Mental Disabilities, Varna
78 Silvia Metodieva, Sofia
79 Snezhana Pavlova, Plovdiv
80 NGO “Association for Contemporary Art and Culture – The Different View” Stara Zagora
81 NGO “DIABETES – KUBRAT”, Kubrat
82 NGO “Youth and Civic Initiatives in the Rose Valley”, Karlovo
83 NGO “Young, active, creative”, village of Kurtovo, municipality Karlovo
84 NGO Yacht Club “Chernomorets Burgas”, Burgas
85 CaritArt Social Workshops at the Caritas Sofia Association, Sofia
86 Stanimira Deleva, Burgas
87 Tanya Vasileva, Montana
88 Tanya Yordanova, Plovdiv
89 Teodora Stamenova, Berkovitsa
90 Feminist mobilizations, with a partner organization Bilitis Resource Center Foundation, Sofia
91 “Gender Alternatives” Foundation, Plovdiv
92 “Bulgarian Mothers’ Movement” Foundation, Sofia
93 “Zornitsa” Foundation – Center for the Arts, Sofia
94 “Positive TV” Foundation, Veliko Tarnovo
95 “St. Nicholas the Wonderworker”, Dobrich
96 “Solidarity in Action” Foundation, Sofia
97 “Social Future” Foundation, Sofia
98 “Empathy” Foundation, Varna
99 “For Healthier Children” Foundation, Sofia
100 “Community to Help Addicts Foundation” , Gabrovo
101 “Academy for Recycling Art” Foundation, Varna
102 “Ethnography and Future” Foundation, Sofia
103 “Causes” Foundation, Sofia
104 “Three” Foundation, Sofia
105 “Horce” Foundation, Plovdiv
106 Hospice “Symbol of Hope”, Gotse Delchev
107 Tsvetelina Dimitrova, Sofia
108 “Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov-1903” Community Center, village of Byaga, Pazardzhik district, Bratsigovo municipality
109 Juliana Tekova, Not specified
110 “Ex Nihilo”, Sofia
111 Female Entrepreneurship Bulgaria (FEB), Sofia
112 Nihon Tomono Kai – Friends of Japan in Bulgaria Club, Sofia
The ranking and evaluation of the projects will be done by the team of the Bulgarian Fund for Women.
The evaluation criteria include:
- Link of the project idea with the International Women’s Day as a day that celebrates the political, economic, scientific and cultural achievements of women in the past, present and / or future;
- Bold and original approaches in the activities of the project idea;
- Good knowledge of women’s discourse and / or clear addressing of existing problems in women’s communities;
- Realism of the set goals and expected results;
- Realistic budget and balance between administrative costs and costs of implementing the activities.
During the assessment process, priority will be given to:
- Project ideas, relying on an intersectional approach / intersection of social inequalities;
- Project ideas that include or address the needs of vulnerable groups of women (subjects to multiple discrimination and / or marginalization);
- Project ideas that are implemented outside Sofia.
The Bulgarian Fund for Women will not provide individual feedback and/or motives for refusing funding to applicants. Please, if you do not see your name or that of your organization in the list of applicants, but you have filled in a concept form in the competition, contact us on the following email: office@bgfundforwomen.org.
Due to the large number of applications received, BFW will announce the results of the competition on February 12, 2021.
We would like to thank all of the candidates who submitted their creative ideas in the “8 of March” Contest!
Additional information:
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For additional information and questions, feel free to contact us at office@bgfundforwomen.org.
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