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Single moms with new profession under Bulgarian Fund for Women and Societe Generale Expressbank programme
- April 17, 2018
Mothers who raise their kids alone, at risk of poverty and survivors of violence, will gain a new profession and a more secure future for their children and themselves, thanks to a new programme by Bulgarian Fund for Women – A chance for the invisible super moms. The first phase ... [Read More]
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The campaign “You’re NOT Alone! Together against Violence” has 5 demands from the state in order to deal with violence against women
- March 27, 2018
1 in 3 women in Bulgaria is a victim of gender-based violence. 30% of the women in Bulgaria and Europe have been physically or sexually abused at least once after the age of 15. In Bulgaria, barely 14% of the victims of abuse report the incident to the police and don’t believe th... [Read More]
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Implications of physical and sexual threats in the Bulgarian Vice PM Simeonov’s Declaration against the European MP Ska Keller
- February 11, 2018
The declaration, published by the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria party - member of the United Patriots, government’s official coalition partner, condemns Keller’s interference in the Bulgarian domestic affairs, describes her as having “inadequate looks” during the prote... [Read More]
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BFW opens a call for projects for Prevention and overcoming of violence against women and young girls
- December 20, 2017
The aim of the call is to support projects for prevention and overcoming of violence against women and young girls... [Read More]
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BFW has launched pilot programme for teachers on the topic of “domestic violence”
- December 20, 2017
Practical manual and a programme how to introduce the topic of violence in school.... [Read More]
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Bulgaria to ratify the Istanbul Convention by the end of 2017, a BFW round table reveals
- December 20, 2017
This was announced by Deputy Minister of Justice Desislava Ahladova during the round table discussion Prevention of Violence through Education... [Read More]
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Bulgarian Fund for Women is among the recipients of the 2017 edition of Human of the Year awards
- December 12, 2017
Bulgarian Fund for Women (BFW) is among the recipients of the 2017 edition of Human of the Year – the annual awards for contribution to human rights and human rights protection of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. The fund received its award in an all-new category – Advocates of ... [Read More]
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Bulgarian Fund for Women is 2017 Woman of the Year award recipient
- December 1, 2017
The Bulgarian Fund for Women (BFW) received the 2017 Woman of the Year award in the Society category of the GRAZIA magazine contest. The prize was awarded to Nadezhda Dermendzhieva, Gergana Kutseva and Mira Dobreva for their advocacy for equal rights for women and for their activ... [Read More]
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BFW will hold a training on domestic violence for teachers
- September 6, 2017
The two-day event will take place in October in Sofia... [Read More]
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Murder by the book
- August 24, 2017
“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”... [Read More]
