Bulgaria

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Bulgaria - 2023 Country Profile

Read our latest 2023 country profile with feedback from our member from Bulgaria This country profile is taken from "Children's Rights: Political will or won't?" , our 2023 report on children in need…

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Bulgaria - Country Profile 2022 on children in need

Eurochild recently published a new report, (In)visible children, on the situation of children in need across Europe. Read feedback from our members on the European Semester, on EU funding, and…

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Eurochild Child Guarantee Taskforce Country Report - Bulgaria

Recommendations for the Child Guarantee National Action Plan in Bulgaria This report is part of 6 country reports which include recommendations for the design and implementation of the Child Guarantee…

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Early Childhood Development in Bulgaria - Country Profile

Bulgaria is the poorest country in the European Union (EU), with more than one-third of children living at risk of poverty (over 570.000 according to eurostat, 2018). The country also…

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Bulgaria - Country Profile on the European Semester and COVID-19 crisis

The divergence of opinions expressed by the government and by scientific experts led to confusion among the public. This situation was exacerbated by a lack of clarity in the guidelines and regulations…

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Members

  • Cedar Foundation

    National organisation - advocacy/campaign

    The aim of the Cedar Foundation is to facilitate positive social change in Bulgaria by assisting the provision of quality community-based care for disadvantaged children and young people. They achieve this by working with the state and local governments to create viable means of de-institutionalisation in Bulgaria. They use expert and professional consultants to structure and create models applicable to Bulgaria’s unique characteristics, facilitating training of care givers and personnel currently working in Bulgaria’s orphanages as well as recruiting and training future alternative care staff members.

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  • Social Activities and Practices Institute

    National organisation - service provider

    The Social Activities and Practices Institute Association (SAPI) was established in 2001 by professionals working in the area of social work and social policy. The Institute works in partnership with a number of non-governmental organisations in both Bulgaria and abroad as well as with the government to enhance the national policy for socially disadvantaged people. The organisation focuses on developing community-based services providing real support for the disadvantaged.

     

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  • For our Children Foundation

    National organisation - service provider

    For Our Children Foundation is a Bulgarian NGO which works in partnership with children families, communities, local and national authorities, protecting the rights of the child in Bulgaria. They develop contemporary practices and lobby for changes in the policy in order to improve the situation of the most marginalized children.

     

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  • Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children - New Bulgarian University

    Academic and research institution

    The Know-how centre was set up to support the governmental project aimed at closing the institutions for children in Bulgaria trough provision of consultancy and research and to generate evidences on DI of children in Bulgaria to the international audience of professionals and policy makers. NHC works with the government to develop effective strategy of DI and Bulgarian expertise to guide the DI projects. It ensures that the process is monitored and the errors in policy and implementation are identified and resolved.

     

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  • National Network for Children - Bulgaria

    National Partner Network

    The National Network for Children Association aims to ensure the rights and welfare of children and families in Bulgaria. They carry out advocacy and lobbying campaigns in partnership with NGOs, institutions and individuals and also with the support of the children themselves. Its team of experts produces informed policies for children and families. They also actively work to consolidate the non-governmental organisations working in the field of children and families, while improving communication to exchange experiences and good practices between them.

     

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21 August 2024

Bulgaria's 2024 Biennial report on the implementation of the Child Guarantee – an overview

Three years after the adoption of the European Child Guarantee, EU Member States are releasing the first report on its implementation. The reports offer an overview of the context, target…
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9 April 2024

Insights and perspectives on children’s rights in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s country profile – additional information based on an exchange with Bulgarian Public Authorities On 20 November 2023, World Children’s Day, Eurochild published a new report Children's Rights: Political will…
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24 January 2024

Bulgaria - 2023 Country Profile

Read our latest 2023 country profile with feedback from our member from Bulgaria This country profile is taken from "Children's Rights: Political will or won't?" , our 2023 report on children in need…
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6 February 2023

Bulgaria's Child Guarantee National Action Plan - An overview

2021 was a turning point in the fight against child poverty, with the launch of two landmark initiatives, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child…
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16 January 2023

Bulgaria - Country Profile 2022 on children in need

Eurochild recently published a new report, (In)visible children, on the situation of children in need across Europe. Read feedback from our members on the European Semester, on EU funding, and…
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27 January 2022

Eurochild Child Guarantee Taskforce Country Report - Bulgaria

Recommendations for the Child Guarantee National Action Plan in Bulgaria This report is part of 6 country reports which include recommendations for the design and implementation of the Child Guarantee…
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22 December 2021

DataCare Country Overview - Bulgaria

In the context of the DataCare project, key data on children in alternative care for each country in EU and the UK have been analysed to map how EU Member…
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29 July 2021

Early Childhood Development in Bulgaria - Country Profile

Bulgaria is the poorest country in the European Union (EU), with more than one-third of children living at risk of poverty (over 570.000 according to eurostat, 2018). The country also…
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Child rights under attack in Bulgaria

Eurochild member, National Network for Children raises concerns around national policies becoming hostage to speculation, disinformation and fake news. The European Parliament elections open a new page in the development…

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Report shows slight improvement of childcare services in Bulgaria

Eurochild National Partner Network NNC (National Network for Children) releases the 2019 monitoring report on childcare in Bulgaria. The “Report Card 2019: What is the average government score for childcare?“ was presented…

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Five lessons from deinstitutionalisation reforms across Europe

An international conference titled “Deinstitutionalisation of Childcare: Investing in Change” has been organised in Sofia, Bulgaria on 6-8 November to gather experts with world-class research on and practical experience of…

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Kosovan and Bulgarian civil society collaborate to prioritise Early Childhood Development

Kosovan and Bulgarian civil society members have collaborated in a series of workshops, assessments, and events contributing to the prioritisation of Early Childhood Development. Kosovan Eurochild member KOMF – the…

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Bulgarian civil society demands action against hate campaigns

In a letter addressed to six EU Commissioners, over 60 Bulgarian civil society organisations call on representatives of EU institutions to call out attack against civil society organisations. They urge…

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Care reform in Bulgaria is far from over

Together with National Network for Children - Bulgaria we prepared a statement: Care reform in Bulgaria is far from over. Bulgaria is often held up as a success story of…

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Bulgarians can now vote for a better country for children

Inspired by the Child Rights Manifesto campaign, the Bulgarian Child Rights Network launched a pre-election campaign to find child rights champions among candidates running for elections ‘The future of Bulgaria…

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VIDEO: How can Bulgarian children feel safer in their homes and at school?

EN Translation: For years, we have watched adults argue over our rights. Asking if we even have rights at all. Without rights will we feel safe at school or in…

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Implementing the European Child Guarantee in Bulgaria: What's needed

Eurochild member National Network for Children (NNC) releases report on the Child Guarantee featuring measures and policies that needs be incorporated for a successful implementation. At the beginning of 2022,…

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Being active puts the world in your hands

In this blog, Eurochild Children's Council Member, Alexandra, shares her hopes and expectations for the future Being active puts the world in your hands, the ninth grader from Lyuben Karavelov…

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Children in Bulgaria: are they objects of policies or actual stakeholders with a voice?

Ahead of the upcoming elections in Bulgaria, Eurochild member, National Network for Children, combed through the political programmes of the main political parties and coalitions to find answers to this…

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Beyond Limitations: How Cedar Foundation is empowering young people with disabilities in Bulgaria

Children with disabilities raised in institutional setting are often stigmatized as incapable. Ahead of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference, Cedar Foundation proves that when provided with the…

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Are children in Bulgaria being placed in alternative care because of poverty?

Research data from Bulgaria shows that separating children from families does not solve poverty issues, nor it reduces harm and social exclusion The DataCare country overview for Bulgaria shows that…

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The fifth person’s potential if poverty wasn’t a factor

Blog by Reneta Krivonozova, Eurochild, on how EU policies and funding can help Roma children, families, and communities in Bulgaria. How often do we read in-depth reports on child poverty?…

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Fighting Child Poverty in Bulgaria: joint initiatives

How Eurochild and the National Network for Children influenced the Bulgarian Child Guarantee National Action Plan to include measures to help families in need Eurochild has a long-standing cooperation with…

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What is the Bulgarian Government Score for Childcare?

Eurochild member National Network for Children (NNC) releases its monitoring Report Card 2023 The annual report evaluates the progress of state care institutions in eight areas – Child participation, Child…

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Former director of For Our Children Foundation becomes new Bulgarian minister of labour and social policy

Ivanka Shalapatova, former director of Eurochild member For Our Children Foundation announced she has accepted the role and will focus on creating the conditions for a real change in the…

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For Our Children Foundation has supported more than 1,700 people fleeing Ukraine

Eurochild Bulgarian member For Our Children Foundation gives assistance to children and families escaping the war through their Mission Ukraine programme. In the first weeks after the beginning of the…

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Access to housing as a priority in Bulgaria

In the frame of the TDF Leveraging EU influence to deliver change for families in adversity in Bulgaria  Eurochild continues the work on strengthening the prevention of child-family separation for…

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What do vulnerable children in Bulgaria demand from the state?

Eurochild member Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children shares children's calls for better access to dental care, more cultural events at school, more effective response to violence and opportunities…

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Podcast | Hačarav Part 2

Episode 3. Hačarav means "I understand" in Romani. In this second episode of the Eurochild podcast on children's rights, we talk about International Romani Day, the influence of Roma culture…

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Getting to Know the National Eurochild Forums: Bulgaria

Get to know the National Eurochild Forums in their own words. In this blog, the National Network for Children (NNC) , which hosts one of the four NEFs, reveals how in its work children and…

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Parental Activism in Bulgaria

A blog by Galina Markova, Director of the Know How Centre for Alternative Care for children, New Bulgarian University on parental activism in Bulgaria. The consensus among professionals working with…

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Eurochild stands against the recent legislative changes in Bulgaria which are a threat to children's rights

Eurochild is concerned over recent legislative developments in Bulgaria that undermine children’s rights and discriminate against LGBTQI+ children and families. The recent decree signed by the President of Bulgaria represents…



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