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ALICE: Adapting Learning in Inclusive Communities and Environment
There are quite a lot of studies, which show that having the chance to reveal your true self without the need to play a role is a determining factor in forming a sense of belonging to a community, empathy and mutual support. Fairly often cases of bullying, exclusion and discrimination tend to make kids’ life at school pretty difficult. more »
 
Roma integration across the Danube: Best practices and social entrepreneurship models exchange between Romania and Bulgaria
After the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe, Roma communities in these countries turned out to be disproportionately affected by the processes of economic and social changes that have undergone and undergo the national societies. more »
 
Roma integration across the Danube: Best practices and social entrepreneurship models exchange between Romania and Bulgaria
With the vast majority of Roma population in Europe (80%) living in the Danube region, a framework for cooperation, share of best practices and knowledge is fundamental in promoting efficient Roma integration policies in the region. While Roma inclusion actions have been supported in the last years through some European funds, the effects remain limited, at least in the south of Romania. more »
 
The problem of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence in the Context of Compliance with the Human Rights. Good Practices in Support of Victims of Violence in Norway
Domestic and gender-based violence are cross-cutting issues, the counteracting against which is outlined as a priority in the documents of various international organizations. Bulgaria is among those EU-member states that do not collect statistical data and there are no systematic and comprehensive studies of the scale and prevalence of these phenomena. more »
 
International Seminar on the Problems of Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence
Although throughout the last decade the Bulgarian authorities have adopted a number of acts and subsidiary legislation, as well as improved the existing ones, related to domestic and gender-based violence (DGBV), the country still has a long way to go to bring its legislation and practices in full compliance with EU and Council of Europe standards. more »
 
National Study on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (DGBV) and Development of Victim Support Model (VSM)
The Center for the Study of Democracy, Partners-Bulgaria Foundation and Human Rights Academy, Norway launched a National Study on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (DGBV) and Development of Victim Support Model (VSM) funded under Program BG 12 “Domestic and Gender-Based Violence” in accordance with the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. more »
 
Child Trafficking Among Vulnerable Roma Communities: Results of Country Studies in 7 EU Member States
The current publication presents a study on child trafficking conducted in seven EU member states: Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. The study looks at three specific forms of trafficking in persons: child trafficking for begging, for pickpocketing and for sexual exploitation of boys and the way they manifest themselves among Roma communities. more »
 
Assessing the integration of vulnerable migrant groups: Country Report Bulgaria
The current publication presents the results of an international study on the integration of third country nationals. The study was conducted in two phases that include an overview of the existing national mechanisms for monitoring and data collection in the field of integration of migrants and analysis of existing integration measures and programs for vulnerable third country nationals - women, children and victims of trafficking. more »
 


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