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We are

The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is founded in June 1998 in Sofia as an independent NGO of public utility.
The organization works in the field of gender equality, prevention of domestic violence, reproductive rights and anti-discrimination by providing information, elaboration and production of researches, analyses and draft laws, conducting campaigns and lobbying for legislative changes, provision of training and consultations for professionals and working in wide networks in cooperation with other organizations, public institutions and experts.
 
The BGRF has branches in Plovdiv, Haskovo, Gorna Oryahovitza. Since 2001 the
BGRF has a youth department.
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Our main purpose is:

Achieving gender equality as an integral part of the socio-economic and democratic development of our country through:
  • Legislative changes guaranteeing gender equality in the socio-economic rights
  • Protection of women against violence in all its forms – domestic violence, trafficking in women, sexual harassment at the workplace
  • Adoption of national policy that is deeply engaged with the principle of balanced participation of the both sexes in political life
  • Identify, protect, and lobby for specific needs and problems of young people
  • Raising public awareness on gender equality issues

We work in the sphere of:

  • Domestic violence
  • Human rights protection
  • Trafficking in women
  • Prevention of discrimination
  • Socio-economic rights of women
  • Youth issues