Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation - Projects page

an independent NGO promoting: social justice, gender equality and human rights through research, education, legislative changes, advocacy programs

violence against women

Chalenging Legislation/ Regulation Of the Sex Industry In Bulgaria Romania

15 April 2008

The Challenge Project Is implemented with CATW http://www.catwinternational.org/

Successful start of the second round of the Women’ s Human Rights Training Institute - WHRTI / 2007- 2009/

16 November 2007

a joint initiative of the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation / BGRF/, the Network of East-West Women / NEWW/ and the Center for Reproductive Rights /CRR

Combating trafficking for sexual exploatation

10 November 2006

A Joint project between European Women's Lobby and the Coalition against trafficking in Women (CATW) to promote preventative measures in combating trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation.

Sustainable cooperation between police and NGOs in Sofia and Plovdiv

01 November 2004

Main goal: Elaboration and implementation of European standards for supporting and providing help to victims of Domestic violence and sexual abuse

Civil monitoring and statistics

01 October 2003

Civil monitoring and statistics as an instrument for change for court cases involving domestic violence Project funded by the legal program COLPI of Open Society Foundation

Pilot scheme for cooperation with the police

01 January 2003

Pilot scheme for cooperation with the police when providing legal aid to women-victims of gender based crimes Program funded by the Legal Program COLPI of Open Society Foundation

Democratisation of the civil society in Serbia through establishment of a network of lawyers providing free legal aid for women victims of domestic violence

30 January 2002

Project performed in partnership with the Autonomous Women Center against Sexual Violence in Belgrade, with the financial support of Open Society Foundation, Sofia

The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC) in Bulgaria

25 November 2001

The WRC was launched in Bulgaria in 2001 by the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation with the financial support of Open Society Foundation, Sofia. BGRF has become a partner to the European network of organizations of the international WRC and has been working for attracting more men for the cause of non-violence.

Advanced strategies for combating violence against women: Pilot legal aid and legal clinics scheme

01 April 2001

The project is funded by the Dutch foundation NOVIB

Advanced Strategy for Combating Violence against Women through a Pilot Program for Consulting of Violent Men in Bulgaria

26 November 2000

Advanced Strategy for Combating Violence against Women through Education and Sensitization of Teenage Boys and Men and Through a Pilot Program for Consulting of Violent Men in Bulgaria

Advocacy campaign for promotion of the right to free legal protection of women in court in cases of domestic violence

01 February 1999

This is a follow-up project of the “Women’s Rights Step by Step” training program of OSI, New York and Women, Law and Development Int’l, implemented in 1999 in partnership with 4 Bulgarian NGOs as a coordinator.

Elimination of violence against women through research and education

01 January 1999

The project was funded by USAID under the PROWID program through the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the Center for Development of Population Activities (CEDPA)

 
 
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