A series of workshops informs about the labor rights of victims of domestic violence

Last month, the Center for Sustainable Communities Development organized a series of meetings with representatives of regional employment services, labor offices, CITUB employees from all over the country, business companies and NGOs. The WEGO3 project and tools and policies for protection and support of victims of this type of violence were presented to the participants.

A success story that we presented in Brussels

A team from Bulgaria actively participated in the final events of the WEGO3 project in Brussels in February.

Association for Women Lawyers becomes part of a Territorial Protocol to support women who have experienced intimate partner violence

The representatives of the Association signed a contract, with which they undertake to provide legal advice to the "Center Dinamika" Association regarding activities for the economic empowerment of women who have experienced violence.

Avon Bulgaria is interested in the economic empowerment of women who have experienced intimate partner violence

The company's management team participated in one of the business trainings organized by the Center for Sustainable Communities Development the purpose of which was to increase the interest and commitment of the management team on the topic of victims of domestic violence and the labor market.

CITUB[1] Ruse joins the Territorial Protocol in support of women who have experienced violence

On the 5th of September, Boyanka Dimitrova from the Regional Council of CITUB Ruse and Deana Dimova, director of the "Center Dinamika” Association signed the document in favor of survivors of intimate partner violence.

Filiz, who said goodbye to violence and started an hourly babysitting agency

Filiz is a young female hero who managed to end the violence in her life.

NAYA Association and Mebel Style Ltd. signed a protocol of commitment in support of women's economic independence

The initiative is part of the international project "WEGO3 – From individual IPVs empowerment to community activation” in which the Association partners with the Center for Sustainable Communities Development, Sofia.

Online partnership meeting on the WEGO3 project and subsequent activities

On January 17 and 18, the partners from Bulgaria, Italy, Greece and France presented up-to-date information on the progress of the project activities, incl. information on the research conducted so far with AVCs, , workshops with labor market representatives and focus groups with women survivors of domestic violence.

Preparation for the creation of a social enterprise for babysitters in Ruse

The initiative is part of the project "WEGO3 - From individual IPVs empowerment to community activation” in which the Center for Sustainable Communities Development (CSCD) Sofia and Association “Centre Dinamika” Ruse participate.

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Simona, who escaped domestic violence and started her own business

We present to you an incredible young lady, part of the team of "Veselushko 22" Agency.

Special measures to support women survivors of domestic violence were discussed in a series of online meetings

The meetings were organized within the framework of the WEGO3 project and their main goal is for representatives of institutions and businesses together with the crisis centers to select a victim support measure to be tested within a period of 9 months.

Successful practices from the Ruse region were presented to experts and representatives of institutions

This was the final of a series of meetings, the purpose of which was to select measures to support women who have experienced intimate partner violence.

The Federation of Transport Trade Unions in Bulgaria is becoming increasingly sensitive to domestic violence

On November 25 - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the director of the CSCD - Stanimira Hadjimitova, joined the online forum "Together for the Elimination of Violence against Women".

The topic of economic empowerment of women survivors of intimate partner violence the main topic of a round table held in February in Brussels

In February, WEGO!3 project team organized a round table in Brussels with the participation of representatives of the project partner countries and MEPs and representatives of different EU institutions who responded to the invitation of the organizers.

The University of Ruse with a gesture of appreciation to the managers of the WEGO3 project

During the final conference of the WEGO3 project, Prof. Ani Popova from Ruse University presented a congratulatory address to the project manager from ActionAid, Italy.

The WEGO3 project was presented at a research conference of the University of Ruse

"Interaction between institutions in resolving cases of domestic violence" was the topic of the conference organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev". It was held on November 26 in connection with the 16 days against violence against women.

WEGO3 on a visit in Plovdiv University

The WEGO3 project was presented on December 7 at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv by Lyubomira Tsatsarova - local coordinator of the project and part of the team of the Gender Alternatives Foundation.

WEGO3 project partnership meeting in Athens

The partners from Bulgaria, Greece, France and Italy gathered at the beginning of July to discuss the work done so far and future steps within the project.