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The Open Society Institute – Sofia is registered as apublic benefit organization

OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTESOFIA2005

MISSION

To promote, help develop and sustain the values,attitudes and practices

of the open society in Bulgaria

Democratizing public life in Bulgaria

Extending and guaranteeing civil liberties

Strengthening civic sector institutions

Developing public debates and policieson crucial issues for Bulgaria

European integration and regional cooperation of Bulgaria

ANNUALANNUALREPORTREPORT

20042004

OPENOPEN

SOCIETY SOCIETY

INSTITUTE INSTITUTE

SOFIA SOFIA

FOUNDER

George Soros

Board of Trustees

Stefan Popov – Chairman

Haralan Alexandrov

Sasha Bezuhanova

Kina Chuturkova

Marin Deltchev

Petia Kabakchieva

Juliana Nikolova

Svetlana Vassileva

Ombudsman

Prolet Velkova

Executive Director

Rayna Gavrilova

Financial Director

Veliko Sherbanov

Program Directors

Ivanka Ivanova

Assya Kavrakova

Neda Kristanova

Cveta Petkova

Kalin Tsekov

Elena Zlatanova

Open Society Institute — Sofia

Open Society Institute — Sofia Annual Report 2004

CONTENTS

2004....................................................................................................................................4

Financial Profile 2004 ....................................................................................................6

Public Debate Program ...............................................................................................10

European Integration and Regional Stability Program........................................13

Law Program .................................................................................................................15

Governance and Public Policies Program ...............................................................20

Civil Society Program..................................................................................................23

Roma Program ..............................................................................................................26

Education Policies Program .......................................................................................28

Network Scholarship Programs ................................................................................33

Public Health Program................................................................................................35

Network East–East Program.......................................................................................41


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2004

In the context of OSI–S strategy for development, the year 2004 was a key one in the efforts of Open Society Institute – Sofia to strengthen its position as an organization committed to developing and implementing new public policies, based on the principle for utmost protection of public interest.

This role was operationalized primarily through experts’ work in a variety of areas: legal system, central and local government, public health, education, integration of Roma, civil society. Mobilizing its potential and attracting in a close partnership a large number of experts and organizations, OSI–S elaborated and presented a series of papers: long-term and visionary strategies for the country’s development (“Bulgaria 2005–2010: Sectoral Policies”), as well as targeted and highly specialized expert analyses on decentralization, regional planning, EU accession, etc. Some of the outputs of this expertise were immediately implemented in the practice of both public administration and NGOs who serve as a corrective of the official public policy.

OSI–S sees its mission first and foremost as being an active agent of change. To this end, the “hidden” cabinet work of our expert teams in all cases evolved into public discussions, organized in a variety of formats: from focus groups to presentations on the national media.

Public discussions and efforts to change public attitudes are always complemented by limited in number and scope, but targeted projects, which test the feasibility of certain practices. Regardless of whether they are meant to assess readiness for conducting reforms in education (“Developing a Secondary School Monitoring System in Bulgaria”) or in state administration (“Distance Learning Program for State Administration Officials”), these initiatives are targeted primarily to identifying possibilities for improving public environment and public policies.

Convinced that an open society is built on the principles of rule of law and unfaltering respect for human rights, the Open Society Institute – Sofia launched several strategic initiatives imposed by the dynamics of public processes. Some of them are traditional for the Institute’s profile: support for organizations defending the rights of minorities, refugees and disadvantaged groups, while other propose and introduce innovative approaches to solving law enforcement problems: Access to Justice Project, Community Policing Project.


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One of the remarkable achievements of the Institute was that it managed to win the trust of representatives of political parties, organizations, public institutions, and think-tanks from the entire political spectrum. This not only legitimizes the activity of OSI–S in society, but also contributes to formulating clear and transparent positions on certain issues, as well as reaching consensus whenever possible. The Civil Convent for Amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution, for example, emerged as the most powerful factor in changing the attitude of constitutionalists and the general public on the need for and the type of necessary constitutional reforms.

For the Open Society Institute – Sofia supporting meaningful and consistent reforms and providing targeted technical assistance to public institutions does not invalidate the need for conducting persistent civil control. Monitoring the activity of the Sofia Municipal Council, analyzing the independence of television stations in Bulgaria, and collecting information on cases of violence during detention are only a few examples of the tools that OSI–S employs in an effort to guarantee transparency and efficiency in those institutions, which are responsible for democracy to work.

Rayna Gavrilova Executive Director


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Financial Profile 2004

I. Income The recognized contribution income, verified based on reported expenses for

achieving the goals of each grant, amount to 4.8 million US dollars. The reduction, compared to previous years, results from the implementation of the strategy for transforming OSI–S into a public policy institute and the ensuing decrease in the core budget of the Open Society Institute – Sofia from 5.5 million US dollars in the year 2000 to 2.2 million in 2004.

Pursuing its strategy to broaden funding sources, the Open Society Institute –

Sofia has increased its income from EU programs and other donors outside the Soros Network from 171 thousand US dollars in the year 2000 to 672 thousand US dollars, which includes also resources attracted under projects of consortia led by OSI–S.

No Donor Project Amount OSI–S Priority

in USD

Open Society Institute – Sofia

$21,062 1 Phare Raxen Program National Racism and Xenophobia Monitoring Center

Civil Society – Antidiscrimination

2 Freedom House Monitoring Elections in Ukraine $21,044 Rule of Law

3 Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Community Policing $60,660 Rule of Law

4 Friends of Bulgaria, London

Supporting the Activity of Residential Social Institutions for Children

$20,883 Children in Socially Disadvantaged Position

5 Small grants from third parties

$11,897

7914 7424 6131 5687 4637

0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004


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6 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Transparency and NGO Participation in Fulfilling Bulgaria’s Commitments to NATO

$69,650

European Integration

7 Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works

Elaborating a Regional Development Plan for the Northwestern Region of Bulgaria

$18,000 Public Administration

$223,196

Consortia led by OSI–S

1 Phare Program - BG 0104.02

Access of Roma to Public Health Ensuring Minority Access to Healthcare – Improving Access to Healthcare, Bulgaria

$376,000 Roma, Public Health

2 Commissioned Projects under the Communication Strategy for Bulgaria’s Accession to the European Union

$72,000 European Integration

$448,000 Total grants $671,196

II. Expenses In 2004 program expenses amounted to 4.1 million US dollars, which according

to the International Accounting Standards and the Foundation’s accounting policy include current liabilities on contracted grants, which have not been paid, totaling 2.2 million US dollars as of December 31, 2004. By way of comparison, in 2003 program expenses amounted to 5.2 million US dollars.

Program Expenses in 2004 (in thousand US dollars) Program Area 2004 Share in % 2003 2002 Public Debate 543 13.1% 662 567 European Integration and Regional Stability 290 7.0% 179 343 Legal Program 1,072 25.9% 652 862

Public Administration 374 9.0% 823 620

Civil Society Development 247 6.0% 219 242

Open Society Partners Network in Bulgaria 79 1.9% 76 72

Roma 176 4.3% 222 316

Education and Youth 636 15.4% 711 860

Public Health 430 10.4% 319 492

Women’s Program 0 0.0% 224 106


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Information and Media 17 0.4% 195 193

Cultural Policies and Debate 79 1.9% 34 592

East–East 81 2.0% 67 50

Microcrediting and Re-socialization 0 0.0% 812 880

Others 113 2.7% 41 179

Total 4,137 100.0% 5,236 6,374

These funds were allocate to finance 340 projects, compared to 472 in 2003 and 537 in 2002.

Program Supported

Projects NGOs Experts OSI–S

Initiatives Public Debate 39 28 10 1 Cultural Policy Debates 8 7 1 European Integration and Regional Stability

15 10 5

Legal Program 66 52 2 12 Governance and Public Policies 29 19 5 5 Civil Society 40 25 1 14 Roma 20 14 1 5 Education 68 39 20 9 Public Health 48 30 10 8 Other programs 7 7 Total 340 231 50 59

Participation in East-East conferences 85 Participation in public health seminars of the Open Society Institute – New York

21

Undergraduate Exchange in the US 8 United Kingdom Scholarships 19

Most of the projects have been implemented by partner NGOs on topics agreed

with the Open Society Institute – Sofia. Approximately one fourth of program expenses have been made on projects, administered by OSI–S.

In 2004 the budget spent for administrative operations of the Institute amounted

to 455 thousand US dollars compared to 473 thousand in 2003. Administrative expenses come to 9 percent of the total spending.

The total expenditures of the Open Society Institute – Sofia in 2004 amounted to

4.8 million US dollars. Spending exceeds income by 131 thousand US dollars because internal reserves were used to cover payable rent to the Institute’s affiliate company, BCF, thus reducing a loan of 93 thousand US dollars. The difference between income and expenditure also results from the accounting policy of the Open Society Institute in recognizing income from fixed assets.


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III. Accountability and control Grant-making decisions are taken by independent experts, based on publicly

announced principles and priorities, and detailed operation procedures designed to ensure impartiality, transparency, and avoidance of any conflict of interest. The financial operations of the Open Society Institute – Sofia are recorded and accounted for in compliance with Bulgarian accounting laws, international financial reporting standards, and the established standards within the International Soros Network.

Financial reports are audited by an internationally recognized auditing firm. The

Open Society Institute – Sofia is registered as a public benefit organization and issues a publicly accessible annual report on its activity.

IV. Resources The net assets of the Institute amount to 4.9 million US dollars and have

increased by 1 million US dollars compared to 2003, as a result of a revaluation of net investment assets in the affiliate company, Bulgarian Charity Fund.

OSI–S uses an office at 56 Solunska str., with 35 computer-equipped working

stations and two conference rooms. Program activities are carried out through the combined effort of the Institute’s

staff of 20 permanently employed individuals, in partnership with a broad community of experts.

The Institute publicizes information on its program activity through the web

sites: www.osf.bg, news.osf.bg; the special project web sites: constitution.osf.bg, communitypolicing.osf.bg, www.ethnos.bg, www.bgngo.bg and others.

In the context of its priority to organize public debates and develop public

policies, the Open Society Institute – Sofia publishes the biweekly newsletter “Policies” available at: politiki.osf.bg

Veliko Sherbanov Financial Director


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Public Debate Program The setting up of the Public Debate Program in the program structure of the

Open Society Institute – Sofia, follows the strategy for transforming the Institute into a public policy institution. The mission of the Program is to act as a public mediator among different institutions with a view to influencing the political system into adopting the civil society agenda. The Program’s priorities include conducting research studies, elaborating social development strategies, and organizing debates.

In 2004 the Program developed 10 long-term strategies for the development of

Bulgarian society until and after the country’s accession to the EU, 2005–2010 in areas such as: EU accession; administrative reform; judicial reform; macroeconomic and structural policy; regional development and local government; social sphere development; public health; secondary education development; national security. The public presentation of these strategies continued throughout 2005. The elaboration of a Marine Strategy for the Development of Bulgaria was also launched.

To ensure public debate and public awareness, the Institute attracted OSI

fellows, experts in different areas; partnership projects in the development of electronic media were implemented in cooperation with the InfoSpace Foundation and the New Europe Foundation. Projects Fellows of the Open Society Institute: Darina Peeva Zinovieva, Jivka Yancheva Nikolova, Yordan Petkov Venediktov Plamen Minchev Bogoev, Todor Enchev Todorov, Vesselin Metodiev Petrov Georgi Lozanov Georgiev Associate Prof. Julia Ivanova Zaharieva-Yonko Grozev

Active involvement in the formulation of civic positions in public policy debates; participation in the sessions of the Civic Convent for Amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution and in other projects targeted to good governance and rule of law

49,250.09 USD

ML Consult Ltd. Public opinion poll 11,250.00 USD ETS Public opinion and political perceptions in

five largest towns of the country: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Bourgas

40,000.00 USD

Euro-Atlantic Security Institute Challenges and prospects for Bulgarian security policy; Roundtable discussion on the topic "Bulgaria, NATO and EU: Bulgarian Defense and Security Policy after Brussels (March 2003) and Copenhagen (December 2002)"

36,499.95 USD

Economics and International Relations Institute

Elaborating a governance program for the Bulgarian leftwing movement for the period 2005–2009

15,000.00 USD

Social Integration Institute Policy for overcoming the misbalance in the access to constitutional rights for citizens in

11,797.00 USD


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different communities

Open Society Club – Varna Elaborating a marine strategy for Bulgaria 16,125.00 USD

Social Democratic Institute Association

Public debates of the New Leftwing Civic Forum

15,000.00 USD

Info Space Foundation Summarizing and presenting systematic information in the following key topics: 1. Rule of law – constitutional debate, judicial reform developments, community policing, court watch. 2. Civic control over security systems in Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe in the reform period. 3. Strategies and analytical studies on Bulgaria’s development in the process of accession to European and Atlantic structures

57,050.00 USD

Criticism and Humanism Foundation

Networking: Bulgarian society at the end of the transition period

2,400.00 USD

Radio New Europe Foundation Organizing and presenting on air a series of weekly discussions on key topics related to Bulgaria’s transition to EU and NATO membership

50,062.50 USD

Integration with Mediapool 12,323.16 USD

Social Technologies Center Foundation

Constitutional and legislative parameters of the judicial reform – 2005

17,000.00 USD

Center for Liberal Strategies Partnership in organizing public debates: Capital Club, Civic Convent for Amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution; Organized crime and aspects of national security;

44,006.18 USD

Bulgarian Sociology Association Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development

“Reasonable mediation” policies and practices: social efficiency and public visibility of sociological research; seminar on the topic: "The Sociological Worlds of Peter Berger";

5,282.42 USD

Audiovision M Harmonization of Bulgarian legislation with the acquis communautaire. Comparative study of the new Draft Bill on the Media

8,500.00 USD

Soros Center for Cultural Policies Civic debate on media legislation 2,115.13 USD

Joint project with the Democratic Alternative Foundation, the European Institute, the Euro-Atlantic Security Institute

Bridging Generations; Debate on political principles and program strategies

43,627.54 USD

Draka Foundation Media and Violence Seminar 4,566.78 USD

European Initiatives Foundation Strategy for the social, economic, and political development of Bulgaria for 2005–2010

9,323.86 USD

NATO Information Center in Bulgaria Foundation

Bulgaria’s membership in NATO and the EU and the Euro-Atlantic future of the Balkans

28,400.00 USD

Bulgarian Media Coalition Association

Monitoring of Public Media Funding – Bulgarian National Television and Bulgarian National Radio

10,000.00 USD


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Organization of Jews in Bulgaria Publishing a book to commemorate the 100th anniversary from the birth of Isaac Moscona

978.15 USD

General Directorate of Archives at the Council of Ministers

Research of archives 3,928.25 USD

Media Development Center Annual Award for Best Achievement in Investigative Journalism, in cooperation with the Investigative Journalists’ Association and the Guardian Foundation

3,954.28 USD

Democratic Alternative Foundation

Bilingual collection of papers in English and Bulgarian on the topic: International Denunciation of Communism. The Bulgarian Perspective”, an initiative of the European People’s Party

5,066.13 USD

Fakel Magazine Publishing analytical studies and articles, reflecting changes and prospects for democratic development in the former Soviet Republics – Ukraine, Georgia, etc.

6,250.00 USD

Financing a campaign launched by observers of the Presidential Elections in Ukraine on December 26, 2004

2,567.03 USD

Strategy for the social, economic, and political development of Bulgaria for 2005–2010

Organization of conferences 2,448.65 USD

Journalist investigation Journalist investigation of the “nuclear lobby” phenomenon

5,981.89 USD

Debate on Cultural Policies Soros Center for Cultural Policies Debate on the Past, partnership project 35,000.00 USD

Culture Weekly Optimizing the Culture Weekly website 5,750.00 USD

Ango Boy Publishers "Reason and Nobility" – a collection commemorating the 75th anniversary of Prof. Dimiter Avramov

810.31 USD

House of Studies of Man and Society Foundation

Publishing the book “Kant and the Platypus” and organizing a conference “Around Umberto Eco”

3,170.10 USD

Feya Foundation Vasilitza: The Ethno-cultural Holiday of Roma

484.51 USD

Sham Foundation Roma Drama Group – Montana, staging a music and dance performance

10,935.00 USD

Bulgarian Tracks Publishers Publishing a book 1,974.98 USD

Next Page Foundation Publishing 12 books translated from German and Norwegian

17,235.00 USD


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European Integration and Regional Stability Program The key objective of the European Integration and Regional Stability Program is

to facilitate and accelerate the process of Bulgaria’s integration into the European Union and NATO and to promote regional cooperation and stability through active civic involvement. The Program implements projects and initiatives in partnership with a broad range of NGOs or government institutions, addressing issues of strategic importance for the integration process and promoting cross-border civic partnerships for regional integration and stability.

In 2004 the Program launched a pilot project for online learning targeted to state

administration and aimed at increasing its capacity to absorb EU pre-accession (PHARE, ISPA and SAPARD) and structural funds in an efficient and sustainable manner. The pilot project will be implemented between October 2004 and October 2005 in cooperation with the Anticorruption Coordination Committee of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Public Administration and European Integration Institute, which will issue certificates to successful graduates.

17 Bulgarian experts developed 15 training modules for the pilot phase of the

distance learning project, which is targeted to central and local administration officials.

Detailed information on the pilot project is available at: www.aoe.government.bg In 2004 the Group for European Analysis and Prognosis continued its operations.

The Group is an open analytical and discussion forum established within the European Integration and Regional Stability Program of the Open Society Institute – Sofia, which brings together the efforts of various analytical centers (think-tanks) in the country, as well as those of experts to identify long-term problems in the context of Bulgaria’s accession to the EU and the country’s membership in NATO, and to propose feasible solutions. The Group for European Analysis and Prognosis elaborates research studies and analytical papers on issues of special importance for the process of Bulgaria’s integration to the European Union. The outputs of the Group are available at: http://news.osf.bg/index.php?p=issues&in=issues&id=14.

Projects Forum for European Policy Foundation International Conference "Unity and

Diversity: National and Cultural Identity in the Globalizing World"

8,007.37 USD

European Spaces 21 Association Bulgarian Europe Media Products Festival

1,904.00 USD

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

International Halki Seminar "Transatlantic Cooperation as a Factor of Stability in Southeastern Europe and the Greater Middle East"

1,020.93 USD

Atlantic Club in Bulgaria Creating an Atlantic Club in Afghanistan by training members of the Afghani Council for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation

11,000.00 USD


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Bulgarian Association for European Community Research

Conference on the topic "The European Union between the Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections: An Outsider’s Look "

6,900.00 USD

Civic cross-border projects for regional cooperation in Southeastern Europe

Regional and International Research Institute

Cross-border exchange of reform practices: decentralization and civic mobilization, Bulgaria - Macedonia

15,991.00 USD

Open Society Club – Rousse Bulgarian-Romanian Action Community 15,998.00 USD Open Society Club – Sliven Civic partnership for regional

cooperation between Sliven region and Northern Greece

12,745.00 USD

Sustainable Civil Society Development Club

Cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania on ecology and environment protection in the Danube–Black Sea basin

14,900.00 USD

Circle Youth Center Foundation – Kurdjali

Art Bridge for effective cross-border cooperation among youth groups and NGOs

15,990.00 USD

Center for Economic Development Current status and future prospects of cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece in economic policy and EU accession issues

16,200.00 USD

Operative projects The European Convention and the Future of Enlarged Europe

Publicizing the results of the Convention’s activity and formulating an informed Bulgarian position on the future Constitutional Treaty and the architecture of the European Union

12,410.35 USD

Basic Anticorruption Training Program Basic anticorruption distance learning program for public administration officials

8,394.14 USD

Bulgarian-Turkish Partnership Meeting Organizing and conducting a Bulgarian-Turkish partnership meeting of NGOs implementing projects under a joint project “Civic Partnership for Democracy”

6,743.46 USD

Group for European Prognosis and Analyses

Organizing monthly meetings, conducting analytical studies and publishing papers on European integration issues of key importance for Bulgaria

20,199.31 USD

Distance Learning Program for Public Administration Officials

Distance learning program for public administration officials on pre-accession financial instruments and the EU Structural and Cohesion Funds

75,733.94 USD


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Law Program Access to Justice In 2004, one of the key priorities of the Program was to improve the access to

justice for members of disadvantaged groups. In pursuing this priority, the Program developed a wide range of activities in partnership with local NGOs and government institutions. Based on the experience of the pilot Legal Aid Bureau (established in 2003 in the city of Veliko Turnovo), the Program cooperated with the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Bar Council to develop a concept for reforming the national legal aid system and elaborating a Draft Legal Aid Act. Meanwhile, the Program continued to support the operation of legal clinics at various law schools in the country, financing in 2004 projects of four existing clinics and establishing two new ones – in the Bourgas Free University and the Veliko Turnovo University. In addition to providing legal aid to disadvantaged citizens, the legal clinics emerged as an adequate mechanism for improving the practical education of law students, giving them the possibility to work on real cases under the guidance of law professors and legal practitioners. In order to ensure sustainability of the legal clinics as part of legal education, the Program cooperated with the American Bar Association to elaborate national standards for clinical legal education, which are expected to be approved by the universities in 2005.

Equality and human rights protection An important part of the Program’s activity was to strengthen the capacity of

Bulgarian human rights organizations. In 2004 the Program supported projects of 15 NGOs, specialized in working with ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants. The projects involved mainly providing legal aid and conducting public interest lawsuits. The supported NGOs have an essential role in ensuring effective implementation of the newly adopted antidiscrimination legislation in the country.

Rule of law and reform in the judiciary The Program actively supported reforms in the country’s judicial system. The

Civic Convention for Amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution continued to work for a second year, emerging as a key forum for discussing social problems of vital importance and identifying alternative solutions. The Convention is a unique assembly of representatives of national institutions, civic organizations and experts. Its sessions, held each month, focus on specific topics of significance for shaping the constitutional vision for Bulgaria in the 21st century.

The Program confirmed its sustainable commitment to reforming the Bulgarian

police by continuing its support for the implementation of the Community Policing Strategy adopted with an ordinance of the Minister of Internal Affairs in 2002. The Program supported projects of various Bulgarian NGOs that offer innovative practices for solving local security problems and introduce mechanisms for transparency and accountability in the activity of the police.


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In 2004 the Program launched a Court Watch Project, which envisages mainly conducting systematic monitoring of court cases involving violence against women and children. The goal of courtroom monitoring is to identify negative trends, practices and problems in the judicial system and to propose possible solutions, to improve public awareness and strengthen public confidence in the judicial system, as well as to collect and process statistical data on court cases involving domestic violence and sexual harassment against women and children. The initiative is being implemented in four Bulgarian towns: Bourgas, Varna, Razgrad, and Sofia by the Demetra Association, the Youth Alliance Association – Varna, the Razgrad NGO Center, and the Bulgarian Gender Research Center.

Last, but not least, in the 2004 the Program completed the final phase of the

initiative for introducing alternatives to imprisonment. Based on the experience of pilot probation centers, which the Program supported in 1999–2003, important amendments to national legislation were adopted in September 2004 and work began on developing a probation system in Bulgaria. Projects Priority 1 EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

1.1. Legal Clinics Refugee Law Clinic Association Legal aid for refugees and migrants 11,312.00 USD Legal Clinic Foundation, Sofia Branch Practical Legal Education – Legal Clinic at

the University of National and World Economy – Sofia

11,220.00 USD

Legal Aid Center Foundation Training of students at legal clinics in the Plovdiv University Law School

13,420.00 USD

Legal Clinic for Out-of-court Conflict Resolution

Developing a model for training students at the legal clinic of St. St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo

9,118.00 USD

Legal Clinic at the Bourgas Free University

Creating a legal clinic for family and inheritance law

12,733.00 USD

Legal Clinic Foundation Legal Clinic for Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure at the University of Rousse

11,640.00 USD

Joint project of the Open Society Institute – Sofia and ABA CEELI

Developing and publicizing standards for clinical legal education for Bulgarian law schools

2,180.50 USD

1.2. Human Rights Protection Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights Foundation

Theoretical and practical training for practicing lawyers in conducting public interest lawsuits

19,759.00 USD

Bulgarian Association for Out-of-court Conflict Resolution

Different but with Equal Human Rights 12,772.00 USD

Right to Defense Foundation Legal aid for Roma women and children in disadvantaged position

15,517.00 USD

Refugees and Migrants Association Access to procedure and protection of refugee and migrant rights in Bulgaria

12,996.00 USD

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Strategic defense in cases involving people in disadvantaged position

13,930.00 USD

Regional Agency for Social and Developing a model for social and legal 12,940.00 USD


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Economic Development - Haskovo protection of people with disabilities in small communities

Movement 12 Association Public deffender for the rights of people with disabilities

12,615.00 USD

Drom Association Access of Roma to justice 12,179.00 USD Chance for People with Disabilities Nonprofit Association

We Are All Equal before the Law 11,442.00 USD

Human Rights Project Nonprofit Association

Free legal aid for Roma victims of discrimination and ethnically motivated violence

10,272.00 USD

Life in Dignity Foundation Legal Aid for Dignified Life 7,205.00 USD Legal Alternative Foundation Legal protection of people with disabilities 14,060.00 USD Romani Baht Foundation Antidiscrimination defense 12,650.00 USD Priority 2 JUDICIAL REFORM

2.1. Supported NGO projects Open Society Club – Varna Information Center for the Varna Judicial

District 14,860.00 USD

Institute for Political and Legal Studies Training for strengthening the law enforcement capacity of prosecutors

21,231.00 USD

Open Society Club – Bourgas Young Lawyers for Judicial reform Discussion Club

12,090.00 USD

Criminal Policy and Prevention Institute

Crime in Bulgaria: Trends and Factors – extending and expanding a research study commissioned by the Open Society Institute – Sofia

11,950.00 USD

Legal Initiative for Training and Development – Varna

Organizing a seminar on international criminal justice for Bulgarian magistrates

9,750.00 USD

European Integration Association Harmonizing Bulgarian national legislation with the acquis communautaire – finalization of a book and launching a public campaign

5,600.00 USD

Union of Judges in Bulgaria Strengthening the capacity of NGOs to participate in judicial reform

16,558.00 USD

Open Society Club – Veliko Turnovo Improving the professional capacity of investigators – a national training program

30,000.00 USD

Project initiated by the Open Society Institute – Sofia

Basic Program for Distance Anticorruption Training of Government Officials and Magistrates – Summer Academy

8,492.81 USD

2.2. Project initiated by the Open Society Institute – Sofia

Court Watch Project 56,078.84 USD


Civic Convention for Amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution

52,337.29 USD


Access to Justice 77,153.17 USD

Gergana Trayanova and team Collection of analytical texts on the access to legal aid

6,700.00 USD

Studying ex officio defense cases 24,500.29 USD 2.5. Project initiated by the Open Society Institute – Sofia

Community policing

Ivan Kirilov and team Research on the challenges to introducing the community policing model

33,000.00 USD

Establishing an NGO network on community policing

18,716.72 USD

Open Society Club – Rousse Microprojects in support of local public 44,420.00 USD


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order and security plans Future for Everyone Association NGO network on community policing 8,700.00 USD Translation and adaptation of multimedia

training modules for the Police Academy 17,649.33 USD

Working meeting on the community policing model

3,720.57 USD

Sustainable partnerships under the community policing model in cooperation with the Canadian Agency for International Development

Open Society Club – Rousse Society in Support of the Police: the Dialog Continues

22,363.00 USD

Open Society Club – Stara Zagora Bridges of Tolerance 26,948.00 USD Bulgarian Gender Research Center Foundation

Sustainable partnership between police departments and NGOs in Sofia and Plovdiv for developing new European standards in treating victims of domestic violence

19,585.00 USD

Romani Bach Foundation Community and Police – Joint Advisory and Control Commissions

26,596.00 USD

Razgrad NGO Center Effective Policing Model – Razgrad; developing sustainable partnerships

21,913.00 USD

Razgrad NGO Center Study visit in Romania and research of good practices in police activities at regions with predominantly minority population

7,985.00 USD

National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria

Local communities in support of public order and security

12,900.00 USD

Innovative practices under the community policing model

Demetra Association Innovative practices for limiting domestic violence and its negative consequences through teamwork and interaction between police authorities and NGOs

7,400.00 USD

National Alliance for Volunteer Action Strengthening the capacity of police officers through participation in informal education classes

6,750.00 USD

Future for Everyone Association Teamwork for Prevention / Community Policing

6,626.00 USD

European Club Association Strengthening the security of children through effective practices for interaction between the police and the community

8,349.00 USD

Public Fund for Pleven Community Centers

Civic monitoring – promoting public confidence and support for the police

7,090.00 USD

SOS Families at Risk Foundation Innovative approaches in the work of police officers with victims of domestic violence

7,838.00 USD

Positive Personal Skills in Society Foundation – Pernik

The Police as an Effective Partner in the Fight against Domestic Violence

8,523.00 USD

Center for Social Strategies and Initiatives

Encouraging civic involvement in planning police activities for improving security and combating petty crimes at the local level

6,724.00 USD

2.5. Introducing probation as an alternative to imprisonment

Institute for Social Activities and Microproject for training interdisciplinary 5,000.00 USD


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Practices teams working in youth probation centers Partners – Bulgaria Foundation Microprojects for training interdisciplinary

teams working in youth probation centers 5,000.00 USD

Valentina Karaganova and team Improving the interaction between probation services and government and judiciary institutions at the local level

5,707.00 USD

Legal Initiative for Training and Development

Training magistrates on the adoption of probation

13,376.00 USD

Children in Conflict with the Law Wrap-up Meeting 1,316.98 USD Project initiated by the Open Society Institute – Sofia

Developing an NGO network for introduction of alternatives to imprisonment

11,700.67 USD

Public discussion of the Draft Bill to Amend and Supplement the Juvenile Delinquency Act

1,748.03 USD


Studying anticorruption measures – second stage

7,831.63 USD

2.8. Project initiated by the Open Society Institute – Sofia in cooperation with OSI JI

Transparency and efficiency of the prosecution in Bulgaria

69,160.36 USD

Priority 3 GLOBALIZATION AND LAW


Studying public perceptions of organized crime: hypotheses and basic issues for the working group

10,893.38 USD


Cross-border workforce migration – preparatory stage

28,840.35 USD


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Governance and Public Policies Program In 2004 the Program promoted participatory democracy and good governance by

stimulating the process of decentralization, encouraging public-private partnerships, and supporting public administration reform.

The efforts of the Program were targeted to strengthening civic participation in formulating national policies at local and central levels, as well as to modernizing public policies.

To pursue its goals, in 2004 the Program worked in the following priority areas: 1. Decentralization 2. Reform in social services 3. Introducing new models of public-private partnership 4. Building public administration governance capacity

Throughout the year, the Program supported the elaboration of a series of comparative legal studies of European and Bulgarian legislation on issues of crucial importance for fiscal decentralization at the current stage. The analysis was targeted to areas such as: secondary education governance and financing at the local level; local government taxation powers; regional policy, public services and territorial organization of public service provision; types of social services delivered locally and related local government responsibilities, etc.

The Program also launched the elaboration of decentralization models in three sectors: education, social policy, and regional development, which will present a strategic vision for the process in these areas.

A critical assessment of secondary legislation related to the Regional Development Act was also conducted. It offers comments on proposed methodology, criteria, and indicators for identifying targeted impact regions and makes an independent evaluation of the social, economic, demographic, and infrastructural situation of municipalities in Bulgaria. Proposals were made for changes and additions to the system of criteria and indicators used in identifying the municipalities within each region, which are to be supported. A methodology for elaborating municipal development plans was also suggested.

Civic monitoring of the activity of Sofia Municipal Council was launched successfully. It is conducted by a coalition of 14 NGOs, which monitor three areas: economic policy; municipal property and municipal budget; urban planning, architecture and building; ecology and land use. The goal is to improve transparency in the activity of Sofia Municipal Council and to guarantee open and publicly accessible decision-making.

The Program continued its efforts to improve the capacity of public administration and NGOs for delegating/providing social services. A sample municipal regulation for cooperation between local governments and NGOs was elaborated; it regulates both the possibility to organize tenders and the distribution of funds to NGOs in areas, other than social service provision. Public procurement


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mechanisms in Bulgaria were studied and opportunities were identified to ensure NGO participation in these procedures.

A detailed assessment was conducted on the general minimum administrative competence requirements applicable to public administration officials and a minimum administrative competence standards was developed.

Projects Ivo Kostov and team Writing a report on the impact of

decentralization on the absorption of European structural funds

28,150.00 USD

Petkan Iliev and team Developing sectoral models of decentralization

29,200.00 USD

Public Environment Development Institute

Creating a Municipal Policies Center 24,455.00 USD

Open Society Club - Bourgas Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

13,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Varna Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

11,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Gabrovo Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

13,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Rousse Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

11,000.00 USD

Sylvia Assenova and team Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

6,000.00 USD

NGO Center Foundation - Kurdjali Establishing and operating a regional advocacy resource center under the project “Sustainability Strategy for the NGO Sector in Bulgaria"

6,000.00 USD

Bulgarian Media Coalition Association

Fifth Annual Meeting of the Bulgarian Media Coalition – Discussion of the Radio and Television Act

1,389.90 USD

Program and Analytical Center for European Law

Comparative Law Studies on Decentralization 22,503.00 USD

Program and Analytical Center for European Law

Support for the activity of the Bulgarian Parliament

10,000.00 USD

Feya Foundation Local Government: Competence of the Municipal Council, rights, responsibilities and functions of municipal counselors, payment of social assistance and social security benefits.

8,937.76 USD


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Bulgarian Center for Not-for-profit Law

Improving the capacity of the administration and of NGOs to delegate/provide social services

46,699.00 USD

Euro-Bulgarian Cultural Center Developing a public-private partnership model

13,806.00 USD

Yuri Alkalay and team Introducing organizational excellence models to improve the capacity of local governments

20,320.00 USD

Economy 2000 Club Strengthening the use of local resources to promote the social and economic development of municipalities

18,624.00 USD

Academic Society for International Development

Legal Framework for European Fund Allocation Procedures in Bulgaria

16,140.00 USD

Effective Diversity Management Models

Improving the efficiency of municipal counselors with Roma or Turkish ethnic background

1,643.51 USD

Public Administration and European Integration Institute

General minimum requirements for administrative competence

2,700.00 USD

municipalities and NGOs on developing projects under EU programs

Training and consultations 1,272.92 USD

Local government monitoring Monitoring the activity of the Sofia Municipal Council

7,666.30 USD

Promoting the development of rural regions

Support for the participation of Bulgarian rural regions in the LEADER+ Initiative of the European Commission after Bulgaria’s accession to the EU

16,246.89 USD

Fiscal decentralization

Developing different scenarios 6,955.00 USD

Organizing a conference 1,800.00 USD

Organization of public debates:

Open Society Club – Bourgas 1,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Varna 1,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Rousse 1,000.00 USD

Open Society Club – Smolyan 1,000.00 USD


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Civil Society Program The activities of the Civil Society Program are targeted to strengthening civil

society institutions in Bulgaria, developing modern, liberal public attitudes, based on respect for human rights, and encouraging public policies of civic dialog and participation.

In 2004 the Program worked in the following priority areas: • NGO development Under the project for developing a Long-term Strategy and an Action Plan to

support the financial sustainability of the non-governmental sector in Bulgaria, a methodology was developed and an assessment of the sector was conducted, which outlines the place and role of NGOs in the social and economic structure of the country. Based on the results of the assessment, indicators and indexes were identified, which would help monitor trends in the development of the Third Sector and compare data across years and by different indicators.

In 2004, the Program created an Internet portal of Bulgarian NGOs, www.bgngo.org, which provides information on changes in the legal framework of the non-governmental sector, suggests amendments to existing legislation, and publicizes current events, analytical and research studies, and training opportunities.

• Antidiscrimination and tolerance In 2004 the Program continued to encourage the development of effective models

for eliminating discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, religion, and sex, as well as for improving the status of vulnerable social groups and minorities.

In 2004 the Civil Society Program cooperated with the Roma Media Center in launching the Media Image of Roma Project, which aims at building a more positive image of the Roma minority in the media. In 2005 the project will issue a special report, which will assess the attitude of different local and central media to Roma, the specifics of covering certain issues, and the changes in the way media treat Roma issues in general.

• Media and civil society In 2004, cooperating with the Roma Program, the Civil Society Program

continued to encourage the development and presence in the national media environment of printed and electronic products and media reflecting the specifics of the ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. The Internet portal of ethnic minorities in Bulgaria (www.ethnos.bg), which was created under a joint project of the Open Society Institute – Sofia, the National Council on Ethnic and Demographic Issues and the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, was further developed and updated with new information. The key task of the portal is to serve as a means for better communication among all partners who work to facilitate the integration of minorities in Bulgaria – central and local government institutions, non-governmental organizations, donors, media, and universities.


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Projects Bulgarian Donors’ Forum Institutional support 21,375.00 USD Georgi Stefanov Markov and team Analyzing public attitudes toward the Roma

minority as reflected in Bulgarian printed and electronic media

21,300.00 USD

21 Century Turkish Cultural Center

Kaynak Magazine for cultural integration and ethnic tolerance

4,709.00 USD

Interethnic Initiative for Human Rights Foundation

Minority rights and their practical implementation 2004-2006

20,000.00 USD

Feya Foundation Seminar to publicize the Decade of Roma Inclusion, the National Plan for its implementation, and the goals and tasks to be pursued

4,562.50 USD

AGARTA Ltd. Roma beyond Stereotypes 806.67 USD Bulgarian National Radio Hristo Botev Program, Ethnic Communities

Program Line: "Do We Know Each Other?" 2,500.00 USD

Literaturen Vestnik Weekly Maintaining columns on topical issues for Bulgarian society, targeted to promoting new public policies and changes in public perceptions

6,293.50 USD

Roma Democratic Union Publishing the AKANA Newspaper 4,992.00 USD Erevan Publishing House 60th Anniversary of Erevan Newspaper –

promoter of Armenian spiritual and cultural values

3,000.00 USD

Perperikon Ltd. Yeni Hayat – monthly publication in Turkish 4,500.00 USD Roma Youth Organization Publishing four issues of the O Roma

Magazine 4,000.00 USD

Satellite systems Ltd. Encouraging intercultural dialog and ethnic tolerance among children at Samokov Municipality through the kids’ program “Samokovche "

2,497.00 USD

Janglipe Association Encouraging communication between children with different ethnic background through joint participation in My Childhood television show

4,800.00 USD

Andral Foundation Publishing Andral Magazine 3,000.00 USD Etnopalitra Trubaduri Foundation Producing a TV program on ethnic minority

culture 3,500.00 USD


Publishing the Ethnoreporter Magazine 2,500.00 USD

Roma World Foundation Producing the Roma World TV program 4,900.00 USD TV World Foundation Program on ethnic minorities in society –

participation in Albena 2004 Media Events 11,480.00 USD

Program on ethnic minorities in society

Concurrent events 1,245.06 USD

Long-term Strategy and Action Plan to support the financial sustainability of the NGO Sector in Bulgaria

Elaboration of expert papers of selected topics 22,246.30 USD

Analyzing public attitudes toward the Roma minority as reflected in Bulgarian printed and electronic media

The Media Image of Roma 8,485.29 USD

Bulgarian Panel of the Working meeting to present the Bulgarian 5,836.03 USD


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Grantmakers East Group NGO sector Decade of Roma Inclusion Setting up an office and bringing together a

team to coordinate activities under the Decade of Roma Inclusion and to monitor the press

8,088.75 USD

Decade of Roma Inclusion Working meetings with the representatives of the Roma community and selected ministries

228.12 USD

Publishing an electronic newsletter Publishing the Civil Society electronic newsletter

2,266.31 USD

Creating a Web Portal Creating a Web Portal with information on the status of minorities, NGOs working on minority issues, sources of funding of projects target to minorities in Bulgaria

7,304.40 USD

Communication Strategy Communication Strategy for Bulgaria’s Accession to the EU matching funds on projects of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

7688,27 USD

Financial sustainability of the NGO Sector in Bulgaria

Extending the consultative process in developing a Strategy and Action Plan to support the financial sustainability of the NGO Sector in Bulgaria – organizing six regional seminars

3,939.71 USD

Studying the development of NGO sector

Developing a methodology 4,442.10 USD

Partnership projects in the Open Society Network

Open Society Club – Blagoevgrad Neighborliness and Borders: from Cooperation to Accession

3,493.21 USD

Open Society Club – Veliko Turnovo

Institutional Support 832.01 USD

Open Society Club – Sliven Creating conditions for permanently unemployed members of the Karakachan minority to start family businesses related to their cultural heritage

24,914.92 USD


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Roma Program

In 2004 the Program encouraged initiatives, which provide for equal participation of members of the Roma community in political and public life.

The Program continued to support the development and strengthening of the network of Roma Community Centers (RCCs), which emerged as an effective mediator between the Roma community and local governments. The RCCs address some of the most essential problems areas for the Roma population, such as employment, social status and living standards, education and healthcare, housing, equal access to public services. Some of the centers focus on improving the information services provided to Roma. The efforts of the Program were targeted to improving the cooperation between RCCs, local governments, and other NGOs.

The Program developed training modules and trained NGO teams, which provide mainly social services, how to organize advocacy campaigns at the local level. The goal of the training was not only to improve the teams’ capacity, but also to encourage NGOs to take independent actions for changing existing local policies and programs.

In 2004 the Program launched its initiative for establishing the Studii Romani Library, which has the ambition to bring together all specialized texts, papers and books related to Roma and other ethnic minorities. The library will provide access to international magazines and newsletters, as well as to materials and archives, which have not been published before.

The goal of the project is to create a specialized library for books, periodic publications, audio and video materials, etc. with an archive, which would be constantly updated and expanded.

The project also envisages the creation of an electronic version of the library, which could be accessed through the Internet at a separate site or within www.ethnos.bg.

Projects Gergana Petrova Vassileva Improving the capacity of RCC teams and

NGOs providing administrative and social services in the sphere of advocacy - ²² part

14,265.00 USD

Minority Studies Society Creating a special library and archive with books and research studies on Roma issues

19,154.00 USD


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Future for Roma Association Center for Information and Advisory Services for the Roma community in Dupnitsa municipality

9,292.76 USD

Doverie RK Association Roma Community Center – Assenovgrad 7,782.00 USD

Romani Baht Foundation Roma Community Center – Samokov 7,560.00 USD

Hope Union of Roma Women and Children

Roma Community Center – Vidin 7,918.75 USD

Hope Union of Socially Disadvantaged Roma

Public Reception Offices at the Roma Community Center in Bourgas

9,026.00 USD

Ethnocultural Dialog Foundation Roma Community Center for Equal Integration of Roma in Bulgarian Society - Lyulin

9,906.00 USD

Minorities Integration and Development Foundation

Roma Community Center – Yambol 7,684.00 USD

Interethnic Cooperation Foundation - Pazardjik

Roma Community Center – Pazardjik 12,606.00 USD

Roma Information Project Association Strengthening the knowledge and the communication capacity of the Roma Community Centers financed by OSI’s Roma Program

8,400.00 USD

Roma Youth Organization Roma Community Center 10,638.00 USD

United Roma Men and Women Association

Integration of Roma in Bulgaria 747.00 USD

Renewal Association - Varna Roma Community Center - Varna 6,924.00 USD

Kham Sun Foundation Presenting and disseminating the book “The Apostle of Roma in Bulgaria” – a documentary on the life and work of Shakir Pashov

618.46 USD

Roma Bureau Foundation – Montana Roma Community Center – Vulchedrum 9,978.00 USD

Roma – Plovdiv Foundation for Regional Development

Roma Community Center – Stolipinovo 9,945.00 USD

Maria Bakalova Publishing the research study “The Role of Electronic Media for the Integration of Roma”

1,492.85 USD


Training journalists for more objective coverage of Roma issues in the central media

1086.32 USD

Improving the capacity of RCC teams and NGOs providing administrative and social services – I part

5,086.56 USD

Publishing a book with short stories and essays from the competition “I Will Tell You about a Roma Woman…”

905.29 USD


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Education Policies Program In 2004 the Education Policies Program continued to pursue its strategic goal of

supporting the process of reforming higher and general education in Bulgaria by facilitating changes in the content and organization of the teaching and learning process; providing equal access to quality education for everybody, and involving society in the process of discussing, developing, and monitoring the implementation of education strategies and policies.

The three main priority areas of the Program were higher education, education policies, and general education. To achieve these priorities, the Education Policies Program implemented a series of partnership projects and organized several calls for proposals.

Under the Higher Education Priority two traditional calls for proposals were

announced, both targeted to improving the quality of higher education: • Modernizing the Higher Education Content and Methodology in Social

Sciences and the Humanities • Strategic Regional Cooperation among Higher Education Institutions in the

Region. Approximately 15 projects of leading Bulgarian universities were supported in

an effort to promote and strengthen the intellectual, research, and teaching capacity in Bulgaria and in the region.

• A competition for equal access to higher education was organized for the second year in a row; it aims at encouraging universities and colleges to develop services, which would attract young Roma and would facilitate their equal access to higher education.

The Education Policies Priority is an important element in the Program’s strategy, as the projects implemented under this priority are a powerful reform tool.

• In 2004 the Program supported the development of a Strategy for External Assessment at the end of grades 4, 8, and 12, based on the national education standards for the content of education in Bulgarian language and literature and mathematics. The Strategy envisages the development of a tests’ bank and proposes a system for conducting external assessment. A pilot implementation of the tests for fourth grade is pending with a view to their gradual introduction in all schools.

• Several roundtable discussions and conferences on education were organized, bringing together a wide circle of experts, representatives of political parties, school directors, representatives of Regional Inspectorates on Education, etc.

Several strategic projects could be highlighted in under the General Education

Priority. • The Open Society Schools Project entered into its second year. Based on data,

collected in the previous phases of the project, a secondary schools’ monitoring system was developed. It consists of 25 indicators to monitor and assess education services offered at secondary schools in Bulgaria. The system can be implemented individually by the schools participating in the monitoring.


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• The Program also organized a call for project proposals on the topic: “The School: Good Quality Management Practices”. The goal of the competition was to support successful partnerships between school administrations, parents and students targeted to improving school environment. Twelve projects were supported.

Equal access to quality education for Roma children and desegregation of/integration in education is a key priority for the Education Policies Program.

• 2004 was the second year in the implementation of the project for improving the access to quality education and facilitating desegregation of Roma. The project is being implemented in the town of Lom, the village of Glojene, and the town of Blagoevgrad. It is carried out in partnership with the Step by Step Program Foundation, the Bulgarian Reading Association, and the Roma – Lom Foundation. Throughout the year, the three schools involved in the project participated actively in achieving its goals with their own initiatives.

• The project “Training Education Administration in Efficient Roma Integration Management” also continued successfully. In pursuing its goal to identify mechanisms for supporting local governments in the process of desegregating Roma education, the project was extended to include 7 new municipalities. Training seminars and communication campaigns were organized under the project in 13 municipalities. The initiative is being implemented by the Interethnic Initiative for Human Rights Foundation. Projects Elena Tomova Tacheva-Bumbarova

Overseas Centers of Bulgarian Culture in the 19th Century

125.20 USD

Institute for Criticism and Social Research

Organizing a joint course "Body, Name and Practical Logic" for Ph.D. students from the University of Plovdiv and the University of Ljubljiana

8,032.09 USD

Institute of Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Balkan Summer School for Ph.D. Students in Social Studies "Social Inclusion and Economic Strategies on the Balkans "

7,660.00 USD

Sashko Arabadjiev and team System for monitoring secondary schools in Bulgaria

18,585.00 USD

New Bulgarian University Preparatory classes for young Roma wishing to apply to the New Bulgarian University

4,496.50 USD

New Bulgarian University International Master’s Program on Comparative Political Studies

2,150.00 USD

St. St. Cyril and Methodius Primary School – Burkachevo village

Dialog for Quality in Education: Informal club of school and kindergarten directors from Byala Slatina Municipality

1,995.00 USD

Hristo Botev Primary School – Glozhene village

Improving the access to quality education and supporting the process of desegregation of Roma

2,243.75 USD

Hristo Botev Primary School – Oresh village

The Classroom as an Effective Communication Zone

1,598.00 USD

Department of Classic and New Philology, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Developing and Improving the Master’s Degree Program in Ancient Culture and Literature at the Chair of Classic Philology

4,500.00 USD


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Working group presided by Prof. Pepka Boyadjieva

Elaborating a concept for a new Higher Education Act

8,700.00 USD

Legal Initiatives Center Improving the legislative framework of secondary education

28,776.00 USD

Department of Primary School and Preschool Pedagogy, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Training of teachers for children with special needs in the process of European integration – the Bulgarian-Romanian perspective

6,223.00 USD

Department of Philosophy, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Introducing interactive teaching and learning methods at the Master’s degree program on International Political Relation and Security at the Chair of Political Science

4,520.00 USD

Department of Slavic Philology, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Computer Linguistics. Internet Technologies in the Humanities

1,720.00 USD

Department of Philosophy, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Improving the quality of education at the Department’s Master’s degree programs

1,819.66 USD

Dimiter Tsenov Academy of Economics

Research on the regional economic dissimilarities on the Balkans

7,280.00 USD

Lozenets Foundation – Stara Zagora

Equal Access to Higher Education 3,420.00 USD

Step by Step Program Foundation Improving the access to quality education and supporting the process of desegregation of Roma

7,497.00 USD

Roma – Lom Foundation Creating conditions for improving the level of education of Roma children and students

7,900.00 USD

Values Foundation Fourth National History Competition "The Vicissitudes of the 20th and Family History "

7,715.75 USD

Human and Social Studies Foundation

Education and Science in the Knowledge Society

4,653.13 USD

Hristo Botev Primary School – Blagoevgrad


3,798.75 USD

Hristo Botev Primary School – Lom


3,105.00 USD

Southeast European Academic League

Development of the Southeast European Academic League

1,126.37 USD

Southeast European Academic League

Balkan Curricula and Transparency in Education

6,948.02 USD

Anna Slavcheva Krusteva Training on ethnic issues through information technologies and research

38.15 USD

Association of Doctoral Students in Bulgaria

Integrated database of doctoral students and discussion forum

7,800.00 USD

Diversity Balkan Foundation for Intercultural Education and Understanding

Fourth National Summer School for Romani Language, Traditions, and Culture

6,996.20 USD

Bulgarian Reading Association Equal Access of Roma to Quality education 23,302.00 USD

Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transportation

Equal Access to Higher Education 4,495.00 USD


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Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transportation

Developing tools for monitoring, analyzing and improving the quality assurance system in compliance with the ISO 9001 standard

580.37 USD

Daniela Vassileva Kalkandjieva Orthodox Churches in the Context of Modern International Relations

92.44 USD

Peyo Yavorov Foreign Language Teaching School – Silistra

Establishing a School Council as a form of partnership for coordinated school governance

2,002.00 USD

Institute for Criticism and Social Research

Organizing a joint course on practical logic and communicative rationality for Ph.D. students from the University of Plovdiv and the University of Ljubljiana

238.09 USD

Antidiscrimination Advisory Center

Textbooks assessment from an multicultural education perspective

526.06 USD

School Board, Prof. Assen Zlatarov General Education School - Sofia

School Parliaments – Partners of Teachers and Parents for Better Education

1,898.00 USD

Ivan Vazov Primary School – Silistra

Promoting models for improving the quality of education through partnership between students, teachers, and parents

2,019.00 USD

Hristo Smirnenski Primary School – Vodoley village

Knowledge through Entertainment: Making Schools More Attractive for Our Children

2,152.38 USD

Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

Introducing doctoral modules and a special course in the Master’s degree program “Philosophy and Social Sciences in the 20th Century"

4,120.00 USD

Hristo Botev Primary School – Turgovishte

Teachers, Parents and Students – Partners for Quality Education

1,550.00 USD

Department of Philosophy, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Developing and conducting a university course on International Policy and Conflicts in Southeastern Europe

258.69 USD

Roma Youth Organization – Sliven I Can Do More 3,675.00 USD

Svetla Angelova Strashimirova Students in Social Sciences Confronting the Challenge of the Anthropologic Deficiency of Their Education

170.97 USD

Svetla Marinova Marinova Rhetorical Competition 349.06 USD

Svetlozar Kirilov Ivanov New university program "Post-communist Transition and the Media "

161.83 USD

Vassil Lesvki General Education School – Tenevo village

European lessons for students, teachers, and parents

1,534.00 USD

Petko Rachev Slaveykov General Education School - Tryavna

Untied We Can Do More 1,970.00 USD

Department of Philosophy, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

New areas of research and new approaches in social sciences (empirical studies and practical training for doctoral students)

4,446.00 USD

Department of Slavic Philology, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Balkan Traditions: Coexistence of Cultures, Religions, and Languages

8,124.00 USD

Dimiter Blagoev Primary School - Shoumen

Succeeding Toghether 1,500.00 USD

St. Panteleimon School Board – Patalenitsa village

Children Speak 1,792.00 USD


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Dr. Ivan Seliminski School Board – Sliven

Bridge for Partnership between Students, Teachers, and Parents

1,994.00 USD

School Board, Foreign Language Teaching High School - Vidin

Education and Career 1,678.00 USD

School Board, St. Kliment Ohridski Primary School - Kyustendil

Tomorrow Begins Today 1,984.00 USD


Improving the capacity of education administration to manage the integration of ethnic minority children

16,556.00 USD

Paideia Foundation Civic education and civic participation in education governance at Bulgarian schools

245.44 USD

Paideia Foundation Modern Bulgarian Education: Quality through Partnership

32,756.00 USD

Center for Economic Development Prognosis and prospects for the development of Bulgarian education

8,125.00 USD

Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialog and Tolerance

Teachers’ Strategy for Intercultural Education 864.42 USD

Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialog and Tolerance

Extending the elective class in Romani folklore to 10 new regions of Bulgaria: quality and sustainability

8,268.62 USD

Dr. Anastas Gerdjikov and team Developing a strategy and new legal framework for higher education

84,010.00 USD

Changes in Education in Southeastern Europe

Publishing a book 1,182.96 USD

Producing a video film Improving the access to quality education and supporting the process of desegregation of Roma

2,082.65 USD

Ministry of Education and Science Piloting a systemic course for in-service training of teachers teaching school subjects in foreign languages

2,389.00 USD

National Conference The Quality of Education and the Place of Bulgarian Teachers in the European Education Environment

2,208.93 USD

Equal Access to Quality Education Improving the access to quality education and supporting the process of desegregation of Roma in Blagoevgrad, Lom, and Glozhene

2,940.00 USD

Education policies Developing a higher education strategy 12,246.57 USD

Open Society Schools System for monitoring secondary schools in Bulgaria

5,958.00 USD


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Network Scholarship Programs Undergraduate Exchange Program (one year non-degree program in the USA) Anelia Yordanova Kuzmanova Pre-departure Orientation meeting for

education in the United States, Istanbul 405.02 USD

Dragomir Hristov Marinov Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

405.02 USD

Ivelina Dimitrova Popova Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

406.53 USD

Maria Yordanova Spirova Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

405.22 USD

Miroslava Nancheva Nanova Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

401.20 USD

Plamen Ivanov Kolev Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

405.02 USD

Radko Yossifov Izamski Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

405.02 USD

Rosen Lukov Tsvetkov Pre-departure Orientation meeting for education in the United States, Istanbul

405.02 USD

United Kingdom Scholarships (OSI/FCO Chevening/UK Universities Scholarships, Oxford/Cambridge Colleges Hospitality Scheme) Master’s Degree Programs and Short-term training

Enyo Konstantinov Stoyanov MAaster’s Degree Program in Philosophy and Literature, University of Warwick

769.42 USD

Iskra Ivanova Hristova The Figurativeness of Visual Image in the Modern and Post-modern English Novel, University of Oxford

767.39 USD

Iskra Tsvetanova Dzhanabetska MAaster’s Degree Program in International Political Economy, University of Manchester

822.00 USD

Ivaylo Lyudmilov Turnev Developments in Neurogenetics in Bulgaria, University of Oxford

559.22 USD

Julia Dimitrova Staykova Participation in an alumni meeting of fellowship students in, Budapest

330.00 USD

Lyubomir Vankov Dimitrov Finalizing an English Language Students’ Guide on Machine Design, University of Cambridge

538.01 USD

Marieta Nikolova Ivanova MAaster’s Degree Program in Political Economy of Russia and Eastern Europe, University College London

712.39 USD

Marta Zdravkova Sugareva-Griva The Family in Eastern Europe, University of Oxford

130.24 USD

Milena Georgieva Panayotova MAaster’s Degree Program ion Women’s Issues, University of Oxford

767.39 USD

Nadezhda Kirilova Stoyanova MAaster’s Degree Program o in Central and Southeast European Research, University College London

712.39 USD

Nelly Valentinova Demireva MAaster’s Degree Program in Social Sciences, University of Oxford

767.39 USD

Nikolay Yordanov Naydenov Standards in Public Life, 532.86 USD


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University of Oxford

Nina Vankova Nikolova Climate Changes, University of Oxford 476.14 USD

Ralitsa Yotova Yotova Training and Internship at the Hansard Society, London

375.94 USD

Rosalina Vladimirova Madzharova MAaster’s Degree Program in International Relations, University of Warwick

445.92 USD

Simeon Vassilev Stefanov MAaster’s Degree Program in European Cultural Policies and Management, University of Warwick

769.43 USD

Tania Boycheva Chavdarova The Bulgarian and the Western Social and Economic Culture, University of Cambridge

491.14 USD

Tsvetan Dimitrov Krumov Applicable Law to Securities, University of Oxford

767.39 USD

Yona Georgieva Marinova MAaster’s Degree Program in International Economic Law, University of Warwick

749.94 USD


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Public Health Program The activities of the Public Health Program are targeted to encouraging the

development and implementation of evidence-based public health policies, which guarantee equal access to health services and active civic participation.

In 2004 the Program worked in the following priority areas:

Protection of people with intellectual disabilities

The Program continued to encourage the integration and active inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in public life by:

• Creating early intervention programs for children with developmental problems;

• Developing a integrated employment model for people with intellectual disabilities;

• Supporting the implementation of the National Mental Health Policy. In 2004 the Program launched a project for creating a regional network and an information system to collect social and health information on the provision of community-based mental health services. The project is being implemented by the National Center for Public Health Protection under the Stability Pact mental health project “Strengthening Social Inclusion by Improving the Provision of Public Mental Health Services in Southeastern Europe”.

• Supporting NGO projects targeted to introducing new mental healthcare practices and improving the access to quality services.

• Improving public awareness and changing public attitude towards people with intellectual disabilities. In 2004 the Program financed two documentaries – “The Invisible Children” and “The Yellow Prince” – which were produced in cooperation with the Public Perceptions Foundation. In 2004 preliminary work on the development of a mental health Internet portal began under a project implemented by the Adaptation Society.

Roma health

In 2004, in an effort to secure equal access to healthcare services for the Roma population, the Program continued to support programs for introducing health mediators and promoting mediators’ activities in the Roma neighborhoods in Stara Zagora, Lom, Kyustendil, and Shoumen.

Under a Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Health, the Program developed a Health Strategy and an Action Plan for disadvantaged ethnic communities. The Program will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Health in implementing activities envisaged in the Action Plan.

Healthcare system reform

• In 2004 the Program supported the development of a methodology for restructuring municipal hospitals in Bulgaria with a view to improving the quality and efficiency of health services and ensuring equal access to hospital care. The


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project is being implemented under the Biennial Collaboration Agreement between WHO EURO and the Ministry of Health, 2004/2005.

• Health Reform Assessment. In 2004 the Program launched a project for assessing health reform results for 1991–2004; identifying the logical link between measures taken and results achieved; analyzing the extent to which implemented activities have contributed to achieving the key goal of the reform, i.e. to improve the nation’s health status.

• Advocacy for reasonable legislation affecting drug users. The goal of this project is to analyze the impact, which newly adopted amendments to the Penal Code, criminalizing the possession of addictive substances, had on injection drug users, to evaluate this impact against social and health risks, and to initiate a public debate on the effectiveness of such restrictive measures in the efforts to limit the circulation of addictive substances in the country. The project is being implemented in four cities – Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas and Veliko Turnovo, in partnership with the Initiative for Health Foundation - Sofia, the Panacea Foundation – Plovdiv, the Dose of Love Association – Bourgas, and the Open Society Club – Veliko Turnovo.

Palliative care

The Program continued to work for improving the quality of life of terminally ill patients and their families by:

• Supporting initiatives targeted to providing access to high quality home-based palliative care;

• Creating and developing training programs in palliative care, structured as in-service training courses or as part of the general education in medical universities and colleges;

• Developing palliative care standards; • Increasing awareness of the palliative care philosophy and the hospice

movement; • Elaborating a comprehensive national program for the development of

palliative care in Bulgaria. Public Health Program Projects initiated by the Program

Ivaylo Turnev and team Advocacy for equal access to health services for disadvantaged ethnic minorities

18,020.00 USD

Miroslav Popov and team Analysis of Health Reform in Bulgaria 36,200.00 USD

Translation, publishing, and dissemination of the new report on Bulgaria Observatory HiT Bulgaria 2002

1,584.00 USD

White Book on Mental Health 10,983.89 USD


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Translation into Bulgarian, publishing and dissemination of two books of the WHO: 1. Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in Children (WHO-1998); 2. Symptom Relief in Terminal Illness (WHO-1998)

2,106.00 USD

Establishing a Palliative Care Training and Resource Center

543.14 USD

Organizing a seminar on coalition’s building for mental health

1,008.60 USD

Media campaign 874.35 USD

Information campaign to change public attitudes towards people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities

382.00 USD

Healthcare

Project supported by the Program

National Anti Smoking Association Smoking among Health Professionals 4,500.00 USD

Minorities Health Problems Foundation New practices for improving the health and social status of Roma in the context of health reforms

11,706.00 USD

Neve Droma Foundation Providing access to healthcare for minorities

5,387.70 USD

International Public Health and Health Insurance Institute

Review and Strategy for National Healthcare for 2005–2010

7,000.00 USD

Multiple Sclerosis Society Bulgaria Optimizing Health Services for People Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis – Advocacy Campaign

9,670.00 USD

Health Law Center Seminars and discussion on the implementation of the new Public Health Act

7,748.00 USD

Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry Directory of mental health and social services in Sofia

5,680.00 USD

Eterna Business Women’s Club Roundtable discussion on health reform issues

1,452.00 USD

Lyuben Karavelov Community Center Community Centers as Health Promoters and Facilitators of Civic Dialog

2,588.00 USD

New Star Association Accessible Healthcare for Roma 6,439.00 USD

Foundation for Mental Health Research Health Reform and Socially Significant Diseases: An Integrative Approach. Emotional and Psychological Problems of Patients Suffering from Cardiovascular Diseases

5,675.00 USD

The WHO Reginal Office for Europe Restructuring Municipal Hospitals in Bulgaria

20,000.00 USD

Initiatives of the International Network

Supported projects

Samaritans Foundation Encouraging Dialog between Health Institutions and Future Mothers in Stara Zagora

4,074.69 USD


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Participation in seminars and conferences

Angel Stoyanov Moskov Promoting Workforce Effectiveness in the Health Sector, Lithuania

733.32 USD

Dessislava Atanassova Atanassova Eurofamily, Poland 441.00 USD

Lydia Mladenova Georgieva Promoting Workforce Effectiveness in the Health Sector, Lithuania

740.30 USD

Marko Stoyanov Gugushev Promoting Workforce Effectiveness in the Health Sector, Lithuania

740.30 USD

International Harm Reduction Initiative

Supported projects

Dose of Love Association Preventing HIV/AIDS and other transmittable infections among people with risk behavior, injection drug users, and commercial sex workers

9,960.00 USD

Mission New Romani Generation Association

Outreach program for commercial sex workers, men and women with predominantly Roma background in Sliven

10,000.00 USD

Health and Social Development Foundation

Harm reduction project for commercial sex workers and injection drug users in and around the city of Sofia

5,724.00 USD

Initiative for Health Foundation Steps in the Right Direction: Preventing HIV/AIDS among people injection drug users

10,000.00 USD

Initiative for Health Foundation Advocacy for reasonable legislation affecting drug users. Joint project with the Open Society Club – Veliko Turnovo, the Dose of Love Association and the Panacea Association

20,575.00 USD

Initiative for Health Foundation Study visit of professionals from Serbia 2,436.45 USD

Hope 01 Foundation Held for Self-help: Awareness raising and Information

9,910.00 USD

Panacea 97 Foundation Preventing HIV/AIDS among high risk groups

3,500.00 USD

Palliative Care

Supported projects

ITS Ltd. Palliative Care Education – Preliminary research for the introduction of palliative care training in medical universities

10,000.00 USD

Medical College - Plovdiv In-service and pre-service training of medical nurses in palliative care for terminally ill patients

12,723.00 USD

Isida Association Home-based palliative care 12,758.00 USD

Social and Health Care Center Participation in seminars and conferences

Home-based palliative care 11,469.00 USD

Nikolay Radev Yordanov Participation in the Ninth Congress of the European Palliative Care Association

1,074.53 USD


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Svetla Georgieva Nedeva Exchange of experience with a palliative care team in Poznan, Poland

449.29 USD

Teodora Ilieva Stancheva Participation in the Ninth Congress of the European Palliative Care Association

941.31 USD

Teodora Ilieva Stancheva Mental Disability Advocacy Supported projects

Exchange of experience with a palliative care team in Poznan, Poland

449.29 USD

Adaptation Association Web Portal on Mental Health in Bulgaria 12,447.00 USD

Association for Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities – Vidin

Integrated employment for people with intellectual disabilities

6,680.00 USD

St. St. Cosma and Damian Foundation Early intervention program for children at the age of 0 to 7 years

8,854.00 USD

Association for the Development of Psycho-social Rehabilitation in Bulgaria

Contemporary approaches and technologies in community-based psychiatry: Programs for psycho-social rehabilitation

7,487.00 USD

National Center for Public Health Protection Participation in seminars and conferences

Creating a regional network and information system to collect and exchange social and health information on the provision of community-based mental health care

19,952.00 USD

Aneta Krassimirova Stoyanova International Conference on Early Intervention and Visit to an Early Intervention Center in Timisoara, Romania

133.34 USD

Elka Georgieva Georgieva Gentle Teaching Seminar 980.75 USD

Emil Borisov Traev European Health Forum Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Austria

987.48 USD

Emilia Ivanova Yordanova Gentle Teaching Seminar 980.75 USD

Galia Ivanova Todorova International Conference on Early Intervention and Visit to an Early Intervention Center in Timisoara, Romania

133.34 USD

Iliana Emilova Tsankova Advocacy training, Budapest 407.50 USD

Ivan Georgiev Semenakov Training under the Project Model Program, module 3

395.24 USD

Ivan Georgiev Semenakov Training under the Project Model Program, module 4

506.02 USD

Ivona Karlovna Vulpe Training under the Project Model Program, module 3

395.24 USD

Ivona Karlovna Vulpe Training under the Project Model Program, module 4

506.02 USD

Katia Nikolova Bozhdermenova-Staleva Advocacy training, Budapest 407.50 USD

Lydia Slavchova Pankova Gentle Teaching Seminar 980.75 USD

Natasha Stoyanova Todinova-Bazoteva Advocacy training, Budapest 407.50 USD

Sylvia Assenova Miloslavova Gentle Teaching Seminar 980.75 USD


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Teodora Mitkova Getsova International Conference on Early Intervention and Visit to an Early Intervention Center in Timisoara, Romania

133.34 USD

Participation in public health seminars of the Open Society Institute – New York

Finka Kostadinova Denkova Mortality Data Automated Encoding Systems

335.59 USD

Krassimira Kirilova Dikova Mortality Data Automated Encoding Systems

335.59 USD

Lyubka Nencheva Alexandrova International Conference “Access to Education and Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities

302.00 USD

Slavka Nikolova Kukova International Conference “Access to Education and Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities

295.34 USD

Stefan Nestorov Gladilov Conference on the Role of Public Health Training and the Challenges of Healthcare Reform

875.35 USD

Stoyanka Tsvetkova Zheleva–Popova Conference on the Role of Public Health Training and the Challenges of Healthcare Reform

868.15 USD


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Network East–East Program The Program encourages the exchange of ideas, information, and experts among

the countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Projects Alexandra Emanuilova Efiseneva Annual Congress of the European MS

Platform 371.07 USD

Alexei Kirilov Kalionski How Can We Live in Tolerance and Cooperation? The role of history books.

338.11 USD

Antoaneta Hristova Hristova Consortium for Democratic Control in the Black Sea - Caspian Region

998.10 USD

Antonia Stoykova Chilikova Loss of Biodiversity Conference - Annual CEEWEB Meeting

398.82 USD

Assen Istilianov Radev Social and Cultural Diversity in Central and Eastern Europe

371.25 USD

Assya Stefanova Chaneva Southeast European League - Media Initiative

105.25 USD

Borislava Kirilova Daskalova EU Accession and the Problems Confronting Minorities, Seminar for Young Researchers

728.36 USD

Boriana Goranova Ivanova Best practices for promoting right choices for young Roma women

45.29 USD

Boyan Plamenov Gerasimov Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

518.86 USD

Valentina Venelinova Georgieva Trends in Validating Competencies in Europe

740.24 USD

Valentina Mincheva Fidanova

Time is Life – Conference for Stopping the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010

403.90 USD

Valeri Kamenov Kolev How Can We Live in Tolerance and Cooperation? The role of history books.

338.11 USD

Valeri Kamenov Kolev We and the Others: Ethnic Minorities in History Textbooks

546.52 USD

Valeri Naydenov Nachev New Model for Publishing Development 719.09 USD Vania Georgieva Kashukeeva–Nusheva

Regional Dialog for Integrity – Working meeting

699.44 USD

Velizar Mateev Shalamanov Consortium for Democratic Control in the Black Sea - Caspian Region

75.00 USD

Venelin Nikolov Boshnakov International Seminar on New Models of Work Migration in Central and Eastern Europe

492.74 USD

Veselin Zahariev Popov Comparative analysis of diversity management policies and strategies in Central and Eastern Europe

383.49 USD

Veselina Dimitrova Kracheva Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

518.86 USD

Victoria Yulianova Stoynova Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 593.28 USD Violeta Hristotomova Peneva Trade Unions Reform in Eastern Europe 723.70 USD Gabriela Mitkova Nikolova How Can We Live in Tolerance and

Cooperation? The role of history books. 338.11 USD

Galina Zhekova Naumova How Can We Live in Tolerance and 338.11 USD


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Cooperation? The role of history books. Damian Yordanov Yakov New Model for Publishing Development 751.09 USD Desislava Todorova Todorova Youth Against Violence and Substance

Abuse 579.06 USD

Desislava Yuli Milusheva Working meeting on the challenges to providing free access to scientific communication

565.65 USD

Diliana Koleva Giteva International Symposium New Human Rights Tactics

852.40 USD

Dimiter Milkov Boychev Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

579.06 USD

Dobrinka Nestorova Kostova Cohesion and Division of Economic Allies In Central And Eastern Europe

360.14 USD

United Nations Society in Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation of International Organizations and the Civil Society for Overcoming Armed Conflicts

10,542.00 USD

Elena Andreevna Marushiakova Comparative analysis of diversity management policies and strategies in Central and Eastern Europe

383.49 USD

Emil Ivanov Metodiev Best practices in community development in Central and Eastern Europe implemented in industrial regions in Ukraine

1,193.08 USD

Emilia Kirilova Lehova Working meeting on the challenges to providing free access to scientific communication

565.65 USD

Zdravka Naydenova Ivanova European Research in Ukrainian Secondary Schools

907.04 USD

Zlatomira Ninova Tsolova Regional Security and the Role of Young People in Peacekeeping

845.68 USD

Ivan Atanasov Ginev Fifth Conference of the Bioterra Association of Organic Farmers

458.62 USD

Ivan Georgiev Koychev Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

518.86 USD

Ivan Yotov Krustev The New Geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe between EU and the US

341.07 USD

Ivan Nikolaev Vassilev Rural Communities and the Internet 503.95 USD Ivan Todorov Velev Youth Against Violence and Substance

Abuse 548.96 USD

Ivanka Doycheva Angelova Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 598.28 USD Ilona Ivanova Tomova Roundtable Discussion "Promoting Inter-

religious Dialogue for Reconciliation and Strengthening Democracy in Southeastern Europe: The Case of Moldova"

580.69 USD

Information Business Center for Regional Initiative

Balkan Forum for Cross-border Cooperation

1,280.00 USD

Irena Lilkova Gurkova How Can We Live in Tolerance and Cooperation? The role of history books.

338.11 USD

Irina Liubomirova Ognianova Workshop on the Challenges of Multiculturalism in Eastern and Central Europe

548.23 USD

Yordanka Hristova Karageurova How Can We Live in Tolerance and Cooperation? The role of history books.

338.11 USD

Yordanka Hristova Karageurova We and the Others: Ethnic Minorities in 570.30 USD


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History Textbooks – Part Two Kiril Alioshov Avramov Network for Studying Strategic Elites and

EU Enlargement 334.25 USD

Konstantin Aleksandrov Banderov Good Practices in Artistic Work with Socially Marginalized Children

389.59 USD

Krassen Stefanov Stanchev Strengthening think-tanks in Eastern and Central Europe: Exchange of Good Practices

813.03 USD

Krasimir Ivanov Kunev Basic Problems of Preliminary Detention in Armenia

822.09 USD

Krasimir Petrov Angelov Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 631.27 USD Krassimira Venelinova Vassileva European Research in Ukrainian

Secondary Schools 954.04 USD

Krassimira Hristova Peneva Time is Life – Conference for Stopping the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010

384.90 USD

Krassimira Hristova Hristova-Brozig Trends in Validating Competencies in Europe

740.24 USD

Lilia Leonidovna Sazonova Workshop on the Challenges of Multiculturalism in Eastern and Central Europe

547.91 USD

Liuben Gurkov Panov The 1% Laws in Central and Eastern Europe

453.40 USD

Liudmila Nikolaeva Stoilova Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 593.31 USD Maxim Lichkov Denkov Regional Security and the Role of Young

People in Peacekeeping 845.68 USD

Mariana Ivanova Mincheva Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 580.28 USD Maria Nikolova Sotirova International Summer School “Stop AIDS.

Now Is the Time” 76.71 USD

Maria Stefanova Neykova Empowering Minorities in the Media in Multicultural Societies

703.23 USD

Marko Haydiniak Roundtable Discussion "Promoting Interreligious Dialogue for Reconciliation and Strengthening Democracy in Southeastern Europe: The Case of Moldova"

580.69 USD

Mila Mileva Maeva European Integration East–East: Civil Society and Ethnic Minorities in a Changing World

425.39 USD

Mihail Raykov Mikov The 1% Laws in Central and Eastern Europe

453.40 USD

Nadia Georgieva Boiadzhieva The Upcoming Elections for the European Parliament

334.89 USD

Pavleta Ivanova Zheliazkova How Can We Live in Tolerance and Cooperation? The role of history books.

338.11 USD

Pancho Sotirov Mutafchiev Trade Unions Reform in Eastern Europe 723.70 USD Petko Simeonov Petkov - Durmana European Open Source Conference 587.22 USD Plamen Dimitrov Petrov Workshop on the Challenges of

Multiculturalism in Eastern and Central Europe

777.91 USD

Rosanka Venelinova Krusteva Women and Migration – roundtable discussion on trafficking in people

638.54 USD

Svetlina Krassimirova Denova Rural Communities and the Internet 481.60 USD Integro Association Exchange of experience among local

Roma organizations participating in an 8,944.00 USD


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international network Sibila Bogomilova Serafimova Good Practices in Artistic Work with

Socially Marginalized Children at Train Stations

382.59 USD

Silvia Stefanova Mineva Ethical Commissions as a Mechanism for Public Control over Healthcare and Environmental Protection

726.15 USD

Sirma Boykova Mitova Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

290.96 USD

Stanimira Ilieva Hristeva Dura Lex, Sed Lex - Closing session 598.57 USD Stanimira Rangelova Hadjimitova Monitoring after Beijing: NGO Evaluation

of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform in Southeastern Europe

1,032.47 USD

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Department of Philosophy

Working Meeting of National Libraries’ Directors and Representatives of the Library Community in Central and Eastern Europe

9,900.00 USD

Tatiana Borislavova Pencheva-Ivancheva

Annual Congress of the European MS Platform

371.07 USD

Policy Research Center Foundation Organizing a conference 4,462.49 USD Hristina Angelova Markova How Can We Live in Tolerance and


Hristina Angelova Markova We and the Others: Ethnic Minorities in History Textbooks

580.30 USD

Tzvetan Ivanov Spasov Time is life CEEWEB 403.90 USD Tzvetan Pavlov Tzvetanski How Can We Live in Tolerance and


Tzvetomir Dimitrov Dinkov Rural Communities and the Internet 450.22 USD Julia Kamenova Panayotova First Balkan Women’s Conference on the

Problems of the Balkans 838.27 USD

Yanislava Kostadinova Petrova Youth Against Violence and Substance Abuse

518.86 USD

Other projects Step by Step Program Foundation Purchasing equipment for schools and

kindergartens 35,000.00 USD

Step by Step Program Foundation Improving the access to quality education and supporting the desegregation of Roma, 2004–2005

65,000.00 USD

National Debate Association Funding for the Debate Association from the OSI-NY Debate Program

5,000.00 USD

Soros Center for Cultural Policies Implementing a Soros Network Program 18,914.00 USD

Center for Economic Development Debates on economic issues 27,240.00 USD


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