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Bulgarian
Gender Research Foundation
BGRF is an independent NGO promoting social equality
and human rights trough research, education and advocacy programs.The main
issues BGRF works on are eliminating violence against women and involving men in
the process of combating men's
violence against women and women's economic and political empowerment. Fondazia BDI e nezavisima NPO, koyato raboti za
postigane na sozialno ravenstvo na majete i jenite chrez izsledvania, obuchenie
i zastupnicheski programi. Osnovni problemi, po koito raboti organisaziata sa
nasilieto sreshtu jenite i uchastieto na majete v borbata sreshtu tova nasilie i
nasarchavane na uchastieto na jenite v ikonomicheskia i politicheski jivot na
stranata.
Coordination: Jivka Marinova, Board Member and
Publication manager Coordinator of the Program against violence against women of
the BGRF. Researcher with big experience in information analysis and campaign
design. Fluent in French and English. Jivka Marinova, chlen na US, rukovoditel izdatelska
programa.
Koordinator na
programa za borba s domashno nasilie.Bogat opit v izsledvaniata i analiza na
informazia, kakto i v provejdaneto na kampanii protiv nasilieto. Govori svobodno
frenski i angliyski. Activitees in Future related to Daphne 2: In cooperation
with the other partners to the project, the BGRF will launch the White Ribbon
Campaign in Bulgaria and disseminate information about the campaign among
institutions, NGOs, students, media and start some men mobilization in the
country. BGRF will translate, adapt and publish educational materials about the
WRC, will organize two seminars in two Bulgarian cities, one in late autumn 2000
and one in early spring 2001. The seminars will be used both as information and
men mobilisation campaign. In addition to that the BGRF will disseminate the
materials of the WRC and will organize special events for public awareness and
contributions. In the future we intend to launch a regular anti-violence
education program for teen-age boys as well.
Sofia
1000, P.O.B. 938
Women's Organisations Bulgaria
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The Daphne Programme from the European
Commission From the European Commission: Domestic violence exists in all countries and
across all social classes. It may be something that happens behind closed doors,
but it is clearly a problem for society as a whole. A couple of statistics help to illustrate the scale of the problem:
Every year, thousands of women and children leave
their homes because they are victims of abuse. The Commission has formulated several messages, addressed to the different target groups concerned: For male abusers, the messages are:
For women victims of violence, the messages are:
For all those who witness domestic violence, the messages are:
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