Results of the student competition “Marriage can wait, education can’t”
Over the past few months, we have received many inspiring entries in the framework of the Amalipe Center’s student competition on the theme “Marriage Can Wait, Education Can’t”. Over 240 students of different ages, ethnicities and locations across the country participated in the competition, sending us diverse and highly impactful materials in all three categories – essay, video and graphic image. Once again, we have been convinced that the talent and commitment of young people know no geographical or social boundaries.
It was extremely difficult for the committee to determine the best, as all participants deserve recognition for their hard work, ideas and personal stance on the topic. The evaluation was carried out by a specially selected jury, including university professors, teachers, students, as well as professionals in the fields of photography, video production and fine arts.
The commission reviewed and evaluated the submitted works of students from grades 1 to 12, according to the participation regulations, and the ranking was prepared based on the points collected by the jury:
Aleyna Sabeva, 7th grade
Andreya Plamenova, 10th grade
Aysel Salieva, 6th grade
Berat Nikolaev, 7th grade
Bikhter Mehmedova, 9th grade
Valentina Tsvetanova, 6th grade
Victoria Avramova, 7th grade
Danaya Dimitrova, 11th grade
Team of the “Neofit Rilski” Primary School, Velingrad
Team of the “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Primary School, Kamen village, municipality Sliven, 3rd grade
Team PPMG “Nikola Obreshkov” Kazanlak, 10th-12th grade
Team SU “Otets Paisii”, Medkovets village, 10th grade
Team SU “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Krivodol town
Team SU “Hristo Smirnenski” Koynare town, 8th-11th grade
Team Secondary School “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Breznitsa village
Team Center for Special Educational Support “Leda Mileva”, Dolni Dabnik town, 2nd-5th grade
Elif Ismet, 8th grade
Elifnaz Bilyal, 7th grade
Ivan Mitev, 3rd grade
Ivayla Valkova, 11th grade
Ilena Stepanova, 10th grade
Irem Selyatin, 7th grade
Yordan Yordanov, 11th 1st grade
Metodi Balinov, 7th grade
Malcho Simeonov, 9th grade
Merlin Hasan, 4th grade
Mira Asenova, 7th grade
Naarin Raycheva, 4th grade
Nikola Draganov, 8th grade
Nilay Aldinova, 7th grade
Silvia Belcheva, 8th grade
Silvie Koleva, 9th grade
Stefka Ivanova, 7th grade
Federika Penev, 12th grade
Tsvetelina Mircheva, 9th grade
All nominated students and their companions are invited to participate in the events that Amalipe Center is organizing on May 13 and 14 in Sofia:
May 13, 2026
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
National Meeting of Student Ombudsmen, Park Hotel “Moscow”, Sofia. The meeting will be held at a high institutional level and every student will have the opportunity to meet with ambassadors and ministers.
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Official award ceremony for the participants of the student competition “Marriage can wait, education can’t”
May 14, 2026 – Additional surprises are planned for the awarded students, which will be announced very soon.
We thank all participants for their active participation, we wish you many more creative inspirations and performances! And to those who were not nominated this year – we wish you many more successes and we look forward to seeing you next year!
The contest is being implemented with the support of the project “Marriage can wait, education cannot”, which is implemented within the framework of the INSPIRE initiative: Improving national support for prevention, intervention, and response to violence against children, and empowering victims” and is co-financed by the European Union and the Foundation “Workshop for Civic Initiatives” (WFCI).
