On May 18, the educational mediator Irena Mihaylova held a meeting with more than ten parents from different age groups on the topic “How to prepare a professional CV”. A very small percentage of minorities have a CV, and this is an integral part of the documentation when applying for a job. A good CV […]
Center Amalipe joined the Romani Week 2022 series of activities co-organizing the event “Towards zero segregation in education in Europe” within the Nosegregation project. The event took place in the European Parliament on May 19th form 14.00 to 16.20 PM. The event was organised jointly by the Center for Advocacy and Human Rights (CADO) in […]
Center Amalipe welcomes the planned announcement of the procedure Modernization of the educational environment, which will be supported under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The reconstruction, renovation and equipment activities foreseen under this programme will give the supported schools and kindergartens a chance to receive the facilities needed for a truly modern education. At […]
The state budget for 2022 foresees a 12.3 % salary increase for all teaching staff from 1 April. The salaries of non-teaching professionals are also set to increase. Many schools are currently facing serious difficulties related to the unprecedented rise in electricity prices and a number of other issues. Have smaller schools and kindergartens been […]
In 2020 and 2021, the global pandemic of COVID-19 prevents the holding of the Children’s Roma Festival “Open Heart”, which the Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” organizes in the first half of June in Veliko Tarnovo. The festival is aimed at preserving, developing and promoting Roma culture and folklore, as well as presenting […]
A total of 1,490 kindergartens, comprehensive schools and vocational schools will receive funding for work with vulnerable groups in 2022. This is in accordance with Articles 52a and 52b of the Financing Ordinance. The order on the allocation of funds to specific educational institutions was published by the Ministry of Education on 13 May. The […]
At its regular meeting on 05.05.2022, the Council of Ministers adopted through its Decision on the National Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of the Roma (2022-2030). Despite the insistence of civil society organizations, the document is not expected to be voted on by the National Assembly – as happened […]
Roma mediators carry out consultations to identify cases of discrimination. The mediators are based in different localities in the country and their job is to meet with the local community and find cases of discrimination to report to the relevant institutions. The Roma mediators are well known to the community they work among, yet it […]
Deputy Prime Minister for Effective Governance Kalina Konstantinova clearly pointed out that the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues is going to be reformed, which has been a major demand of NGOs. The aim is to provide opportunity for the National Council to play much more ambitious role as a coordinator of […]
We will not allow “two-speed” education, ie. curricula and content for advanced and retarded students. A STEM center will be built in each school. We also plan to equip gyms in all the schools which do not have such so far, as well as to repair and equip the existing gyms. This was said by […]