Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” organizes the “Children’s Roma Festival “Open Heart” on June 5-6, 2026 in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. In addition to the stage program, in which children and students participate, a series of cultural events will be held that show, affirm and promote various aspects of Roma culture: presentation […]
The campaign “First a diploma in hand, then love”, dedicated to February 14, united schools from different settlements in the country around the important topic of the role of education and the right to informed personal choice. The initiative drew attention to the need for young people to be supported in their quest to first […]
On February 10, a meeting was held at the “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Secondary School in the town of Smyadovo, Shumen district, with the participation of active girls, educational mediators and teachers from the school. Silvia Stancheva, regional pedagogical coordinator at the Amalipe Center, spoke with them. The event was implemented under the project […]
On February 9, training was held at the Hristo Botev Unified School in the village of Kaspichan, Shumen district, under the project “The Euro Without Myths: Voices from the Community”, which is aimed at increasing awareness and trust in the process of introducing the euro in Bulgaria among the Roma community and other vulnerable groups. […]
Center Amalipe has launched a field study examining the current state and key challenges of mental health services in Veliko Tarnovo Region. The study will be implemented with the support of mediators in the municipalities of Pavlikeni and Strazhitsa, as well as by Amalipe’s expert staff. It forms part of the activities under the Equicares […]
The European Commission team assessing Bulgaria’s implementation of the European Semester held technical meetings with NGO representatives to explore their views on developments on key issues related to education, justice, Roma integration, etc. Amalipe Center was represented by Deyan Kolev and Teodora Krumova, who participated in two of the meetings – with organizations working in […]
Educational mediators play a key role in re-enrolling and retaining children in school and in building trust between schools and parents. This was emphasized by the Minister of Education and Science, Krasimir Valchev, during the “Mediator of the Year” award ceremony, held at the Ministry of Education and Science on January 14. The event was […]
The celebrations of the Roma New Year – Vasilitsa continued this year with a series of festive visits in Veliko Tarnovo. At the invitation and with the support of the Amalipe Center, students from schools that are part of the organization’s network visited key institutions, where they presented the traditional Bango Vasil custom through songs, […]
In 2026 as well, the Amalipe Center, hundreds of schools, educational mediators, and active young people across the country marked the holiday of Vasilitsa, also known as the Roma New Year. Groups of students from 42 schools nationwide visited key institutions and embassies in Sofia. They were welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov; the […]
2025 was a year of contradictory and unfinished processes for civil society organizations in Bulgaria – trends that do not end with the end of the year, but will continue to influence the future. The development of civil society increasingly affects broad groups of citizens, including those who do not define themselves as active or […]