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 […]
Over a hundred people – representatives of the civil sector, academia and the diplomatic corps in our country – participated in the conference “The Next 10: Bulgaria and the World in 2035”, organized by the Open Society Institute – Sofia Foundation. The occasion of the conference was the 35th anniversary of the foundation’s establishment, and […]
On December 5, 2025, Marno Pole Park in Veliko Tarnovo became an island of goodness, inspiration and hope. The Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe”, together with volunteers from the Bulgarian Youth Red Cross – Veliko Tarnovo, implemented the initiative “Christmas Mail of Dreams” – an event that touched different generations and filled the […]
Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” has prepared a report “Early Marriages in Roma Communities in Bulgaria: Trends, Factors and Paths for Change”. The document offers an in-depth analysis of early marriages in Roma communities in Bulgaria, combining desk research, collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, focus groups and field observations, presenting […]
On November 24, the “Christmas Miracles of Bulgaria” campaign opened the box of the Amalipe Center and the “I Want to Learn” Fund with two initiatives: at 59 Sofia University “Vasil Levski”, Sofia and at the Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen. The Amalipe Center joined the national “Christmas Miracles of Bulgaria” campaign with an exciting […]
16 Days of Activism Continues: Time to Act Against Violence Against Women and Girls Every year, between November 25 – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and December 10 – International Human Rights Day, the world unites for an important cause: ending violence against women and girls. These are 16 days […]