EAPN Bulgaria is made up of NGOs who share common values: the existence of poverty in Bulgaria is both unacceptable and unfitting in our expanding economy; policies must be poverty- and exclusion-proofed; poverty and social exclusion can only be tackled through active participation in decision making processes.
Network NGOs work for and with different vulnerable groups (children, women, ethnic minorities, disabled, mentally ill, unemployed, etc.) and are engaged in a range of activities (lobbying, provision of information, service provision, research, etc.).
The Network has gained recognition on different fronts. Its representatives are involved in the work of senior national bodies (Economic and Social Council, Council on Mental Health, different Ministry of Labour and Social Policy working groups, etc.) and have had a hand in framing key national documents (JIM, National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion, Operational Programme on “Human Resource Development”, etc.).
The Bulgarian Anti Poverty Network was the first “accession” country network to join EAPN in 2003.
Contact details
Douhomir Minev (President)
EAPN Bulgaria
159 Rakovski str.
Sofia 1000 (Bulgaria)
Tel./fax: +359 2 988 54 48
Email: perspekt (@) tradel.net
Annual reports
- Annual report 2016 (in English)
- Annual report 2012 (in English)
Interesting documents
- Voices from Bulgaria: Contributions on the Bulgarian reality to the 2008 EAPN General Assembly (September 2008)
EAPN Bulgaria’s members
Umbrella organisations:
- NGO Anti-Poverty Information Centre (coordinating unit)
- Perspektiva Foundation
- Alternativa 2000
- Club “Society 2015”
- Chitalichte “Nov Pat”
- Forum for Sustainable Development “Focus”
- Centre for social and economic projects, labor and education
- Roma Parliament (uniting 15 Roma Organizations)
- Society for all Ages
- Citizen Club “Citizenship and Ethics”
- Foundation Mecemvria
- Association for disabled people
- Association “Women and mothers against violence”
- Foundation Psychohronist
- Association Interethnic Dialogue
Partner organizations:
- Bulgarian Society for Education and Culture
- Foundation “Family 21 Century”
- Sdrujenie “Partners for the Future”
- Sdrujenie “Centre Confidence”
- “Dom na naukata I technikata”
- Sdrujenie “Society for Social assistance”
- National Federation of Catholics: Caritas Bulgaria
- Narodno chitalishte “Obedinenie”
- Free Youth Center
- Foundation “Animus – Pernik”
- Sdrujenie “Centre for Non-profit Organizations”
- Foundation “Regional Forum – IGA”
- Movement “Predtechi”
- “Center for Enhancement of the Entrepreneurship”
- Regional Economic Development Agency
- Charity society “Milosardie”
- Economic Development Agency – Mesta
- “Future- 98”
- Society for UN in Bulgaria
- ADRA
- Foundation for Development of Entrepreneurship
