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FANTASTICO and UNICEF Join Forces Again for a Violence-Free School and Safe Online Environment for Every Child
December 4, 2024, Sofia - For another year, FANTASTICO is dedicating its Christmas donation campaign to children. From 5th of December 2024 to January 1, 2025, FANTASTICO customers will be able to support UNICEF's "Steps Together" program, which aims to create a positive and safe school environment. As per tradit...
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"Your Face Sounds Familiar For Every Child" in support of UNICEF for a Future Without Violence
On February 18 at 8:00 PM, the most anticipated charity television show - "Your face sounds familiar for every child" returns for its second edition on NOVA TV! This year, 8 talented children will appear on stage together with some of the biggest Bulgarian artists in support of UNICEF’s cause - Future Without Viol...
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The beloved show "Your Face Sounds Familiar" is back on air on NOVА TV
January 29, 2024, Sofia, . The beloved celebrity show "Your Face Sounds Familiar" returns to NOVA this spring with its twelfth season. One of the most successful entertainment programs in the history of Bulgarian television will welcome the new stars who will compete for the title of "Best Imitator." The incompara...
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Every child and every family in Bulgaria to have access to protection from violence and support
Sofia, Bulgaria, 14 August 2023 – UNICEF joins the public and political reaction regarding the recent cases of violence, expressеs its support for the victums and calls for zero tolerance of violence throughout a whole of society approach. Particularly worrying is the data from the Agency for Social Assistance, pu...
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UNICEF Bulgaria opens a resource center to promote the ‘ZonaZaKrila’ model to support children and families victims of violence
Sofia, ,, Bulgaria,, 06.06.2023, Zona ZaKrila Child Advocacy and Support Centres is the only place in Bulgaria for comprehensive protection and support of children victims or witnesses of violence and their parents. The model is innovative for the country and created with the support of UNICEF in partnership with ...
Job posting
National experts (Bulgarian) to support the evaluation of the prevention of violence in school
APPLY NOW, Job no:, 549827, Contract type:, Consultancy, Duty Station:, Sofia, Level:, Consultancy, Location:, Bulgaria, Categories:, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To de...
Job posting
International consultancy - Bulgaria CO - for evaluation of the prevention of violence in schools
APPLY NOW, Job no:, 549821, Contract type:, Consultancy, Duty Station:, Sofia, Level:, Consultancy, Location:, Bulgaria, Categories:, Programme Management, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To s...
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Zona ZaKrila
The mission of "Zona ZaKrila" is children who have suffered or are at risk of violence to have wings again, without bearing the severe consequences of trauma or feeling threatened by new aggression., Violence against children is not an isolated phenomenon, it is everywhere - in every country, society and social gr...
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“I want to start my life all over again…” – Roza, 36 years old
“We, the cultural mediators, work at the forefront and interact on a daily basis with women and children who are going through traumatic experiences related to gender-based violence (GBV)”, shares Yana*, an experienced and well-trained expert at the Council of Refugee Women in Bulgaria (CRWB). Refugee and migrant ...
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Life-saving support during a pandemic
Тhe Council of Refugee Women in Bulgaria (CRWB) often receives calls from vulnerable people who have found themselves in a situation of crisis. Especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of domestic violence have increased three times and the CRWB is overloaded with requests for support of both vict...
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In Bulgaria, “one stop” child advocacy centres do not stop for pandemics
The COVID-19 lockdown spelled disaster for Emiliya*, a refugee and married mother of two living in Bulgaria. She was already struggling to assimilate to a new life with lower paying jobs, fewer social opportunities, and a language she still hadn’t mastered. Then the pandemic hit. Schools closed and her son and dau...
Press release
Half of world’s teens experience peer violence in and around school - UNICEF
NEW YORK , – Half of students aged 13 to 15 worldwide – around 150 million – report having experienced peer-to-peer violence in and around school, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. An Everyday Lesson #ENDviolence in Schools.pdf An Everyday Lesson: #ENDviolence in Schools says that peer violence ...