26.04.2013A workshop for community moderators was organized by Amalipe Center
The meeting was held in three consecutive days from 14 to 16 April in spirit of creative atmosphere and exchange of experience. It was attended by moderators from Community development Centers, established by Amalipe Center on the territory of 13 municipalities: Veliko Tarnovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Pavlikeni, Byala Slatina, Novi Pazar, Etropole,Peshtera, Radnevo, Kameno, Knezha,Dolna Banya,Strajitsa and Kardam. The event is part of the activities carried out in the framework of two projects of Amalipe Center: project "Step Forward - empowering young people...
26.04.2013We contributed for clearer Bulgaria
Today Bulgaria is clearer and Center “Amalipe” contributed for this. It was a part of the campaign “Clean Bulgaria for one day”. The campaign was conducted in the days from 19th to 22nd of April and 3 500 volunteers from Amalipe took part in it. The one of the most active volunteers was Velichka Koleva – 76 year old woman from Kameno town.
In the municipality of Veliko Tarnovo there were volunteers from the community development centers of Veliko Tarnovo city and the villages Vodoley and Ledenik. In the city of Veliko Tarnovo 19th of April...
26.04.2013Directors of the America for Bulgaria Foundation on working visit to CIEDT,, Amalipe
On 25 April 2013, right at 8.45 am in the office of CIEDT,, Amalipe "in Veliko Tarnovo, began meeting between high-level representatives of America for Bulgaria Foundation and the team of Amalipe Centre.
The meeting was attended by:
- Gary E. MacDougal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, Mrs. Charlien MacDougal and Sarah Perrine - Executive Directorof the Trust for social achievement.
- Deyan Kolev - Chairman of CIEDT,, Amalipe ", Theodora Krumova - Deputy Chair and Educational Programs team at the Center - R. Yordanova, Tanya...
24.04.2013Roma organizations boycotted the working group to summarize the proposals for restructuring NCCEII
Roma organizations refused to participate in interagency group to summarize the proposals received for the restructuring of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues. The main reasons for this are the absurd mechanism for its constitution (the group will consist of 15 people of which only one representative of the Roma community) and unclear mandate for its work.
The establishment of a working group was reached after April 8, when Roma organizations left the meeting at NCCEII and demanded restructuring of the Council. In response, Prime Minister...
24.04.2013U.S. Ambassador met Roma organizations
HE Marcie Ries, U.S. Ambassador talked with Roma organizations on the challenges facing the integration of the Roma community and Roma organizations proposals for new administrative framework for the implementation of the National Strategy for Integration of Roma. This happened on April 23 when Ambassador Rees visited the office of Roma Academy for Culture and Education in Sliven. The host of the meeting, Ms. Stella Kostova had invited prominent Roma people from Sliven, and representatives of Roma NGOs from Bulgaria - Lili Makaveeva from the Association \"Integro\" -...
