Description
The project addresses the need for the applicant to develop its capacity for advocacy for an adequate family policy in Bulgaria. The project aims at enhancing the advocacy capacity by means of training and the development of a website. First, the applicant’s team will be trained in the goals and principles of the family policy. Second, the best European practices related to the family policy will be identified and analyzed. Third, the relevant Bulgarian legal framework will be analyzed. Next, a family policy website will be created and presented to the stakeholders. Finally, the applicant will present the first proposals for legislative changes and introduction of good practices to the competent authorities and relevant NGOs. The project will benefit the applicant’s team, related NGOs, families and the public at large.
Summary of project results
There is public need of adequate family policy in Bulgaria. Such policy should safeguard the right of Bulgarian families to better quality of life given the specific needs of various types of families. In this respect the Family Policy Institute (FPI) had to boost its capacity to support the development and implementation of such policy. The FPI team was trained under the project in the purposes and principles of a family policy. A review of the Bulgarian legislation on family policy and family policies in the EU was carried out and the findings were presented in two separate reports. Particular attention was paid to promoting the project and raising public awareness about the challenges facing family policy. The FPI had its website developed on
www.isp-bg.org which was promoted in the e-media with a special banner. The project ended up with a press conference. An official letter was drafted with proposals and recommendations for the competent institutions and related organizations to improve family policy in Bulgaria. The project greatly supported the development of the FPI capacity, as the trained team can carry out its expert duties much more efficiently. In addition, attention was focused on the challenges facing family policy in Bulgaria. The website acts as an information channel for the public about family policy issues.
Summary of bilateral results