Center for Sustainable Communities Development is an independent, non-governmental organization in public benefit, founded in 1994 by active professional women. It has won recognition as an Advocacy group working to:
— raise Bulgarian society awareness on gender equality issues;
— raise civil society intolerance to violence against women at home and in workplace;
— change the legislation to protect women and children victims of domestic violence;
— educate children and young people in human rights and the national and international regulations guaranteeing those rights;
— get media involved in gender issues discussions;
— acquire successful practices of foreign NGOs and adapt them professionally to the Bulgarian reality;
— promote and encourage women in starting-up their own business;
— achieve more active women’s participation in politics and decision-making, and create a national women’s
Center for Sustainable Communities Development
1000 Sofia, 37B, Parchevich str. Bulgaria
