Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation

The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF), known in Bulgarian as Фондация „Български център за джендър изследвания“ (БЦДИ), is an independent non-governmental organization established in 1998 and registered under Bulgarian law (registration file No. 8516/1998). It is headquartered in Sofia and operates primarily in Bulgaria, working in a broad network of organizations, public institutions and experts. The organization's stated main goal is the achievement of gender equality. Its work covers domestic violence, trafficking in human beings, prevention of discrimination, the socio-economic and political rights of women, and reproductive rights. BGRF describes its methods as providing information, preparing research, analyses and draft legislation in these fields, conducting campaigns and lobbying for legislative change, and providing training and consultations for professionals. In 2001 the foundation created a Youth Programme, whose activity is led by and aimed at school pupils and university students. The organization also maintains a newsletter, a normative/legal framework section, and a gallery on its website, and it lists partners and sponsors as part of its public profile. BGRF's public communications have addressed issues such as equality and women's rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has published positions and appeals, including a civil appeal for peace and non-violence (April 2024) and a position of the Alliance for Protection from Gender-Based Violence (January 2024). Its website also highlights work on good practices, challenges and proposed solutions in practical work with perpetrators in Bulgaria (November 2023). As a non-profit advocacy and research organization rather than a commercial company, BGRF's "offerings" are its programmes, research outputs, legislative proposals, campaigns, training and consultations. It is funded through sponsors and donations, and it collaborates with public institutions and expert networks.

The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF), in Bulgarian Фондация „Български център за джендър изследвания“ (БЦДИ), was created in 1998 as an independent non-governmental organization, registered under the Bulgarian Law on Legal Persons and Non-Profit Organizations (registration file No. 8516/1998). From its base in Sofia, it set out to work on gender equality, violence against women, non-discrimination and reproductive rights. Its stated approach combines information provision, research and analysis, drafting of legislation, campaigning and lobbying for legal change, and training and consultation for professionals. It operates within a broad network of organizations, public institutions and experts. In 2001 the foundation established a Youth Programme, whose activity is led by and directed at school pupils and university students. Over the following years BGRF's public work expanded across areas including domestic violence, trafficking in human beings, prevention of discrimination, and the socio-economic and political rights of women. BGRF has continued to publish positions, appeals and reports. Its website highlights recent items such as a civil appeal for peace and non-violence (22 April 2024), a position of the Alliance for Protection from Gender-Based Violence (26 January 2024), and material on good practices, challenges and proposed solutions in practical work with perpetrators in Bulgaria (30 November 2023). It has also addressed equality and women's rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, including reference to a statement by Michelle Bachelet, then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. As a non-profit entity, BGRF relies on sponsors and donations and presents its partners and sponsors publicly. Its work is advocacy- and research-oriented rather than commercial.

• 2001

  Youth Programme created, led by and aimed at school pupils and university students.

• 1998

  Foundation established as an independent non-governmental organization, registered under file No. 8516/1998.

• Publication on good practices, challenges and proposed solutions in practical work with perpetrators in Bulgaria.

• Position of the Alliance for Protection from Gender-Based Violence published.

• Civil appeal for peace and non-violence published.

Independent non-governmental organization and advocacy/research foundation focused on gender equality, women's rights, anti-discrimination and reproductive rights in Bulgaria.

• Research and analyses on gender equality

• Draft legislation and policy proposals

• Campaigns and lobbying for legislative change

• Training and consultations for professionals

• Youth Programme

• Newsletter

1. 1Български център за джендър изследвания - БЦДИbgrf.org
2. 2Bulgarian Gender Research Foundationwikidata.org