Pirin str
Sandanski
Bulgaria
- Human rights
Supreme body of management is the Board of trustees. The General Assembly consists of all the members of the Board of trustees. The managing body of the organisation is the Board of Directors. The chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the Board of Directors represent the foundation before third parties together and separately. Number of employees: There is 1 full-time employee. The number of part-time employees depends on the foundation’s project activity – average 2-4 employees per month ( Project Manager – 1; Accountant – 1; Project Coordinators – 2; Expert Consultants – 1; Social Workers – 3, as they have different qualification – sociologists, psychologists, doctors etc.). The work place of the employees is the office of the Foundation or another place that depends on the project activities. During the last year the amount of money received by the organisation is 31 000 leva. Our sourses for funding are The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria through the Ministry of Healthcare. Modalities of action: “Prevention of risk sexual behaviour and injection practices among prostitute women and men”. Every year the team of the organisation participates in training through exchange of experience organised by the Ministry of Healthcare and seminars for reporting the results of the implementation of the programme. Every year Foundation “Perspectives” participates in the implementation of Epidemiologic control HIV/AIDS among vulnerable groups.
Support for the development of a favorable environment to the healthcare, democratisation and increase of the individual and group participation in the control of the factors that influence healthcare; development and implementation of projects aiming at mobilization of the community resources for resolving problems connected with physical, psychological and social health and disease prevention; cooperation with organisations and communities for the mobilization of resources for social development of the ethnic minorities, women, young people, children and other social unprivileged communities. We also work for the development of practices and policy for human rights, equality and fight against discrimination.
Main projects/activities “Prevention of risk sexual behaviour and injection practices among prostitute women and men” - Study of the situation and research of the needs of the prostitute women; - Distribution of condoms; - Distribution of materials for safe injecting; - Design and dissemination of adapted educational materials concerning disadvantaged groups; - Psychological support to prostitute women; - Consulting prostitute women on issues concerning safe sex, usage of material for safe sex and injecting, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases; - Organising meetings for medical, social and police workers; - Directing of the project beneficiaries to appropriate institutions and accompaniment when possible.