CENTRE FOR CROSSBORDER COOPERATION FOUNDATION

National Network
Bulgaria
Address

1 Knyaz Boris I Str., N 15, fl.2
Petrich 2900

Petrich
Bulgaria

Telephone
+359 2 856 94 52
E-Mail
ctc.foundation@abv.bg
E-Mail (2)
vassil.v@abv.bg
Mobile Phone
+359 897 980385
Mobile Phone (other)
+421 904 836 477
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
The Foundation is a non-profit juridicial person,according to the Bulgarian law, for execution of non-profit, socially useful activities. At the moment the staff consists of two persons. The team of the foundation participated in the preparation of projects with Greek and Italian partners under the Programme INTERREG B III CADSES. The team of the foundation cooperated with the applicant in the development and some part of the implementation of previous projects, as follows : - “ Balkan Public Folklore and Songs”, ref.number BG 2002/000-624-05.17. - “ Communication strategy implementation “ 2004 The Foundation participated as a partner to the applicant Municipality of Petrich under the program Phare TBC Bulgaria-Greece in the project “Crossborder cooperation for implementation of sustainable tourist product in the crossborder area of Municipality of Petrich, Bulgaria and Municipality of Seres, Greece, ref. number BG 2004/016-782.01.06.03.06 Main partners involved in the organization's activities are the founder and the two members of the Board of Directors. We have partner relations and reccomendations by the NGO "Balkan Agency for Sustainable Development" with it's chairperson Anna Lalkovska.
Mission and Objectives

The Foundation's objectives are: stimulating development of Crossborder cooperation in the fields of regional development, culture, education, ecology and trade associations; stimulating civil pdrticipation in the process of regional economic development and attracting investments for execution of projects of social significance; adapting and applying business practices; assisting development and consolidation of sector of non-profit juridical persons; boosting the capacity of the particular organisations and the sector as a whole; icreasing professionalism and applying successful practices and transparensy of the organisations' activities and dissemination of mechanism, which guarantee the execution of the will of the founder and donors; informing about the activities of the sector and creating a favourable social climate; optimising the legal and taxation environment of the sector; improving coordination and joint activities in the sector; stimulating civil activity in the establishment of regional security in Southeastern Europe; adapting and disseminating democratic mechanisms and practices from the countries with developed democrasy; encouraging dialogue and cooperation between the non-profit juridical persons, the profit organisations, the State and the local self-government upon solving problems with social importance.

Main Projects / Activities

The Foundation's activities are: organizing and conducting studies, work meetings, seminars and conferences; organising different training initiatives; collecting and disseminating information, related to activities carried out by Bulgarian and foreign donors and programmes, as well as activities in the field of regional development, culture, education, ecology and trade associations; providing legal, financial and organisational consultancy; building up and developing partnership with universities and research centers; publishing and distributing print and electronic material, related to the Foundation's activities;forming expert opinions; organizing discussions and providing proposals for changes in the normative order; organizing studies and conducting research projects; providing technical aid; publishing activities; providing consultancy services; preparing analyses; creating and distributing electronic products; exercising rights upon intellectual property.

Contact (1) Full Name
Penka Lazarova Valcheva
Head of the organisation
Penka Lazarova Valcheva