Regional Union of NGOs

National Network
Bulgaria
Address

4 "K.Pastouhov" st,
Plovdiv 4000
Bulgaria

Telephone
+359 32641622
E-Mail
democrati@abv.bg
Mobile Phone
+359 899144059
Website
http://geocities.com/plovdivorg.html
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1975
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
Structure: Regional Union of NGOs– Plovdiv is a registered non-governmental organization founded on 25 July 1995 by ten NGOs in the Plovdiv region. Currently, the Association has 35 member organizations. The Union unites NGOs working in different fields. Its purpose is neither to restrict the autonomy of its members nor to duplicate their priority activities, but rather to provide regional NGOs /not only members/ with information, counsel and technical services, and to initiate activities that are of interest to the nongovernmental sector in the region. Average budget yearly- 20000 -30000BGN The Union has established relationships with the Plovdiv Municipality and the Community Council, and works actively in cooperation with the CSDF, Open Society Foundation and UBFA, as well as with similar NGO centers. Since 1995 the Union has implemented 15 projects for informational and consultation support for NGOs in the region /Central Southern Bulgaria/, TRAININGS on NGO management and marketing, and meetings with local authorities to discuss and solve local problems.
Mission and Objectives

MISSION:
The mission of the RU NGO – Plovdiv is to help regional NGOs fulfill their missions by sharing with them our management skills and knowledge, and providing them with information, responsible advice and technical assistance, strengthening the civil society in the Region.
TASKS:
- Stimulate the development of philanthropy in the Plovdiv region
- Defend members’ interests
- Gather and store information data base
- Provide technical assistant and counsel on NGO
- Organize and coordinate regional seminars, conferences and symposia
- Provide regional NGOs with technology and information to facilitate their contacts with local and foreign organizations
- Support the international cooperation between Bulgarian NGOIs and Bulgarian municipalitites

Main Projects / Activities

PROJECTS:
Plovdiv Volunteer Corps 1998-2000;
Building a Day-Center for Street Children;
Enhancing Third Sector Democracy Practices;
NGO EXPO – 99
“HELPING OURELVES” – PHARE LIEN a macro project for ROMA communities around Plovdiv/2000-2002/
OLAF – PROGRAMME “HERCULE II GRANT PROGRAMME 2007»
Training in the area of the fight against Fraud
Results; - Training of 40 NGO leaders, mainly from S.Bulgaria
- Founding of National Anticorruption Network
01.10.2007 – 10.04.2008 г
"Развитие на гражданското общество в граничните райони чрез изграждане на НПО мрежа за застъпничество" /” DEVELOPMENT OF TE CIVIL SOCIETY IN BORDER AND MOUNTAIN AREAS OF S.BULGARIA” - 2005-2007 г. – партньор в коалиция на НПО
CEE Trust (Тръст за Ц. И. Европа) BG-03-04/09.12.2004
“ОБЩОГРАДСКО ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛНО СЪБРАНИЕ – ЕКСПЕРИМЕНТ ЗА ПРЯКА ДЕМОКРАЦИЯ” 01.03.2003 – 30.12.2003 г
CITIZENS’ JURY – AN EXPERIMENT FOR DIRECT DEMOCRACY - 2003
финансирано от Европейска инициатива за демокрация и човешки права
- Black Sea NGO Forum -2008
- NGOs and the Municipalities -new joint venture - 2008/2009

Contact (1) Full Name
Nicolay Bliznakov
Head of the organisation
Board and President