Dignita Foundation is an organization working in the field of prevention of human trafficking and support for empowerment of victims. Dignita provides counselling to refugees in Bulgaria who:
The social services provided as a Complex of specialized social services in the towns of Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad and Svilengrad are:
Informing and counselling people who are victims of domestic violence, or victims of trafficking in human beings, perpetrators of violence and other groups at risk about existing options for overcoming the problems they face
The aim is to provide a safe space where the victim can share their experiences, minimising the impact of the violence they have experienced.
Advocacy and mediation
As part of the service, an officer accompanies the victim to the institution/organisation to which he/she is referred, assists him/her in communicating with various institutions.
Support and care activities for service users are dependent on their specific needs and oriented to their best interests and may include:
"Therapy and rehabilitation" of people victims of domestic violence, or victims of human trafficking, perpetrators of violence and other groups at risk of existing opportunities to overcome the problems encountered. It is a set of different activities to develop, restore, maintain or improve social skills, communication, resolution of emotional conflicts, behaviour management, reduction of anxiety, improvement of self-esteem, work opportunities, etc., as well as socialisation activities for persons at high risk of social exclusion.
Social services are free of charge for the users.
The Humanitarian Centre provides basic necessities, clothing and personal hygiene items, as well as information support for Ukrainian refugees on adaptation and integration in Bulgaria. Consultations are conducted online through the Telegram channel https://t.me/bg_ua_help and https://t.me/dobro_bg .
Children's centre "Dobro Hub"
Dobro Hub is a children's centre that helps Ukrainian children to adapt and integrate into Bulgarian society. In the centre there are Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian language courses for children; psychological support and opportunities for children to participate in various educational, cognitive, developmental and interesting activities. Sports activities are also provided. Eligible to participate in the centre's activities are children between ages 3 and 6 years old and adolescents between 7 and 18 years old.
ENERGY Association
ENERGY (ENERGY - NRG) is a non-governmental organization working in the public interest and a social enterprise actively participating in the social economy of the city of Varna through the provision of educational support, personal development services, and as a licensed provider of key competence training and social services.
USRF Foundation manages the Compass Community Center in Plovdiv – a center dedicated to the protection, social inclusion, and integration of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection.
The Career Center provides support in two main направления: refugees from Ukraine and other countries of origin, and Bulgarian citizens from vulnerable groups.
Legal aid for children who are on their own in Bulgaria and unaccompanied by parents:
You are considered "stateless" if you do not have citizenship in any country.
FAR provides legal aid for stateless people:
Hotline for refugees and migrants
Foundation for Access to Rights - FAR maintains a hotline for refugees and migrants on +359 884334283 (Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian) and + 359 882873238 (Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, English)
Social Services Complex for children and families (SSCCF), Stara Zagora
Advisory center for refugees and migrants in Harmanli
The organization provides social and psychological consultancy; individual and group therapeutic and informational sessions on the topic of gender abuse; healthcare consultations, attendance, welfare aid and advocacy
Integratory activities and attendance by Mission Wings
The Foundation offers Bulgarian language courses, levels A1 and A2 for refugees in Stara Zagora; job-search assistance
Therapeutic work and Blue Room Mission Wings
Therapeutic work and Blue Room – for a child-friendly hearing of children victims of abuse; attendance to the psychiatric ward –priority groups are those of mother with children and heavily traumatized people
Services for women from Mission Wings
Art therapy atelier in Harmanli and a group in Stara Zagora.
🛡️ SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE SEEKING PROTECTION
If you have applied for international protection and are staying at a Registration and Reception Centre (RRC) run by the State Agency for Refugees (SAR), IOM’s Protection Team can support you with:
