News Archive

USAID has supported the grass-root development work of the volunteers in the areas of English language education, youth development, and community and organizational development, through the Small Project Assistance Program since 1993.

A group of 15 private enforcement agents are now better prepared to handle potential conflicts after completing a Conflict Resolution Training Course.

Euromoney ranked BACB third among 102 "Emerging Europe" companies in the category "Most Convincing and Coherent Strategy".

On June 22 – 23, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a workshop for the Expert Group under the National Anti-trafficking Commission.

The Second National Public Exhibition "Courts and Communities Together" featured a wide variety of items, including research studies, computer systems, and media products such as films and mock trials performed by students.

USAID Interethnic Interaction program marked its closure with a two-day conference on June 14-15 under the motto "Diversity and Equal Opportunities - The Debate Continues". Representatives of Bulgarian government, U.S. government, EU, and civil society honored the event.

Leading business and educational organizations, as well as state institutions, participated in a round-table on the development of entrepreneurship education in Bulgaria.

The training centers will help NGOs working with people with disabilities to achieve financial and organizational sustainability through social entrepreneurship.

During the U.S. Presidential visit to Bulgaria on June 10-11, the First Lady Laura Bush met with clients of the microfinance institution Ustoi.

The NIJ has produced impressive numbers during its growth from a small NGO housed in an office attic space, to a national institute with two buildings and 48 staff.

Two minivans equipped with laptop computers and printers will expand the reach of microfinance institution Nachala in rural areas in Bulgaria.

During their meeting in Sofia on June 11, 2007, President Bush informed President Parvanov of the creation of the “America for Bulgaria Foundation,” which over the coming years will be endowed with $200 million from the Bulgarian American Enterprise Fund (BAEF).

The town of Chepalare in Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains celebrated the opening of a new artificial-grass soccer field on June 15.

Municipal experts from six American cities and 39 Bulgarian municipalities attended a Best Practices Symposium organized by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Foundation for Local Government Reform (FLGR) in Varna on June 11-12.

The first visit of President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush to Bulgaria included several USAID activities.

On June 5, the St. Ivan Rilski Charity Association in the village of Balvan officially launched its small grant project called "Open your eyes - you can get help!"

Mita Georgieva of the National High School of Business and Finance in Sofia has enthusiastically supported Junior Achievement Bulgaria for the past ten years.

The students from the company "JA's Experts" will represent Bulgaria at the Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Europe trade fair for student companies, July 26-29 in Berlin.