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Alexander Kiossev

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When Bulgaria received an official invitation to start negotia-tions with the European Union (EU) in 1999, the Open Society Foun-dation – Sofia established a new policy: to include a European di-mension in all programs, yet preserve the flexibility to address otherimportant societal issues.

OSF – Sofia supported the establishment of a European Insti-tute aimed at providing EU expertise to the government and work-ing on government-commissioned research projects. In keeping withits open society agenda, the Foundation participated in strategic ini-tiatives such as the forward-looking National Plan for Economic De-velopment. It also remained committed to longtime priorities suchas education and culture.

The cooperation with the European Union strengthened in thepast year. The Foundation monitored EU-funded projects and wasinvited to join the working group for a new EU ACCESS program.The Association of Open Society Clubs administered the PHARE Part-nership program of the European Union.

In collaboration with USAID and ABA-CEELI, the Foundation established the Magistrates Train-ing Center, which received an endorsement from the Ministry of Justice and a funding commitmentfrom the European Commission. OSF – Sofia supported a number of projects aimed at democratizingthe penitentiary system. Training for penitentiary staff on European and international standardsgoverning the treatment of prisoners was one of several projects for prison reform.

To promote good governance, the Public Administration Staff Training Project and a consor-tium of higher education institutions trained local government administration representatives inbasic managerial skills. To increase citizens’ access to information, several projects helped draft theAccess to Information Law and carried out extensive public awareness campaigns.

In the field of education, OSF-Sofia focused on harmonizing Bulgarian higher education withEU requirements, quality assurance, and management. A joint project on new information manage-ment strategies was launched with the Ministry of Education. A set of indicators was developed forquality management in higher education, a project that was endorsed by the Ministry of Education,the EU, and the World Bank.

Minority issues were another priority area in 1999, with continued support to the 11 RomaCommunity Centers set up to provide administrative and legal services and mediation with localauthorities. Activities included seminars, university scholarships, English language teaching courses,and training for primary school teaching assistants.

Programs of the Media Development Center supported a Romani newspaper and magazine,two Armenian language newspapers, and a Turkish language newspaper and children’s magazine. Aweekly broadcast in Turkish and a Romani biweekly television show went on the air in 1999. Anetwork of journalists from the Balkan countries produced The Balkans magazine, with a printversion in Bulgarian and a website version in English. The Media Development Center also pro-moted internationally accepted standards of journalism and organized training courses in radiomanagement and journalism skills.

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In the area of public health, the Foundation funded a feasibility study that served as a basis fornew regulations for hospice management, helped set up a Palliative Care Foundation to launch thefirst hospice in the country, and provided support to HIV-positive patients through counseling andadvocacy.

In response to the war in Kosovo, the Foundation provided medicines and consumables forrefugee camps, conducted a needs assessment in a Macedonian hospital in Tetovo, which servicedmany Kosovo refugees, and created a website to inform policymakers, journalists, and political sci-entists throughout the crisis.

An NGO Resource Center was established early in the year with start-up support from OSF –Sofia to provide training, consultation, and information to Bulgarian nonprofit organizations. Themovement toward European Union integration is felt particularly in the NGO community, whichwill have a larger role and more political leverage in civil society as the democratic process unfoldsin Bulgaria.

The Open Society Foundation – Sofia continued to support its network of affiliated organiza-tions: the Soros Center for the Arts, the Media Development Center, the Bulgarian NGO ResourceCenter, the Step by Step Program Foundation, the National Debates Association, the Bulgarian Asso-ciation for Regional Development, and the Raina Kabaivanska Charity Foundation.

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1999 – the European Year........................................... 3

Financial Profile of OSF’s

Activity throughout 1999............................................ 6

Scholarships Program ................................................. 9

Academia Program .................................................... 12

Libraries Program..................................................... 17

Civil Society and Democratic Institutions Program ... 20

Joint Legal Program of OSF – Sofia and COLPI .............................. 23

Joint Program of OSF – Sofia and LGI........................................... 23

Street Children – Children in the Streets Program ........................ 25

Roma Program ............................................................................. 26

European and Atlantic Integration Program ................................ 29

Public Health Program ................................................................. 30

Open Program .............................................................................. 34

East–East Program ....................................................................... 36

Women’s Program......................................................................... 40

Central European University Programs ........................................ 41

Internet Program ......................................................................... 44

I*EARN Network Program ........................................................... 45

Network Education Programs....................................................... 46

Open Society Information Network............................................... 47

Raina Kabaivanska Charity Foundation........................................ 48

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In 1999 the activity of the Open Society Foundation – Sofia wassupported by the Open Society Institute with a grant of 9.2 million USdollars (17 million Bulgarian leva). This amount included 5.7 millionUS dollars allocated to 20 national programs, 100,000 US dollars donatedfor the completion of the humanitarian project launched in 1997, and3.4 million US dollars granted for projects under 33 Soros Networkprograms.

The funds granted by other organizations and individuals forprojects carried out by the Open Society Foundation – Sofia in 1998amounted to a total of 68,000 US dollars (127,000 Bulgarian leva), thebiggest donation of 50,000 US dollars being allocated by the KingBaudouin Foundation – Belgium to support the development of the StreetChildren – Children in the Streets Program.

The Open Society Foundation – Sofia contributed to administeringthe donations of Carelif t International, which included medicalequipment, pharmacueticals and consumables worth 1.8 million USdollars, distributed among more than 80 hospitals around Bulgaria.

In 1In 1In 1In 1In 1999 999 999 999 999 the total spending amounted tothe total spending amounted tothe total spending amounted tothe total spending amounted tothe total spending amounted to 9 9 9 9 9.....4 4 4 4 4 million US dollars. 285,000million US dollars. 285,000million US dollars. 285,000million US dollars. 285,000million US dollars. 285,000US dollars were alloUS dollars were alloUS dollars were alloUS dollars were alloUS dollars were allocated to grants under contracts signed in 1998cated to grants under contracts signed in 1998cated to grants under contracts signed in 1998cated to grants under contracts signed in 1998cated to grants under contracts signed in 1998.*.*.*.*.*

Program expenditures covered the following categories:

PPPPProgram Areasrogram Areasrogram Areasrogram Areasrogram Areas ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... million USD.million USD.million USD.million USD.million USD. ............................................................ %%%%%Democratic Society .................................................... 2.854 .......... 33Education.................................................................. 2.102 .......... 24European Intergration .............................................. 1.013 .......... 12Culture ...................................................................... 0.982 .......... 11Public Health ............................................................ 0.408 ............ 5Microlending ............................................................. 0.374 ............ 4Media ........................................................................ 0.329 ............ 4Internet .................................................................... 0.217 ............ 3Other ......................................................................... 0.471 ............ 4TTTTTotalotalotalotalotal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8.7508.7508.7508.7508.750 ........................................ 100100100100100

The Open Society Foundation – Sofia financed more than 1,100projects in the above mentioned fields. These include:• • • • • 145 long-term and 95 short-term scholarships and fellowships abroad;• • • • • 300 scholraships for students in Bulgaria;• • • • • 49 seminars in Bulgaria;• • • • • 210 individual projects for participation in conferences and seminarsabroad;

• • • • • 179 external projects;• • • • • 40 joint projects with other NGOs;• • • • • delivery of specialized literature for 38 organizations;• • • • • 36 publishing projects.

The Open Society Foundation – Sofia supported 411 organizations, 33 teams and 660 individuals.Compared to 1998 the number of supported projects marked a 50 % decrease because OSF – Sofiagave priority to large-scale projects. The grants allocated to external organizations amount to 90 % ofthe total spending. The relative share of admnistrative expenses in 1999 was 6 % of the disbursedfunds. Administrative expenses amount to a total of 558,000 US dollars covering OSF administrativeexpenses.

In 1999 the activity of the Open Society Foundation – Sofia was audited by Price WaterhouseCoopers – Bulgaria.

* * * * * 1999 expenses are according to the International Accounting Standards and include grants contracted in 1999 and due in2000, amounting to a total of 1.018 million US dollars, as well as depreciation costs amounting to 318,000 US Dollars.

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Program Expenses in 1999 (in thousand US dollars)

EduEduEduEduEducation – Pcation – Pcation – Pcation – Pcation – Programs:rograms:rograms:rograms:rograms:Academia 428 428 4.9%Scholarships 288 288 3.3%Reform in Secondary Education 88 1 89 1.0%Scholarships in the UK 7 7 0.1%Academic Exchange 2 2 0.0%Central European University (CEU) 25 25 0.3%CEU Summer Schools 6 6 0.1%Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking 15 13 28 0.3%Volunteer Training 36 26 62 0.7%I*EARN 15 23 38 0.4%Step by Step 450 517 967 11.1%Debates 50 64 114 1.3%High School Exchange 14 19 33 0.4%SPELT 12 3 15 0.2%TTTTTotal on Educationotal on Educationotal on Educationotal on Educationotal on Education 1,3961,3961,3961,3961,396 706706706706706 00000 2,1022,1022,1022,1022,102 24.0%24.0%24.0%24.0%24.0%

Democratic Society – PDemocratic Society – PDemocratic Society – PDemocratic Society – PDemocratic Society – Programs:rograms:rograms:rograms:rograms:Police Reform 18 18 0.2%Legal Education 43 43 0.5%Local Government 10 10 0.1%Civil Society 321 321 3.7%Empowering Minorities 105 105 1.2%Women’s Program 27 57 84 1.0%COLPI 362 340 702 8.0%LGI 293 80 373 4.3%Roma Program 168 168 1.9%Open Society Clubs 681 23 704 8.0%NGO Resource Center 140 140 1.6%Information Services 181 181 2.1%Administering Phare–DemocracyMicroprojects Program 5 5 0.1%TTTTTotal on Civil Societyotal on Civil Societyotal on Civil Societyotal on Civil Societyotal on Civil Society 2,3492,3492,3492,3492,349 477477477477477 2828282828 2,8542,8542,8542,8542,854 32.6%32.6%32.6%32.6%32.6%

Microlending and SME Development 44 330 374 4.3%

Culture and Open Society – PCulture and Open Society – PCulture and Open Society – PCulture and Open Society – PCulture and Open Society – Programs:rograms:rograms:rograms:rograms:Programs of the Soros Center for the Arts 648 119 767 8.8%Libraries Program 142 9 151 1.7%Translation Project 26 38 64 0.7%TTTTTotal on Culture and Open Societyotal on Culture and Open Societyotal on Culture and Open Societyotal on Culture and Open Societyotal on Culture and Open Society 816816816816816 166166166166166 00000 982982982982982 11.2%11.2%11.2%11.2%11.2%

Public Health 328 73 7 408 4.7%

European Integration 200 200 2.3%European Institute 430 430 4.9%East–East Program 19 364 383 4.4%Media Development Center 303 26 329 3.8%Internet Program 114 103 217 2.5%Raina Kabaivanska Charity Foundation 65 82 147 1.7%Street Children – Children in the Streetsand Humanitarian Aid 100 39 139 1.6%Open Projects 96 96 1.1%Program Investment 89 89 1.0%

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In thousand:In thousand:In thousand:In thousand:In thousand:levalevalevalevaleva US dollarsUS dollarsUS dollarsUS dollarsUS dollars

AssetsAssetsAssetsAssetsAssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent AssetsCash ............................................................. 1,083 ............................. 556Receivables ...................................................... 237 ............................. 122Advance payment .............................................. 23 ............................... 12Receivables from the Open Society Instututeon approved grants (on accrual basis) .......... 2,105 .......................... 1,117TTTTTotal in current assetsotal in current assetsotal in current assetsotal in current assetsotal in current assets ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3,4483,4483,4483,4483,448 ....................................................................................................................................... 1,8071,8071,8071,8071,807

FFFFFixixixixixed assetsed assetsed assetsed assetsed assets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,514 .......................... 1,131Long-term investment .................................. 2,373 .......................... 2,657TTTTTotal in fixotal in fixotal in fixotal in fixotal in fixed assetsed assetsed assetsed assetsed assets ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3,8873,8873,8873,8873,887 ....................................................................................................................................... 3,7883,7883,7883,7883,788

TTTTTotal in assetsotal in assetsotal in assetsotal in assetsotal in assets ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7,3357,3357,3357,3357,335 .................................................................................................... 5,5955,5955,5955,5955,595

LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilitiesCurrent liabilities ............................................ 166 ............................... 85Project liabilities (on accrual basis) .............. 1,983 .......................... 1,019TTTTTotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilities ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,1492,1492,1492,1492,149 ....................................................................................................................................... 1,1041,1041,1041,1041,104

GrantsGrantsGrantsGrantsGrantsOpen Society Institute ................................... 2,254 .......................... 1,522Other donors ..................................................... 18 ............................... 54TTTTTotal in grantsotal in grantsotal in grantsotal in grantsotal in grants ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,2722,2722,2722,2722,272 ....................................................................................................................................... 1,5761,5761,5761,5761,576

Capital .......................................................... 2,651 .......................... 2,915Depreciation Reserve ....................................... 263 ................................. 0

TTTTTotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilitiesotal in liabilities ............................................................................................................................................ 7,3357,3357,3357,3357,335 .................................................................................................... 5,5955,5955,5955,5955,595

Note: The figures included in the balance sheet are according to the International Accounting Standards using US dollarsas functional currency. The reconciliation made due to the application of International Accounting Standards are certifiedby the auditor, Price Waterhouse Coopers – Bulgaria.

Income and Expenditures for 1999

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Income/donationsIncome/donationsIncome/donationsIncome/donationsIncome/donations

from Open Society Institute ...................................................................... 17,119 ................................ 9,152from other donors ......................................................................................... 161 ..................................... 56TTTTTotal incomeotal incomeotal incomeotal incomeotal income ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17,28017,28017,28017,28017,280 ................................................................................................................................................................ 9,2089,2089,2089,2089,208

ExpendituresExpendituresExpendituresExpendituresExpendituresProgram ................................................................................................... 16,276 ................................ 8,769Admnistrative ............................................................................................ 1,227 ................................... 727TTTTTotal eotal eotal eotal eotal expendituresxpendituresxpendituresxpendituresxpenditures .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17,50317,50317,50317,50317,503 ................................................................................................................................................................ 9,4969,4969,4969,4969,496

Other income/lossOther income/lossOther income/lossOther income/lossOther income/lossBank interest .................................................................................................. 34 ..................................... 17Exchange rate differences ............................................................................. 222 .................................... -36Other income/expenditures ........................................................................... 831 ................................... 248TTTTTotal on other income/lossotal on other income/lossotal on other income/lossotal on other income/lossotal on other income/loss ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,0871,0871,0871,0871,087 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 229229229229229

Surplus/deficit for 1999Surplus/deficit for 1999Surplus/deficit for 1999Surplus/deficit for 1999Surplus/deficit for 1999 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 864864864864864 ............................................................................................................................................ -59-59-59-59-59

Note: The figures included in the balance sheet are according to the International Accounting Standards using US dollarsas functional currency. The figures in national currency are calculated based on the transformation in US dollars.Income from donations is accounted for on an accrual basis (without depreciation costs), including funds for thepurchase of fixed assets.Expenditures include:• depreciation costs: 318,000 US dollars;• grants contracted in 1999 and due in 2000: 1,018,000 US dollars.The corrections made due to the application of International Accounting Standards are certified by the auditor, PriceWaterhouse Coopers – Bulgaria.

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Scholarships and Fellowships Abroad

Aglica Ivanova Stefanova $2,000Ph.D. Program in LiteratureParis, France

Albena Kostadinova Yaneva $1,000Ph.D. Program in Social EconomicsParis, France

Alla Petrova Zareva $3,000Ph.D. Program in LinguisticsBuffalo, USA

Borislav Bozhidarov Ibrishimov $3,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationMilan, Italy

Velizar Petrov Savchov $3,000Ph.D. Program in Indo-european LinguisticsVienna, Austria

Vessela Raykova Veleva $2,000Master’s Program in EcologyLowell, USA

Victor Stoyanov Hadzhiev $1,000Master’s Program in Political SciencesBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria Pavlova Dorovska $1,500Master’s Program in FinanceWooster, USA

Vilina Georgieva Krusteva $1,000Master’s Program in European IntegrationBruege, Belgium

Galina Atanasova Markova-Derelieva $4,000Ph.D. Program in Clinical Social ServicesNorthampton, USA

Galina Tzvetanova Andronova $9,000Fellowship Program at the IWMVienna, Austria

Genadii Milkov Georgiev $1,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationSandvika, Norway

Georgi Dimitrov Bonev $1,500Master’s Program in Business AdministrationVienna, Austria

Georgi Lyubomirov Matov $1,500Master’s Program in StatisticsEdinburgh, UK

Daniel Zaprianov Zaprianov $2,000Master’s Program in LawHeidelberg, Germany

Dessislava Todorova Licheva $2,000Master’s Program in CommercialLaw and BusinessRotterdam, the Netherlands

Diana Dinkova Tanamova $4,710Master’s Program in Business AdministrationLondon, UK

Dessislava Stoyanova Stoyanova $4,710Master’s Program in Business AdministrationLondon, UK

Diman Ivanov Dimov $3,000Ph.D. Program in LawOsnabrueck, Germany

Dimiter Iliev Koychev $3,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationPhiladelphia, USA

Dimiter Simeonov Staykov 671 leva $4,739Economics, Ecoles Normales SuperieuresParis, France

Eva Antonova Atanassova $1,500Ph.D. Program in Social SciencesChicago, USA

Elena Vladimirova Galinova $1,500Ph.D. Program in Education Policy and TheoryUniversity Park, USA

Elisaveta Danailova Petrova $3,000Master’s Program in Human RightsPadua, Italy

Emil Assenov Georgiev $2,000Master’s Program in InternationalEconomics and FinanceWaltham, USA

Katya Vassileva Galchanova $1,500Master’s Program in Business AdministrationRotterdam, the Netherlands

Klemena Bozhidarova Antonova $2,500Ph.D. Program in LiteratureOxford, UK

Lyubomira Vassileva Radoilska $3,000Ph.D. Program in PhilosophyParis, France

Mariana Lenkova Dimitrova $1,500Master’s Program in Law and DiplomacyMedford, USA

Maria Velinova Koynova $1,000Ph.D. Program in Ethnic StudiesFlorence, Italy

Mariana Lukova Tuhchiev $3,000Ph.D. Program in European IntegrationBirmingham, UK

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Marta Stefanova Ganeva 650 leva $4,738Literature, Ecoles Normales SuperieuresFontenay-aux-Roses, France

Mila Alexieva Boyuklieva $1,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationRochester, USA

Mihail Iliev Marinov $2,000Ph.D. Program in Statistics and ManagementSalerno, Italy

Momchil Nikolaev Atanasov $2,000Ph.D. Program in PaleoarchaeologyLubbock, USA

Maurice Jacky Bigerano $3,500Ph.D. Program in Political Sciencesand Public AdministrationOrlando, USA

Nadezhda Anastasova Peeva $1,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationBoston, USA

Nadezhda Ivanova Hadzhova $2,500Master’s Program in European and English LawLondon, UK

Petko Georgiev Bogoev $1,500Master’s Program in Hotel and Travel ManagementAmherst, USA

Petia Georgieva Hadzhieva $1,500Master’s Program in Business AdministrationBarcelona, Spain

Petia Zdravkova Nikolova $1,500Master’s Program in Public AdministrationSyracuse, USA

Plamen Ivanov Kuzov $1,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationCleveland, USA

Raina Dimitrova Tuzlukova-Vetzova $5,000Ph.D. Program in PsychoanalysisLeuven, Belgium

Radko Atanasov Mihaylov $1,500Master’s Program in Business AdministrationLondon, UK

Ralitza Ivanova Boteva $1,500Master’s Program in ArchitectureNew Jersey, USA

Rossen Borisov Hadzhiev $1,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationBarcelona, Spain

Samuil Petrov Markov $1,500Master’s Program in Business AdministrationLondon, UK

Svetozar Nikolaev Shkutov $1,500Ph.D. Program in Finance and BankingSaarbruecken, Germany

Svetoslava Zareva Tasseva 656 leva $4,738Economics and ManagementCachan, France

Stanislava Zaharieva Zaprianova $500Master’s Program in Education ManagementBrussels, Belgium

Tania Lyubomirova Vladova $2,000Ph.D. Program in LiteratureParis, France

Teodora Petrova Todorova $2,500Ph.D. Program in Clinical PsychologySan Francisco, USA

Todor Ivanov Velev $2,000Master’s Program in Business AdministrationBarcelona, Spain

Yasen Petrov Deenchin $1,500Master’s Program in FinanceOslo, Norway

Scholarships and Fellowships in Bulgaria

Scholarships for StudentsScholarships for StudentsScholarships for StudentsScholarships for StudentsScholarships for Studentsin Bulgarian Universitiesin Bulgarian Universitiesin Bulgarian Universitiesin Bulgarian Universitiesin Bulgarian Universities 267,833 leva267,833 leva267,833 leva267,833 leva267,833 levaSt. Kliment Ohridski University of SofiaUniversity of National and World EconomyEconomic University – VarnaD. A. Tzenov Academy of Economics – SvishtovSt. St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko TurnovoPaisii Hilendarski University of PlovdivState Academy of MusicNational Academy of Drama and Film ArtsNational Academy of ArtsSofia Seminary of TheologyNew Bulgarian UniversityAmerican University in BulgariaBourgas Free University

Projects of Foreign Scholars Working in the Field of Bulgarian Studies

Alexander Anatolievich Prigarin 1,135 levaLecture in Ukrainian EthnographySofia, Bulgaria

Nikolay Dmitrievich Russev 564 levaNikolay Nikolaevich Chervenkov 564 levaWriting a Textbook onHistory of the Bulgarian PeopleVeliko Turnovo, Sofia, Bulgaria

Reynol Peres Vasces 1,100 levaTranslation of Bulgarian LiteratureSofia, Bulgaria

Students’ Projects

Innovation Projects Association 1,320 levaIntroducing New Practices inPublic AdministrationSofia, Bulgaria

Team of students at thePaisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv 1,502 levaBuilding Friendships between ChildrenAttending the Kindergarten in ZelenikovoVillage and Their Peers atthe Foundling Home in PazardjikZelenikovo, Pazardjik, Bulgaria

Team of students at theSt. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofiaand the New Bulgarian University 1,656 levaThe Bulgarian Universities in Searchof Their Own Reform Models.Changes in the New Democratic Situationafter 1989 – Needs and Reform OpportunitiesSofia, Bulgaria

Team of students at theSt. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia 1,500 levaImages of Bulgaria on the Eve ofthe 21st Century – Identity and AdaptationSofia, Bulgaria

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Team of students at the St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of Sofia and the University ofNational and World Economy 1,000 levaThe 20th Century froma 21st-century PerspectiveSofia, Bulgaria

Team of students at theBourgas Free University 1,500 levaProgram for Establishing a SpecializedCenter to Facilitate the Social Adaptationof Young People without FamiliesBourgas, Bulgaria

Education Programs of the Open Society Institute – Budapestand Other Partner Organizations

Apostol Kunchev Apostolov 434 leva $50Pre-departure OrientationBudapest, Hungary

Billiana Stefanova Bagasheva 882 leva $110Master’s Program inEconomics and FinanceUniversity of Warwick, UK

Vassilka Valerieva Paunova 697 leva $50The Animal Style in SoutheastEuropean Antique ArtUniversity of Oxford, UK

Vessela Ivanova Sotirova-Prodanova 604 leva $50Comparative Taxation LawUniversity of Oxford, UK

Vladimir Stefanov Georgiev 530 leva $107Orthodov Churches and NationalismUniversity of Oxford, UK

Georgi Hristov Ranchev 485 leva $50Bringing Bulgarian Legislation in Linewith the Legislation of the EUUniversity of Oxford, UK

Dessislava Velichkova Dragneva 311 leva $50Pre-departure OrientationBudapest, Hungary

Ekaterina Stoyanova Balabanova 941 leva $50Master’s Program in European StudiesUniversity of Manchester, UK

Maria Stoycheva Pantaleeva 582 leva $39Developing a Series of Lectureson Personal IdentityUniversity of Oxford, UK

Maya Dimitrova Ivanova 313 leva $50Pre-departure OrientationBudapest, Hungary

Nevena Nikolova Alexieva-Ivanova 628 leva $50Semantic Adaptation of Anglicisms inthe Bulgarian LanguageUniversity of Oxford, UK

Petia Atanassova Tanova 530 leva $21Textbook on Comparative EconomicsUniversity of Oxford, UK

Plamen Marinchov Borissov 936 leva $100Consumers’ Protection in the UKUniversity of Oxford, UK

Roumen Assenov Prodanov 569 leva $60Master’s Program inBusiness AdministrationUniversity of Warwick, UK

Juliana Stoyanova Stoyanova 883 leva $100Comparative Research ofSlavonic Languages inthe Post-totalitarian PeriodUniversity of Oxford, UK

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Long-term Scholarships and Fellowships Abroad

Maria Rangelova Gyurova 787 levaThe Earliest Archaeological Evidencesof the Neolitic Age on Bulgarian LandsFellowship at the Center forArchaeological ResearchAntipolis, France

Yanitza Zheliazkova Ivanova $911Scholarship at the Korean Language InstituteSeoul, Korea

Nelly Yordanova Kaloyanova 1,000 levaOne-year Fellowship in Sociologyof Culture and ReligionBerlin, Germany

Short-term Scholarships and Fellowships Abroad

Alexander Kamenov Gevrenov $350American Institute onPolitical and Economic SystemsPrague, the Czech Republic

Alexander Savov Portalski $298Summer Course in Greek History and CultureAthens, Greece

Atanas Ivanov Ivanov $542Bryce Harlow Institute on Businessand Government AffairsWashington DC, USA

BBC Center – Sofia $2,832English Language Course forSecondary School TeachersLondon, UK

Blagovest Zlatanov Velichkov 865 leva $3,050International School onTheory of the HumanitiesSantiago de Compostela, Spain

Mariana Manolova Manolova 629 leva $70Maria Noncheva Papazova 629 leva $70Kremena Ivanova Ivanova 629 leva $70Vesselina Dimitrova Popova 629 leva $70Vesselinka Atanasova Siakolova 629 leva $70Spanish Language and CultureCourse for CEE TeachersGranada, Spain

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Gergana Dimitrova Avramova 322 leva $750American LawAmsterdam, the Netherlands

Gergana Dimitrova Karadzhova 385 levaInternship at the Mission of theRepublic of Bulgaria in the European UnionBrussels, Belguim

Danka Shtereva Yankulova 513 levaDramatic Arts in EducationMoscow, Russia

Dobrinka Petrova Vulkova 709 leva $227Dafina Stefanova Dicheva 702 leva $234The Totalitarian Style inBulgarian Urban SpaceInternational Institute of SemioticsImatra, Finland

Pancho VladigerovState Academy of Music $3,316Participation of Students and Professorsfrom the Academy at the InternationalSummer Academy – Semmering ’99Semmering, Austria

Lachezar Koychev Kolev 789 leva $410Transnational Law Program atthe Duke-Geneve Institutein Transnational LawGeneva, Switzerland

Magdalena Stoyanova Gorin 663 levaSpecialized Course in Teaching Spanishas a Foreign LanguageSaragossa, Spain

Madlen Vassileva Danova $1,000Developing Bachelor’s and Master’sPrograms in American StudiesAlbany, USA

Svetlana Stefanova Sovadjieva 586 levaMaria Petrova Ladovinska 586 levaValentina Yordanova Ivanova 586 levaMaria Ivanova Gancheva 684 levaSpecialized Course in Teaching Italianas a Foreign LanguagePerugia, Italy

Nedialka Mihova Mihova 170 leva $130American Institute onPolitical and Economic SystemsPrague, the Czech Republic

Pavel Georgiev Georgiev $918International Summer Program inEuropean Sciences, University of ViennaStrobl, Austria

Roumen Dimitrov Alexandrov 385 levaInternship at the Mission of theRepublic of Bulgaria in the European UnionBrussels, Belguim

Silvia Dimitrova Petrova 170 leva $350American Institute onPolitical and Economic SystemsPrague, the Czech Republic

Siana Dusheva Harizanova $672British Council Summer Schoolin Teaching English to ChildrenYork, UK

Todor Tzvetanov Hadzhiyski 874 leva $542Internship at the Engalitcheff Institute onComparative Political and Economic SystemsWashington DC, USA

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Alexandra Alexandrova Fol 949 levaCreative Program for Young ComposersBoston, USA

Angel Valentinov Angelov 55 leva $316Aesthetic Practices in Italian Renaissance,Mannerism, and BaroquePerugia, Italy

Darina Grigorova Grigorova $500Fellowship under a BilateralIntergovernmental Agreementof the Ministry of Education and ScienceMoscow, Russia

Rossitza Vasco Mladenova 703 levaDentiza Sashkova Ilieva 589 levaDanish Language Training CourseCopenhagen, Denmark

Elena Markova Hristova $500Kitzbuehel Master’s Class in ViolinKitzbuehel, Austria

Maria Ilieva Yanukova 632 levaEmilia Vesselinova Ivanova 644 levaSummer School in FrenchLeuven, Belgium

Ivaylo Kirilov Nedialkov 450 leva $258Session of the National School of ArtsCergy-Pontoise, France

Irina Lyubomirova Ognianova 190 leva $900Democracy and Diversity SeminarCracow, Poland

Tzvetelina Yordanova Tosheva 635 levaKrassimira Ivanova Vassileva 643 levaGraduate Course on the Methodicsof Teaching SpanishSalamanca, Spain

Christian Maximov Minchev 1560 levaInternational Film Production“Unique Oneness of Christian Savage”Johannesburg, South Africa

Maria Petkova Nenova 870 levaLyubomir Ivanov Naydenov 870 levaSummer School in French LanguageLiege, Belgium

Margareta Nikolova Mutafova 722 levaInternational Course on theDemografic Aspects of AgingSaint Andrews, Malta

Mariela Vassileva Inkova 759 levaLecture in Bulgarian EthnographyParis, France

Neva Georgieva Micheva 635 levaSpanish Language and Culture CourseSantander, Spain

Rouzha Vassileva Smilova $344Summer School on DemocracyCortona, Italy

Yura Toteva Konstantinova 123 levaGreek Language Summer CoursePatras, Greece

Scholarships and Fellowships in Bulgaria

American University in Bulgaria 29,168 levaScholarships for Minority StudentsStudying English at the AUBG –a Joint Program with the Civil Society ProgramBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Participation in Forums Abroad

Alexander Baruhov Lazarov 686 levaArt, Religion and Culture SeminarSalzburg, Austria

Alexander Lyubenov Gungov 965 levaLectures on Philosophy of Modernityat the LaGrange College, GeorgiaLagrange, USA

Antoaneta Kircheva Georgieva 1,271 levaJuliana Ivanova Stoyanova 1,271 levaInternational Congress forthe Study of Child LanguageSan Sebstian, Spain

Georgi Simov Goshev $180Conference on IntelligentEngineering SystemsStara Lesna, Slovakia

Vesselin Zahariev Popov 578 levaAnnual Meeting and Conferenceof the Roma Culture Research SocietyFlorence, Italy

Vesselin Metodiev Budakov 596 levaConference on Oliver Goldsmith’s“The Citizen of the World“Ireland

Vihren Yanakiev Buzov 415 leva9th Congress on Logic, Methodolodyand Philosophy of ScienceCracow, Poland

Yordanka Zlateva Bibina 426 leva $60Jengis Mustafov Hakov 426 leva $60Congress of the TurkishHistorical SocietyAnkara, Turkey

Dimiter Petrov Shishkov 79 leva $102Ñåìèíàð „Êîìïþòðèçèðàíå íàåñòåñòâåíèòå åçèöè“Yalta, Ukraine

Dobromir Grigorov Grigorov 85 leva $60„The Golden Decade of the 60s“ –Conference of the Instituteof Czech LiteraturePrague, the Czech Republic

Jenny Nikolaeva Bumbarova-Nacheva 561 leva $86Seminar on the Advantages andDisadvantages of the Free Market EconomySalzburg, Austria

Iliana Hristova Nikolova $515Conference on Education,Multimedia, and HypermediaSeattle, USA

Radka Vassileva Vlahova-Ruykova 645 leva $20Miliana Vassileva Kaymakamova 645 leva $18Iliana Chekova Chekova-Dimitrova 645 leva $20Lyudmila Yossifova Boeva-Desnitzkaya 645 leva $20Congress of Medieval StudiesUtrecht, the Netherlands

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Iskra Angelova Likomanova 496 levaConference of Language, Culture,and CommunicationsMoscow, Russia

Lyuben Petrov Prashkov $300Conference of the InternationalCommittee on the Conservationand Preservation of MosaicsArles, France

Lyudmila Constantinova Kostova 593 levaConference of the BritishAssociation for Romantic StudiesKeele, UK

Magdalena Blagoeva Ilcheva 1,333 levaMillennium Film ConferenceBath, UK

Mariana Dimitrova Niagolova 521 leva $46Conference on the Challenges ofthe Changing SocietyMoscow, Russia

Marina Dimitrova Stefanova 170 leva $45Seminar on Teaching Tolerance.Presentation on Roma Students inBulgarian Schools: The Need forSustainable ReformsPrague, the Czech Republic

Maria Atanasova Yovcheva 511 levaConference in honour ofthe 500th Anniversaryof the Gennadian BibleMoscow, Russia

Petia Lyubomirova Kabakchieva $88European Sociological AssociationWill Europe Work ConferenceAmsterdam, the Netherlands

Svetoslav Petrov Stefanov 619 leva $20Conference on European Enlightenmentand its Link to Other Great Culturesand Religions of the 18th CenturySaarbruecken, Germany

Stefanka Tihomirova Kmetova 543 leva $108Annual Meeting of the InternationalAssociation of Conference InterpretersPosnan, Poland

Stefka Stefanova Naumova 412 leva $200International Conference onSocial Sciences and LawWarsaw, Poland

Students’ Open Society ClubNational Academy of Arts 2,963 levaJoint Exhibition “Illustration,Calligraphy, Ceramics, and Icons“Frankfurt, Germany

Bulgarian English-speaking Union $664Public Speaking CompetitionLondon, UK

Stefka Hristova Petkova 719 levaAdriana Antonova Neykova-Todorova 719 levaInternational Conference“Between Management and Public:Records Management and Marketingof Archives in Universities andResearch Institutions“Haifa, Israel

Boyan Alexandrov Boyanov 750 leva4th Students’ Film FestivalNew York, USA

Veronika Viktorova Azarova 476 levaCongress of the InternationalAssociation for Semiotic StudiesDresden, Germany

Daniela Velntinova Boteva 190 leva $100International Criminal Law SeminarSalzburg, Austria

Nikola Petrov Teodossiev 592 leva $40Annual Meeting of the EuropeanAssociation of ArchaeologistsDorset, UK

Stefan Stamatov Komandarev 578 leva $53Presentation of a Students’ FilmNominated at the 15th InternationalShort-film FestivalLille, France

Tzvetelin Yordanov Stepanov 755 leva $50Seminar on „Mountains and Sanctityin Medieval Bulgaria:King Saints and Patron Saints“Leeds, UK

Academic Forums in Bulgaria

American University in Bulgaria 3,734 levaInternational Students Conference onNationalism and Peace on the BalkansBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Institute of Mathematicsand Informatics 7,454 levaElectronic Preservation of MedievalManuscripts and Books –Summer School under HESPSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association of Military History 3,375 levaConference on the Versaille System andthe New World OrderVarna, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Gender Studies Research Team 4,440 levaConference on Limits of Citizenship:European Women BetweenTradition and ModernitySofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Branch of the InternationalAssociation of Teachers of English asa Foreign Language 970 leva7th National Conference withInternational ParticipationBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Kantian Society 211 levaTheoretic Conference on Kant andthe Kantian Tradition in BulgariaSofia, Bulgaria

Varna Free University 1,364 levaUrban School on Post-socialistUrban CultureVarna, Bulgaria

St. St. Cyril and MethodiusUniversity of Veliko Turnovo 3,600 levaInternational Summer School onBulgarian Language and CultureVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Steering Committee on Inter-BalkanCommunication in Music and Culture 840 levaConference on Inter-BalkanCommunication in Music and CultureStara Zagora, Bulgaria

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Archaelogy Team at the 1,188 levaSt. St. Cyril and MethodiusUniversity of Veliko TurnovoInternational Students Seminaron Crafts through the AgesVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Paisii HilendarskiUniversity of Plovdiv 7,451 levaSummer School on the Decentralizationand the Challenges of United EuropePlovdiv, Bulgaria

Paisii HilendarskiUniversity of Plovdiv 1,734 levaDepartment of Ethnology and SociologyConference on Slavonic Liturgic MonumentsBachkovo, Bulgaria

St. Pimen Zografski Association 1,451 levaInternational Conference“St. Sofia – Wisdom Divine“Sofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment OhridkiUniversity of Sofia 7,979 levaDepartment of Classical and New PhilologiesConference on the Medieval Perseption ofPseudo-DionysiusSofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment OhridkiUniversity of Sofia 987 levaDepartment of PhilosophyLecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas SchwingerSofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment OhridkiUniversity of Sofia 1,630 levaConference on European Studiesin Higher EducationKiten, Bulgaria

Students Association for StudyingInternational Relations 600 levaConference on the Balkans afterthe Stability Pact forSoutheastern EuropeSofia, Bulgaria

Balkan Colleges Foundation 25,410 levaPreparatory Meeting for the SofiaConference under the Graz Process onEducation Cooperation for Peace,Stability and Democracy inSoutheastern EuropeSofia, Bulgaria

House for Human and SocialSciences Foundation 7,688 levaConference “Between Facts and Norms:Democracy in Complex Societies“Sofia, Bulgaria

History Foundation 5,688 levaScientific Conference “The Road to Europe –Accomplishments and Failures“Primorsko, Bulgaria

Joint Projects

French Cultural Institute in Sofia1. Developing Methodological andTraining Materials for the FrenchLanguage Teaching Schools 27,441 levaBulgaria2. Internships for Teachers andUniversity Professors 21,778 levaFrance

National Institute on Education –Ministry of Education and Science 12,960 leva $2,505Center on Higher Education1. Regional Seminar on Quality Assuranceand Management for Senior Academic Staff2. Developing a System of Efficiency Indicatorsin Higher Education3. Contemporary Profile of the BulgarianHigher Education SystemSofia, Bulgaria

Publishing Projects and Support for the Media

Bourgas Technical University 2,390 levaDepartment of Foreign LanguagesPreparing Methogological and TrainingMaterials for 1st-grade ForeignLanguage TeachersBourgas, Bulgaria

Students Open Society Club –St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of Sofia 148 leva“Auditorium 6-5“ Radio ProgramSofia, Bulgaria

Lik Publishers 3,444 levaUniversity Autonomy and AcademicResponsibility – Proceedings froma Recent ConferenceSofia, Bulgaria

MusicaViva 979 levaInter-Balkan Communication inMusic and Culture, Stara Zagora ’99 –Proceedings from a Recent ConferenceSofia, Bulgaria

Institutional Support

Center for Education andCultural Initiatives 23,356 levaVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Education Projects

Institute of Archaelogy 910 levaStudents’ Research Project on UrbanStructure and Road Systems in theChirpan Region in the AntiquityChirpan, Bulgaria

New Bulgarian University 14,378 levaEarly Language Teaching TrainingProgram for Elementary School TeachersSofia, Bulgaria

Center for Student and Youth Initiatives 1,013 levaDeveloping a University Program on“Jews – History, Traditions, andModern Development“Shoumen, Bulgaria

Institute of Ethnography 9,974 leva $4,204Interethnic Relations on the Balkans:Interaction between Cultures“ –an international academic exchangeproject carried out in cooperation withthe Comrat University in MoldovaComrat, Moldova

St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of Sofia 7,362 levaDepartment of Classical Philology„Romulus Bulgaricus“ – a BilingualElectronic Libraby of Latin Literature(second stage)Sofia, Bulgaria

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Center for Education andCultural Initiatives 1,700 levaProject for Establishing a Departmentfor Legal, Psychological, and InformationServices within the CenterVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of Sofia 3,291 levaDepartment of Cyrilic andMethodian StudiesSupport for the Fall Sessionof the DepartmentSofia, Bulgaria

St. St. Cyril and MethodiusUniversity of Veliko TurnovoDepartment of Roman Philologies 1,306 leva $686Summer Language Course atthe Castilla la Mancha UniversityToledo, Spain

Institute for East EuropeanHumanitarian Research 6,536 levaThe Rhodope Mountains – a Model ofTolerance on the Balkans (fourth stage)Smolyan, Bulgaria

New Bulgarian University 10,030 levaProject for Interdisciplinary Trainingin Intercultural Communication(in cooperation withthe Durham University, UK)Sofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of Sofia 2,403 levaDepartment of Journalism and MassCommunicationSummer Students’ Exchange withthe Professional College inWisbaden, GermanySofia, Bulgaria

Artefacts Students’ TeamNew Bulgarian University $1,500Participation in a Drama Festival;Filming a DocumentaryChandigar, India

Students’ Open Society ClubUniversity of National andWorld Economy 3,563 levaBuilding Practical, Communication,and Management Skills(a joint project with the Centerfor Alternative Development)Bankia, Bulgaria

Welcoming the 21st Century Foundation 14,976 levaBulgarian Education and the Ideaof Statehood in the Modern BulgarianSociety in 19th and 20th CenturySofia, Bulgaria

Research Projects

Students’ Team at the D.A. TzenovAcademy of Economics – Svishtov 1,205 levaLoan Certificates as a FundingResource for Municipalities inBulgariaSvishtov, Bulgaria

Academic Ethnologic Society 5,120 levaEthnologic Research of the Christianand Muslim Communities inthe Rhodope MountainsBulgaria

Nessebar 9 Students’ Research Team 4,368 levaArchaeological Excavations and FieldResearch under the Long-termInterdisciplinary Research Project“Messembria Pontica”Nessebar, Bulgaria

Reforming Bulgarian Secondary Education –A Project Initiated and Carried out bythe Academia Program $89,000

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Long-term Scholarships Abroad

Anna Alexandrova Popova 1,273 leva $146Scholarship at the Slavic Departmentat the Yale University LibraryNew Haven, USA

Short-term Scholarships Abroad

Alexandra Manolova Alexandrova 1,665 leva $105Scholarship for librarians fromCentral and Eastern Europe atthe Library of CongressWashington D.C., USA

Lyubov Dimitrova Dimitrova 627 levaTraining in Public Library Management,Library Policy, Cooperation and CoordinationHelsinki, Finland

Participation in Forums Abroad

Âàíÿ Angelova Grashkina $336Conference on Public Librariesin the Information SocietyCopenhager, the Netherlands

Zorka Todorova Ivanova 463 levaCongress of the Association ofTurkish LibriariansAnkara, Turkey

Ivanka Encheva Demireva 573 levaInternational Conference onStabilization and Human ResourceDevelopment in Libraries inCentral and Eastern EuropeMoscow, Russia

Snezhana Vulchanova Yaneva 1,139 levaAnnual Conference of the AmericanLibrary AssociationNew Orleans, USA

Tatiana Ganeva Yanakieva 642 leva $40Information Professionals andthe Challenges of the 21st CenturyHanover, Germany

Krassimira Russeva Ignatova 912 levaSeminar on Inteoducing ModernInformation Technologies in PublicLibraries: Management and MarketingArgus, Denmark

Lina Kirilova Yordanova $170Agro Web Pages in the Countries ofCentral and Eastern Europe“Budapest, Áóäàïåùà

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Union of Library and InformationSpecialists $402Annual membership fee forEBLIDA for 1999Sofia, Bulgaria

Forums in Bulgaria

NALIN – 6 Years Later 796 levaWorkshopSofia, Bulgaria

„Nikola Furnadjiev“Regional Library 1,639 levaSeminar on Public Libraries inthe Period of TransitionPazardjik, Bulgaria

Stilian ChilingirovRegional Library 1,705 leva„Preservation of Library Collections“ –Seminar for Librarians from Librariesin North BulgariaShoumen, Bulgaria

Peter Stupov 1,266 levaRegional Library„The Role of Public Libraries inthe Modern World“ –Seminar for Librarians from the RegionTurgovishte, Bulgaria

„Mihalaki Georgiev“ 1,614 levaRegional Library„Public Libraries: Fund-raising andCollection Development in a Period ofEconomic Crisis“ – Seminar for Librariansfrom Libraries in Northwestern BulgariaVidin, Bulgaria

Equipment Donations

Bulgarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Archaeology – Library 4,478 levaNALIN Project: Computer Equipmentand Internet AccessSofia, Bulgaria

Aprilov–PalauzovRegional Library 4,959 levaNALIN Project: Establishing anInformation Service DeskGabrovo, Bulgaria

P. R. Slaveykov National Library 2,400 levaNALIN Project: Improving InformationServices at the LibraryVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad Regional LibraryEmanuil Popdimitrov 13,296 levaRegional Library – Kyustendil 9,036 levaZora Community Library – Dupnitza 6,343 levaNALIN Project:Joint Project for Improving the Accessto Information Services, Developing ModernPolicies for Enriching Library Collections,Facilitating Inter-library Borrowing, andPreserving Library CollectionsBlagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Dupnitza, Bulgaria

Hristo Botev Regional Library 4,434 levaNALIN Project: Improving InformationServices at the Library, Developing theLocal Computer Network and ProvidingAccess to the InternetVratza, Bulgaria

Nikola Furnadjiev Regional Library 2,259 levaNALIN Project: Improving LibraryServices by Opening Workstations

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Providing Access to the Library Databaseand the InternetPazardjik, Bulgaria

Nikola Vranchev Regional Library 2,434 levaNALIN Project: Improving InformationServices at the LibrarySmolyan, Bulgaria

Stilian Chilingirov Regional Library 7,845 levaNALIN Project: Improving InformationServices at the Library and ProvidingAccess to the InternetShoumen, Bulgaria

St. St. Cyril and MethodiusNational Library 2,753 levaCreating a Specialized Database ofPublications Issued in 1878–1944Sofia, Bulgaria

National Gallery of Arts – Library 2,128 levaNALIN Project: Establishing an AutomatedLibrary and Information System toFacilitate Information Exchange andthe Access to the InternetSofia, Bulgaria

Municipality of Blagoevgrad 29,543 levaEducation DepartmentNALIN Project: Establishing a LibraryInformation Network for School Studentsin Blagoevgrad with Access to the InternetBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Mihalaki Georgiev Regional Library 10,160 levaNALIN Project: Computerizing Libraryand Information ServicesVidin, Bulgaria

Sofia City Library 9,492 levaNALIN Project: Establishing anInformation CenterSofia, Bulgaria

Erevan Union of Armenian Culture andEducation Organizations in BulgariaLibrary and Archives at theArmenian Cultural Center 4,748 levaSpecialized Computer EquipmentSofia, Bulgaria

Zora Community Library 2,344 levaNALIN Project: Improving InformationServices at the Library by ProvidingAccess to the InternetSliven, Bulgaria

N. Y. Vaptzarov Community Library 2,799 levaNALIN Project: Computer Equipmentfor Internet ConnectivityBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Napreduk Community Library 2,544 levaNALIN Project: Computerizing LibraryServices and Providing Internet AccessPirdop, Bulgaria

Stoyan Drinov City Library 3,238 levaNALIN Project: Establishing an AutomatedSystem for Managing Library CollectionsPanagyurishte, Bulgaria

Book Donations

Donation of Reference and EncyclopedicLiterature in Bulgarian for the Libraries at:Aleko KonstantinovCommunity Center – Sofia 450 levaDimiter Talev Primary School – Plovdiv 310 levaThe Seven SaintsSecondary School – Sofia 490 levaNeofit Rilski Primary School – Gabrovo 185 levaTzanko Dyustabanov

Primary School – Gabrovo 183 levaIvan Vazov Primary School – Gabrovo 185 levaHristo SmirnenskiPrimary School – Gabrovo 183 levaBulgaria

Prof. Benyo Tzonev Regional Library 408 leva $180Donation of Reference and EncyclopedicLiterature in Bulgarian and in EnglishLovech, Bulgaria

Higher Institute of MedicineRheumatology Clinic $372Oxford Textbook of RheumatologyPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Aura Community Library 310 levaDonation of ReferenceLiterature in BulgarianSofia, Bulgaria

Peter Bogdan Community Library 760 levaDonation of Reference andEncyclopedic LiteratureChiprovtzi, Bulgaria

Prosveta Community Library 1,275 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureZlatograd, Bulgaria

Prosveta Community Library 310 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureBania Village, Sofia District, Bulgaria

Svetlina Community Library 400 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureSofia, Bulgaria

Tzar Boris III Community Library 450 levaDonation of Reference andEncyclopedic LiteratureSofia, Bulgaria

Aprilov National High School 463 levaVassil Levski Primary School 185 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureGabrovo, Bulgaria

National High School forAncient Languages and Cultures 50 levaDonation of Books in BulgarianSofia, Bulgaria

New Bulgarian University $4,723Donation of Specialized Scientific,Reference and Encyclopedic LiteratureSofia, Bulgaria

Iskra Community Library 778 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference Literature in BulgarianGurmen Village, Blagoevgrad DistrictBulgaria

Love for Humanity Association 1,014 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference Publications in PsychologyPazardjik, Bulgaria

Raycho Karolev Secondary School 463 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureGabrovo, Bulgaria

St. Ivan Rilski Seminary of Theology 4,717 levaDonation of Reference and EncyclopedicLiterature and Textbooks in TheologySofia, Bulgaria

Dr. Vassiliadi VocationalSchool of Mechanics 185 leva

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Donation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureGabrovo, Bulgaria

Vocational School on Textile Production 278 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureGabrovo, Bulgaria

Progress Community Library 310 levaDonation of Textbooks andReference LiteratureLiaski Village, Sofia District, Bulgaria

Gotze Delchev Municipal Library 900 levaDonation of Reference andEncyclopedic LiteratureGotze Delchev, Bulgaria

Neofit Rilski Southwestern University $1483Law Department LibraryDonation of Legal Publications in FrenchBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Projects Initiated by the Program

Donation of Latin–Bulgarian Dictionaryto 30 Bulgarian Libraries 900 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Donation of History of Bulgaria, vol. 8to 30 Bulgarian Libraries 1,950 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Donation of “Stefan Stambolov: Diaries”in 7 volumes to 30 Bulgarian Libraries 1,862 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Project “Chance for BulgarianLibraries in the 21st Century 3,117 leva

Joint Projects Carried out in Cooperation withthe Network Library Program ofthe Open Society Institute – Budapest

Central Library of Techlonogy 14,735 levaNALIN Project: Introducing NewInformation Technologies in the LibrarySofia, Bulgaria

Internationa Seminar on PreservingPhotographic Documents in Libraries,Museums and Archives 4,217 leva $1,814Joint Project Carried out in Cooperationwith the Northeastern Center for PaperConservation in Andover, USASofia, Bulgaria

Donation of Periodicals ProjectSubscriptions for Foreign Periodicals for 1999–2000:

St. St. Cyril and MethodiusNational Library

Bulgarian Academy of SciencesCentral Library

St. Kliment OhrisdkiUniversity of SofiaUniversity Library

Central Medical Library

Varna University of EconomicsUniversity Library

St. St. Cyril and MethodiusUniversity of Veliko TurnovoUniversity Library

New Bulgarian UniversityUniversity Library

Pushkin Library Project Carried out in Cooperation withthe Open Society Institute – Russia

33 Bulgarian libraries benefited fromthe first stage of the project.More than 5 volumes inRussian have been donated.

International Association of Music Libraries,Archives and Documentation Centres

Music Donations fromGreat Britain Project 4,870 levaTransportation expenses for donatedrecords, audiotapes and note sheets

Joint Project with the Sabre Foundation

Distribution of donated medical literaturein cooperation with the Center forthe Study of Democracy 27,620 levaSofia, Bulgaria

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Scholarships in Bulgaria

Mustafa Yuseinov Musov 3,649 levaAldin Milkov Shaygov 3,649 levaSilven Veskov Manzurski 3,649 levaMariela Velichkova Tananska 3,649 levaFatme Yufus Djudjo 3,649 levaDaniela Ventzislavova Hadjieva 3,649 levaHussein Sabri Alishkov 3,649 levaHussein Mehmed Serdar 3,649 levaAssen Istilianov Radev 3,649 levaHussein Ismet Dail 3,649 levaStefka Karamfilova Moskova 3,649 levaDragomir Nikolov Stoychev 3,649 levaKrassimira Georgieva Kastamova 3,649 levaEmel Yuseinova Pentova 3,649 levaFatme Mehmed Muhtar 3,649 levaRamadan Nedjipov Zaimov 3,649 levaSulza Lilkova Kehayova 3,649 levaAliosman Ahmedov Dangov 3,649 levaPetranka Gorchova Puncheva 3,649 levaLatinka Vassileva Ivanova 3,649 levaRifat Hayretinov Likov 3,649 levaIssa Mehmed Mersim 3,649 levaEnglish Language Courses forMinority Students at theAmerican University in BulgariaBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

American University in Bulgaria 29,167 levaEnglish Language Courses forMinority Students at theAmerican University in BulgariaBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Short-term Fellowships Abroad

Blagoy Nikitov Vidin $ 800Foreign Relations withinthe European UnionThe Hague, the Netherlands

Emilia Vassileva Vassileva 757 leva $1,490Civil Society and Human RightsStrasbourg, France

Lyubov Nedelcheva Draganova $500Summer University on Human RightsGeneva, Switzerland

Maria Gancheva Spassova $1,000Summer School in International LawGeneva, Switzerland

Irina Rumenova Slavcheva $416Study of the French Judiciary SystemParis, France

Margarita Serafimova Ilieva 671 leva $1,322Human Rights SessionStrasbourg, France

Radmila Simeonova Mladenova $271International Seminar“Physically Challenged People andand How to Talk About Them”London, UK

Antonia Todorova Angelova 755 leva $34011th International Course inConstitutional LawMarseille, France

Participation in Forums Abroad

Jenia Georgieva Georgieva 1,426 levaGlobal Training Seminar onthe Challenges of DemocracyWashington D.C., USA

Êàòÿ Yordanova Kalinova $164Gender, Culture and Equality inMediterranean SocietiesSpain

Ivan Yosifov Ivanov $ 3,180Legal Defense AgainstHuman Rights ViolationNew York, USA

A team of students 2,277 leva $80Participation in an InternationalPublic Law Competitionthe Hague, the Netherlands

National Law Students Association 2,384 leva $1,04036th General Assembly of theEuropean Law Students AssociationLa Valletta, Malta

Forums in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Sociological Association 8,347 levaInternational Scientific Conference„Civil Society: Social Criticism andPositive Thinking“Sofia, Bulgaria

Association of the Disabled – Drianovo 1,674 levaCivic Involvement among People withDisablities: Rights and ResponsibilitiesDrianovo, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Institute for Development 11,125 levaInternational Conference on theContribution of Social Sciences foran Effective Economic and Social PolicySofia, Bulgaria

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Union of Judges in Bulgaria 3,326 levaTraining in European andInternational LawSofia, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Blagoevgrad 9,478 levaConference on New EconomicPrespectives for the Cultural andNatural Heritage of the WesternPhodope RegionGotze Delchev, Bulgaria

A team of students from the NationalAcademy of Drama and Film Arts, andother universities 6,343 levaDiscussion on the Social Reaction tothe Abolition of the Death PenaltySofia, Bulgaria

Equipment Donations

Union of the Disabled in Bulgaria 5,237 levaOptimizing the Information ServicesOffered to People with DisabilitiesSofia, Bulgaria

Publishing Projects and Support for the Media

Women’s Alliance for Development 18,565 levaSupport for the Zharava MagazineSofia, Bulgaria

Litavra Publishers 4,552 levaSupport for the book “Gypsies inthe Ottoman Empire”, the firstBulgarian book included in theEuropean collection “Interface”Sofia, Bulgaria

Joint project with the MediaDevelopment CenterTV documentary „The Attitude ofBulgarian Turks towards the Media 6,407 levaBulgaria

Open Society Publishing House 21,912 levaSupport for the“Bulgaria in Transition” SeriesSofia, Bulgaria

TV crew led by Reneta Nikolova $1,299Support for the TV documentary„Secret Services versusBulgarian emigrants“Copenhagen, Denmark

Citizen Association 9,513 levaSupport for theDemocratic Review MagazineSofia, Bulgaria

Evgeni Blagoev Yochev 6,528 levaSupport for the book“Legislation in Bulgariafrom 1878 to 1944“Sofia, Bulgaria

Institute for Regionaland International Research 5,097 levaSupport for the book“Regional Infrastructural Projectsin Southeasern Europe“Sofia, Bulgaria

Center for Independent Living 3,545 levaPublishing a Collection of LawsRelated to People with DisabilitiesSofia, Bulgaria

Charity Projects

Valentina Plus Studio 550 levaCharity Concert„Stars for the Children“ – Fourth EditionSofia, Bulgaria

Valentina Plus Studio 3,343 levaCharity Concert „Stars for the Children“TV coverage and programBourgas, Bulgaria

Other Projects

B’nei B’rit 2,800 leva“The Jews of Bulgaria:Family Memory and Historical Fate” –Cultural and Ethnological ResearchSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association of Business-and Self-employed Women 16,739 levaEncouraging Self-help Initiativesin a Highly Dynamic EnvironmentBulgaria

State Police Academy 5,260 levaTraining in Polcie Investigation forLaw-enforcement StaffSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian National Foundation onMultiple Sclerosis and Mysathenia Gravis 15,620 levaSocial Integration and Rehabilitation ofMultiple Sclerosis and Mysathenia GravisPatients in Bulgaria through Self-helpSofia, Bulgaria

Knights of KnowledgeMovement for Children 17,876 levaDiscover the World of the New CenturySofia, Bulgaria

A team of students in political sciencesled by Lyubima Yordanova 12,203 levaThe Language of Change:Sociological and Politological AspectsSofia, Bulgaria

Market Economy Institute $5,000The Balkans in 2010 –Economic and Cooperation ScenariosSofia, Bulgaria

International Center on Minority Issuesand Intercultural Communication 25,733 levaEstablishing a Network of Centers forInterethnic RelationsSofia–Skopjie–TiranaChisinau–Pristina–Belgrade

Insight Youth Center 13,510 levaTraining and Self-help InitiativesFacilitating the Socialization ofParentless Children Living OutsideFoundling HomesSofia, Bulgaria

Legal Initiative for Educationand Development 5,018 levaInformation System for MaintainingCriminal RecordsVarna, Bulgaria

Union of Innovators in Bulgaria 6,699 levaTraining and Legal Assistance forInnovators in the Transition PeriodSofia, Bulgaria

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Support for the Disabled Foundation 11,122 levaTraining for PhysicallyChallenged LawyersSofia, Bulgaria

Access to InformationProgram Foundation 38,667 levaAccess to Information Training forJournalists and Representatives ofLocal NGOsSofia, Bulgaria

Business Management andEntrepreneurship Center 15,233 levaCitizens and Local Governmentsas Partners in ManagingMunicipal PropertyVarna, Bulgaria

UN Development Program 28,966 levaNational Early Warning Systemin Bulgaria 2000–2001Sofia, Bulgaria

Future Association 18,125 levaImproving Public Services andSanitary Practices in a ResidentialDistrict in PazardjikPazardjik, Bulgaria

Training for Volunteers and NGOWorkers in the Eastern Rhodope Region 7,782 leva

Help for Children at Risk Association 8,924 levaChildren’s Social Service BureauPatalenitza VillagePazardjik Region, Bulgaria

Justice ’96 Association 19,660 levaPublic Campaign for Social Protectionof Stray Children and Underaged GirlsInvolved in Prostitution from theStolipinovo Roma NeighborhoodPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Union of Bulgarian Foundationsand Associations 10,542 levaInstitutional Support Network – part IBulgaria

Union of the Deaf in BulgariaRegional Association of the Deaf – Sofia 8,257 levaEstablishing a Video Center at the RegionalAssociation of the Deaf in SofiaSofia, Bulgaria

Union of the Deaf in BulgariaCentral Council 10,391 levaIntegrated Educationfor Hearing Impaired Children –Training for School TeachersSofia, Bulgaria

Initiatives and CivicParticipation Foundation 8,744 levaEstablishing a Regional Systemfor Preventing Drug Abuse,Violence, and AIDSPazardjik, Bulgaria

Interethnic Human RightsInitiative Foundation 3,889 levaEstablishing an InterethnicCivic Fund for DevelopmentBulgaria

International Center on Minority Issuesand Intercultural Communication 28,755 leva„Poverty and Ethnicity in Societies inTransition“ – International Comparative

Sociological Research and InterdisciplinaryStudy of Several Roma CommunitiesBulgaria

Outward Bound – Bulgaria 25,687 levaOutward Bound Training forDisadvantaged ChildrenSofia, Bulgaria

Help for Charity in Bulgaria Foundation 9,500 levaThe Charity Aid Foundation andIts Experience: Lessons forBulgarian Charity OrganizationsRussia

Bulgarian NGO Resource Center 15,731 levaTraining Program for BulgarianCommunity CentersBulgaria

Rehabilitation of Sight ImpairedPatients Foundation 33,401 levaEstablishing a Resource Center forSight Impaired People in Plovdiv, Sofia,Sliven, Varna, Stara Zagora and GabrovoBulgaria

Roma Self-help Bureau Foundation – Sliven 15,560 levaIncreasing Public Awareness of the FactsThat Illustrate the National Policy on IssuesAddressed by the Framework Conventionfor the Protection of National MinoritiesSliven, Bulgaria

Sapareva Bania Foundation 8,747 levaCurrent Conditions and Reform Effortsin Managing Irrigable Waters inthe Gorno Pole VillageSapareva Bania, Bulgaria

Tolerance Foundation 18,131 levaPublic Attitude TowardsReligious Minorities in BulgariaBulgaria

Social Adaptation Center Foundation 17,922 levaSocial Services and Re-training forUnemployed Middle-aged ProfessionalsSofia, Bulgaria

Orphan Foundation 17,284 levaMunicipal Center for the Protectionof Children’s Rights – BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Center for Youth Strategies 5,591 levaPublic Policy Magazine on the InternetSofia, Bulgaria

Joint Project with the National Centerfor Non-profit Boards – Washington D.C. 6,360 levaCapacity Building inBulgarian NGO BoardsSofia, Bulgaria

International Center on Minority Issuesand Intercultural Communication 402 levaDocumentary Research on the EastRhodope RegionSofia, Bulgaria

Transparency withoutFrontiers Association 35,954 levaInstitutional SupportSofia, Bulgaria

Psychological and SocialDevelopment Foundation 5,500 levaDynamics Research ProjectSofia, Bulgaria

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European Integration andHuman Rights Association 18,146 levaEstablishing an Agency for FreeLegal Assistance in Cases ofHuman Rights Violation and inPublic Interest LawsuitsPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Joint Legal Program of OSF – Sofia abd COLPI

European Integration andHuman Rights Association 10,000 levaHuman Rights Training Programfor Legal PractitionersPlovdiv, Bulgaria

European Integration andHuman Rights Association 35,542 levaDeveloping Legal Mechanismsfor Human Rights ProtectionPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Association for Facilitatingthe Re-socialization of Convicts 28,609 levaIntroducing International HumanRights Protection Standards inBulgarian Correctional Facilities –Training Program for Penitentiary StaffStage ISofia, Bulgaria

Association for Facilitatingthe Re-socialization of Convicts 33,969 levaIntroducing International HumanRights Protection Standards inBulgarian Correctional Facilities –Training Program for Penitentiary StaffStage IISofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association for Civil Societyand Legal Initiatives 51,381 levaIntroducing Civic Control inPublic Administration InstitutionsSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee 18,731 levaSurvey on the Conditions inBulgarian Correctional FacilitiesSofia, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Bourgas 11,664 levaRe-socialization Program for Inmatesat the Bourgas Correctional FacilityBourgas, Bulgaria

Assistant Prof. Doncho Hrusanov and Team 11,566 levaEstablishing a Legal Clinic at the LawDepartment of the St. Kliment OhridskiUniversity of SofiaSofia, Bulgaria

Friendship Youth Center 17,775 levaImproving the Psychological Climateand Facilitating the Re-socializationof Convicts at the Kremikovtzi MinimumSecurity PrisonSofia, Bulgaria

Ministry of DefenseMilitary Police Department 39,003 levaHuman Rights ProtectionTraining Program forMilitary Police StaffSofia, Bulgaria

Ministry of DefenseMilitary Police Department 37,830 levaOpening a Hotline at the DepartmentSofia, Bulgaria

Legal Initiative for Educationand Development 37,865 levaReforming Criminal Justice andHarmonizing Bulgarian Criminal Lawwith the European StandardsVarna, Bulgaria

Human Rights Project 55,234 levaFree Legal Assistance for RomaSofia, Bulgaria

Human Rights Project 26,681 levaMonitoring Human Rights Protectionin the Bulgarian Roma CommunitySofia, Bulgaria

Drom Association 31,826 levaFree Legal Assistance for Roma inCases of Human Rights AbuseVidin, Bulgaria

Initiatives and CivicParticipation Foundation 35,515 levaIntroducing a Model forSocial Re-integrationof Former ConvictsPazardjik, Plovdiv, Stara ZagoraBulgaria

Partners – Bulgaria Foundation 60,380 levaDeveloping and Introducing anAlternative Conflict ResolutionProgram in the Curricula ofBulgarian Law DepartmentsSofia, Bulgaria

Partners – Bulgaria Foundation 11,690 levaEstablishing a System for EffectiveConflict Resolution Mediation andOpening Mediation Units at BulgarianCorrectional FacilitesSofia, Bulgaria

Access to Information Program Foundation 87,177 levaWhere and how to Exercisethe Right to InformationSofia, Bulgaria

Romani Bach Foundation 19,276 levaFree Legal Assistance for RomaSofia, Bulgaria

Romski Put Foundation 43,325 levaLegal Assistance and Legal Educationfor Inhabitants of Roma NeighborhoodsSofia, Bulgaria

Judicial Training Center Foundation 86,748 levaEstablishing a Judicial Training CenterSofia, Bulgaria

Legal Assistance Center Foundation 64,748 levaEstablishing a Legal Clinic at thePaisii Hilendarski University of PlovdivPlovdiv

NGO Center – Razgrad 21,043 levaRallying Public Support for theCrime Prevention Efforts of the PoliceRazgrad, Bulgaria

Joint Program of OSF – Sofia abd LGI

Short-term Fellowships Abroad

Antonia Gospodinova Gospodinova $800Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Rumiana Georgieva Mutafova $725Fellowship in Banking LawSalzburg, Austria

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Svetlana Koleva Alexandrova 1,658 leva $120Economic Indicators for Freedomand Democracy in BulgariaVancouver, Canada

Maria Petrova Karadjova $322Federalism, Decentralization andTheir DerrivativesSwitzerland

Participation in Forums Abroad

Georgi Todorov Dankov $1,000Annual Conference ofthe International MunicipalLawyers AssociationBarcelona, Spain

Dimiter Georgiev Rashev $68889th Regular Session of the LegalCommittee of the EuropeanBroadcasting UnionGeneva, Switzerland

Rositza Nikolaeva Kukusheva $69989th Regular Session of the LegalCommittee of the EuropeanBroadcasting UnionGeneva, Switzerland

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Middle Class Development Association 28,257 levaPeripheral Municipalities: Resources forLocal DevelopmentSofia, Ihtiman, Svilengrad, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association for Fair Electionsand Civil Rights – Razgrad Office 8,084 levaThe Public Mediator as a CivicConsultant and AdvisorLozntitza, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association of Social Workers 20,890 levaDeveloping Mechanisms for Introducinga Code of Ethics in Social ServicesSofia, Bulgaria

Danish Education Center 6,622 levaIntroducing Effective Civic ParticipationPractices in the Local Government ofKrushari MunicipalityKrushari, Bulgaria

Market Economy Institute $13,870Regional Policy and Regional Development:Support for the Razgrad RegionRazgrad, Bulgaria

Institute for Regional andInternational Research 9,337 levaDeveloping Bulgarian-MacedonianRelations in Political, Infrastructural,Cultural, and Civil CooperationBulgaria

Open Society Club – Vratza 16,176 levaTraditional Ways for Recycling andReducing the Disposal of WasteVratza, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Gabrovo 14,997 levaOpening an Anti-corruption Hotlinefor Complaints Againts Local GovermentInstitutions and Officialsin the Gabrovo RegionGabrovo, Bulgaria

“Reborn Civil Society”Regional Association 20,968 levaDialog ProjectPleven, Dolni Dubnik, Bulgaria

Civic Participation Association 19,088 levaProject for Establishing Local CommunityCenters for Civic ParticipationDobrich, Bulgaria

Nevrokop Region Development Center 14,389 levaProviding Assistance for Illiterateand Semi-literate Citizensin Applying for Social ServicesGotze Delchev, Gurmen, SatovchaBulgaria

Union of Bulgarian Architects 20,492 levaEffective Municipal Management asan Instrument for LimitingIllegal ConstructionSofia, Bulgaria

Apel Foundation 9,435 levaLet’s Work Together ProjectGlojene, Bulgaria

Future for Bulgaria Foundation 168,948 levaBuilding Bridges ProjectBulgaria

Future Foundation $7,918Improving Sanitary Conditionsin the Roma NeighborhoodRakitovo, Bulgaria

Orpheus Foundation 7,517 levaImproving the Cooperation BetweenCitizens and Local AdministrationSatovcha, Bulgaria

Center for the Study of Democracy 5,398 levaReforming the Structures and the Practicesof Local Administration Institutions andEstablishing a National Infrastructurefor Electronic Information ExchangeSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association forEconomic Development 6,044 levaImproving Local GovernmentAdministration by Developing andIntroducing Specialized Hardwareand SoftwareDolna Mitropolia, Bulgaria

University of National and World EconomyNew Bulgarian University, Local GovernmentDevelopment Foundation, InternationalInstitute of Municipal Clerks 71,998 levaTraining Program in MunicipalProperty ManagementSofia, Bulgaria

Povik Foundation 15,424 levaEncouraging Civic Participationin Local Government

Stefka Angelova and team 11,153 levaResearch Study on the ReasonsPerpetuating Illegal Constructionin BulgariaBulgaria

Partners for the Future Association 10,434 levaDemocratization in Local GovernmentBulgaria

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Temporary Donation of Equipment

Regional Development and EuropeanIntegration Association 2,894 levaFacilitating the Cooperation betweenthe Private and the Public Sectors inPreserving and Developing LocalResourcesSofia, Bulgaria

Romani Bach Foundation 17,817 levaEncouraging Transparency inthe Activity of Social Services andEnhancing Cooperation with theNGO Sector and the Local CommunitySofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association forEconomic Education 16,655 levaIntroducing Modern Practicesof Good GovernancePleven, Bulgaria

Assistant Prof. Lyubomir HristovLilov and Team 8,722 levaThe Civil Society as a Factor inBuilding Sustainable CommunitiesPerushtitza, Bulgaria

Ogosta ‘98 RegionalDevelopment Foundation 1,612 levaBasic Education and TrainingProgram for 15 Unemployed Peoplefrom the Local Roma CommunityMontana, Bulgaria

Economics 2000 Club 17,860 levaNew Mechanisms for AllocatingMunicipal FundsSofia, Bulgaria

Street Children – Children in the Streets ProgramA Joint Program of the Open Society Foundation – Sofia,the King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium, and the World Bank

Karitas Association 13,094 levaA Better World for Street Children ProjectBourgas, Bulgaria

Rada Kirkovich Foundling HomeBoard of Trustees 18,517 levaEstablishing a Boarding House forStreet ChildrenPlovdiv, Bulgaria

The Õ Society 18,462 levaThe Fox and the Little Prince ProjectRousse, Bulgaria

Free and Democratic Bulgaria Foundation 19,209 levaNew Opportunities forStreet Children ProjectSofia, Bulgaria

Gavroche Association 19,228 levaFacilitating the Socialization ofStreet ChildrenVarna, Bulgaria

Hope Association 11,963 levaKnowledgeable Kids SchoolBourgas, Bulgaria

Chance and Protection Association 19,209 levaEstablishing a Day CareCenter for Street ChildrenHaskovo, Bulgaria

Samaritans Humanitarian Foundation 14,401 levaOff the Street and Into School ProjectStara Zagora, Bulgaria

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Scholarships in Bulgaria

Joint Competition for Minority StudentsOrganized by the Roma Program andthe Scholarships Program

Axenia Emilova Chausheva 495 levaSofia, BulgariaAleko Alekov Assenov 495 levaShoumen, BulgariaAlexander Kracholov Ivanov 306 levaStara Zagora, BulgariaAndrey Ivanov Iliev 324 levaVarna, BulgariaAnelia Ilieva Dancheva 300 levaVratza, BulgariaAneta Angelova Perova 450 levaSliven, BulgariaAssen Boyanov Minchev 495 levaSofia, BulgariaAssen Kirilov Konchev 495 levaSofia, BulgariaBilliana Ilieva Raykova 150 levaVratza, BulgariaBorislav Petrov Borissov 300 levaSofia, BulgariaValentin Simeonov Blagoev 495 levaBlagoevgrad, BulgariaVenelina Pavlova Yurukova 450 levaSofia, BulgariaVeronika Gancheva Hristova 730 levaSofia, BulgariaVesselina Ivanova Dimitrova 450 levaSliven, BulgariaVictoria Petrova Borissova 357 levaSofia, BulgariaDarina Milcheva Boshnakova 450 levaSofia, BulgariaDimiter Strahilov Dimitrov 495 levaSofia, BulgariaDimo Stefanov Atanasov 495 levaStara Zagora, BulgariaDinko Bankov Atanasov 495 levaPlovdiv, BulgariaDincer Mustafa Yakub 495 levaBourgas, BulgariaDian Georgiev Ivanov 495 levaStara Zagora, BulgariaElena Russinova Assenova 300 levaVidin, BulgariaEmil Yulianov Chukov 495 levaBlagoevgrad, BulgariaZaprian Trifonov Hristov 642 levaKurdjali, Bulgaria

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Zdravka Dimitrova Yorgova 204 levaDupnitza, BulgariaKostadin Georgiev Marinov 495 levaSofia, BulgariaChristina Atanasova Georgieva 495 levaPlovdiv, BulgariaLiliana Danailova Karameshineva 450 levaSofia, BulgariaMargarita Alexandrova Mihaylova 495 levaSofia, BulgariaMaria Nikolova Markova 102 levaBourgas, BulgariaMilena Ivova Ilieva 495 levaSofia, BulgariaMiroslava Mitkova Atanasova 153 levaSofia, BulgariaKapka Shabanova Georgieva 495 levaSofia, BulgariaZdravko Goranov Zdravkov 450 levaSofia, BulgariaIrena Gancheva Hristova 895 levaVratza, BulgariaIvo Apostolov Karamitev 495 levaVeliko Turnovo, BulgariaPaolina Pavlova Asparuhova 495 levaSofia, BulgariaPeter Goranov Ivanov 495 levaSofia, BulgariaRossen Yosifov Atanasov 495 levaVarna, BulgariaSezgin Mumun Bekir 495 levaSofia, BulgariaSylvia Vassileva Sasheva 495 levaShoumen, BulgariaSylvia Stefanova Naydenova 300 levaSofia, BulgariaNatalia Binkova Uzunova 495 levaSofia, BulgariaNatasha Zarkova Assenova 495 levaBlagoevgrad, BulgariaNikolay Nenchev Kolchev 495 levaSofia, BulgariaStela Stefanova Kostova 153 levaSofia, BulgariaStefko Mihaylov Borissov 204 levaStara Zagora, BulgariaTamara Mihaylova Shipova 495 levaGabrovo, BulgariaTodorka Ivanova Dimitrova 450 levaSliven, BulgariaTony Nikolaev Chakurov 495 levaShoumen, BulgariaHristo Filipov Penchev 200 levaVidin, BulgariaYavor Andreev Kirilov 495 levaSofia, BulgariaVeliana Romanova Chileva 330 levaShoumen, BulgariaVioleta Dimitrova Draganova 306 levaPlovdiv, BulgariaZaprian Trifonov Hristov 300 levaPlovdiv, BulgariaRozalia Boyanova Manevska 328 levaSvishtov, BulgariaIvan Dimitrov Georgiev 204 levaStara Zagora, BulgariaMitko Assenov Iliev 204 levaStara Zagora, Bulgaria

American University in Bulgaria 7,574 levaScholarships for Minority StudentsStudying English at the AUBG –a Joint Program with the Academia ProgramBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria

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Participation in Forums Abroad

Vereya–Roma Association 942 leva $575Participation in an InternationalMusic FestivalMontpellier, France

Valentin Simeonov Grigorov $160Roma in the 21st CenturyBudapest, Hungary

Forums in Bulgaria

Roma Culture and EducationOrganization 3,657 levaII National Roma PoetryCompetition – Shoumen ’99Shoumen, Bulgaria

Trust Nonprofit Association – Vidin 723 levaJoint Performance of the Drama Groupat the Nadezhda Foundling Home and theTheater Company at the Razvitie CommunityCenter within the Month of Roma Culturein BelogradchikVidin, Lom, Belogradchik, Bulgaria

Union of Bulgarian Composers 2,794 levaRoma Music ConcertSofia, Bulgaria

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SOS Roma Association 6,253 levaEstablishing a Roma Advisory Centerat the Lyulin Residential DistrictSofia, Bulgaria

Union of Roma Foundations andAssociations – Sofia 5,601 levaDeveloping Legal, Social,and Cultural Services at theKremikovtzi Community CenterSofia, Bulgaria

Mag Chris – Vidin Show Artistic Trio 360 levaParticipation in a National VarietyShow Competition – Varna 1999Varna, Bulgaria

Peter Georgiev and Team 455 levaInternational Roma DaySofia, Bulgaria

Advancement FoundationFuture Association 10,845 levaEstablishing a Community CenterPazardjik, Bulgaria

Future for Bulgarian RomaInternational Foundation 5,489 levaEstablishing an Advisory Center forLegal, Social, and Employment ServicesStara Zagora, Bulgaria

Roma Youth Club – Stolipinovo 11,495 levaIntercultural Education –the Netherlands ’99Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Elena Lyubenova Sachkova 2,267 leva $367Education Policies and Ethnic Traditionsin Bulgaria 1878–1999Sofia, Bulgaria

National Roma Center 7,574 levaEstablishing a Roma Community CenterBulgaria

Union of Roma Foundationsand Associations – Sofia 5,700 levaEstablishing a Roma Community Centerin the Slatina MunicipalitySofia, Bulgaria

United Roma AllianceRegional Organization – Rossen Village 946 levaHederlezi ’99 – Celebration ofthe Traditional Roma DayRossen Village, Bulgaria

United Roma AllianceRegional Organization – Haskovo 5,543 levaEstablishing an Informationand Support CenterHaskovo, Bulgaria

Roma Youth Organization 11,078 levaCenter for Roma IntegrationSliven, Bulgaria

Iskra Roma Foundation – Shoumen 2,866 levaEstablishing a Roma Community CenterShoumen, Bulgaria

Doverie MR Association 7,329 levaEstablishing a Roma Community Centerin Loznitza DistrictAssenovgrad, Bulgaria

Roma Women Association – Plovdiv 1,127 levaRoma Rituals and Festive Traditions:Training Program for Roma Studentsat the Pencho Slaveykov SchoolPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Cultural Center for Social Integration 752 levaInternational Festival ParticipationOrenburg (Russia),Bourgas, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Nov Put ’98 Association 3,862 levaEstablishing a Roma ChildrenSong and Dance GroupTurgovishte, Bulgaria

Roma Art Academy Foundation 3,758 levaRoma Art AcademySofia, Bulgaria

Lozenetz Foundation 9,000 levaVII National and I European Festival ofRoma Music and Song – 1999Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Interethnic Human RightsInitiative Foundation – Sofia 6,069 levaIntroducing Roma Assistant Teachersin Bulgarian SchoolsSofia, Bulgaria

Mission–New Generation–Roma Foundation 3,758 levaGeneral and Sexual Health TrainingProgram for the Inhabitants ofthe Roma Neighborhood in SlivenSliven, Bulgaria

Rominterne – Right to Live Foundation 1,867 levaRoma Art Festival Featuring RomaFilms and Documentaries – Osikovizta ’99Osikovizta, Bulgaria

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Rominterne – Right to Live Foundation 2,112 levaProviding Textbooks and Training Aidsfor Primary School Students Whose ParentsHave Been Institutionalized in theStara Zagora Correctional FacilityStara Zagora, Bulgaria

Roma Bureau Foundation – Montana 7,454 levaEstablishing a Roma Community Centerin the Vulchedrum VillageVulchedrum, Bulgaria

Social Protection forBulgarian Roma Foundation 2,637 levaComputer Training for Young RomaShoumen, Bulgaria

Blagovestie Christian Institute 6,930 levaOvercoming Prejudice between Bulgarianand Roma Communities in Berkovitza.Limiting the Unemployment of RomaBerkovitza, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Teachers Syndicate 1,867 levaChildren of Bulgaria ProjectSofia, Bulgaria

Vassil Vassilev and a Team ofCinematography Students 1,353 levaDocumentaries Publicizing Roma CultureSofia, Bulgaria

Romano Drom Foundation 1,691 levaQualification and EmploymentOpportunities for RomaSofia, Bulgaria

Roma Program Project for Celebratingthe International Roma Day 4,343 leva

Media Development Center $20,000Competition for Media Productionson Minority IssuesSofia, Bulgaria

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Long-term Scholarships and Fellowships Abroad

Mariana Hristova Gerenska $2,000European Integration andHuman Resource DevelopmentBruege, Belgium

Emilia Yordanova Gigova 653 leva $100International and European RelationsClairmont Ferrand, France

Irina Daskalova Gancheva $990Master’s Degree in European andInternational StudiesNice, France

Stanislava Krumova Dragomirova $1,041Master’s Program in European StudiesLeuven, Belgium

Elisaveta Zdravkova Simeonova $3,500European MacroeconomicsParis, France

Danka Lekova Todorova $3,000European StudiesLeipzig, Germany

Stanislava Krumova Dragomirova $2,041Master’s Program in European IntegrationLeuven, Belgium

Forums in Bulgaria

UN Society in Bulgaria 3,037 levaUN Decision-making ModelSofia, Bulgaria

European Youth Movement 5,523 levaEuropean Youth WeekBulgaria

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Publishing Projects and Support for the Media

International Law Institute 8,667 levaPublishing a Series of Monographson Judiciary Systems within the EUSofia, Bulgaria

Classic FM Radio 16,327 levaA Series of Radio Programs onEuropean Integration and EU HistorySofia, Bulgaria

Europe 2001 Magazine 5,065 leva250 SubscriptionsSofia, Bulgaria

Journalists for European Unity Association 4,964 levaInformation Newsletter onEuropean IntegrationSofia, Bulgaria

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ACCESS Association 11,847 leva $2100Analysis of the Situationin YugoslaviaSofia, Bulgaria

Social Research Association 11,693 levaProblems in the Relationsbetween Local Governmentsand EU StructuresSofia, Bulgaria

Balkan Youth Club 3,017 levaOur Common Future ProjectSofia, Bulgaria

Dimiter Ivanov Avramov 662 levaResearch on Atlantic Integrationand Regional SecuritySofia, Bulgaria

Museum of History – Plovdiv 1,694 levaThe Millennial ChristianHistory of PlovdivPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Pleven 4,105 levaThe Road Towards EuropePleven, Bulgaria

Center for Liberal Strategies 5,098 leva $2,000Analysis of the Situation in MacedoniaSofia, Bulgaria

Arts Studies Institute 1,169 levaInternational Balkan Arts SymposiumPlovdiv, Bulgaria

German Marshall Fund $10,000Scholarships for the BulgarianFellows Included in a TrainingProgram for Southeastern EuropeWashington D.C., USA

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Bulgarian Samaritan Union 18,455 levaChanging the Practices of TreatingTuberculosis Among ConvictsSofia, Bulgaria

Association of Medical Students 10,605 levaInternational Iternship Programfor Medical StudentsSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian National UNICEF Committee 3,499 levaTeaching Values Program for Childrenwith Mental DisabilitiesElhovo, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Red Cross 8,750 levaHotline for Free Psychological Assistance.Significance and Potential in theTransition PeriodSofia, Bulgaria

Dr. M. Marinov and Team 13,212 levaHumanizing Hospital ServicesVeliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Assistant Prof. B. Davidov and Team 3,728 levaDeveloping a Healthcare InvestmentManagement SystemSofia, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Veliko Turnovo 1,000 levaAre Healthy People Really Healthy?Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Vratza 5,316 levaProject for Encouraging Joint Effortsagaints Drug AbuseVratza, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Stara Zagora 5,039 levaPre-health Reform Training forMedical Staff and Patients inStara Zagora RegionStara Zagora, Bulgaria

Dessislav Kostadinov and Team 18,788 levaCollecting Information on Donationsof Pharmaceuticals, Medical Equipment,and Consumables Donatedto Bulgarian HospitalsSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian NGO Resource Center 19,311 levaMedical Evaluation of Army OfficersDischarged from DutySofia, Bulgaria

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Doverie Association 5,471 levaIn-house Social Servicesfor Elderly CitizensBourgas, Bulgaria

Rhodope Mountains Association 1,789 levaTraining Program for the Preventionof Postmenopausal OsteoporosisSmolyan, Bulgaria

Association of Bulgarian Broadcasters 2,454 levaCampaign for Increasing Public Awarenessof Socially Significant Diseases – 2Bulgaria

Healthcare and Minorities Foundation 12,176 levaImproving Sanitary and HealthcarePractices and Preventing the Spread ofHereditary Diseases among Members ofthe Roma CommunitySofia, Bulgaria

Caspar Foundation 14,093 levaCounseling and Support Services forPeople Living with HIV/AIDSSofia, Bulgaria

Alma Association 16,060 levaProject for Increasing Public Awarenessof the Rights of Hospitalized PatientsSofia, Bulgaria

Association of Stomatology Clinics 7,202 levaProject for Providing HealthcareInformation to PatientsPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Research Ream at the HealthcareInformation Centerof the Ministry of Healthcare 14,892 levaResearch on the Public Attitudetowards Healthcare Reform EffortsSofia, Bulgaria

Team of Employees at the VratzaCorrectional Facility 5,410 levaCrime Prevention among Drugand Alcohol AdictsVratza, Bulgaria

Solutions Center – Rousse 9,442 levaResearch Study on the Quality of Lifeof Patients with Chronic Kidney FailureRousse, Bulgaria

Forums in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Association on Infertility 2,593 levaI National Symposium on Infertilityand Birth ControlBansko, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Anatomy Society 1,110 levaÕIV Congress of the BulgarianAnatomy SocietyPleven, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Headache Association 2,811 levaFirst Bulgarian–Italian Symposiumon HeadacheVarna, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Society for Psychologicaland Social Rehabilitation 3,717 leva

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Regional Southeast EuropeanConference on Cognitive and BehavioralPhyschotherapySofia, Bulgaria

National Society for Aesthetic Surgeryand Medicine 1,772 levaInternational Congress on AestheticSurgery and MedicineVarna, Bulgaria

Ecoglasnost National Movement 1,490 leva„Ecology, Healthcare, Society“ –A Series of Training Seminars forNGO RepresentativesSofia, Bulgaria

First Balkan Conference on MicrobiologySteering Committee 3,739 levaFirst Balkan Conference on MicrobiologyPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Finsys–Hristovich Ltd. 3,160 levaNational Seminar on the Reform inthe Bulgarian Healthcare SystemSofia, Bulgaria

Heart of a Child – Martin Eliot Foundation 5,523 leva34th Regular Congress of the EuropeanPediatric Cardiology AssociationSofia, Bulgaria

Publishing Projects

„Nalya-2“ Ltd. 4,000 levaPublishing a Bulgarian–EnglishMedical DictionarySofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Surgeons’ Society 1,879 levaSupport for the Surgery MagazineSofia, Bulgaria

Ministry of Transportation 4,162 levaPublishing and Distribution ofSpecialized Reference Publications:1. Transport Services for Elderly andDisabled Persons2. Transportation Policy for the Disabled(translation)Sofia, Bulgaria

Emergency Medicine Magazine 3,834 levaPublishing Expenses for 1999Sofia, Bulgaria

Heart and Health Foundation 13,484 levaPublishing a Series of InformationBrochures on Socially SignificantDiseases Designed to Improve theQuality of Life of Elderly PersonsBulgaria

Healthcare Management Magazine 2,453 levaPublishing Expenses for 1999Sofia, Bulgaria

Central Medical Library 1,650 levaMagazine on Cerebral andPsychiatric DiseasesSofia, Bulgaria

Long-term Scholarships and Fellowships Abroad

Angelina Nikolova Vassileva 780 levaFellowship in CardiologyBergamo, Italy

Binka Konstantinova Popova-Ruseva 1,442 levaFellowship in Replantationand MicrosurgeryLouiseville, USA

Borislav Mihaylov Kyuchukov 657 levaThe Vitreoretinal Interface inHealth and DiseaseComparative study with OCTand 3D EchographyGhent, Belgium

Galina Ivanova Kirova-Nedyalkova 707 levaComputer Tomography ReconstructionalTechniques for Evaluating theDissemination of Lung CarcinomaMarseille, France

Dancho Petrov Dekov 353 levaMedical Expertise of Body Traumaand Trauma of the FaceSt. Petersburg, Russia

Iveta Gancheva Petrova 723 levaMaster’s Program in CardiologyPisa, Italy

Kiril Vurbanov Mladenov 656 levaPractical Application of the PrognosticSymptoms for Inborn Hip Joint LuxationParis, France

Krassimit Ivanov Oreshkov 667 levaFellowship in Clinical OncologyNantes, France

Maria Stoycheva Chomarova $1,500Fellowship at the Tabucktok ClinicLondon, UK

Maya Nikolova Yordanova 625 levaAlogenic and Autologous Transplantationof Peripheral Stem Cells inTreating Malignant TumorsBerlin, Germany

Mihail Mitkov Demirev 646 leva $50Fellowship in AnesthesiologyLille, France

Nelly Gateva Gateva $405Fellowship in Pulmonary PathologyGraz, Austria

Nikolay Dimitrov Toporov 859 levaFellowship in SurgeryParis, France

Pavlina Toteva Draganova 1,262 levaFellowship in Pediatrics and NeonatologyBergen, Norway

Hristo Georgiev Tzekov 679 levaFellowship in Liver andPancreatic TransplantationParis, France

Hristo Kamenov Naydenov 649 levaApplication of Antithrombine IIIin Patients with Severe SepsisParis, France

Julian Ivanov Krushkov 760 levaTissue-Ultrasound Evaluation ofthe Systolic Function of the LeftVentricle of the Heart forPatients with IschemiaZurich, Switzerland

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Stefan Lionov Stefanov 532 levaCarotid Arteries and Distal ArterialReconstruction in Diabetis PatientsVienna, Austria

Anastasia Petrova Mihaylova 669 levaPolymorphism of the Genes of NK CellReceptors in the Tumor Process ofPatients with MelanomaParis, France

Anna Assenova Kostova-Konstantinova 585 levaInternational Course on AIDS and otherSexually Transmitted DiseasesParis, France

Anna Nikolova Neykova 550 levaInternship in CardiologyTurin, Italy

Borislav Stefanov Sultanov 748 levaNew Methods for Examining theImmunopathological IllnessAssociated with UveitesParis, France

Georgi Kirilov Kunin 1,417 levaScientific Research on BiochemicalMonitoring during Brain Surgery OperationsChicago, USA

Dida Dimitrova Kazakova $345Bronchodilatants in Close-angle GlaucomaMilano, Italy

Dimiter Georgiev Terziyski 606 levaDiagnosis and Treatment ofSepsis Conditions and PolytraumatismBe’er Sheva, Israel

Dorotea Kirilova Vezeva-Mihaylova 606 levaInternship in a Pain Treatment ClinicBe’er Sheva, Israel

Jasmina Mhaylova Milanova 838 levaFellowship in Lung Cancer TreatmentPerugia, Italy

Ilsa Konstantinova Purjeva 705 leva $59Overcoming Multiple Drug ResistanceHalle, Germany

Ilia Borissov Kyutukchiev 836 levaInternational Program in MedicineTel Aviv, Israel

Iliana Hristova Pacheva 812 levaFellowship in PediatricsEdinburgh, UK

Constanza Nikolaeva Alexieva 935 levaArthroscopic Treatment of ChronicHumerus Bone InstabilityMontpellier, France

Lilyana Dimitrova Chakova-Petrova 1,235 levaApplication and Monitoring ofKetogenic Diet in Pediatric EpilepsyBaltimore, USA

Marin Atanasov Bozhikov 739 levaFellowship in Nephrology, Dialysis andKidney TransplantationParis, France

Milena Ivanova Ivanova 557 levaOne-month Internship in a DNA LabUtrecht, the Netherlands

Nelly Gancheva Ilieva 606 levaFellowship in Anaesthesiologyand Intensive CareBe’er Sheva, Israel

Nelly Georgieva Zhekova-Pancheva 1,031 levaEchocardiography and Dopler Sonographyof Newborns with Cardiovascular ProblemsBordeaux, France

Nikolay Nikiforov Kovachev 797 levaFellowship in Laparoscopic SurgeryParis, France

Ognian Kostadinov Kulev 539 levaFellowship in NeuropathologyVienna, Austria

Parashkeva Georgieva Boyadjieva 771 levaResearch on Autoimmuneand Allergic DiseasesCopenhagen, Denmark

Plamen Hristov Yakovliev 749 levaInternship in Allergologyand AutoimmunologyAàlst, Belgium

Raycho Ivanov Kehayov 666 levaFellowship in Child OrthopedicsParis, France

Rumiana Videnova Alexieva 724 levaInternship in EndodondicsNantes, France

Pharmacy Students’ Scientific Society 2,100 levaInternational Exchange Programin Pharmacy: Short-term Fellowshipsfor Pharmacy Students

Stefan Tzenov Ganchev $450New Methods in TraumatologyIsrael

Stefanka Nikolova Mihova 746 levaVoice RehabilitationParis, France

Hristina Dimitrova Naumova 946 levaPostgraduate Program in OphthalmologyTel Aviv, Israel

Hristo Antonov Hadzhiatanasov 606 levaFellowship in IntensiveCare and AnaesthesiologyBe’er Sheva, Israel

Lyubomir Assenov Damyanov $2,000Hristo Atanasov Damyanov $2,000Business Seminar in HealthcareMarketing and ManagementTampa, USA

Yuri Marinov Petkov 1,602 leva $20Fellowship in IntensiveCare and AnaesthesiologyOsaka, Japan

Network Harm Reduction Program

Dose of Love Association 12,368 levaSyringe and Needle Exchange ProgramBourgas, Bulgaria

Open Society Club – Plovdiv 10,900 levaSyringe and Needle Exchange ProgramPlovdiv, Bulgaria

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Health Initiative Foundation 32,964 levaSyringe and Needle Exchange Program –Prevention of HIV/AIDS Infections amongInjection Drug AdictsSofia, Bulgaria

Panacea 97 Foundation 9,075 levaSyringe and Needle Exchange ProgramPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Pleven 21st Century Foundation 6,596 levaPrevention of HIV/AIDS Infections amongInjection Drug Adicts in the Pleven RegionPleven, Bulgaria

Atanaska Kostadinova Stoyanova 557 leva $350Antoaneta Georgieva Georgieva 557 leva $350Daniela Violinova Andreeva 557 leva $350Diana Ilieva Bogoslovova 557 leva $350Zahari Yordanov Nikolov 557 leva $350Maya Naydenova Naydenova 557 leva $350Nedyu Nikolov Georgiev 557 leva $350Ognian Dossev Koychev 557 leva $350Sahak Zohrab Chalukian 557 leva $350Tinka Ivanova Nacheva 557 leva $350Harm Reducation Training ProgramCracow, Poland

Zahari Yordanov Nikolov 780 leva $25010th International HarmReduction ConferenceGeneva, Switzerland

Salzburg Seminars in Medicine – Salzburg, Vienna, Austria

Vessela Stoyanova Batoeva 627 leva $100Psychiatry

Ivaylo Assenov Trayanov 669 leva $50Anaesthesiology

Valentin Kunchev Kunev 898 leva $50Traumatology

Maria Lyubomirova Tzvetkova 570 leva $100Cardiology

Iliana Veleva Veleva 681 leva $50Lung Diseases

Anahid Artune Torosian 869 leva $50Diana Petkova Gospodinova-Vulkova 938 leva $50Tuberculosis

Radka Savova Hristova 885 leva $50Pediatrics

Deyan Nikolov Deyanov 879 leva $80Peter Ivanov Rouev 955 leva $50Otorhinolaringology

Stoycho Dimitrov Stoev 935 leva $100Obstetrics and Gynecology

Bisser Valentinov Kasabov $573Medical Imaging

Scarlet Roumenova Markova 997 leva $50Neurology

Geriatrics and Gerontology Network Program

Assen Stoyanov Gasharov $170Stefan Stefanov Popov $150Architecture Competition – IntegratedCommunity, Society for EveryoneBudapest, Hungary

Biliana Nikolova Jitarova 331 leva $50Dobrin Ivanov Ivanov 331 leva $50Stoyanka Paskaleva Nevedesheva-Angelova 331 leva $50Hristina Hristova Kozareva 337 leva $150In-house Services and Day-care Centerfor Elderly People without RelativesBudapest, Hungary

Biliana Nikolova Jitarova $330Marionella Neykova Stoyanova $330Workshop for Experts in Geriatricsand GerontologyCluj, Romania

Albert Schweitzer Seminars

Anton Slavchev Slavchev 337 leva $50Dimiter Slavchev Terziev 337 leva $50Nadia Borissova Polnareva 337 leva $50Regional Conferecne inPediatric PsychiatryBudapest, Hungary

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Chamber Music Trio 1,686 levaDays of Bulgarian Culture in BerlinBerlin, Germany

Forums in Bulgaria

Balkan Ecofederation 1,670 levaRound-table Discussion onthe Ecologic Situation on the BalkansSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Folklore 1,449 levaScientific Conference on Cultural Identityand Traditions in Northwestern BulgariaChiprovtzi, Bulgaria

Rodolyubie National Club – Sofia 450 levaNational Students’ Competitionin Bulgarian History and CultureSofia, Bulgaria

Plovdiv Renaissance Association 2,801 levaArchaeology Documentary Films FestivalPlovdiv, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1,986 leva6th Bulgarian–American Conference„Bulgarian Studies on the Eve ofthe 21st Century“Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Union of Bulgarian Journalists 2,000 levaSummer Camp for Children ofKilled Bosnian and Serb JournalistsBulgaria

Alternative 2000 Foundation 243 levaMusic as a Legend Competition,European Month of Culture Plovdiv ’99Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Antique Europe Foundation 4,500 leva8th International Congress in TracologySofia, Bulgaria

Koprivshtitza Foundation 1,878 levaParticipation of Several Folkloric Groupsat the Koprivshtitza ’99 Folkoloric FestivalKoprivshtitza, Bulgaria

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Bulgarian Academy of SciencesMuseum of Ethnography 1,000 levaResearch on the History, Language, andCulture of the Godech-Tzaridbrod RegionBulgaria

Bulgarian Information Society 5,750 leva $1,260Research on the Assimilation Policy towardsBulgarian Turks in the Period 1984–1989Bulgaria, Turkey

Vassil Yoakimov Balevski 294 levaThe Return of the Modern SlavicEmigrant Literature: Odyseus Travels HomeGermany

Lyubomir Milchev and Team 379 levaA Flanker in Sofia –Documentary Research ProjectSofia, Bulgaria

Emil Ivanov Dimitrov 569 leva $195Promotion of the Book „Messembria –A Bulgarian–Russian Monographin Honor of Sergey Averintsev“Vienna, Austria

Zlatozara Boneva Gocheva 576 leva $184Participation in a Work Group onCompiling a Thesaurus of AntiqueCults and RitualsParis, France

Yordan Doychev Yanev 628 levaOpening a Bulgarian Cultural andInformation Center in LuxembergLuxemberg

National Federation of Masquaradeand Carnival Rites and Rituals 12,800 leva13th International Festival of Masquaradeand Carnival Rites and RitualsPernik, Bulgaria

Assumption of Virgin Mary Church 931 levaRestoration and Conservation of a13th-century Icon of Virgin Mary and ChristVarna, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Ecology Society Foundation 5,461 levaPublic Debate on the Consequences ofRadioactive PollutionBulgaria

Ecology, Sport, Health Foundation 3,721 levaEnhancing the Cooperation betweenState Institutions, NGOs and Businessesin Preserving the Natural Environmentof the Rousse RegionSliven, Bulgaria

St. Theodore Stratilate MonasteryBoard of Trustees – Balsha Village 1,892 levaMural Painitng in the Interior of the10-12 Century Church of the MonasterySofia, Bulgaria

Project Initiated by the Program 5,056 levaResearch on Political OrganizationsEstablished by Bulgarian Emigrantsafter September 9, 1944Sofia, Bulgaria

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Bulgarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Archaeology 2243 levaTechnical Support for Establishinga Digital Archive of the InstituteSofia, Bulgaria

A Local Group from the Izgrev Village 3,656 levaRestoration and Reconstructionof the Local ChurchIzgrev Village, Bourgas Region, Bulgaria

Transfiguration of Christ Church 1,917 levaSupport for the Restoration of the ChuchPanagyurishte, Bulgaria

Publishing Projects and Support for the Media

Nota Bene Ltd. 933 levaPublishing a Monograph on theHistory of the Bulgarian Agrarian UnionSofia, Bulgaria

Oblik Association 46, 310 levaPublishing Expenses for the MonthlyIllustrated Magazine „The Insider“Sofia, Bulgaria

Slavika Publishers 1,213 levaPublishing the Book „State andChurch in the 13th Century“Sofia, Bulgaria

Stigmati Publishers 3,605 levaPublishing a Collection ofTurkish Tales and LegendsSofia, Bulgaria

Vector Publishing House 1,921 levaPublishing the Book „Bulgarian–RussianCultural Relations in the Renaissance Period“by Prof. Dr. Nikolay GenchevSofia, Bulgaria

Sonm Publishers 1,010 levaPublishing a Collection of FolkloricSongs from the Pernik RegionPernik, Bulgaria

Fakel Publishing House 1,828 levaPublishing the Book “Chronicles” byProf. Guiseppe Del’AgatoSofia, Bulgaria

Scientific Society of Bulgarian StudiesExperts in Moldova $1,380Publishing a Collection of Articles on theHistory and Culture of the Bulgarian Minorityin Moldova and UkraineChisinau, Moldova

Bulgarian National Radio 4,802 levaRadio Programs for Foreign Stations inBulgarian, Russian, English, French,German, Serb, Turkish, Albanian,Portugese, and ArabianSofia, Bulgaria

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Alexander Victorov Fedotov 1,715 leva $25Values and Social ProgressTashkent, Uzbekistan

Alexander Vladimirov Razderski 561 leva $140Pavlina Ilieva Kishelieva 561 leva $140Economic Development, Crisis, andRegional Cooperation in the Baltic RegionSt. Petersburg, Russia

Alexander Klimentov Shahov 540 leva $140Kamelia Doncheva Hancheva 540 leva $140Kunka Lyubenova Georgieva 869 leva $45Mariana Georgieva Atanasova 869 leva $45Palliative Care Advanced Courseand Practical TrainingPoznan, Poland

Alexander Stoyanov Stoyanov 336 leva $25New Economic Factors and Institutionsin Central EuropeBudapest, Hungary

Angel Nikolov Nikolov 40 leva $200Vasko Vassilev Arnaudov 40 leva $200Yoanna Ilieva Bencheva 40 leva $200Mihail Ivanov Gruev 40 leva $200Ognian Dimitrov Minchev $100The Bright Side of the Balkans:Mutuality in a Common FutureMacedonia, Ohrid

Anelia Atanasova Bozhkova $287Boyko Kirilov Rangelov $287Galina Toneva Pirovska $287Emilia Hristova Kostakieva $287Zheko Nikolov Stanev $287Ivan Nikolov Nikov $287Madlen Ananieva Georgieva $287Margarita Alexandrova Harbova $287Rashko Mihaylov Robev $287Svetoslav Gerasimov Tzvetkov $287Tzacho Minkov Tzachev $287Erosion and Preservation of the Cultural andHistorical Heritage along the Trans-europeanCorridor No 8Golem, Albania

Anelia Vassileva Borissova 411 leva $191Roumen Bogdanov Yakimov 411 leva $191Internet Application in EverydayActivities of Voluntary Service OrganizationsWarsaw, Poland

Anelia Wilhelm Dimitrova 920 leva $40Assya Raycheva Kavrakova 920 leva $40Valeryi Penchev Rousanov 920 leva $40Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov $33Evelina Petrova Kelbecheva 301 leva $65Ivanka Dimitrova Petkova 920 leva $37Ivaylo Stefanov Dichev 920 leva $40Ivan Yotov Krastev 755 leva $40Lydia Dimitrova Vurbanova 889 leva $40Elena Poptodorova 789 leva $38Ognian Dimitrov Minchev 301 leva $65Pencho Petrov Mihnev 592 leva $36Rumiana Petrova Kolarova 920 leva $40Working Groups on Issues of CrucialImportance to Southeastern Europe:An Agenda for 21st CenturyBudapest, Hungary

Anita Dimitrova Tagarova 107 leva $140Valeri Ivanov Marinov 57 leva $140Vesselina Valerieva Zaytzeva 57 leva $140Georgi Alexandrov Bonev 157 leva $140Ivonne Mitkova Kozhuharova 57 leva $140Ilko Assenov Vakarelov 107 leva $140Malinka Tomova Tzaneva 55 leva $140Evgenyi Todorov Todorov 67 leva $140Huben Raychev Cherkelov 57 leva $140Regional Workshop: ImprovingInterethnic Relations in Centraland Eastern EuropeOpatia, Croatia

Anna Kostadinova Yanina 376 leva $113Vassil Kostadinov Yanin 376 leva $113Art and its Role to Rehabilitateand Socialize Disabled PeopleTirana, Albania

Anna Slavcheva Krusteva 348 leva $150Kalin Dimitrov Petkov 51 leva $208Nikoleta Lyudmilova Elenkova 48 leva $203Community Strategies in Civil SocietyItsanbul, Turkey

ACCESS Association 3,818 leva $900Visit of Bulgarian Journalists to MoldovaChisinau, Moldova

Atanas Gochev Gochev 1,253 leva $90Dinko Georgiev Dinkov 1,253 leva $90Ivan Assenov Tuytuyndzhiev 1,263 leva $90Dimensions of Transnistrian Conflictin the Context of the Stability PactChisinau, Moldova

Atanaska Kovacheva Ivanova 368 leva $25Liliana Zhelyova Kovacheva 368 leva $25Slavka Russinova Petrakieva 364 leva $25Snezhana Radkova Ivanova 341 leva $25Svetlana Andreeva Vassileva 340 leva $25Romani Women and Public Policies:Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, YugoslaviaBucharest, Romania

Biliana Yordanova Baleva 245 leva $136Diana Todorova Yordanova 261 leva $177Monica Yankova Kostadinova 245 leva $134Life Experiences from theDecade of TransitionTimisoara, Romania

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Borislav Nikolaev Borissov 840 leva $75Yordanka Petrova Vulcheva-Stankova 840 leva $50Independent Information aboutPharmaceuticals: National DrugPolicies in Central EuropeRiga, Latvia

Valentin Simov Lazarov 940 leva $69Martin Bozhidarov Dinkov 940 leva $69Sylvia Stoyanova Ivanova 940 leva $69Individualism and GlobalismMaribor, Slovenia

Valentina Atanasova Zaprianova 604 leva $94Elena Lyudmilova Vrabcheva 604 leva $93Katya Atanasova Blagoeva 604 leva $94Nya Roumenova Stoykova 604 leva $93Milka Stefanova Semova 604 leva $109Junior Achievement InternationalStudent Camp: Economic Co-operationin Central and Eastern EuropeRiga, Latvia

Valeryi Penchev Rousanov 49 leva $600Vassil Georgiev Mostrov $543Evdokia Gyurova Gyurova 810 leva $150Zora Ivanova Popova 340 leva $150Katia Kuncheva Kuncheva 810 leva $150Lyuben Karavelov Marinov 546 leva $150Maria Sotirova Sotirova 368 leva $150Summer School on Media IssuesStrassbourg, France

Vanina Dimitrova Bozhikova 369 leva $73Irina Dimitrova Durlianova 369 leva $74Brainstorm 99: New Generationin the Contemporary WorldVadul-luj-Voda, Moldova

Vassil Kotzev Vassilev 13 leva $136Vassil Stoyanov Chaprazov 45 leva $70Georgi Vulchev Parushev 13 leva $136Georgi Slavov Petrov 28 leva $136Galabina Kirilova Georgieva 13 leva $137Kremena Goshova Budinova 13 leva $136Peter Ruskov Malinov 31 leva $136Peter Stefanov Filipov 25 leva $136Sylvia Goshova Budinova 13 leva $136Third International Conference ofDirectors and Chief Editors of Roma MediaOhrid, Macedonia

Victoria Dimitrova Tomova $212Margarita Simeonova Kyurkchieva $231Miglena Victorova Mihaylova $212Seminar in Bohemian StudiesPrague, the Czech Republic

Gayane Garabed Minasian 1,275 leva $84Svetlana Koleva Alexandrova 1,275 leva $85A Decade of Transition inCentral and Eastern EuropeChisinau, Moldova

Georgi Yordanov Ezekiev 636 leva $123Marieta Lazarova Tzvetkova 621 leva $138Development of the NGO Sector:Possibilities for Fund-raisingWarsaw, Poland

Georgi Nikolov Vassilski 439 leva $25Grozio Ivanov Grozev 454 leva $25Mariana Malinova Velikova 439 leva $25Creating Positive Images ofRoma in the MediaPrague, the Czech Republic, Ïðàãà

Georgi Nikolov Gruncharov 238 leva $87Gina Ovanes Kafedjian 238 leva $89

Ivanka Kirilova Terzieva 238 leva $114Stanka Peneva Miteva 238 leva $87Training Program on the Role of NGOsin Stimulating Civic ActivityBrasov, Romania

Gergana Stoyanova Simeonova 1,014 leva $52Emilia Konstantinova Kissimova 1,018 leva $50Toshko Rangelov Todorov 1,018 leva $50Ogian Lyubenov Todorov 1,018 leva $50Improving the Quality of Life ofPeople with Multiple Sclerosis - part IISamara, Russia

Danail Kirilov Danov 1,215 leva $75Ognian Vesselinov Zlatev 1,213 leva $90Establishing Structures to Facilitatethe Protection of Freedom of Press,Freedom of Speech, and ConstitutionalRights of JournalistsAlma-Ata, Kazahstan

Darina Bozhidarova Milanova 581 leva $40Pavel Kirilov Malinov 581 leva $40Training Workshop for PeopleLiving with HIV/AIDSSt. Petersburg, Russia

Detelina Stoyanova Popcheva 423 leva $25Zdravko Hristianov Griva 387 leva $25Christina Kirilova Donkova 386 leva $25Marina Kostadinova Kostova 386 leva $25Summer School in Demographyand GeodemographyPrague, the Czech Republic

Diana Ivanova Iskreva 1,053 leva $121Regional Meeting on CommunityWater Management in Central AsiaOsh, Kirgizstan

Dimitrina Yankova Mihaylova 775 leva $25Irina Petrovna Zaharieva 1054 leva $25Reneta Vankova Bozhankova 496 leva $25Alexander Pushkin: Two Centuriesof Russian LiteratureVilnius, Lithuania

Dimiter Kostadinov Kamburov 872 levaNational Discourses:Post Mortem or post-Modern?Lvov, Ukraine

Dobrinka Nestorova Kostova 1,149 leva $25Comparative Analysis of Key Elite GroupsLjubljana, Slovenia

Evgenia Grigorova Romanova 341 leva $245Mariana Vladimirovà Petrova 549 leva $100Disabled Students in Higher EducationBudapest, Hungary

Elena Valerieva Bozhinova 25 leva $25Life without Violence: Expandingthe Network against Male ViolenceSkopjie, Macedonia

Elena Petrova Andonova 461 leva $25Round-table Discussion on Teachingand Developing Case Studies inCentral and Eastern EuropeKiev, Ukraine

Iva Stefanova Todorova 25 leva $25Peter Nikolaev Nikolov 26 leva $25Young Political Leadership SeminarOhrid, Macedonia

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Ivan Yotov Krustev $357Democracy and International RelationsWarsaw, Poland

Iveta Petkova Todorova 365 leva $77Demons, Ghosts, and Witches:Folk MythologyBudapest, Hungary

Irena Stoyanova Petrova 428 leva $80East European Summer SchoolWarsaw, Poland

Yordan Angelov Baev 430 leva $40Poland 1986-1989:The End of the Communist SystemWarsaw, Poland

Yordan Georgiev Sirakov 721 leva $50Stefka Yordanova Stoycheva 721 leva $50Computer Technologies in the IntellectualActivity of Visually Handicapped PersonsNizhny Novgorod, Russia

Yochka Tzakova Anastasova 1,245 leva $25Strategic Bases for the Developmentof Adult EducationTallinn, Estonia

Lyubomira Alexandrova Kolcheva 317 leva $34Developing Borderline Areas inSoutheastern EuropeBudapest, Hungary

Marin Petrov Lesenski 364 leva $130The Impact of the Totalitarian Past on NewDemocracies in Central and Eastern EuropeChisinau, Moldova

Milena Georgieva Stateva 389 leva $64The Magdalena Project: Training Seminaron Trafficking in Women andForced ProstitutionTimisoara, Romania

Milena Ivanova Stoycheva 1,415 leva $25International Meeting of EuropeanJunior Achievement DirectorsVilnius, Lithuania

Nadia Bozhidarova Kozhuharova 417 leva $45Achievements and Challenges inAnti-Trafficking Campaigns inCentral and Eastern EuropeWarsaw, Poland

Nadia Georgieva Boyazhieva 355 leva $93Kostadin Ivanov Grozev 355 leva $93Christian Plamenov Roussev 263 leva $93Intensive Training Course in European LawTorun, Poland

Nevena Milanova Pargova 714 leva $145Youth Activities Development inCentral and Eastern EuropeDrushkinkaj, Lithuania

Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov 969 leva $25Southeast European PolicyInstitute Network MeetingBudapest, Hungary

Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov 50 leva $25Shall We Coordinate Ourselves?Regional NGO Information NetworkSkojie, Macedonia

Nikolay Krustev Radev 93 leva $120Ecological Living: Developing

Strategies for a Greener FutureTimisoara, Romania

Ognian Georgiev Lipovski 562 leva $40Grassroots Initiatives and the State:International Discussion ForumPrague, the Czech Republic

Ognian Dimitrov Minchev 639 leva $80The Balkan Wars 1991-1999.Causes and ConsequencesWarsaw, Poland

Plamen Mateev Makariev 546 leva $75Dialogue between CivilizationsMoscow, Russia

Stoyan Dimitrov Antov 801 leva $76Youth for United EuropeTurbatas, Latvia

Union for the Protection ofthe Environment 1,630 leva $846Trilateral ConferenceBulgaria–Macedonia–AlbaniaSkopjie, Macedonia

Tonia Nedelcheva Yordanova 50 leva $25Challenges and Solutions inthe Post-Privatization PeriodOhrid, Macedonia

Tzvetan Georgiev Momekov 719 leva $100Cooperation between the Council of Europeand NGOs in Central and Eastern Europeand the Former Soviet UnionNovosibirsk, Russia

Julian Dinev Atanasov 440 leva $45Liberalism: The Future of Social Justice?Prague, the Czech Republic

Forums in Bulgaria

Apos Association – Lovech 8,202 levaVolunteers’ Support forthe Re-socialization of ConvictsLovech, Bulgaria

Union of RomaFoundations and Associations 32,668 levaEstablishing a Balkan Roma FederationSofia, Bulgaria

Citizen Association 16,664 levaInternational Conferenceon Dissidents’ VocabularySofia, Bulgaria

Association for the Protection ofthe Environment – Kyustendil 23,394 levaEcology SchoolKovachevtzi, Bulgaria

Association for Minority Research 13 668 levaMinorities in Dobrudja and GaliciaDobrich, Silistra, Bulgaria

European Policewomen Network 47,683 levaBalkan Initiative forPolicewomen NetworkingSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Literature 9,175 levaThe Languages of European ModernitySofia, Bulgaria

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Institute for Regional andInternational Research 43,126 levaThe Policy Agenda of Southeastern Europeon the Eve of 21st CenturyVarna, Bulgaria

NGOs Against Poverty Information Center 19,447 levaSoutheast European RegionalForum for Poverty EradicationSofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment Ohridki University of SofiaDepartment of History and Theory of Culture 6,980 levaInternational Conference: “Talking History”Kiten, Bulgaria

New Bulgarian UniversityMusic and Performing Arts Department 43,908 levaInternational Conference“Rock-cut Megalithic Monuments:Problems and Ways of Solving Them”Sofia, Bulgaria

Union for the Protection ofthe Environment 18,427 levaPartnership ConferenceBulgaria–Macedonia–Albania:Nature-friendly Agriculture, Re-cultivationand Recovery of Damaged Terrain alongthe European Corridor No 8Sofia, Bulgaria

Union of Bulgarian Foundationsand Associations 16,987 leva $700Maximizing the Potential of NGO ResourceCenters through Internet TechnologySofia, Bulgaria

Union of Scientific MedicalAssociations in Bulgaria 9,623 levaPrinciples of Risk AssessmentVarna, Bulgaria

Academic Vazov Society 7,915 levaThe Literatures of Bulgaria and Macedonia:Similarities and ConflictsSofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment Ohridski University of SofiaDepartment of Primary andPre-school Teaching 16,552 levaIntegration of SociallyDisadvantaged ChildrenKiten, Bulgaria

ACCESS Association 7,580 levaResearch Findings on Media Imagesof the “Other” in the BalkansSofia, Bulgaria

Charity Hospice Foundation 21,822 levaPlanning Your Own Future:Training Seminar on OrganizationDevelopment for NGOs Workingwith Elderly CitizensSofia, Bulgaria

Values Foundation 30,791 levaAnnual Lectures inHonor of Galina StarovoitovaSofia, Bulgaria

History Foundation 7,599 levaThe White Russian Emigration in Bulgariaand the Bulgarian Cultural ProcessSofia, Bulgaria

Free and Democratic Bulgaria Foundation 23,699 levaJournalists’ Exchange betweenBulgaria and MacedoniaSofia, Bulgaria

Central Cooperative Union 22,419 levaSecond International Seminaron Cooperative LegislationSofia, Bulgaria

Center for the Study of Democracy 18,650 levaCoalition Building and Monitoring inAnti-Corruption: Strategies and Impactin Central and Eastern EuropeVarna, Bulgaria

Media Development Center 12,548 levaInternational Conference:Are the State Electronic Media inBulgaria, Albania and MacedoniaReally Independent?Sofia, Bulgaria

Projects Initiated by the Program

Summer University 50,915 leva $4,726Europe and the Balkans:Imaging Institutions,Institutionalizing ImagesPlovdiv, Bulgaria

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Anna Ivanova Bozhidarova 316 leva $160Diana Georgieva Videva 307 leva $170Evgenia Prokopieva Kiranova 296 leva $160Zhivka Ganeva Marinova 296 leva $170Maria Stoyanova Zagorska 296 leva $170Pavlina Kirilova Filipova 296 leva $170Radka Genkova Vulkova 281 leva $170Rumiana Ivanova Ilieva 296 leva $165Second Seminar under the Project„Women’s Rights Are Human Rights.Step by Step”Budapest, Hungary

Anna Ivanova Bozhidarova 324 leva $180Diana Georgieva Videva 323 leva $180Evgenia Prokopieva Kiranova 299 leva $180Zhivka Ganeva Marinova 299 leva $180Maria Stoyanova Zagorska 299 leva $180Pavlina Kirilova Filipova 299 leva $180Radka Genkova Vulkova 299 leva $180Rumiana Ivanova Ilieva 299 leva $180Third Seminar under the Project„Women’s Rights Are Human Rights.Step by Step”Budapest, Hungary

Vania Peneva Stratieva 125 leva $140Velina Nikolova Kostova 150 leva $140Diana Georgieva Videva 150 leva $140NGO Exchange ProgramBegrade, Yugoslavia

Iliana Nikolova Dimitrova 365 leva $113Women Against Violence Training ProgramBudapest, Hungary

Irina Nikolova Muleshkova $878Participation in the Session of theUN Committee on Economic, Social,and Cultural RightsGeneva, Switzerland

Kalinka Ivanova Slivkova 1,347 leva $113NGO Exchange Program at theNational Anti-Violence CenterUlan Bator, Mogolia

Stanimira Rangelova Hadjimitova 90 leva $402Stability Pact Gender Task ForceSaraevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Equipment Donations

Anna Ivanova Bozhidarova 5,652 levaDiana Georgieva Videva 5,497 levaEvgenia Prokopieva Kiranova 5,512 levaZhivka Ganeva Marinova 5,524 levaMaria Stoyanova Zagorska 5,512 levaPavlina Kirilova Filipova 5,524 levaRadka Genkova Vulkova 5,602 levaRumiana Ivanova Ilieva 5,599 levaDonation of Computer Equipmentunder the Project „Women’s RightsAre Human Rights. Step by Step”

Publishing Projects

Virga and Co. Publishing House 9,707 leva„P. S.“ Magazine for Gender IntegrationSofia, Bulgaria

Scholarships

Anna Ivanova Bozhidarova 2,251 levaDiana Georgieva Videva 2,240 levaEvgenia Prokopieva Kiranova 2,232 levaZhivka Ganeva Marinova 2,234 levaMaria Stoyanova Zagorska 2,252 levaPavlina Kirilova Filipova 2,238 levaRadka Genkova Vulkova 2,244 levaRumiana Ivanova Ilieva 2,247 levaFull One-year Scholarshipsunder the Project „Women’s RightsAre Human Rights. Step by Step”

Forums in Bulgaria

National Conference of Bulgarian NGOsAddressing Women’s Issues 7,249 levaWorkshopsSofia, Bulgaria

Project Expenses

Democratic Women’s Union – Silistra 11,038 levaWomen in a Changing World –Training of Trainers Healthcare Programfor Minority WomenSilistra, Bulgaria

Hope Association – Vidin 5,636 levaHealthcare Training for Roma WomenVidin, Bulgaria

Change for the Children Association 5,512 levaTraining of Trainers Healthcare Programfor Minority WomenDobrich, Bulgaria

Women for Dignity Union 12,623 levaLet’s Make Formal Rights RealSofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Gender Studies Foundation 12,733 levaCampaign for Providing Free LegalServices to Bulgarian Women BringingCases of Violence to CourtSofia, Bulgaria

Values Foundation 12,037 levaExchange Training Program forWomen Leaders in Southeastern EuropeEstablishing a Network for TrainingWomen LeadersLjubljana, Slovenia

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Anton Antonov Nakov 313 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Assen Stoyanov Gasharov 315 leva $90Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Biliana Raycheva Raycheva 309 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Bisser Ivanov Bankov 306 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Bissera Lyubomirova Zankova 533 leva $90Doctoral Program in ComparativeConstitutional LawBudapest, Hungary

Borislav Klimentov Kavlakov 382 leva $107Master’s Program in Social SciencesWarsaw, Poland

Áîðÿíà Stoyanova Stoyanova 324 leva $90Master’s Program inInternational Trade LawBudapest, Hungary

Valentin Marinov Marinov 311 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Vassil Petrov Vassilev 315 leva $50Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Vassilena Simeonova Parashkevova 384 leva $107Master’s Program in Social SciencesWarsaw, Poland

Ventzislav Penchev Penchev 308 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Vessela Dimitrova Vassileva 364 leva $107Master’s Program in Social SciencesWarsaw, Poland

Viara Georgieva Djoreva 386 leva $107Master’s Program in Political SciencesWarsaw, Poland

Galina Tzvetanova Andronova 311 leva $90Doctoral Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Georgi Dimitrov Terziyski 324 leva $90Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Gergana Dimitrova Dimitrova 311 leva $90Doctoral Program in InternationalRelations and European StudiesBudapest, Hungary

Gergana Petrova Vassileva 314 leva $90Master’s Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Damyan Savov Stanchev 323 leva $90Master’s Program in Polticial SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Daniela Vassileva Kalkandjieva 551 leva $90Doctoral Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Darin Nikolaev Stefanov 324 leva $90Master’s Program in NationalismBudapest, Hungary

Desislava Svetozarova Dragomirova 312 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Dobromir Minkov Tzochev 315 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Eva Hrabrova Katurova 324 leva $90Master’s Program in Human RightsBudapest, Hungary

Elisaveta Stefanova Marinkeva 324 leva $90Master’s Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Zornitza Kirilova Pavlova 307 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Ivaylo Zafirov Zafirov 315 leva $90Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Ivan Borissov Spassov 313 leva $90Master’s Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Igor Igorievich Valentovich 311 leva $90Master’s Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Ilin Zhelev Stanev 322 leva $90Master’s Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

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Kamelia Vassileva Nikolova $260Master’s Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Krassimir Tanev Atanasov 314 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Krassimira Emilova Yordanova 324 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Margarita Kirilova Poromanska 538 leva $90Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Maria Eneva Bakalova 322 leva $90Master’s Program in NationalismBudapest, Hungary

Maria Manolova Jurnalova $90Master’s Program in ComparativeConstitutional LawBudapest, Hungary

Mila Nikolova Mancheva 347 leva $90Doctoral Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Nadezhda Petrova Alexandrova 306 leva $90Master’s Program in Gender andCultural StudiesBudapest, Hungary

Nadezhda Tzvetanova Radulova 314 leva $90Master’s Program in Gender StudiesBudapest, Hungary

Nikolay Andreev Andreev 386 leva $125Master’s Program in Social ScienceWarsaw, Poland

Nikolay Ivanov Vukov 313 leva $90Doctoral Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Nikolay Ivanov Iskrev 311 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Peter Gospodinov Iliev 314 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Peter Dimitrov Kovachev $268Master’s Program in InternationalRelations and European StudiesBudapest, Hungary

Petia Ivanova Ivanova-Radovanova 329 leva $50Module Training Course in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Radostina Vesselinova Bozhurin 322 leva $90Master’s Program inInternational Trade LawBudapest, Hungary

Rositza Kirilova Haritova 312 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Rouzha Vassileva Smilova 313 leva $90Doctoral Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Rumen Petrov Argirov 314 leva $90Master’s Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Svetla Vassileva Vitanova 314 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Svetla Velcheva Hristeva 313 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Svetla Venelinova Balutzova $464Doctoral Program in HistoryBudapest, Hungary

Svetlana Dimitrova Hristova 381 leva $107Master’s Program in Social SciencesWarsaw, Poland

Stanimira Stoycheva Stoycheva 314 leva $90Master’s Program in NationalismBudapest, Hungary

Stanislav Ganev Bozhkov 324 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Stefka Hristova Hristova 279 levaMaster’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Stefka Tzvetanova Petrova 312 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Stoyanka Vulcheva Petrova 309 leva $90Master’s Program in EconomicsBudapest, Hungary

Hristina Bozhidarova Nedialkova 323 leva $90Master’s Program in Political SciencesBudapest, Hungary

Hristo Alexandrov Subev 311 leva $90Master’s Program in EcologyBudapest, Hungary

Tzvetalina Ivanova Petrova 277 levaMaster’s Program in InternationalRelations and European StudiesBudapest, Hungary

Curriculum Development Center at theCentral European University – Budapest, Hungary

Short-term Scholarships and Fellowships

Vesselina Grigorova Nedelcheva 330 levaParticipation in the System Lab Seminar

Daniela Lyubenova Koleva 362 leva $50Session in History

Elmira Nikolova Bancheva 370 leva $50Human Resource Development

Ina Ivanova Nikolova 295 leva $50Session in Ecology

Lilia Raycheva Todorova-Kolarova 294 leva $50Session in Media and Globalization

Stela Stoyanova Raleva 333 leva $50Session in Economics

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Yuri Elizar Alkalay 330 leva $50Developing Master’s Programs inBusiness Administration

Participation in Academic Forums

Angel Stefanov Stefanov 335 levaKarl Popper Seminar

Valentin Pavlov Petrusenko 331 leva $50Training of Trainers Seminar

Mitko Atanasov Dimitrov 342 levaOrlin Stefanov Todorov 342 levaCurriculum Development Work Session

Petya Zaprianova Yaneva 294 leva $50Session in Medieval Studies

Svetlana Doycheva Stamenova 277 leva $50Session in Political Studies

Julian Nikolov Konstantinov 342 levaCurriculum Development Work Session

Summer Schools of the Central European University –Budapest, Hungary

Modern JournalismTatiana Assenova 338 levaPavel Antonov 338 leva

Urban Development and Conflicts inCentral and Eastern EuropeLina Anastasova 338 levaVesselina Penevska 338 levaPetia Radovanova 338 leva

The Situation in the Roma CommunityMirela Decheva 338 leva

Jews and NationalismMiriana Yordanova 338 levaSvetoslav Stefanov 338 levaTatiana Stoycheva 338 leva

Legal Theory and Human Rights ProtectionMitko Chatalbashev 338 leva

Cultural Centers in theEarly Middle-age SettlementsMariana Tzebranska-Kostova 338 leva

Human Rights and Forced Migration:Interdisciplinary ApproachDobromira Naydenova 338 leva

Archive AutomationTzvetelina Voycheva 338 leva

Education Reform: The Role ofPolicy Development and ResearchLyubka Todorova 338 leva

Energy Policy in Transition EconomiesAntoaneta Yotova 366 levaVladimir Dvoretzka 366 levaValia Peeva 366 leva

International Business Transactions LawKalina Chakurova 366 levaSylvia Tzoneva 366 leva

Libraries and the InternetLiliana Dimitrova-Pakova 366 levaStefka Ivanova 366 levaNadia Karachodzukova 366 leva

The New Private EnvironmentsTania Kotzeva 366 leva

Global Management and Human SocietyBoriana Katzarska 366 levaYordanka Koleva 366 leva

Fiscal Relations between Centraland Municipal BudgetsMunicipal Budgets ManagementValentin Boshnakov 366 leva

Conflict Transformation:The TRANSCEND ApproachStefan Nikolov 366 leva

Innovative Cultural Policies and CultureManagement in Societies in TransitionTatiana Stoichkova 578 levaNeviana Viacheva 366 leva

Public Policy DevelopmentKrassimira Trendafilova 338 leva

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Internet Olympiade 8,854 levaOrganizing an Internet OlympiadeSofia, Bulgaria

Joint Projects

Professional Ltd. 28,150 levaDistance Internet TrainingSofia, Bulgaria

Campbel Group Bulgaria Ltd. 10,678 levaInformation Site on CommunicationTechnologies at the Endof the 20th CenturySofia, Bulgaria

Applied Research andCommunication Foundation $35,000Internet Training for NGOs –Third Stage of the Project„Sustainable Development andthe Democratic Network Program“Bulgaria

Projects Initiated by the Program

Global Internet Liberty Campaign 916 levaCovering the Problem of LicensingBulgarian Internet Providers inthe Virtual SpaceSofia, Bulgaria

Global Inventory Project 5,538 levaAdding English Language Informationto a Database of Traditional BulgarianFolklore MusicSofia, Bulgaria

Instant Messaging Project 1,939 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Media Development Project 16,525 levaCreating a Portal Site of Bulgarian MediaSofia, Bulgaria

PUSH Technology Project 6,500 levaCreating an Operative PUSH TechnologyModel for Office Information ExchangeSofia, Bulgaria

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Bulgarian Search Engine Project 3,102 levaDeveloping a Specialized Search Enginefor Bulgarian Internet SitesSofia, Bulgaria

NGO Portal Project 9,026 levaCreating an Internet Portal ofBulgarian NGOsSofia, Bulgaria

Secondary Schools Portal Project 9,017 levaExpenses for Maintaining the InternetPortal of Bulgarian Secondary SchoolsSofia, Bulgaria

Automatic Generation Server Project 9,425 levaDeveloping an AutomaticWeb Site Generation ServerSofia, Bulgaria

Intelligent Internet Statistics Project 2,909 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Internet Multimedia Database„Bulgarian Folklore – National Archive“ 5,619 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Internet Research Project 2,572 levaPurchase of SoftwareSofia, Bulgaria

Establishing a Public InternetCenter at the Sofia City Library 47,502 levaSofia, Bulgaria

Internet Research Project 280 levaHardware EquipmentSofia, Bulgaria

Cash and Equipment Donations

Medical Univerity – Sofia 49 levaBiochemistry on the InternetSofia, Bulgaria

Vratza Oncology Clinic 512 levaInternet Access OptionsVratza, Bulgaria

Democratic Review Magazine 192 levaDemocratic Review Magazine onthe Worldwide WebSofia, Bulgaria

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia 342 levaDepartment of BiologyDepartmental Students’ CouncilEstablishing an ElectronicCommunications CenterSofia, Bulgaria

Union of the Blind in Bulgaria 465 levaEstablishing an Internet CenterSofia, Bulgaria

School Board5th Primary School – Stara Zagora 498 levaInternet AccessStara Zagora, Bulgaria

Ecofund RA Foundation 10,227 levaEstablishing an Internet Center forEcology ActivistsSofia, Bulgaria

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1st English Language School –Varna, Bulgaria 323 leva

Ivan Vazov High School –Svilengrad, Bulgaria 291 leva

High School of Mathematics –Varna, Bulgaria 323 leva

Frederic Jolliot-Curie Foreign LanguageHigh School – Varna, Bulgaria 363 leva

Ioan Exarch High School –Varna, Bulgaria 323 leva

Aprilov National High School –Gabrovo, Bulgaria 106 leva

Peter Beron High School –Svilengrad, Bulgaria 344 leva

G.S.Rakovski Vocational Schoolof Economics – Varna, Bulgaria 351 leva

Karl Marx Vocational Schoolof Economics – Smolyan, Bulgaria 634 leva

Prof. Tabakov Vocational Schoolof Economics – Sliven, Bulgaria 441 leva

K.Velichkov High School of Mathematics –Pazardjik, Bulgaria 206 leva

Aleko Konstantinov Elementary School –Plovdiv, Bulgaria 686 leva

Nancho Popovich High Schoolof Mathematics – Shoumen, Bulgaria 444 leva

Nikola Obreshkov High Schoolof Mathematics – Kazanluk, Bulgaria 184 leva

Prof. Emanuil Ivanov High Schoolof Mathematics – Kyustendil, Bulgaria 504 leva

Vassil Levski Secondary School –Velingrad, Bulgaria 561 leva

Panayot Volov Secondary School –Byala, Bulgaria 316 leva

Peyo Yavorov Secondary School –Plovdiv, Bulgaria 162 leva

Tzar Simeon the Great Secondary School –Vidin, Bulgaria 554 leva

Dr. Vasiliadi Vocational School of ElectricEngineering – Gabrovo, Bulgaria 317 leva

Balkan Regional Conference 945 leva

Discovery Club 2,195 leva

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Program spending for 1999: $27,000 (provided by the OpenSociety Institute – New York, and the Open Society Foundation –Sofia).

In the first year of this three-year program 30 Bulgarianschoolteachers and university professors were trained under theguidance of US lecturers. The RWCT qualification program wasdeveloped by educators from the International ReadingAssociation, the University of Northern Iowa, and the Williamand Mary College. Following the train-the-trainer model, theparticipants mastered new teaching methods and strategies forencouraging independent learning, critical thinking and problemsolving. The Bulgarian trainers formed teams and organized aseries of demonstration seminars in Veliko Turnovo, Pernik,Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Silistra, Stara Zagora, and Sofia, whichbrought together nearly 250 schoolteachers, headmasters,

university professors, and representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science and theRegional Inspectorates on Education. The trainers continued their work among their studentsand prepared a portfolio of the program offering a description of its methods and strategies, aswell as sample texts in different subject areas, adapted to the learning needs of different agegroups. The American volunteers conducted additional seminars and lectures in Pleven and inSofia with another 50 educators and 50 students at the New Bulgarian University and the St.Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia.

A small library of English language publications on various problems of education wasestablished under the program to meet the needs of schoolteachers, university professors,students, and professionals in this field.

Undergraduate Exchange Program

Program spending for 1999: $70,000 (provided by the Open Society Institute – New York, andrelated US universities and colleges).

The program offers one-year scholarships for studies in US universities and colleges. In theacademic year 1999/2000 the scholarship students of the program included: Alexandina Zanova (St.Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia) at the University of Montana, Gergana Georgieva (St. KlimentOhridski University of Sofia) at the State University of New York College Oswego, Hristina Ninova(St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia) at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Studentsreceive a scholarship, which covers travel expenses to the United States and all other educationrelated expenses (tuition, accommodation and food, textbooks, medical insurance, personal expenses,orientation).

Secondary School Scholarships for Studies in the USA or the UK

Program spending for 1999: $100,000 (provided by the Open Society Institute – New York, theRotary International, ASSIST, CCI, CHI, Syracuse University, Choate Rosemary Hall, West ChesterUniversity, Olomouc University, Headmasters’ Conference Projects in Central and Eastern Europe).

In a highly contested competition 29 students from 11 foreign language teaching high schoolsaround Bulgaria received scholarships to study under 8 programs in the USA and the UK for oneacademic year (15 students), one semester (6 students), 6 weeks (8 students). Students receivescholarships covering travel expenses and all education related expenses (tuition, accommodationand food, textbooks, medical insurance, personal expenses).

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Open Society Information Centers in partnership with the 13Open Society Clubs, the American University in Bulgaria – VidinOffice, the Ecohorizons Foundation – Silistra, the Center forYouth and Students Initiatives – Shoumen, and the Trakia–JFoundation – Dimitrovgrad.

The 18 Open Society Information Centers play an importantrole in publicizing the activity of OSF – Sofia and the NetworkPrograms of the Open Society Institute. The accent in informationservices is placed on education that traditionally focuses publicattention. In 1999 the Open Society Information Centers alsoprovided a variety of services to increase awareness of theopportunities for cooperation between NGOs and localgovernments.

The network of information centers supported the newlyestablished Bulgarian Association for Regional Development(BARD), which was instituted by the Open Society Clubs.

In 1999 the information centers administered the EUPartnership Program and continued to mediate between potentialapplicants and the Soros Center for the Arts, the MediaDevelopment Center, the Bulgarian NGO Resource Center and theRaina Kabaivanska Charity Foundation.

Bulgarian and international NGOs, educational institutions, cultural centers and donors relyon the experience of the Open Society Information Network to publicize their programs,competitions, projects, and other funding opportunities. More than 20 consultants around thecountry offer regular consultations to individuals, organize regional information seminars andpromotions, and cooperate with the local media.

The Open Society Information Centers continued to administer and monitor the Phare–Democracy Microprojects Program and the Phare Culture Program (in cooperation with the SorosCenter for the Arts).

Each of the centers offers free consultations and reference publications in the following areas:• education in Bulgaria and abroad;• NGO development;• international and European funding programs.

In 1999 the Open Society Foundation – Sofia continued to publish printed and electronicmaterials – brochures, guides, newsletters. The Foundation’s web site was restructured andupdated to provide relevant and accessible information on OSF’s priorities, activities andcompetitions. The circulation of the by-weekly newsletter of the Foundation was reduced, whilethe number of people reading its electronic version at wwwwwwwwwwwwwww.osf.bg/osfpress.osf.bg/osfpress.osf.bg/osfpress.osf.bg/osfpress.osf.bg/osfpress multiplied.

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In 1999 the activity of the Raina Kabaivanska Charity Foundation wasfocused in the following areas:• FFFFFunding special music classes for talented childrenunding special music classes for talented childrenunding special music classes for talented childrenunding special music classes for talented childrenunding special music classes for talented children in first to fourth grade,who have been selected from orphanages all over the country. The 36scholarship students of the Foundation live in the Rada Kirkovich FoundlingHome in Plovdiv and, along with their primary school lessons in a localschool, attend music classes at the Dobrin Petkov Secondary School of Music.Two full-time instructors assist the children in their studies of music andvoice practice. In addition, the Foundation organized visits to concerts,performances and exhibitions.• FFFFFurther supporting the development of the folklore groups and bands at theurther supporting the development of the folklore groups and bands at theurther supporting the development of the folklore groups and bands at theurther supporting the development of the folklore groups and bands at theurther supporting the development of the folklore groups and bands at theRada Kirkovich FRada Kirkovich FRada Kirkovich FRada Kirkovich FRada Kirkovich Foundling Homeoundling Homeoundling Homeoundling Homeoundling Home, which have already made significantprogress. In 1999 the little artists included in these groups had successfulpublic performances in Plovdiv and in Sofia.• Selecting talented children who have a pronounced sense of music for theSelecting talented children who have a pronounced sense of music for theSelecting talented children who have a pronounced sense of music for theSelecting talented children who have a pronounced sense of music for theSelecting talented children who have a pronounced sense of music for thenew school yearnew school yearnew school yearnew school yearnew school year. Professors at the Dobrin Petkov School of Music visited allthe orphanages for preschool children in the country and selected 10 first-graders, who already attend classes in a general education school in Plovdivand in the Dobrin Petkov School of Music;• Supporting underprivileged children.Supporting underprivileged children.Supporting underprivileged children.Supporting underprivileged children.Supporting underprivileged children. The Foundation organized acompetition and supported 45 school students and 27 university studentswho received scholarships covering tuition, individual lessons, and thepurchase of materials needed for their studies in the arts (singing, playingdifferent musical instruments, voice practice, painting, iconography, drama).The support granted by the Foundation amounts to a total of 23,000 leva.• PPPPProviding musical instruments to talented childrenroviding musical instruments to talented childrenroviding musical instruments to talented childrenroviding musical instruments to talented childrenroviding musical instruments to talented children. Seven children andyoung musicians received musical instruments to pursue their music

education. This temporary donation was made possible by the Raina Kabaivanska Charity Foundationand the generous contribution of the International Women’s Club.• PPPPParticipating in the International Lend-a-hand Campaignarticipating in the International Lend-a-hand Campaignarticipating in the International Lend-a-hand Campaignarticipating in the International Lend-a-hand Campaignarticipating in the International Lend-a-hand Campaign aimed at attracting volunteers willing tosupport children in need;• Supporting art groups at foundling homesSupporting art groups at foundling homesSupporting art groups at foundling homesSupporting art groups at foundling homesSupporting art groups at foundling homes;• Offering additional humanitarian assistanceOffering additional humanitarian assistanceOffering additional humanitarian assistanceOffering additional humanitarian assistanceOffering additional humanitarian assistance (shoes, clothes, toys, books, etc.);

Zornitza Zagorova, scholarship student of the Foundation, continued her education in operasinging at the Academy of Music in Osimo, Italy, with the support of Ms. Raina Kabaivanska.

In July the Foundation organized charity concerts of Ms. Raina Kabaivanska during the EuropeanMonth of Culture in Plovdiv and the International Music Festival “Varna Summer” in Varna. Theconcerts also featured Zornitza Zagorova, Mariana Tzvetkova, Konstantin Yankov and Kiril Todorov.

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Albena Eliteva Mecheva 120 leva

Alexandra Nikolova Petrova 250 leva

Anelia Ivanova Ivancheva 96 leva

Antoaneta Antonova Advokatova 300 leva

Anton Zlatev Velev 365 leva

Bisser Evlogiev Nikolov 250 leva

Bozhidar Nikolaev Minkov 360 leva

Boril Vidlov Evlogiev 350 leva

Boriana Stoyanova Vidulova 490 leva

Boyan Raynov Russinov 420 leva

Vassil Petrov Enchev 500 leva

Vladimira Georgieva Stefanova 250 leva

Vyara Lyubirova Dimitrova 250 leva

Galia Dimitrova Vassileva 96 leva

Georgi Konstatinov Nosov 150 leva

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Damian Yordanov Parushev 306 leva

Daniela Todorova Peneva 336 leva

Desislava Grigorova Sinapova 509 leva

Diana Alexandrova Kuncheva 100 leva

Diana Ivanova Dimova 96 leva

Dima Valierieva Dimitrova 240 leva

Donika Borissova Simeonova 400 leva

Evgenia Evgenieva Staykova 400 leva

Elitza Rumenova Neshevska 916 leva

Zornitza Dimitrova Barkova 200 leva

Zornizta Ivanova Goranova 600 leva $648

Ivaylo Valentinov Vulkov 390 leva

Ivan Mladenov Yonkov 400 leva

Ioanna Lyubomirova Vurbanova 300 leva

Yordan Kostadinov Dimitrov 200 leva

Yordan Slavov Yordanov 400 leva

Kalin Ivanov Ivanov 289 leva

Kalin Trifonov Trifonov 110 leva

Katia Andreeva Andreeva 200 leva

Kiril Georgiev Zhelev 168 leva

Kremena Mitkova Miteva 150 leva

Leon Petiov Babachev 300 leva

Lyubov Lyubomirova Dimitrova 250 leva

Margarita Ivanova Stoykova $1,000

Marin Stefanov Shindev 120 leva

Maria Atanasova Atanasova 180 leva

Maria Valerieva Trifonova 490 leva

Maria Stefanova Stefanova 195 leva

Martina Hristova Boycheva 200 leva

Mila Stefanova Dolashka 250 leva

Milena Evegnieva Staykova 545 leva

Mira Hristova Yaneva 360 leva

Nadia Gospodinova Dobrikova 200 leva

Nikolay Georgiev Kanev 816 leva

Nikolay Dimitrov Zahariev 400 leva

Nikolay Dimitrov Kolev 200 leva

Nikolay Petkov Petkov 420 leva

Ognian Slavchev Ivanov 600 leva

Orlin Petrov Dimitrov 215 leva

Petia Dimitrova Ivanova 916 leva

Roman Plamenov Mihaylov 600 leva

Rostislav Petrov Davidov 280 leva

Rositza Hristova Pavlova 458 leva

Sylvia Evgenieva Evtimova 168 leva

Sylvia Stoyanova Pavlova 200 leva

Slaviana Lyubomirova Georgieva 360 leva

Stefka Ivanova Ivancheva 200 leva

Stefcho Dimitrov Tashev 250 leva

Stoyan Vassilev Bundzhulov 250 leva

Tania Alexandrova Kozlova 400 leva

Teodora Valerieva Dimitrova 168 leva

Tomislav Radev Enchev 200 leva

Tonka Todorova Tzvetkova 150 leva

Tukur Osman Saad 60 leva

Tzveta Vidlova Evlogieva 350 leva

Temporary Donation of Musical Instruments

Oksana Necheva Georgievaviolin 95 leva

Kalin Ivanov Ivanovtrombone 600 leva

Teodora Valerieva Dimitrovaviolin $1,000

Stefka Ivanova Ivanchevatamboura 86 leva

Marin Stefanov Shindevtrumpet $1,000

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phone: (00359 2) 951 65 52

fax: (00359 2) 951 63 48

e-mail: [email protected]

Internet: http://www.osf.bg/

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Bulgarian Post Bank, SofiaBank Code 920 79 400

100 945 54 19 (in Bulgarian leva)110 945 54 12 (in US dollars)

120 945 54 16 (in German marks)

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Bulgarian Post Bank, SofiaBank Code 920 79 400

104 277 09 27 (in Bulgarian leva)114 277 09 15 (in US dollars)

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