Bulgaria

 

- Word for volunteering : dobrovolchestvoto

- Words for volunteer associations: dobrovolno sdruzhenie

 

Traditionally, in Bulgaria the term volunteering refers to any provision of work and services without concern for financial gain. Accordingly, a volunteer is any person who provides such free and gratuitous labour. Despite the increase of political awareness about the importance of volunteering and the necessity to set up a legal framework, there is still a serious lack of legal provisions as volunteering is only partially recognized in some particular laws. the status of volunteers, as well as their rights and duties, is not set in law or formally recognised.

 

For further information, see the report of the European Commission about volunteering in Bulgaria.

 

Contacts

 

Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-profit Law (BCNL)

6 Dobrudja Str., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria

Tel. +359 2 988 81 66

Fax: +359 2 981 66 17

Email: info@bcnl.org

Web site: www.bcnl.org

 

National Alliance for Volunteer Action (NAVA)

145 B, Tsar Boris III Obedinitel Blvd.

4000 Plovdiv

Central Post, P.B. 1013

Tel. + 359 32 635 721

Email: nava@evrocom.net

Web site: http://navabg.com

 

Agency for non-formal education and European information-Bulgaria

Phone: +359 887 82 32 07

Email: info@aneei.org

 Website: www.aneei.org

 

Samarianski voluntaty Service, Stara Zagora

Tel: +359 42 621 083

Email: office@samaritansbg.com

Web site: www.samaritansbg.com

 

CVS Bulgaria (Voluntary Service Organisation) Sofia

Julia Yordanova

CVS Bulgaria

Tel. +359 2 920 0537

Email: cvs-bg@bluelink.net

Website:www.cvs-bg.org/

 

Youth Consultative Centre, Bulgaria

Petar Zgorov

5 Dospeiski prohod str. 1408 Sofia

Tel. +359 2 59 36 46

Email: YCCentre@hotmail.com