This report analyses the present situation of women in the informal labour market in Bulgaria and calls for developing a gender sensitive strategy to ensure the economics right of women. The report argues that the informal economy gives women real or illusory opportunities to survive and maintain a decent standart of living in the present day, but it deprives them of prospects and social security in the future. (Download) (1071kB)

The idea for the book "Collection of legal and normative documents for combating with trafficking of human beings" raised from the necessity in many professionals to have on one place all legislative documents and reliable data related to combating with trafficking of human beings. This issue was published under the WAD's project "Prevention of Prostitution and Trafficking in Two Bulgarian Municipalities" which started at September 2004 and finished in September 2005 through the Democracy Commission of US Embassy in Bulgaria.

Practical manual "Evaluation of the Gender influence" is prepared with the financial support of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Norway under the project Incorporating Women's Issues in Local Government Agenda. The efforts of the partner's organization were aimed towards increasing civil participation and policy development on the local level.

Manual "How to work on local level for confirming of gender equality". This book is funded through a program of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Norway under the project Incorporating Women's Issues in Local Government Agenda. The implementation of this project started in September 2004 when WAD Foundation started new partnership project with two organizations from NNEO - "SOS - Families in Disgrace" Association in Varna and European Compass Society in Silistra.

Common ideas and joint efforts or For National network for equal opportunities. This book contains different chapters separate by topics and related to joint projects of NNEO members. On that way book shows the history of the network. In the book can be seen and short presentations of work and projects of other NGOs working in same field.

In July 2004 was release the publication "Trafficking in Human Beings - The Bulgarian Reply", produced under the project "Combating Child Prostitution and Traffiking", USAID Pilot Project on Child Labor in Ruse, Bulgaria.   The project has been implemented by Creative Associates International Inc. in collaboration with 5 Bulgarian NGO's.

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The national representative survey "Women, Labour, Globalization" was conducted by WAD and ASA, under the UNIFEM regional project for Bulgaria, Hungary and Kazakhstan related to Economic Possibilities and Challenges to Women. The survey gave to professionals from different areas (NGOs, GOs, social observers, etc.) reliable data for women's participation on labour market, for limitations in front of women in all social levels and information about personal life strategies of Bulgarian women from all social and ethnic groups.
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Platform for action, "Platform 120" is political, non-party initiative for equal participation of women in all governmental levels. 1998.

State men and working bees. A manual related to women's participation in Bulgarian politics. In the book you could find a lot of data and analyses related to situation and limitations of women's participation in Bulgarian politics. 2000.

A summary of the Beijing Platform: the situation in Bulgaria and CEDAW recommendations to the Government in Bulgaria;

Training materials (gender awareness; women’s human rights; gender mainstreaming; public participation; capacity building and communication skills, TOT, etc.);

CEDAW leaflet - what does the convention include and how to use it;

Shadow Report for CEDAW;

Beijing follow up report published in WEDO editions;

Bulgarian Article, published in "Social Watch 1999", Montevideo, 1999;

Cairo+5 Report on health issues for WEDO;

"Regional Report on Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe", presented for the 43rd session of Commission on the Status of Women. Bulgarian translation and attachments: art.201 of the Global Platform for Action (Institutional Mechanisms, overview on the current situation of women in Bulgaria 1999, resume of CEDAW considerations and recommendations to the Republic of Bulgaria, N.Y. 1998.