For a third consecutive year Gender Alternatives Foundation (GAF) and Zonta - club Plovdiv join forces and say NO to violence against women and girls!

The campaign "16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence" is a global campaign aimed at various forms of violence against women. It starts on 25 November - International Day for the elimination of gender-based violence, and continues until December 10 - International Day of Human Rights. GAF and Zonta join global efforts to eliminate all forms of violence based on gender.

We are happy to announce that this year the face of our common campaign will be the actress Desislava Bakardzhieva! Ms. Bakardjieva is actively engaged with problems related to violence against women and will participate in the special discussion that we organize.

 The events which are part of this year's Campaign are:

25.11.2014g. - Press conference with the participation of representatives from the GAF and Zonta - Club Plovdiv - Official start of the campaign and informing the public about the issues of gender-based violence. Location: center of BTA 10: 30h.

26.11.2014g. - GAF organizes a visit of students from the Law Department of Plovdiv University in the Court of Appeals in Plovdiv. Cases of human trafficking will be discussed, including those with an international element. The case studies will be presented by judge Dr. Ivan Ranchev with the permission of the Chairwoman of the Court of Appeals - Judge Magdalina Ivanova. The  IT specialist of the court will also speak on how to implement interrogation by online conferencing.

3.12.2014g. - Discussion «Talking Openly about Violence against Women and Girls."

The discussion will be held in "Trakia" hall in hotel "Ramada Plovdiv Trimontium" from 14.00 to 18.00.

Special guest of the event will be the actress Desislava Bakardzhieva!

The discussion will be attended by representatives of the courts, prosecutors, police, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, NGOs, students and citizens.

The aim is through interactive presentation of case studies by the experts involved in the fight against gender-based violence, to achieve a broader awareness of the problems of women and girls in Bulgaria.