Under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, a European Meeting of National Coordinators of the European Child Guarantee takes place in Valencia from 2-4 November. Part of[…]
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Our Megaphoners Participated in Eurochild’s First Report on Child Poverty
The pan-European network Eurochild has just published its first report on Child Poverty, focusing on how children themselves perceive poverty. The study Poverty Takes Away the Right to Childhood[…]
NNC Joined the Bulgarian Delegation in Lisbon for Expert Meetings on Child Policy Issues
Between 25-27 October, a delegation from Bulgaria visited Lisbon for a series of expert meetings on child policies. The delegation was led by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy[…]
More than 550 Bulgarian Children To Receive Medical Food from the State instead of Waiting for Donation Campaigns
After two years of advocacy by the NNC and over 20 organisations in the country, the National Health Insurance Fund has adopted two new codes through which medical foods for[…]
NNC Is Now Part of the BBLF Family
The National Network for Children (NNC) is now part of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) family – an association of organizations with shared values – socially responsible business, led[…]
Nearly 50 International Organisations Demand Urgent Adoption of a European Regulation to Combat Online Child Sexual Abuse
Should tech companies, online digital platforms and social networks continue to apply end-to-end encryption on their platforms to protect the privacy of their users or should they be obliged to[…]
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: children have the right to a clean and healthy environment.
On September 18, 2023, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, of which Dr. Velina Todorova, a member of the National Children’s Network’s Legal Aid Network, is a[…]
At Least 8 Institutions Collect Data on Violence Against Children, but Analysis for Effective Policies is Impossible. Why?
Violence against children affects over 1 billion adolescents globally and results in a loss of between 3.5 and 7% of global GDP As a signatory to the UN Convention on[…]
Let’s Save September 15 for Students in Flooded Areas near Tsarevo
Join our donation campaign for families with students in flooded areas! Children from the flooded villages of Kosti and Brodilovo near Tsarevo will not be able to start the new[…]
Welcome to the New Class of Megaphoners
The Children and Youth Participation Programme of the National Network for Children Megaphone welcomed the new class of Megaphoners – children aged between 13 and 16 from all over the[…]
The Rights of Child Defenders and How to Help Them Еxercise These Rights
To help civil society organisations, experts working with children, state structures, and activists, the National Network for Children has just published the document “The rights of child human rights defenders:[…]
Download “The rights of child human rights defenders : Implementation Guide”
On the website of the National Network for Children, “The rights of child human rights defenders : Implementation Guide” has been published. The edition is adapted for children and the[…]
NNC Launches a Project on the Rule of Law
The National Network for Children (NNC) has just started the implementation of the project “ENROLL – Engaging youth and adults in rule of law civic activism at the local level”.[…]
The legal aid network for NMD participates in training in the USA, dedicated to the issues of international child abduction.
From July 24 to August 1, 2023, the coordinator of the Network for Legal Aid to the National Network for Children participated in a professional legal exchange in the USA[…]
Seven steps to ensure that the National Strategy for Child Health 2030 doesn’t just remain a document gathering dust on someone’s desk.
Today, August 14, 2023, the National Children’s Network submitted its official position to the Ministry of Health on the draft of the National Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and[…]
NNC Continues to Push for Medical Food for All in Need
The efforts of the National Network for Children for medical food for all children and adults in need continue. Today, Antoaneta Ivanova – Chairperson of the Board of the NNC,[…]
First Meeting of the Public Council for the Construction of the National Children’s Hospital
Today at the SBAL Children’s Hospital „Prof. Dr. Ivan Mitev“ the first meeting of the Public Council for the construction of the National Children’s Hospital was held. We preferred to[…]
Which Urgent Child-Related Policies Were Included in the New Governance Programme of Bulgaria?
Analysis of the National Network for Children On 26.07. the Council of Ministers adopted an 18-month Programme for the Governance of the Republic of Bulgaria from June 2023 to December[…]
The Ministry of Education and Science calls for more active collaboration with parents and experts from the non-governmental sector to ensure a safer school environment.
The department will focus on developing the social and emotional intelligence of students. In a meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science (MOE), we spoke with the Minister of[…]
A Free Online Tool for Overcoming Depression is Now Available to Help Ukrainian Refugees in our Country
Association “Sustainability of progressive and open communication” /SPOC/ encourages organisations actively working towards psychosocial care and support to vulnerable groups to use iFightDepression® – an online tool, guided self-management[…]