Media Coverage
The Sex as a Cause for 30 Years. 5 stotinki podcast: a Talk with Ventzislav Kirkov from BFPA
Ventsi Kirkov from Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA). BFPA recently celebrated 30 years, and on this occasion we remembered an episode with their boss Dr. Rada Stamenkova, which we recorded back in season 2. We asked them if they wanted to repeat and here we are – today we present to you another member of this epic …
Predel on Tape – Photo Exhibition in Blagoevgrad
On February 8, 2023, a photo exhibition ‘Predel on Tape’ was opened at the American University in Blagoevgrad. The exhibition was made by young people from Sofia and Blagoevgrad, involved in the activities of the international project ‘Youth Voices, Youth Choices’ and is part of the advocacy campaign ‘Problems of the Roma community through the prism of young people, presented …
Over 340,000 Bulgarians have left the country in the last 10 years
Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, executive director of BFPA, on possible solutions to the demographic crisis How can the problem of the demographic crisis be solved?Statistics show that over the past 10 years, over 340,000 Bulgarians have left the country, and the population of our country has decreased by 800,000 people. “This conversation comes up seriously once every 10 years, when the …
To have Someone’s Hand on your Shoulder
30 years Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health AssociationShe radiates fire, passion, steadfastness. She doesn’t measure her talk very much, but it suits her. She only talks about the things she has personally experienced and is therefore very real. He loves life, loves people and is an absolute optimist. She is Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, executive director of the Bulgarian Family …
What Measures do Bulgarians Expect to Increase the Birth Rate?
Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova: People expect a supportive environment What do the latest survey shows about the attitudes of Bulgarians towards the creation of a family and the birth rate in our country and what are the policies that can lead to change? The whole interview.
Free Condoms for Youth in France. What is being done for Sexual Health of Young People in our Country?
Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, who is the executive director of the Bulgarian Association for Family Planning and Sexual Health, explained in the program “Horizon do Obed” that in Bulgaria the vaccine against human papilloma virus is recommended and 100% free. See more.
Expert: Young People Expect a Stable Environment to have More than 1-2 Children
According to Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, many Bulgarians are not born in Bulgaria because young people migrate abroad. According to data from the last census, published in October this year, the population of the country has decreased by more than 800,000 people. In the last decade alone, 344,000 Bulgarians have left the country. See the whole material.
WORKING SAFELY ABROAD
We are traveling to Trun. We quickly compare who knows what about the city – the birthplace of Gyurga Pindjurova, the lowest temperature in Bulgaria was measured there, the Gorge of the Erma River and the rock chapel “Sveta Petka” are nearby. There are many reasons to visit the small town with a population of 2,290 people. The reason for …
30 Years Family Planning
Bulgarian Association for Family Planning and Reproductive Health is celebrating its 30th anniversary. During this period, nationally, the organization had 120,000 clients of medical services in the field of reproductive health and carried out over 320,000 gynecological and contraceptive consultations. This was announced by Stara Zagora coordinator Assoc. Boryana Parashkevova in the health program of Radio Stara Zagora “The Hour …
Flexible Working Hours and Double Parental Leave are the Measures that will Increase the Birth Rate, Study Finds
Flexible working hours and twice as much leave for parents are the measures that will increase the birth rate, according to the results of a study by “Kantar” (Kantar), presented by the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA). The study was conducted in August 2022, among a sample of 836 people from the adult population and analyzed the …
Living with HIV: Between Acceptance and Prejudice
Conversation with Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova from Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) and Momchil Baev – Single Step Foundation. Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, Executive director of the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA), who turns 30 in 2022, and Momchil Baev from the Single Step Foundation revealed more about the lives of people with HIV and what …
Ventzislav Kirkov, BFPA: The Bulgarian population will Decrease if Environmental Factors do not Change
World Humanity Day – future and challengesWaste – a resource or something we want to get rid of On World Humanity Day – what are the challenges we face? What are the demographic realities now, and what are the dynamics of the populations – commented in “Our Day” Ventsislav Kirkov, program manager at the Family Planning Association and consultant to …