Here you will find the latest announcements.
- 🎓 Free Training Opportunity for Conflict-Affected Individuals!Humans in the Loop is offering 20 FREE spots on our Training Platform — designed to help you build practical, work-ready skills for today’s digital job market. 🧠 The platform includes a wide range of self-paced courses to strengthen both… Read more: 🎓 Free Training Opportunity for Conflict-Affected Individuals!
- 💼 Job Fair for Refugees: Employment Opportunities Start Here!You are invited to join us for a unique opportunity to connect directly with employers who are actively seeking your skills and talent! Organized by Caritas Sofia What to Expect: 🤝 Meetings & Interviews: Meet face-to-face with companies ready to… Read more: 💼 Job Fair for Refugees: Employment Opportunities Start Here!
- 🎪 Joy, play, and connection at Voenna Rampa!On 3 October, over 20 refugee children at the Voenna Rampa Reception Centre enjoyed an afternoon of acrobatics, juggling, and clowning — part of UNHCR’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) activities. The event, held with Mini Art Foundation and… Read more: 🎪 Joy, play, and connection at Voenna Rampa!
- 📸 See Sofia through the eyes of refugee children.The exhibition “What I Hold” presents powerful photographs by young Syrians from Photo Workshop 66, capturing moments of memory, solitude, nature, and resilience. 🗓 7–12 October🕓 16:00–20:00📍 Port A, Triaditsa 5, Sofia🎉 Free entry This is the third part of… Read more: 📸 See Sofia through the eyes of refugee children.
- 🎪 CIRKOLUTION! Festival | Oct 3–5 @ ToplocentralaExperience the magic of contemporary social circus — indoors, outdoors, and all around! ✨ Performances, workshops, installations, and the “Debate on Circus” forum. 🎟️ Free for teachers, students, kids & vulnerable groups. 💫 Symbolic ticket prices — because art should… Read more: 🎪 CIRKOLUTION! Festival | Oct 3–5 @ Toplocentrala
- 🎓 A step forward for inclusion and empowerment!Together with the Council of Refugee Women in Bulgaria, UNHCR awarded certificates to participants of the programme “Successful Start in Bulgaria” — equipping asylum seekers and refugees with essential knowledge for active participation in Bulgarian society. 👏 Every achievement is… Read more: 🎓 A step forward for inclusion and empowerment!
- 📢New UNHCR website!🌐✨ We’re excited to share that our brand new website is now live! Explore resources, updates, and everything you need to know about our work in Bulgaria at 👉 https://www.unhcr.org/bg/ Whether you’re seeking support, information, or ways to get involved… Read more: 📢New UNHCR website!
- 📚 Supporting Refugee Children’s Access to EducationUNHCR Bulgaria is proud to support a campaign aimed at facilitating school enrolment for refugee children in Harmanli, Plovdiv, and Burgas for the 2025/2026 school year. Building on past successful cooperation, UNHCR and the Ministry of Education jointly organized local… Read more: 📚 Supporting Refugee Children’s Access to Education
- 📢 Just Released: AGD Participatory Assessment 2024What are the real challenges refugees face in Bulgaria today? How do they navigate work, housing, and financial systems? What support do they need most? UNHCR Bulgaria’s latest AGD Participatory Assessment dives into these questions, based on direct conversations with 98 refugees… Read more: 📢 Just Released: AGD Participatory Assessment 2024
- 🎪 Our circus arts activities with MiniArt continue to inspire! 🤹♀️✨We’re thrilled to see our initiative featured by IOM Bulgaria, who shared about the joyful and inclusive atmosphere created at the Safe Zone in Ovcha Kupel. This program, led by UNHCR Bulgaria in collaboration with MiniArt, brings creativity, connection, and… Read more: 🎪 Our circus arts activities with MiniArt continue to inspire! 🤹♀️✨
- 🎨 Creative Healing in Action! 💚We’re excited to share that Mini Art Foundation, with the support of UNHCR, recently held full-day Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) sessions in RRC Ovcha Kupel, RRC Voenna Rampa and RRC Harmanli. These sessions offered a safe and creative… Read more: 🎨 Creative Healing in Action! 💚
- 📢Exciting News: New Language Learning Opportunity! 🌟We’re thrilled to announce that UNHCR partners Ukraine Support and Renovation Foundation (USRF) have launched an online Bulgarian language lesson tailored for Arabic speakers! This is the first in a series designed to make learning Bulgarian accessible and engaging for… Read more: 📢Exciting News: New Language Learning Opportunity! 🌟
- 🚨 Refugee-led Innovation Fund – Applications Now Open!Are you part of a refugee-led organization with a powerful idea to improve your community? The Refugee-led Innovation Fund is here to support you! This fund backs initiatives led by refugees, stateless people, and displaced communities — the real experts… Read more: 🚨 Refugee-led Innovation Fund – Applications Now Open!
- 🧠 Mental Health is Your Right! 💚We’re happy to share that Animus Association Foundation, with the support of UNHCR, recently held two successful awareness sessions on: These sessions, held at the Compass Protection and Inclusion Center, were tailored for Arabic and Farsi languages speakers. We’re encouraged… Read more: 🧠 Mental Health is Your Right! 💚
- 📢 New FAQ Available!A new FAQ is now available for the Humanitarian Support & Integration Programme for displaced persons from Ukraine with Temporary Protection in Bulgaria. It covers: ✅ Eligibility✅ Accommodation & integration support✅ At-risk criteria✅ Application process 📄 Available now at: Arrival… Read more: 📢 New FAQ Available!
- The exhibition “Shared Journey”🌍 Behind every refugee is a face. A story. A person. 📸 The exhibition “Shared Journey” , organized by the Council of Refugee Women in Bulgaria with support from UNHCR, is now open at the Open-Air Gallery next to Kabana… Read more: The exhibition “Shared Journey”
- The new Compass Centre in Harmanli📢 Exciting News! The new Compass Centre in Harmanli will officially open its doors on 1 July! 🎉 Located at 5 Baucher Street in Harmanli, this new centre marks a vital expansion of the Compass Network — bringing inclusive, community-driven support closer to… Read more: The new Compass Centre in Harmanli
- UNHCR Survey: Share Your VoiceYour participation is crucial! The Socio-Economic Insights survey results will directly help us and our partners to: If you would like to participate in the survey with UNHCR, please leave your details through this form here. UNHCR will then contact… Read more: UNHCR Survey: Share Your Voice