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Who We Are
WHO WE AREThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 175 member states and a presence in over 100 countries. IOM has had a presence in Bulgaria since 2000.
About
About
IOM Global
IOM Global
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Our Work
Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through different areas of intervention that connect both humanitarian assistance and sustainable development. Across Bulgaria, IOM assists the development of national mechanisms to combat and counteract trafficking in human beings and supports victims of trafficking.
Cross-cutting (Global)
Cross-cutting (Global)
- Data and Resources
- Take Action
- 2030 Agenda
IOM Bulgaria implements a program for the protection of vulnerable persons with a focus on improving the living conditions in the centers of the State Agency for Refugees (SAR). The activities include:
- a team of translators of rare languages;
- repair services of SAR registration and reception centers (RRCs);
- trainings;
- donations, incl. clothes and hygienic materials;
- organizing meetings;
- information sessions and campaigns;
One of the main services provided by IOM Bulgaria, is field work by three mobile teams (social worker, psychologist and lawyer), who conduct consultations with migrants and persons seeking international protection at the SAR centers and the Migration Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, information sessions on topics such as rights and obligations, good hygiene practices, etc., assess the needs / vulnerability and distribute donations. In 2017, mobile teams have conducted over 1,500 consultations with over 500 individuals, have purchased medicines and/or have paid medical expenses to over 100 destitute migrants. In the framework of this program and in order to strengthen the capacity of national institutions and NGOs, in 2017 IOM Bulgaria organized trainings on the following topics:
- intercultural competence;
- psycho-social and health support;
- working with vulnerable migrants and persons seeking international protection;
- identification and targeting of victims of trafficking among persons seeking international protection;
- working with unaccompanied migrant children and refugees
More than 300 representatives of national institutions and NGOs participated in the trainings.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Support for unaccompanied minors accommodated in Safe Zones
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Overall objective of the project: To contribute to improving the provision of comprehensive care and support to unaccompanied minors (UAMs) in Bulgaria.
Start date: 02.09.2024
End date: 01.03.2027
Term of implementation: 30 months - Provision of support to asylum seekers in Bulgaria
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Overall objective of the project: Тo contribute to improving the provision of comprehensive care and support to asylum seekers in Bulgaria.
Start date: 10.09.2024
End date: 09.09.2029
Term of implementation: 60 months