Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013

Organizational Activity

♦♦The BRC Strategy 2020 developed and Pazardjik, Panagyurishte, , , adopted in 2010; , , , -city, etc.; ♦♦Number of members – 148 081; ♦♦Education and Training – 13 928 persons ♦♦Membership compared to population – trained during the year (3 409 – members 2,01 %;

of the governance, management and staff; Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 ♦♦Number of volunteers – 9 454; 4 917 volunteers in basic training forms and 5 602 volunteers in specialized training Local associations – 2 730; ♦♦ forms; ♦♦Municipal branches – 269; ♦♦Systematic methodological support to the ♦♦Regional branches – 28; regional Red Cross organizations, including support by an internal BRC moderators team, ♦♦Reporting and election campaign 2012/2013 specialized in designing and implementation and General Assembly, May, 2013; of EU funded and national projects; ♦♦Reporting campaign 2013/2014; ♦♦Project activities – successfully implemented ♦♦A systematic approach to monitoring and 223 projects in different activity areas, carried evaluation of the situation and activities out in communities at regional, municipal and of regional organizations is applied in local level, involving 9 national programs; accordance with the standards of a Well- ♦♦Participation in the inter-agency working Functioning National Society, adopted by groups, developing various legislative the BRC; 6 regional structures evaluated documents on volunteering, including a draft in 2013 – Sofia-region, , Montana, Law on Volunteering. Varna, and ; ♦♦Through the Bulgarian Red Cross Food Bank Mechanism assistance is provided to people in need (elderly, children, people with disabilities, homeless, etc.) in Blagoevgrad, Vidin, Vratsa, ,

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 1 Social and Health Policy

The Bulgarian Red Cross, in compliance ♦♦10 Home Care Centers – providing with its humane mission, implements integrated health care and social services to activities directed towards alleviation of 765 beneficiaries. In 2013 a total of 22 620 the vulnerability and social exclusion of the home visits by nurses were performed people most in need with the objective to and 44 735 visits – by home-helpers. The improve the quality of their life. work of the HC Centers in Blagoevgrad, Montana, Varna, Plovdiv, and Sofia Social Activities was supported by 132 volunteers who were ♦♦Humanitarian assistance – support actively involved in the home care services provided to 351 800 persons and 798 social provision. The HC Centers in these towns institutions and health facilities, incl. those have been created and currently supported supported by the EU Food Aid Program. The by the , Italian Red largest program for humanitarian support Cross, the Municipality of Varna as well was realized in partnership with the Ministry as with own finances of the BRC Regional of Labour and Social Policy, the Agency for branches and Headquarters. Social Assistance, the Ministry of Health, The HC Centers in Vratsa, Byala Slatina, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Krivodol and Oryahovo are functioning State Fund Agriculture – Paying Agency. within a project financed by the Swiss ♦♦Financial support at the total amount of Agency for Cooperation and Development BGN 51 194 provided to 327 persons in need and implemented in partnership with the through the BRC Charity Fund. Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the ; Social Services ♦♦10 Soup-kitchens free of charge in Bourgas, ♦♦License from the Social Assistance Pazardjik and Plovdiv for 830 socially-weak Agency for the provision of 14 types persons;

Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts of social services, 10 of them for older ♦♦Services for people with limited mobility people; at 5 railway stations – 9 801 services ♦♦Social services provided to a total of 5 116 rendered to 1 762 persons in Sofia, Plovdiv, older persons; Varna, and Stara Zagora;

2 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg ♦♦Day care centers for older people, social local authorities and have become part stores, bureaus for social services, home- of the life of the local communities. Part helpers, social assistants: of the activities has been supported by ◊ Home for older people and Red Cross corporate partners like Nestle Hospice in Kardjali providing everyday and other companies. care to 50 older persons in deteriorated ◊ “Active Senior Citizens for Europe” health status; Project – implemented in cooperation ◊ Support to homeless people – 430 with AGE Platform Europe and partners persons have been supported in 12 from 8 EU countries within the Europe for

regions of the country; Citizens Program. Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 ◊ 15 social consultation bureaus – 1 103 First Aid persons have received consultations in Varna, Plovdiv and . ♦♦The BRC training programs on First Aid for various groups of the population ♦♦International projects involving active are certified with the European First Aid older people and directed towards Certificate. In 2013 the following courses encouragement of social inclusion, were held: intergenerational solidarity and exchange of best practices: ◊ 23 courses for teachers, parents and child keepers; ◊ “Age Awareness and Advocacy of ◊ 175 courses on First Aid on the working the Rights of Older People” Project place; implemented in 12 regions of Bulgaria. ◊ 4 360 courses for candidate-drivers. The project started 10 years ago and is supported by the Swiss Red Cross. In 2013 ♦♦BRC hosted the Annual meeting of the various initiatives have been organized in First Aid European Network of the IFRC/RC Montana, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Lovech, which coordinates the methodology of the Smolyan, , Shumen, Ruse, Vratsa, training programs on international level; , Gabrovo and Yambol with the ♦♦Training of Traffic policemen and Transport participation of more than 1 500 trained police officers – 469 policemen trained on and active older volunteers from 64 the basis of First Aid; municipalities within the project regions. All these initiatives have found adequate ♦♦Training of paramedics – the training reflection and support on behalf of the for the 3rd degree of the professional

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 3 qualification of paramedics started with the ♦♦Prevention of socially important diseases – profile „Ambulance transport, first aid and AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, poliomyelitis, assistance in urgent hospital departments”; cervical cancer and others; ♦♦Prevention of road accidents: ♦♦79 BRC health clubs – significant part of the ◊ National fund supporting children injured health promotion; in road accidents – 36 families supported; ♦♦Partnerships established on national and ◊ 69 open lessons on road safety including local level aiming at creating healthy life st th 1 623 children from 1 to 4 grade habits of children and adults. 3 352 different carried out; health promotion activities organized. ◊ Participation in the National students’ competition “To prevent children on the road”; ◊ Partnership in the National competition “Traffic policeman of the year”; ♦♦Participation in different campaigns for road accidents prevention.

Health Promotion ♦♦Promotion of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation – 451 promotion campaigns held, 5 393 students and others donated blood in the traditional spring and autumn campaigns called “Drop by drop of life”. ♦♦Telephone line for psycho-social support: Sofia (02 8164 892), Plovdiv (032 61 51) и Yambol (046 66 29 04) – 7 773 psycho- social consultations performed; Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts

4 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg Refugee-Migrants Service

♦♦Support provided: ◊ The Bulgarian Red Cross has provided ◊ to 3 500 asylum seekers, accommodated essential drugs for asylum seekers in in the 7 Reception centers of the State Sofia. Agency for Refugees at the Council of ♦♦Services: Ministers – Ovcha Kupel, Voenna rampa ◊ social consultations, given every day at and Vrazdebna in Sofia, village of Banya the office of the Refugee-Migrant Service; ( Region), village of Kovatchevci ◊ social mediation; Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 ( Region), village of Pastrogor and ◊ information about the rights and Harmanli ( Region); obligations of the asylum seekers and ◊ to 1 400 asylum seekers and refugees, refugees in Bulgaria; living on external addresses in Sofia, ◊ consultations on medical issues, on job Nova Zagora, Saedinenie and Stara search and housing issues; Zagora; ◊ consultations regarding assistance in a ◊ to 83 vulnerable migrants in Sofia. medical case – pregnant women chronicle Countries of origin: Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, diseases; Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Mali, etc. ◊ facilitating the enrolment of asylum’ ♦♦Humanitarian aid: seekers’ and refugees’ children; ◊ consultations on voluntary return in the ◊ The Bulgarian Red Cross has provided country of origin. the following humanitarian aid to the refugees – 6 057 food packages, 5 058 ♦♦Prevention of infection and other hygienic packages, 13 145 diapers, 1 235 diseases – tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, adopted baby milk, 10 823 blankets, 900 hypertonic and diabetes; bedding sets, 260 beds, 4 000 boots, ♦♦Empowerment of the refugee communities; kitchen sets, washing detergents; ◊ The Bulgarian Red Cross has provided ♦♦Celebration of refugees’ traditional holidays hot meal for the people in the Reception and the World Refugee Day; centers of SAR in Voenna rampa and ♦♦Monitoring of the reception conditions Vrazdebna once a week during the period for asylum seekers and refugees in 01.10. – 31.12.2013;

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 5 the Reception centers of SAR and the ♦♦Main donors: accommodation facilities for migrants ◊ Corporate sector – Coca-Cola, Nestle under the Migration Directorate, Ministry of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Interior; Union, VM Wear Bulgaria, Eurotrade, ♦♦Advocacy and lobbying before state Varna Clean Service, Italbul Shoes; institutions for integration of asylum ◊ The National Societies of Switzerland, seekers, refugees and migrants in Bulgaria; Netherlands and Romania; ◊ The embassies of Cyprus, Czech ♦♦Training and supervision of refugees, Republic, Slovak Republic, South Korea, working as social mediators for asylum Indonesia, USA, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, seekers; Iraq and Palestine; ♦♦Peer-to-Peer education; ◊ NGO’s – Foundation “Open Society”, Swiss Association of the Order of Malta. ♦♦Information sessions with refugees and asylum seekers about their rights and duties, about prevention of sexual and gender based violence; ♦♦Training of staff from local and state structures in working with asylum seekers and refugees; ♦♦Partners – UNHCR, SAR, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Internal Affairs – Border Police, Migration Department, Ministry of Education, Council of Refugee Women, CARITAS Bulgaria, Bulgarian Council for Refugees and Migrants, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee; ♦♦Distribution of humanitarian aid donated Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts by people and trade companies after launching the National charity campaign to support the refugees in Bulgaria on 18th of September 2013 – raised 90 163 BGN.

6 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg Disaster Management Bulgarian Red Cross assists the government reserve for immediate assistance to those in the humanitarian field, in preparedness affected is available, for response in wartime, military conflicts ◊ Radio network for alternative connection and disasters, to protect and strengthen between the National Council and inter- public health and education in the spirit regional warehouses in case of disasters of humanity, compassion and charity. The exist and is operational. Organization is part of the rescue system of ♦♦Risk Prevention:

the country and as such, actively participated ◊ Conducted over 50 training exercises for Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 in the development and updating of the VDRT’s; National Plan and program for protection of ◊ Trained 40 new professionals – the population in case of disasters. psychologists (BRC volunteers) at national and regional level; ♦♦Capacity and resources: ◊ Participation in seminars, exercises and ◊ National Disaster Response Team courses organized by IFRC/RC – Geneva, (NDRT) – 28 people; ICRC and IFRC Europe Zone office – 3. ◊ National Floods Response Team (NFRT) – ♦♦Assistance in the country to affected by 10 people; disasters – including immediate assistance ◊ Volunteer Disaster Response Teams food and non-food items, psychological first (VDRT) – 18 Teams with 320 people; aid and psychosocial support, refreshment ◊ 9 Units to Flood Response Teams in the stations and other (severe winter weather, Branches; fires, floods). The organization assisted ◊ 8 people trained to work with water over 35 households affected by different purification units; disasters and more than 890 people in the ◊ 7 people members of the Regional whole country. Disaster Response Team (RDRT) IFRC – EZO Budapest; ♦♦Bulgarian Red Cross has taken immediate ◊ 80 volunteers – professional psychologists steps to support the efforts of state trained in PsP and PSS in disasters. institutions to overcome the crisis situation ♦♦Facilities/Material resources: and provide humanitarian assistance to refugee families, seeking protection in our ◊ Central Warehouse – Lozen; country. ◊ Inter-regional warehouses – Ruse, Dobrich, Burgas; ◊ On 09/23/2013 the President of the ◊ At all Regional Councils of the Bulgarian Bulgarian Red Cross had set up a crisis Red Cross – minimum disaster stock headquarters of the Red Cross for action Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 7 in an increased flow of foreigners seeking ♦♦BRC representatives actively participated at asylum in the country; the expert level in the work of nine Inter – ◊ Bulgarian Red Cross unblocked it’s Agency expert working groups; disaster reserves in the early days of the crisis and helped 1 500 refugees; ♦♦Partnerships – Agreement for cooperation ◊ As a result of activation of the Disaster between the Bulgarian Red Cross and Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) of the the Sofia Metropolitan Municipality in the IFRC/RC, the Bulgarian Red Cross has preparation, assistance and protection of received financial support from the the population in case of disaster. amount of 172 725 CHF for immediate ♦♦Partners: Ministry of Interior; Ministry assistance. With the support of IFRC, of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Defence; BRC assisted over 2 500 refugees. Ministry of Education and Science; Ministry ♦♦Over 20 participations in regional, national of Health; Fire Safety and Civil Protection and international exercises and workshops General Directorate – Ministry of Interior; with partners; Military Medical Academy; State Agency for Refugees; NGO’s, media, etc. Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts

8 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg Mountain Rescue Service

♦♦Emergency Rescue Activities: -- Natural Disaster training – 26 ◊ 600 volunteers and 45 staff rescuers, participants with 21 dogs. organized in 32 rescue teams. ◊ Republican Winter Exercise – 102 ◊ Rendered assistance to 1 919 persons, participants and 25 judges; of whom 1 230 with severe injuries were ◊ Attestations: winter – 28 teams; summer – transported to a hospital. 27 teams; attestations of instructors – 37 ◊ 73 rescue operations with the participation participants. Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 of 361 rescuers. Aid rendered to 131 ♦♦International Activities – participation in victims. Six were found dead. training courses abroad and meetings of ◊ Improved cooperation with military IKAR: and government aircraft structures. ◊ Winter course in Bergwacht, Oberstdorf, Conducted three successful helicopter Bayern; rescue operations. ◊ Helicopter Training Exercise, Zermatt, ◊ Main Dispatch Center in Sofia – Switzerland – 3 participants. maintains 24/7 communication with the ◊ Annual meeting of IKAR in Croatia, with Unified Emergency System 112. four representatives of the MRS. ♦♦Training Activities: ♦♦Prevention Activities: ◊ Trainee mountain rescuers – winter (19 ◊ MRS maintains active contacts with both trainees); summer (20 trainees); central and regional media. Implemented ◊ Mountain rescuers – winter (30 rescuers); more than 400 programs and over 500 summer (24 rescuers); publications with participation of specialists ◊ Difficult Terrain Rescue – 16 participants from MRS. and two senior mountain rescuers; ◊ Daily updated website (http:/pss.bg) with ◊ Avalanche Rescue – 21 participants; information on the operational situation in the ◊ Medical Staff – winter (16 participants); mountains, with tips, tricks, and other useful summer – difficult terrain (13 participants); information. ◊ Alpine Cliff Rescue – 16 participants. ◊ The implementation of Mountain Health ◊ Training courses with rescue dogs: Insurance as a product of the big insurance -- Avalanche training for beginners – 17 companies. rescuers with 13 dogs; -- Avalanche training – 23 rescuers with 17 dogs;

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 9 Water Life-Saving Service ♦♦Drowning prevention – In 2013 were Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva and recorded the most lower levels of water her office team. accidents in the country ever – 106 ♦♦Methodical support and Lifeguard service people, which is mainly contributed to BRC management: prevention programs. ◊ Contracts for Lifeguard services for 12 ◊ Trained in drowning prevention surf beaches, 1 swimming pool complex programs – 77 129: and 3 swimming pools; -- “Water lifesaving minimum” – 70 322; ◊ Rescue actions – 5 115; -- “Friends with water” – 5 725; ◊ National Conference on Rescue – Varna. -- “Keep an eye on” – 411; ♦♦International and sport activities: -- “Blue summer” – 671. ◊ ILSE Commission meeting – Czech ◊ Association of volunteer lifesavers – 34 Republic; with total members – 1 131; ◊ ILSE Board Meeting – Croatia; ◊ Participation in the National Round ◊ WCDP 2013 World Conference on Drowning Table on topic “Child safety – shared Prevention, 100th Anniversary DLRG and responsibility and care”, initiated by the Board Meeting ILS – Germany; State agency for child protection (SACP); ◊ Bulgarian National Life Saving Tournament: ◊ Signed contract for long-term partnership “The kids lifesaver” – Stara Zagora (59 with the worldwide leader in sports competitors), “Lyuben Kantardzhiev” – equipment “SPEEDO” to support activities for Water Life Saving. (140 competitors “Junior lifesaver” – Varna (106 competitors), ♦♦Training of lifeguards: “National Enlighteners Day” – Veliko ◊ Trained lifeguards – 1 335 (930 – for Tarnovo (78 competitors); swimming pools and water parks and ◊ European Championships Rescue, 405 – for open water and sea aquatics); Nederland; ◊ Trained in qualification degree “Junior ◊ International Youth Leader Meeting lifesaver” – 140; “Volunteers Together 2013”, Germany. ◊ Revalidated personal permissions for

Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts lifeguards – 2 394 (1 928 for pool & water parks and 1 466 for open water & sea aquatics); ◊ Two days training in water lifesaving minimum and first aid respond on EU

10 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg Bulgarian Red Cross Youth ♦♦Organizational Development: care information campaign in 84 ◊ 310 youth clubs in the 28 regions of the municipalities and 24 regions of the country, 5 030 members (also volunteers) country, with the support of more than and 4 597 volunteers; 1 000 volunteers and in partnership with ◊ Summer Academy for Volunteers 2013. more than 84 NGOs and institutions – ♦♦First Aid, Psychosocial Support and Youth reaching 23 700 people. BRCY trained Emergency Teams: 156 applicants for foster parents and ◊ 1st place in the European first aid current foster parents. Organized Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 competition FACE 2013 (First Aid workshops and children‘s festivals for Convention in Europe 2013); 261 children placed in foster care. ◊ 19 Youth Emergency teams with 333 -- Protected Home for Children and members and more than 205 campaigns Young People Leaving Social Care and demonstrations; Institutions – The Colourful House – ◊ 1 476 volunteers, trained to provide first 16 young people used its service in the aid and 705 to render first psychological course of the past year. 5 successfully aid and psychosocial support; passed their matriculation exams, 4 ◊ 308 school first aid teams with 1 415 were admitted to university. members across the country; ◊ Partners for Social Change Project, with ◊ National Competition of School First Aid the support of Velux Foundation and Danish Teams with participation of 27 regional Red Cross with 4 major components: school teams; -- Small Grants Scheme – provided ◊ National First Aid and Psychosocial financial support for 16 youth projects Support Training – Winter Academy for implemented across the country and Volunteers 2013; amounting to 33 007 BGN; ◊ Handbook for trainers on psychosocial -- Psychosocial support workshops in support in disasters and emergencies. schools – 5 331 students reached. Issued handbook for Psychosocial ♦♦Social Welfare Activities: Support Peer Educators in Schools; ◊ Social Program Providing Services -- Summer camps for refugee children and Support to Children and Young and children at risk – 53 children; People Leaving Social Care Institutions, -- Community Support Centre in the town supported by Velux Foundation and IFRC/ of Sozopol – with overall capacity of 25 RC with 2 main components: children. -- Foster Care Consultation Centre – BRCY launched a national foster ♦♦Other Social services for children:

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 11 ◊ Shelter for Homeless Children in Russe – volunteers – 8 468 children and young 32 children; people reached. ◊ Day Care Centre for Homeless Children in ♦♦Promotion Of Humanitarian Values – Russe – 27 children; information campaigns, presentations in ◊ Family-type Protected Home for Children schools and trainings for volunteers – 6 432 in Pazardjik – 20 children; people reached. ◊ Day Care Centre for Homeless Children in ◊ Positive Images of Immigration in Bulgaria, Pazardjik – 69 children; project funded by the European Integration ◊ Community Support Centre for Children Fund in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. and Families in Dobrich – 39 children; Issued Handbook for Trainers on promotion ◊ Hot Meal Programme – during the 2012- of humanitarian values, cultural diversity 2013 school year 966 vulnerable children and non-discrimination. Conducted peer received free lunch in school; education sessions in schools for more ◊ 12 000 food packages were provided to than 1 700 highschool students. vulnerable children; ♦♦Exploring Humanitarian Law programme ◊ 375 visits to specialized institutions for of the International Committee of the Red children and adults. Reached 7 167 children Cross – 187 volunteers trained in EHL – and adults living in social care institutions Issued Handbook for EHL Trainers. or using community-based social services; ♦♦Fundraising Campaigns – raised over ◊ Visits of children’s hospital wards across 63 000 BGN for vulnerable children and the country, where 2 000 hospitalized young people. children received Christmas presents; ♦♦International Activities: ◊ Since October 2013 weekly psychosocial ◊ Participation in the Global Youth support activities for children living in Conference in Vienna, Austria; centres for temporary accommodation of ◊ Representative of the Bulgarian Red Cross refugees and asylum seekers. Youth was part of the BRC delegation to ♦♦Health Promotion: the General Assembly of the International ◊ Prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexually risky Federation of Red Cross and Red behaviour, promotion of reproductive Crescent Societies in Sydney, Australia; health – information campaigns, ◊ Participation in the International Youth presentations in schools and trainings Leadership Academy organized by the of volunteers. More than 72 000 young Danish Red Cross; people reached; ◊ Participation in the European Network for ◊ HIV/AIDS prevention and harm reduction Psychosocial Support. activities among injecting drug users through a programme funded by the UN Global Fund in the towns of Russe and ; ◊ 2 low-threshold day care centres for injecting drug users in the 2 cities; ◊ Substance Abuse Prevention – information campaigns and presentations in schools. Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts More than 25 000 young people reached; ◊ Promotion of healthy eating habits and active lifestyle – information campaigns, presentations in schools and training for

12 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg International Cooperation ♦♦Participation of the Bulgarian Red Cross in the organization of the Annual Meeting of official forums of the Movement: FAAEN in Bulgaria. th ◊ 19 session of the IFRC General ♦♦Membership in the Bulgarian NGO Platform Assembly, the Council of Delegates, the for International Development. Global Youth Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Annual Meeting ♦♦BRC has signed cooperation agreements of the Red Cross EU Office. in areas of common interest with 24 Red

◊ More than 250 representatives of the BRC Cross Red Crescent societies. In 2013 the Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 have participated in international events. most active cooperation was ongoing with BRC was a host of nearly 60 visits of the national societies of the German, Swiss, international partners. Austrian, Netherlands and Danish Red Cross through joint projects and initiatives. ♦♦International projects – 25 projects funded by international donors, based on calls for ♦♦18 regional BRC branches maintain proposals. 14 of them are managed by cooperation with branches of other national regional branches of the BRC. societies – , Macedonian Red Cross, , Romanian ♦♦Supported by ECHO: Red Cross, , German ◊ European communication campaign Red Cross, , Netherlands “Silent Disasters”; Red Cross and the . ◊ Two pilot projects with international missions of EU humanitarian aid ♦♦International Aid – BRC provided volunteers; international financial aid from own ◊ Aware and Resilient project; resources in response to the international ◊ Newly approved PrepAge project; appeals for the victims in Sudan and the ◊ Approved new European communication Philippines. campaign “Resilience Experience”. ♦♦Tracing Service: ♦♦Participation in European and Red Cross ◊ Design and implementation of the online networks – member of more than 11 tracing initiative “Trace the Face”, together networks and platforms, including ESP, with 17 National Societies in Europe; ENDOV, ILSE, AGE, FAEEN, ENPS, IKAR, ◊ Development and test of RFL Simulation EFPG, ELSG, BPID, EPSG. One of the Exercise Guide with the ICRC; most significant events of the year was

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 13 ◊ BRC is the first European National Society ♦♦Promotion of International Humanitarian which uses a phone for restoring family Law and Fundamental Principles. BRC links in situations of increased migration participated in: movement (Syria refugees); ◊ ICRC campaign to prohibit the use of and ◊ Participated in the meetings of RFL completely eliminate nuclear weapons; Strategy Implementation Support Group ◊ European Legal Support Group – measure and in the Annual Meeting of Tracing for protection of the victims of conflicts; Services. The BRC will host the next ◊ 2 training courses on IHL for commanding Annual Meeting in 2014; and staff officers; ◊ 117 new cases for restoring family links. ◊ Preparation of a representative group from ◊ Active support and family reunification of law enforcement agencies on protection asylum seekers in Bulgaria; of human rights; ◊ Distributed information among Bulgarian ◊ Distribution of printed materials on the governmental and non-governmental Chemical Weapons Convention 20th partners: IFRC’s World Disaster Report, Anniversary. RCRC Movement Position on Climate Change for the UN conferences, etc. Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts

14 Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg Public Relations, Marketing, Fundraising and Publishing ♦♦Public Relations: ◊ “Facts and Figures” 2009-2012; ◊ TV and Radio – 1 221 broadcasts; ◊ “135 years in service of humanity”. ◊ Print Media and information agencies – ♦♦Fundraising for humanitarian causes: 6 496 publications; ◊ Hot Meal Programme – raised 181 683 ◊ Regional Media – 4 246 publications and BGN, 1 320 children from 23 regions in broadcasts; the country received a free hot meal in ◊ BRC website – 191 593 visits; school every; Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 ◊ Facebook page of BRC – approximately ◊ National Fund for Supporting Children, 6 000 users; Victims of Traffic Accidents – with 24 065 ◊ Facebook page of the Hot Meal BGN are assisted 34 children from the Programme – approximately 2 500 unique county; visitors. ◊ Helping refugees in Bulgaria – raised ♦♦Media forums with central and regional 90 163 BGN; media in relation to attitudes to the problems ◊ Campaign in support to people affected of refugees; by disasters, accidents and crisis – raised 4 590 BGN. ♦♦Editions of the BRC: ◊ Weekly electronic bulletin – 48 issues; ◊ “Bulgarian Red Cross magazine”;

Bulgarian Red Cross / www.redcross.bg 15 It is the impartiality and neutrality of the organization that allow it to assist the vulnerable people in difficult situations, to be autonomous and be accessible to all. In order to fulfil its mission, BRC needs the support and the response of the whole society.

CHARITY FUND IIBAN in BGN: BG64UNCR 9660 1010 6880 21 BIC: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

ПHOT MEAL PROGRAMME IBAN in BGN: BG37UNCR 7000 1500 5335 32 BIC: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

NATIONAL CHARITY FUND FOR SUPPORTING CHILDREN-VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IBAN in BGN: BG64UNCR 7630 1077 1341 33 BIC: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

FUND FOR SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND CRISES IBAN in BGN: BG47 UNCR 7630 1077 9117 00 BIC код: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTISTIC TALLENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IBAN in BGN: BG13 UNCR 7000 1512 1422 45 BIC: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

HOME CARE PROGRAMME IBAN в BGN: BG80 UNCR 7630 1000 0302 91 Facts and Figures on the activities of the Bulgarian Red Cross 2013 Red Cross of the Bulgarian on the activities and Figures Facts BIC: UNCRBGSF UniCredit Bulbank 3, Kaloyan Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

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The Bulgarian Red Cross renders assistance to the vulnerable people in disaster and crisis situations, it contributes to alleviating and preventing the suffering in all its forms, protects health and life and ensures respect for the human being.