Every second person from Roma community works and is employed on a contract

Every second person from the Roma community works and is employed on a contract (this represents about 43% of all Roma in Bulgaria). For comparison, the share of employed in the whole country according to the latest data of the NSI is 53.1% (first quarter of 2023). The share of unemployed Roma is around 25%, according to the latest national survey of Trust for Social…

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How can employers become more attractive to young people? – Interview of Vesislava Zheleva with Vanya Koleva – Human Resources Manager of WePrevent

What topics are HR professionals interested in in Bulgaria? What would they like to learn from each other? In the HR2HR section of Economy.bg and Jobs.bg HR professionals from different sectors communicate directly, formulate and ask themselves relevant questions, and discuss useful topics. One takes the role of an interviewer, the other as an interviewee. Vesislava Zheleva – Coordinator of the project “First Steps for…

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What we achieved on the project and what’s next

From the very beginning of our work we at the Trust for Social Achievement have been working to bridge the gap between disadvantaged communities and employers.  In 2018 we began implementing Earning by Learning – the largest project in the Employment and Entrepreneurship portfolio to date, which aims to support disadvantaged young people, prepare them for the labour market, and help them navigate their career…

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The Trust for Social Achievement helps young people to find jobs

A European survey of young people aged between 15 and 29 who are neither in education, employment or training shows that in 2021 the number of young people who are not in employment or training is 14% on average in the European Union. Bulgaria is among the top 3 countries – with 18% – of young people who are not engaged in any educational, vocational…

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Public discussion of the labor market -v22.4. 2023

On 21 April 2023 young people from all over the country gathered in Plovdiv to discuss topics related to the labor market. The participants are part of the Earning by Learning  project within the framework of which they successfully completed courses in computer literacy and English, as well as got a support to start a job and/or internship. During the event participants shared their personal…

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More and more disadvantaged young people are starting work

A summary of the results of the largest project of Trust for Social Achievement foundation in the field of employment – Earning by Learning was carried out in Grand Hotel Sofia on 27/04/2023. In the presence of business representatives, colleagues from non-governmental organizations and youth participants, the project partners shared about joint work, benefits and lessons learned from the last 4 years of work with…

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Entrepreneurship training for youth from vulnerable groups has been launched

Entrepreneurship training for young people from vulnerable groups under Earning by Learning has been launched. The training covers various aspects and topics related to shaping a business idea and making it a reality. Participants will have the opportunity to build a business plan and receive feedback by presenting their idea at the final event. With the start of the training, the first four topics of…

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Employers’ interest in people from the Roma communities is growing

The interest of employers in hiring people from the Roma communities is growing, and the labor relationship between the countries remains in time. Although prejudices between Roma and employers have decreased, discriminatory attitudes towards people from minorities remain an obstacle to their employment. These are the main trends that Petya Gullamalee from Trust for Social Achievement foundation pointed out when announcing the outputs of Earning…

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Generation Z Emloyed – mission possible! – 29.03.2023, Plovdiv

BAMP and the Trust for Social Achievement (TSA) organized another seminar from the series we are doing. The seminar “Generation Z employed – mission successful!” on March 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., at the Jägerhof Hotel (Trakia, 2 Saedinenie St.), Lindau Hall. The event turned into a kind of meeting between businesses and young people from vulnerable groups, which gave the participants the opportunity to…

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More and more disadvantaged young people are starting work

Earning by Learning project was presented during a workshop dedicated to working with young people from vulnerable groups under the title “The power of the community to support young people from vulnerable groups”. The meeting was held in Stara Zagora on February 16 and 17, 2023. Participants were educational and health mediators from vocational high schools in the region, volunteers, representatives of community centers and…

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