The Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) focuses on advocacy, and on information and education activities for the general public, targeting young people in particular.
We run comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care clinics in Sofia and six other cities, which are well-attended by young people.
The clinics function as training centres for health personnel and social workers.
The FPA is a government partner in an EC-PHARE project to extend centres to other parts of the country.
We organize sex education sessions for 14-19 year-olds, and are negotiating with the Ministry of Education to organize courses for teachers.
Family planning association youth volunteers are recruited to organize peer group sex education counselling and to bring this subject to schools.
A sexual and reproductive health programme adapted to the needs of Roma people is being developed by the FPA as part of a project to reach marginalized young people.