Gender Alternatives Foundation

Our mission is to work towards the protection and empowerment of women and girls in all spheres of public and private life so that they realize their full potential in a just and unbiased society. Through our guiding principle, we strive to address a number of structural inequalities which are layered in social organization and mindset, and present the building blocks of gender based discrimination and violence. The issues we devote our efforts to are combating the historical gender inequalities which assign women and girls a subordinate role in society and the family, making their contribution and participation unrecognized and undervalued. We try to work with society and its individual members in parallel so that we ensure raising public awareness on the pervasive negative effects of patriarchal structure and protecting the rights of the vulnerable through giving them the chance to be actors on their own. The main objectives of the GAF and its Team are: Achieving a balanced civil society with equal chances and equal representation of men and women and of different ethnic groups in the public and private spheres. Conducting gender research in all spheres of social life. Work with young people to secure meaningful youth participation; Supporting people in difficult social and economic situation, victims of violence and discrimination, those in need for protection and help for their social integration. Protecting and realizing the Universal and European standards for human rights and taking up initiatives for bringing Bulgarian legislation in conformity with these standards.