Webinar: Social support for asylum seekers and refugees in Bulgaria, February 20, 2021 (Saturday) at 11:00h (EET)

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Feb 20, 2021

Update: Here is the recording of the webinar that took place on 20.02.2021г.

The Foundation for Access to Rights - FAR invites you to a free webinar dedicated to the available social support for asylum seekers and refugees in Bulgaria during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the specific support measures introduced by the Bulgarian government, we will also provide information on the generally available support in the field of social assistance, family benefits for children and social services in the country.

The webinar will be led by Mrs. Emiliya Bratanova van Harten, an Integration Associate at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The webinar will be held on 20 February 2021 (Saturday) from 11:00 to 12:00 (EET) online and in the closed Facebook group MigrantLife.Bg. If you are not yet a member, you are welcome to join the FB group.

This webinar is the second out of six monthly webinars, organized by FAR within the project “Legal aid to financially disadvantaged refugees and immigrants during a pandemic by using and improving the Migrantlife.Bg platform”, funded by the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria. The webinars aim to present practical information on current legal topics and issues related to the ongoing pandemic Covid – 19, as well as to answer questions that participants have.

Participation is free, but registration is required no later than 18 February 2021, after which you will receive an email with a link to access the webinar. To register, choose the date 20.02.2021 from the Calendar down below and follow the steps.

https://www.activecitizensfund.bg

The project "Legal aid to financially disadvantaged refugees and immigrants during a pandemic by using and improving the Migrantlife.Bg platform" is implemented with financial support in the amount of EUR 10,000 provided by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Financial Mechanism. The main goal of the project “Legal aid to financially disadvantaged refugees and immigrants during a pandemic by using and improving the Migrantlife.Bg platform” is to offer modern digital solutions for access to reliable information and a lawyer during a pandemic.

The entire responsibility for the content of this page lies with the Foundation for Access to Rights - FAR and under no circumstances it can be assumed that this content reflects the official opinion of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Operator of the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria.

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