Speakers

Trayan Trayanov
Teach for Bulgaria
Equal access to quality education: can school help break the cycle of poverty
Trayan Trayanov is the chief executive officer of Teach for Bulgaria. He has been part of the organization’s team since its founding in 2010. Trayan holds a BA from Harvard University and an MPhil in sociology from the University of Cambridge. He serves on the board of trustees of the American College of Sofia.

Gergana Doychinova
Ela I Ti Foundation
To be the reason for the smile on other people's faces... Come and Join Us Too
A chemical engineer by profession, a volunteer by vocation. Founder of the Ela I Ti Foundation. He tries to combine his long-standing commitment as a correspondent for Vatican Radio, and also a collaborator at Ave Maria Radio for two years, with his favourite applied art and his commitment to the Ela I Ti Foundation.

Toma Belev
Deputy Minister of Environment and Water in 2022
The right to nature
Toma Belev is a forester and conservationist, a specialist in the creation and management of protected areas and zones in Bulgaria. He participated in the creation of a large number of protected areas and zones, regulatory and strategic documents, management plans and action plans concerning the protection of forests and nature. Director of Vitosha Nature Park in the period 1999-2012. Deputy Minister of Environment and Water in 2022. Lecturer at several universities in the first decade of the 21st century. Civic activist.

Diana Kitova
Manager of the National Anti-Trafficking Helpline
How a phone call could save a life
Diana Kitova is a psychologist, psychotherapist and is managing the National Anti-Trafficking Helpline (0800 20 100). In 2014, she was confronted with the problem of human trafficking for the first time, after which she could not remain indifferent and devoted her career to actively fighting this crime and helping its victims in every possible way. In her presentation she will answer what human trafficking is and how to protect ourselves from it, as well as explain what the anti-trafficking hotline is, how it works and why it is important not to remain silent when we see a person being abused.

Kalina Ivanova
The Global Initiative on Psychiatry - Sofia
The recovery is possible!
Kalina Ivanova has a degree in psychology and clinical social work. She has worked for 17 years for the Global Initiative on Psychiatry - Sofia, and over the years has gained considerable experience in both direct support of people with mental disorders and in the management and provision of social services aimed at their recovery. Over the years Kalina has participated in numerous projects and trainings focused on the rights of people with mental health difficulties. She will present the idea that recovery from a mental disorder is possible if several factors are present, among which the leading one is the guarantee of respect for the rights of people affected by a mental disorder.