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Rating Profile:
Youth Forum 2001 – Razgrad, Bulgaria, September 2003
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Final rating: BB
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Good social value per unit
of funding. Often the ability of these entities to meet their social
objectives may be moderate and not well safeguarded in the future. ForeignAid CERTIFIED |
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1. What does the organization do?
"The Youth Forum 2001 works on the issues
of young people in the region and contributes to the
institutionalizing of a youth delegate in the Razgrad region, works
with disadvantaged groups and ethnic communities. It helps youth young
offenders and works on the environment protection issues in the
region." "It helps the
youth in the area, with a special emphasis on minorities, human
rights, and gender issues. A main goal is to focus on community
awareness of the youth problems." 2. What is the NGO's target community? Youth from the Razgrad region, young offenders, disadvantaged groups, disadvantaged ethnic communities, and councilors. 3. What are the target community's most critical needs? Social inclusion, equal opportunities, improving income, education, communication exchange. 4. How does the NGO address these needs? They design and manage public seminars, conferences, campaigns; prepare and publish educational and public awareness materials.
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Fact Sheet: Year, Country Incorporated: 1998, Bulgaria Registration Number: 525 Annual Budget 2003 (in US Dollars): $22,000 Paid Fulltime Staff: 2 Executive Director and Chairman of the Board: Mr. Georgi Milkov Affiliates: Main office in Razgrad, Bulgaria: Youth Forum 2001 Stated Purpose: “To help our peers and the society build mutual relations on the basis of equal rights.” Recent International Donors: · Regional Ecological Center for Central & East Europe · Charles Stuart Mott Foundation · Canada Fund Program For Local Initiatives · Schuler Helfen Leben, Germany, program “Between the Lines” · Open Society Institute – New York
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Top 3 Strengths: 1. One of the only NGO's working on youth issues in the region. 2. The young people are engaged as volunteers. Highly participatory approach. 3. Good relations with the local authorities. 3. Strong potential if able to build its own capacity. |
Top 3 Weaknesses: 1. Executive-Director-Dominated Organization 1. Size: the NGO is not large enough to address all the problems of the youth in the region. 1. Turnover of youth – because of age 2. Not all of the organization members work with high enough efficiency. 2. Lack of space for library books, etc. 3. No consistent connection to jobs for youth. |
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Rating Conclusions Youth Forum 2001 is awarded a ForeignAid Rating of BB for small organizations.
Certification Conclusions Youth Forum 2001 meets the criteria of the ForeignAid Certification for charitable solicitations. ForeignAid CERTIFIED
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 Programs Target Community: The teens and young adults of Razgrad, Bulgaria, a small town east of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Community Need / Program Relevance: Bulgaria’s GDP per capita is about $1600 (PPP Adjusted - $5710); the average salary is about $150 per month. This provides a perspective on the annual budget of the Youth Forum 2001. Razgrad, where the NGO is situated is one of the least wealthy towns in the country. Even though there are no major ethnic, environmental or security threats in the town, people leave due to a very high (about 20%) unemployment and lower than average salaries.
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