Who We Are
Our Team
Photo History
 

 
 
Who We Are

ACCESS Association is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization, established in May 1992. In 2002 it was registered under the Non-Government Organizations Law under the name ACCESS – Sofia Foundation.

 
 

• Mission:

The Foundation's priority objective is to promote mutual tolerance and better understanding of the cultural diversity in Bulgaria and the Balkans. ACCESS consistently works for the development of a network facilitating free exchange of expertise and information, and establishment of contacts among Bulgarian and foreign NGOs, especially from the Balkan countries.

 

• Activities:  

“ACCESS – Sofia” Foundation implements projects, conducts surveys and analyses, organizes courses, trains interns and publishes books and periodicals in four key areas:

- Balkan dialogue and regional cooperation;
- Intercultural dialogue and education;
- Civil society building;
- Freedom of speech and media.

 


 
  Valery Roussanov – Chair of the Board of Directors
Roumen Yanovski – Project Coordinator
Veneta Litkova – Project Coordinator
Paulina Taneva – Project Coordinator
Yana Bozhinova - Project Coordinator
Elina Zlatanova – Financial Manager
Krassimir Markov – Media Monitoring Expert
Velitchka Liapova – Technical Assistant
Yordanka Katchakova - Administrative Assistant 

 
 
 


The workdays are usually busy….

Journalists from 8 Balkan countries and the Minister of Energy and Energy Resourses of Republic of Bulgaria, Milko Kovatchev, at a meeting within the Study trip to Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Initiative (18-22 May 2004), organized by ACCESS - May 20th 2004, MEER building, Sofia.


Journalists from Albania and Stanimir Iltchev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the National Movement Simeon the Second, at a meeting within their visit in Bulgaria (19-22 November 2003), organized by ACCESS and the Albanian Media Institute - November 20th 2003, Mirror Hall in the Parliament of Bulgaria, Sofia.

At a media training course within Voices of Exclusion – Minority Empowerment through Media project, led by Boryana Dimitrova - mid June 2003, IREX ProMedia, Sofia.

At the Non-Bias Journalism in a Multicultural Society Seminar carried out within ACCESS’ project Non-Bias Journalism in a Multicultural Community (2001-2002) – November 25th – December 1st 2001, Rodina Hotel, Sofia.

 



President Jeliu Jelev and the editors-in-chief of the mainstream Macedonian and Bulgarian print and electronic media at a meeting, organized within Balkan Neighbours Club Project (2000-2002) – 2 – 4 February 2001, Mati Hall.

 

 

 

Valery Roussanov and Sasho Ordanoski at a bilateral meeting of Macedonian and Bulgarian editors-in-chief of both countries’ mainstream print and electronic media within Balkan Neighbours Club Project (2000-2002), 2–4 February 2001.

 

 

Roumen Yanovski is conducting the Reporting Diversity training course held in Sofia, 9-15 October 2000, within SEENPM’s training programme initiatives.

 

 

 

A meeting held under the Balkan Neighbours Club Project – July, 30-31 1999, Bistritza, Sofia.

 

 

 

 

 

Another international meeting held within the Balkan Neighbours Project (1996-1998), November 1998, Skopije, Macedonia.

 

 

 

 

 

After work there is some time left for entertainment….

 

Maria Yaneva and Roumen Yanovski at an informal dinner enjoying a pleasant talk with participants in one of the seminars organized within the Balkan Neighbours Project (1996-1998).

 

 

Valery Roussanov, Roumen Yanovski, the other members of ACCESS team and friends of ACCESS are having a party at the office.

 

 

 

 

Remzi Lani, Roumen Yanovski, Valery Roussanov, Artan Puto and Jovan Teokarevich (from left to right) are having an informal talk after the conclusive seminar under the Balkan Neighbours Project – November, 15th 1998