Face to Face Bulgaria
Encyclopedia
Face to Face Bulgaria was founded by former Miss Bulgaria
Universe winner Magdalina Valchanova
in 2002. While technically separate from Face to Face International, which was founded by the United Nations
, it remains in close contact. Face to Face Bulgaria's primary mission is to prevent cases of forced prostitution and human trafficking
in Bulgaria
. Their prime means of success is educating young girls, especially those who are particularly vulnerable to predatory pimps, such as orphans and other girls without marketable skills.
Possibly the most visible effort of Face to Face Bulgaria's educational efforts is Svetlana's Journey, a 40-minute movie based on the true story of a young Bulgarian girl sold into prostitution in Amsterdam, which won two awards at the HDFEST in Los Angeles
. The movie was preceded by the campaign "Love is dangerous", for which Bulgarian singer Maria Belosava has become a spokesperson. Face to Face also founded First Chance, a project that aims to provide life skills and knowledge to children in order to make them more competitive on the labor market and self-reliant in their future lives.
[ Svetlana's Journey]
Miss Bulgaria
Miss Bulgaria is an annual national beauty contest held in Bulgaria and initially established in the late 1920s, then discontinued during World War II and the Communist rule of Bulgaria to be reestablished in 1990....
Universe winner Magdalina Valchanova
Magdalina Valchanova
Magdalina Valchanova is a Bulgarian model, Miss Bulgaria Universe 2000, and a representative of the Bulgarian football team. She was born in 1977 in Plovdiv. In 2003, she posed for Playboy Magazine....
in 2002. While technically separate from Face to Face International, which was founded by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, it remains in close contact. Face to Face Bulgaria's primary mission is to prevent cases of forced prostitution and human trafficking
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...
in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. Their prime means of success is educating young girls, especially those who are particularly vulnerable to predatory pimps, such as orphans and other girls without marketable skills.
Possibly the most visible effort of Face to Face Bulgaria's educational efforts is Svetlana's Journey, a 40-minute movie based on the true story of a young Bulgarian girl sold into prostitution in Amsterdam, which won two awards at the HDFEST in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The movie was preceded by the campaign "Love is dangerous", for which Bulgarian singer Maria Belosava has become a spokesperson. Face to Face also founded First Chance, a project that aims to provide life skills and knowledge to children in order to make them more competitive on the labor market and self-reliant in their future lives.
External links
- Face to Face International
- Face to Face Bulgaria homepage in English
- Face to Face Bulgaria homepage in Bulgarian
[ Svetlana's Journey]