General Purposes

About this grant

The program goal is to support the development of local communities and grassroots organizations in Bulgaria. The AGORA Platform – Active Communities for Development Alternatives supports the network of Bulgarian chitalishte and increases chitalishte capacity to bring positive changes and development in local communities. A chitalishte is a specific, Bulgarian, community-based, nongovernmental institution with a 200-year history of supporting literacy, education, and community development. During the grant period, the grantee will build chitalishte capacity by providing information, training, and technical assistance; increase the support for chitalishte by establishing effective partnerships with relevant government and nongovernmental institutions; and develop its own organizational capacity by strengthening its human resources, diversifying its funding base, and developing new services.