No peace
without dialogue
About Us
Eastern European Forum
for Dialogue — Bridges
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering understanding and cooperation between people of different faiths and cultures in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe.
Our Mission
Enhance
Respect and mutual understanding among members of different religious traditions.
Bring together
People from different religious experience and ethnic background to help understand diversity.
Create contacts
With men and women of different religious communities in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe.
Promote
Tolerance and equality in the professional domain, especially in theological teaching and research.
Who We Are
People of faith
building bridges
An NGO that brings together people from different religious traditions, united in the belief that dialogue is the foundation of peace.
Angelina Vladikova
Chair
Eastern Orthodox Christian with a Master's in Ecumenical Theology from Geneva. Actively involved in interfaith dialogue in Bulgaria, with interests in youth work, art, ecology, and women's issues. Serves as URI Europe CC Liaison Officer.
Petar Gramatikoff
Board of Trustees
Hierodeacon of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Doctor of the Universal Orthodox Church. Chief Expert in religious questions in Plovdiv municipality, working in human rights and defending respect for all beliefs.
Svetlana Karadzhova
Board of Trustees
Roman Catholic. Linguist by education who lives by "Think globally, act locally." Skilled in transforming public response into good PR, creating opportunities for future initiatives.
Silvia Trifonova
Board of Trustees
Eastern Orthodox Christian. Chair of the Youth Parliament for Water in Bulgaria. Believes her generation has the power and responsibility to tackle the planet's most pressing challenges.
HRH Prince Boris Saxe Coburg Gotha
Board of Trustees
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Christian with a Master's in International Relations. Sculptor with exhibitions across Europe. Lived at Jordan's Baptism Site among Orthodox monks. Champions religious freedom and cooperation through dialogue.
Diana Hussein
Member
Born in a mixed Palestinian-Bulgarian family. PR and communications expert who has organized many cultural events. Responsible for the organization's image, institutional contacts, and partner relations.
Kalina and Boris
Photographers
Kalina is Orthodox, Boris is Catholic. They capture emotions within a four-sided frame — making others ponder, ask questions, search, and dream. Ordinary storytellers, using pictures.
Laura Sani
Youth Leader
Muslim, born in Bulgaria. Studied Islamic theology, with interests in religious dialogue, psychology, and social inclusion. Believes in taking bold steps to inspire others, not just being the change.
Asen Minkov
Member
Bulgarian Muslim with a background in Arabic Linguistics and Theology. Holds an MA in Modern Bulgarian Linguistics, has participated in multiple scientific conferences, and directs an agricultural company.
Snezhana Pavlova
Member
Eastern Orthodox Christian and event professional. Founder of "My Party" Event Agency, skilled at conveying specific messages to target audiences through carefully crafted experiences.
Angel Filipov
Co-founder, Inter-Cultures Camp
Christian with two Master's degrees, living in Brussels. Believes there is good in every person. Loves art in all its forms — as long as it carries a message, a metaphor, and more actions than words.
Milka Baramova
Co-founder
Eastern Orthodox Christian with a PhD on New Religious Movements from Fribourg. Master's in Theology from Sofia University and the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Chambésy, Switzerland. Expert in interreligious dialogue.
Dimitar Borumov
Member
Agnostic from an Orthodox Christian background. Political economist with a Master's from Leiden University, focused on Middle Eastern religious studies. Believes unity is the foundation of interfaith dialogue.
Hristo Ivanov
Member
Eastern Orthodox Christian with a master's in computer science from Sofia University. Manages complex projects in multicultural environments. Not afraid of chaos — believes there is a precious order within it.
Andrey Yordanov
Member, Youth Formation
Eastern Orthodox Christian. Bachelor in Communications from Sofia University, specializing in social media marketing. Speaks Chinese as a third language, shaping his belief in cross-cultural communication.
Krasimira Kaneva
Member
Master's in Social Psychology, specializing in Psychometrics and Art Therapy. Began as a Red Cross volunteer. For two decades, develops the family winemaking brand with husband Alex Kanev, advancing wine culture in Bulgaria.
Our Work
Projects & events
we have organized
Support Our Mission
Every bridge begins
with a single step
For over a decade, BRIDGES has brought together young people of different faiths — Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim, Protestant — to discover that what unites them is greater than what divides them. Your contribution helps us continue organizing interfaith camps, youth exchanges, and cultural events across Bulgaria and Europe.
Winner of the King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize
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BRIDGES is a registered non-profit organization in Bulgaria.