The International Fellowship Program of PETRI-Sofia, supported by UNFPA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria continued in 2018. Ana Mosiashvili from Georgia and Anmar Khalid from Iraq finalized their fellowships, while Sargis Ghazaryan from Armenia continues being in the position of a PETRI fellow and an International Coordinator of Y-PEER, in Charge of Advocacy and Partnerships.

A new fellow was selected in June 2018 – Dario Korolija from Macedonia, who joined the PETRI team in the beginning of August.

The fellows support the work of PETRI for a period of 4-6 months, they contribute to the completion of the tasks of the team with their skills, creativity and passion. On the other hand, the fellowship experience also contributes to their personal and professional development, and is built on a strong youth-adult partnership, which brings exceptional results.

Bulgarian students also have the opportunity to be fellows at PETRI, the opportunity is ongoing and is shared in different platforms, as well as with universities. Therefore, Diana Gergova, Psychology student in France, joined the team during the months of February and June 2018.