On June 11th, 2019 the Bulgarian Council for Refugees and Migrants, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Municipality of Plovdiv organized a national seminar "Funding opportunities for integration and urban development possibilities" on the occasion of the upcoming World Refugee Day on June 20th.

The event served as a forum of dialogue between the diverse stakeholders at national and local level, directly or indirectly engaged in the refugee integration process in Bulgaria.

Additionally, the seminar introduced good practices of partnership between municipalities, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in the context of the refugee integration process.

The director of Sofia Development Association Svetlana Lomeva was a panelist and presented the good practices of Sofia Municipality and Sofia Development Association in integration policies and practices. Mrs. Lomeva showcased INTEGRA - the project that SDA is a lead partner of at present, and promoted to other Bulgarian municipalities the methodologies, tools and resources developed by INTEGRA partners.