“Silence is Not Golden” is a project initiative addressing the wide-ranging manifestations of domestic violence using information as an instrument of protection against domestic and gender-based violence. Challenging the traditional patriarchal conceptions illustrated by the proverb “Silence is golden”, 7 organizations from all over the country /working in Sofia, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Yambol, Shumen, Svilengrad/ are going to illustrate how gender stereotypes stand in the way of the authentic friendship and personal growth and how little by little starting with sharing the problem, one could get out of the circle of violence and live a fulfilling and worthy life. This campaign in unique because it unites young professionals that use different approaches but believe in the same cause. They are going to work together for prevention and tackling domestic and gender-based violence on local and national level. All organizations successfully graduated the Academy for women’s rights “FEMPOWER” in April 2016. The project “Silence is not golden” is funded by Bulgarian fund for women. Participants in the Campaign are: Gender Alternatives Foundation – Plovdiv City “Deliorman 2014” Community Center – Razgrad City “Spodelenost” Center – Shumen City Bulgarian Helsinki Committee – Sofia City “Give a Book” Foundation – Sofia City “Umenie 2003” Community Center – Yambol City “Izida-Svilengrad” Sports club – Svilengrad city Project duration: 4 months /01.09 – 31.12.2016/ Activities: 1. Coordination meeting of the participants in the Campaign in Plovdiv 2. Advocacy events in the different cities focused on gender-based and domestic violence issues, the ratification process of Istanbul convention 3. Street campaign with volunteers 4. Open days in different cities 5. Online campaign in the social networks 6. Preparing a common “Call for action” for speeding up the processes of ratification of Council of Europe Convention 210 on prevention and combating violence against women and domestic violence /i.e. the Istanbul Convention/ 7. Press release to the local media