Evaluation and Fundraising
Aylin Dzhafer
Head of Gifts and Partnerships
Aylin Dzhafer coordinates the building of lasting partnerships with donors, corporate partners and volunteers who support TSA’s work and mission. She has been part of the TSA team since 2019, when she took over the management of projects supported by the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria within the Educational Opportunities and Achievements Programme. In this role, she focused on the scholarship and mentoring programmes for Roma students pursuing medical degrees and coordinated TSA’s participation in the consortium managing the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria during the 2017–2024 programme period, working closely with institutions, donors, and partners. Prior to joining the TSA team, Aylin worked in business consulting, where she managed intellectual property valuation and sales projects, as well as strategic consulting for business clients on innovation and entrepreneurship with a strong intellectual property focus. In this capacity, she has worked on more than 500 cases involving companies from different sectors and markets, supporting strategic decision-making and the commercialisation of innovations. Aylin has experience in legal and human rights organisations and has been part of an OSCE international election observation mission. She took her first steps in civil society as a volunteer during her university years. Aylin is a member of the British Council’s Global Changemakers Network and part of the inaugural cohort of LEAP (Leadership Education in America Program) at Babson College. Aylin holds an LLB in Law and International Relations from the University of Portsmouth and an LLM in International Economic Law from the University of Edinburgh.
Petya Zeynelova
Evaluation Officer
Petya Zeynelova supports the organization’s research, monitoring, and evaluation work. She advises program teams and partners on developing meaningful goals and indicators, designing data collection tools, analyzing results, and evaluating projects. She also contributes to the design and oversight of external research and evaluations and delivers training to strengthen evaluation capacity within TSA and its partner organizations. Petya joined TSA in 2017 as a Data Analyst for the Nurse-Family Partnership program, supporting program teams through data analysis, reporting, and management of the program’s information system. She subsequently contributed to the evaluation design of RoMoMatteR, an EU-funded initiative focused on the empowerment and reproductive justice of Roma girls, and We Care, a capacity-building and advocacy initiative for improved early childhood development outcomes in Roma communities. She has served as Evaluation Officer since 2021. Petya holds a master’s degree in Policy Evaluation and Impact Assessment and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” as well as an associate degree in Human Services from Delaware Technical Community College. Her earlier research, internship, and volunteering experience includes work in child protection, support for bereaved children, sociological field research, and teaching English to children living in residential care.