The Bulgarian-American Society (BAS) is a non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1991 in Washington DC to assist the Bulgarian people. We work with non-profit groups and individuals in Bulgaria and the U.S, who seek to promote the welfare of the Bulgarian people, and we maintain contact with government officials in Read more…
BAS is a non-profit organization that provides grants to honest non-profit organizations in Bulgaria. Our funds help education and humanitarian programs. We have also refurbished decrepit bathrooms and kitchens in orphanages, rebuilt school libraries, helped built community centers, and this year BAS sent money to repair a roof in a Read more…
During 2015, BAS supported children’s institutions, homes for destitute elderly, scholarships and educational projects, hospitals and medical equipment. We have supported organizations such as Integro, Samakov Foundation and McKenzie Association that are working very hard to counter bigotry and ethnic hatred with educational programs for children and teenagers. BAS funded Read more…
Our Christmas campaign was started with Tabitha’s participation at the Christmas Bazaar of IWC in Sofia which was a huge success. We have already started organizing the requests and needs of the children from the institutions we have been supporting and got in touch with all directors. More than 600 Read more…
We were in Pleven last week and I made a couple of pictures with Petja, the physiotherapist. She works seriously and thanks to her efforts many children have improved. The down syndrome child is 18 months old and was bedridden before Petja started working with the child when they brought Read more…
We recently attended the inauguration of a Stara Zagora Center of a family type with a priest and official blessing. Your baba was not there because it was Sunday but the two kids she cared for were having the time of their life. They were actively participating in the ceremony, Read more…
More than 80% of the kids in the Home for Children Deprived of Parental Care “Nezabravka” (Forget-Me-Not), in Stara Zagora are of Roma origin. There are 45 youngsters, ages 3-7, at Nezabravka Home, half of them with mental problems due to emotional deficit. They urgently need care, affection and the Read more…
Understaffed social institutions and the lack of individual attention have a negative impact on the children’s progress. Their developmental is delayed, they have behavioral problems, sleeping and feeding difficulties and learning disabilities. The emotional needs of the children are sorely neglected. The Program’s Concept The Baba program involves retired local Read more…