How does the Bulgarian-American Society (BAS) decide which grantees to work with and how best to work with partners to improve the lives of Bulgarians at home and abroad? BAS is guided by the Board, which includes the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. The Board is filled with 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…