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February 28th, 2013

“Respect and disrespect”: Sparking conversation about consideration

Do children know that they deserve respect, not because of their school grades or their origins, but simply because they are human beings? Do the adults around them distinguish “obedience” from “respect”? Is it possible to respect someone you do not know?
Thoughts and ideas in response to these questions can be found in the second [...]

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February 15th, 2013

Record engagement of young people in essay competition supporting diversity

A significantly increased number of youngster participated in the second edition of the essay competition “The Others Beside Me 2”. The writing contest attracted 191 young people – 8 times more than the first edition of the contest. High-school students from close to 70 cities from all over Bulgaria, 8th to 12th grade, wrote an [...]

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December 20th, 2012

Get Ready to Succeed

A nationwide initiative called “Get Ready to Succeed” is aimed at providing financial support to disadvantaged youth, particularly orphans, in Bulgaria. The program identifies young people with exceptional academic results at the high school or university level, and provides them with the funding they need to pursue their studies further. The scholarships offered each cover [...]

Promoting Non-Violence among Children

Given the unprecedented rise in school violence – from verbal bullying to physical assault — a new initiative was launched in Bulgaria, aiming at developing social intelligence in children and promoting non-violence. [...]

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December 13th, 2012

Beating the cold in Bulgaria

During the cold winter months, BNP Paribas Bulgaria has delivered warm meals to the poor since 2002, in collaboration the Municipality of Sofia. The charitable undertaking, called the Soup Kitchen, kicked off on 3 December, and will continue until 31 March 2013. 3 additional soup kitchen centers are a part of this initiative, serving meals [...]

A charity bazaar for those in need

For the 18th year in a row, the International Women’s Club (IWC) in Sofia brought a whole range of different cultures together in one place to present their traditional crafts, souvenirs, folklore, and regional cuisine at a charity bazaar.
Citizens and visitors of Sofia had the chance to visit and experience the world and shop for [...]

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August 17th, 2012

Fighting discrimination through writing

For the second year in a row, the Foundation BNP Paribas Bulgaria has organized an essay-writing competition for high-school students called “The Others beside Me”. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness for equality among young people and to pay attention to the increasing need for understanding and openness toward all members of [...]

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January 12th, 2012

Tolerance: beacon for faith and life

Unique models of religious and civilian buildings in wood, ceramic and cardboard are at display in an impressive exhibition: “Tolerance: beacon for faith and life”, at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. [...]

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December 13th, 2011

A New Playground for a School in Bulgaria

This school is called, “Charles Perrault”, the first international school in Varna which just celebrated a fully renovated building that will accommodate 83 young pupils [...]

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