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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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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 [...]

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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October 24th, 2011

The art of the contemporary tapestry

The renown artist Jassenka Tucan – Vaillant introduces “The art of the contemporary tapestry” [...]

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March 22nd, 2011

Food bank project “Sofia Table” launched in Bulgaria

A new charitable undertaking has been launched in Sofia, with the help of BNP Paribas Bulgaria Foundation. Based on the model of the “Hamburger Tafel” food bank in Germany, the “Sofia Table” project will collect surplus groceries and products from food producers and distributors, hotels, restaurants, and so forth—and will deliver them free of charge [...]

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