Giving for children in bulgaria: How?Good practices
- GLOBUL
GLOBUL is the commercial brand of Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile for mobile telecommunication services in Bulgaria. The company is 100% owned by COSMOTE, the leading mobile telecom operator in Greece. Established in 2001, the company is building its operations on its extensive international experience and know-how. Towards the end of 2005 GLOBUL has 3 million customers and its services are accessible for 99,6% of Bulgaria’s population and 97%of the country’s territory.
Let’s hear children’s dreams program aims at socialization and integration of deprived children in Bulgaria. The program is focused on improving children’s communication skills through group therapy art-communication methods. The program messenger is Beloslava – a popular Bulgaran singer.
The Program was launched in 2005 with group therapy work at N.J. Vapzarov School for children with disabilities in Elhovo – one of the biggest schools for children with different levels of mental disability. In 2006 the following homes for children deprived of parental care were also included into the program: Peniu and Maria Velkovi Home in Veliko Tarnovo and St Nicolay Miriklijsky Home in Blagoevgrad. The total number of children enrolled in the program in 2006 is over 250.
The entire funding of the Lets hear Children’s Dreams program is provided by GLOBUL The company donated to the program all revenues from SMS-es sent on Christmas Day, 25th of December 2005, amounting to 117 400 BGN. Such a charitable campaign will be carried out also in the end of 2006.
Let’s hear children’s dreams program has been developed and is implemented with the active support of Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation (BCAF).
- First Investment Bank
First Investment Bank has been present on the Bulgarian financial market since 1993 and has been one of the most dynamic banks in Bulgaria. Over the years the bank’s policy of corporate social responsibility has been systematically developed and has been targeting mostly vulnerable children, health care and education. In October 2004 in cooperation with the Workshop for Civil Initiatives Foundation, the bank established a First Investment Bank Social Fund which supported various projects for socialization of children deprived of parental care.