The project was for the School for Children with Special Needs in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. A few years ago, a devastating fire burned an entire building of the school. Although the Bulgarian government has financed the rebuilding of the structure, the current building was completely empty and useless.

The initial monetary goal of $25,000 was greatly outdone. Together, with donors being a fundamental part of our success, we raised over $43,000. That kind of budget has allowed us to purchase furniture and equipment for five therapy rooms:

– Art Therapy
– Music Therapy
– Montessori Therapy
– Kinesiotherapy
– Speech Therapy

We were able to buy school supplies and materials. Part of the donations was invested into a revolutionary eye-gaze control system and specialized software that makes possible for non-verbal children to communicate and learn. That alone is a dream come true for educators and parents of such children. Specialized software training was provided for teachers, assistant teachers and school staff.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Please, meet Yoana. She is a non-verbal child from the School of Children with Special Needs in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the video below, Yoana is able to play music by using specialized software and eye-gaze control system. The technology we were able to provide with your help, makes possible for non-verbal children to communicate, express thoughts and wishes and help them learn how to draw and write. Amazing!

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Your generous donations have done it!  The school has opened the doors to 5 new classrooms that will allow for better care and education of all pupils and in particular the ones with special needs!

AUGUST 4, 2018

We have exciting news – as of July 31st, your donations for the school for children with special needs in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria totaled $41,400! Thank you for all your generous donations, for your birthday fundraisers on Facebook, and for requesting corporate matching gifts! We already made our first delivery of furniture for the school’s music and Montessori therapy rooms (some photos below) and the children will have access to it at the beginning of the school year in September! We continue to work hard on negotiating and delivering more equipment and materials for the start of the school year and will update you on our progress.

JUNE 15, 2018

Dear Friends, thanks to your generosity and the hard work of our team we exceeded our fundraising goal for the School for Children with Special Needs in Plovdiv! So far we have collected $28,170 and we are still expecting to receive more committed donations and matching corporate donations. Thank you again to all of you who contributed! We have already ordered the furniture for the therapy rooms and expect it to be delivered by the start of the school year in September. We will order other materials and supplies soon. As usual, the financial statements will be posted at the end of the project; you will know exactly where every dollar went!