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Rositsa Tropcheva
"ABF helped me…
Create a modern biotechnology
laboratory. Now science
students develop innovative
projects."
Rositsa Tropcheva
Lab Director, CASI
Sofia University
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Iskren Mitev - Escreo
"ABF helped me…
Find a great team and start a
business. Now Escreo supplies
whiteboard paint to the world."
Iskren Mitev
ESCREO
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Elena Kantareva
"ABF helped me…
Restore over 2,200 sq.m. of
Roman mosaics. The Basilica will
attract more tourism to Plovdiv."
Elena Kantareva
Mosaic Restorer,
Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis
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Ilyan Banitsa
"ABF helped me…
Gain knowledge and skills to
start my business. Now I have
a banitsa shop and hundreds
of clients."
Iliyan Asenov
Bakery Owner
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Iva Taralezhkova
"ABF helped me…
Revive nine villages in the
Devetaki Plateau. Now tourists
are 10 times more than
10 years ago."
Iva Taralezhkova
Devetaki Plateau Association Founder
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Ivan Stoyanov - Prinicipal
"ABF helped me…
Modernize our school. Now all
our 800 students are eager
to study."
Ivan Stoyanov
Principal, Hristo Botev School Karnobat
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Moryana Filipova
"ABF helped me…
Learn to run a business and find
a mentor. At age 16, I launched
my clothing business."
Moryana Filipova
Clothing Designer
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Alexandra and Ivan Stoyanov
"ABF helped us…
Improve beef breeding at our
family farm. Our six stores in
the Pazardzhik region sell
top-quality beef."
Alexandra and Ivan Stoyanov
Farmers
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Philip Muzeiko
"ABF helped me…
Ignite children’s interest in
science. Now children are
eager to learn more."
Philip Dandolov
Muzeiko Educator
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Irina - Telerik
"ABF helped me…
Enter the world of information
technologies. At 19 I started my
IT career at a leading company."
Irina Hristova
Software Engineer, Telerik Academy
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Ivaylo Dernev and Dimitar Semkov
"ABF helped us…
Be brave and follow our dreams.
Now we have independent
journalism in Plovdiv."
Ivaylo Dernev and Dimitar Semkov
Journalists, Pod Tepeto
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Optimism for Bulgaria

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BET


Business, Entrepreneurship,
and Technology

Human Capital


Developing and Retaining
Human Capital

Business Enabling Environment


Business Enabling Environment


Cultural Heritage and Nature Tourism

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The Bishop's Basilica
The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis

The Bishop's Basilica
of Philippopolis

Cultural Heritage
and Nature Tourism

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BASE Book

Business Academy for Starting Entrepreneurs

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology

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Schools of the Future

Schools
of the Future

Developing and Retaining human capital

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Muzeiko

Muzeiko Children's Science Center

Developing and Retaining Human Capital

Pirogov Project
Business Enabling Environment

Pirogov’s
Little Heroes

Business Enabling Environment

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Leaders in Agriculture
BET

Leaders in
Agriculture

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology

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AEJ
Business Enabling Environment

Association of European Journalists

Business enabling environment

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TSA

Trust for
Social Achievement

Developing and retaining human capital

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Time Heroes
Business Enabling Environment

Time
Heroes

Business enabling environment

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TFB

Teach
for Bulgaria

Developing and retaining human capital

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ABLE
ABLE

Bulgarian Leaders
and Entrepreneurs

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology

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RE:TURN
Human Capital

RE:TURN

Developing and Retaining Human Capital

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ABF Support in Numbers

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12+

Years in Bulgaria

$240M+

Donated

500+

Partners

1,000+

Projects

1,500

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