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An Initiative of

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$ 100000
Total Donation

About the initiative

The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria and the America for Bulgaria Foundation are proud to announce a new campaign – “Healing Together” – to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Bulgaria. Over the next few months, the U.S. Embassy and the America for Bulgaria Foundation will provide an additional USD 1 million dollars of anti-COVID supplies and services to Bulgaria.

This campaign will provide material support to hospitals, medical centers, and medical workers. We will work together with the Bulgarian government and non-government organizations to assist in areas of need across the country. The campaign will help our Bulgarian partners better track the spread of COVID-19 and will protect communities across the country. Partner-organizations have been identified to implement the support and outside applications will not be accepted.

The first major donation of the “Healing Together” campaign took place last week, when the U.S. Embassy provided over 7,000 PCR test kits to Bulgaria’s National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. The campaign includes USD 735,000 dollars (1.22 million leva) in funding for government hospitals and medical centers across the country provided by the U.S. Department of Defense’s European Command. The America for Bulgaria Foundation will also provide much-needed support to Bulgarian medical workers.

The U.S. government has already committed USD 783,000 dollars (1.3 million leva) to fight COVID in Bulgaria this year. Those include funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development that are providing ongoing socio-economic support in local communities and assisting civic organizations and the media sector, in partnership with the Bulgarian Red Cross and the Black Sea Trust.

In addition, the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria and the America for Bulgaria Foundation collaborated with the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Donors Forum on the “United Against COVID-19” campaign earlier this year. That campaign provided 1 million leva to local organizations working to fight COVID-19 in cities and towns across the country.

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News

H.E. Herro Mustafa, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria and Nancy Schiller, President of the America for Bulgaria Foundations presented the Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria with a Certificate of Appreciation and Support for their extraordinary contribution in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. The special event took place within the framework of the HealingTogether campaign.

The Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria is one of the partner-organizations within the initiative. They were also awarded 123 000 leva to help support their efforts and make the Association even more effective in addressing the needs of hospitals around the country and seconding their member student-medics where they are most urgently needed. The support includes funding for technology upgrade and organizational capacity-building, as well as for regular testing of the student-medics.

To find out more about their work, visit the Association’s website: https://amsbulgaria.net/
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The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria and the America for Bulgaria Foundation are proud to announce a new campaign – “Healing Together” – to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Bulgaria. Over the next few months, the U.S. Embassy and the America for Bulgaria Foundation will provide an additional USD 1 million dollars of anti-COVID supplies and services to Bulgaria.

This campaign will provide material support to hospitals, medical centers, and medical workers. We will work together with the Bulgarian government and non-government organizations to assist in areas of need across the country. The campaign will help our Bulgarian partners better track the spread of COVID-19 and will protect communities across the country. Partner-organizations have been identified to implement the support and outside applications will not be accepted.

Contacts

For questions, please email: [email protected]

The United against COVID-19 Fund successfully completed its activities 31 May 2020. The fund collected BGN 1,006,475 thanks to generous multi-national and Bulgarian companies, organizations and individuals. 112 projects were funded in support of communities in need around the country. The fund no longer accepts donations, however, we encourage those wishing to contribute to similar initiatives to visit the websites of the DMS Platform and the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum. Critical needs remain and your support will help make a difference in the lives of Bulgarians in need as a result of the crisis.

Fund Management

The Fund is managed by an operating Board of Founding Members including:

  • Krassimira Velichkova, Executive Director, Bulgarian Donors Forum
  • Desislava Taliokova, Executive Director, America for Bulgaria Foundation
  • Petar T. Ivanov, CEO, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
  • Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Sofia

Contacts:

For questions, please email: [email protected]

A campaign powered by: United States Embassy Sofia & America for Bulgaria Foundation

Thank you to guts&brainsDDB for the graphic design.