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Thirty-five healthcare facilities received funding from the United against COVID-19 Response Fund. Nearly 325,000 levs was distributed among them for the purchase of personal protective supplies, disinfectant, medicine, and life-saving medical equipment.

The 1,006,475 levs donated to the fund have been distributed among 112 medical establishments, non-governmental organizations, municipalities, community centers, schools, and micro and small enterprises.

Open letter from the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum, America for Bulgaria Foundation, US Embassy, and American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria to present the activities of the United against COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Eight hospitals, 12 nongovernmental organizations, and three municipalities are among the applicants who received funding from the United against COVID-19 Fund in the second and final call for proposals.

The United against COVID-19 Fund represents the values that America, the America for Bulgaria Foundation, and our Bulgarian and international partners and donors stand for—a shared commitment to bettering the lives of others.

The United against COVID-19 Fund will provide financial support to 74 projects in more than 65 locations in Bulgaria following the first round of applications, which ended on April 16.

“Effective solutions are only possible with the overall mobilization of business, citizens, and government and the compelling narrative of the media,” says Desislava Taliokova, executive director of the America for Bulgaria Foundation.

The Bulgarian Donors Forum, America for Bulgaria Foundation, US Embassy in Bulgaria, and American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria have united efforts to establish the United against COVID-19 response fund to support local communities across Bulgaria.