Optimism for Bulgaria

Its name may mean “little museum” in Bulgarian, but Muzeiko has had an outsize impact on education and museum programming in the country. For over seven years, Eastern Europe’s largest children’s science center has introduced tens of thousands of children and their families to the fascinating world of science.

Children who visit museums at an early age have higher achievement in reading, math, and science. This is important for a child’s and a country’s future.

Wishing to continue his late parents’ legacy of friendship and support for democratic processes in Bulgaria, Major General (Ret.) Pardew accepted an invitation to join the board of the Anti-Corruption Fund in an advisory capacity.

For the third year in a row, the Anti-Corruption Fund’s Red Line Awards honored journalists with special contributions in the fight against corruption in Bulgaria.

Transparency International – Bulgaria’s Local Integrity System Index encourages government accountability by ranking municipal institutions’ performance.

Their work may look like it should be in a display case, but K&B Art’s leather creations are practical, sturdy accessories that customers enjoy for years.

Stoyka’s jewelry is so lifelike it’s easy to mistake it for a butterfly or a leaf briefly balancing in a passerby’s hair before journeying groundward.

Tsveta’s passion for circle scarves transformed into an entrepreneurial venture that’s proving contagious: her whole family is now involved.

Katia’s capable hands got her out of a bind a few years ago and laid the foundations of her decorations business — aptly named Sruchko, “Capable Hands.”