Optimism for Bulgaria

Success is hard to recognize if you are right in the middle of it. Sometimes only comparing the before and after pictures gives you an idea of how far you have traveled to get to where you are.

Not only was their idea to open a confectionery workshop in Kazanlak viable, but it also won the award for best nonprofit business plan in the ABF-supported entrepreneurship program of the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law in 2019.

Launched in 2017, Jamba has been instrumental not just in improving access to jobs, but in changing attitudes to the disabled in Bulgaria as well.

Sofia’s Bistro Caristo is your best introduction to traditional Lebanese cooking. And this is not just because Imad and Salha — the Lebanese couple who runs the kitchen — have taken homemade food to a whole new level.

The welcoming interior, interesting patrons, and ambient music are sure to please, but it’s interacting with the staff that will make for a memorable stay.

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“Advancing our bilateral relationship and building a more prosperous, just, and secure future requires more than government-to-government diplomacy. It requires a whole-of-society effort,” Ambassador Mustafa said.

“Your actions matter. Your voices matter. This community matters. Only with a strong, engaged, connected, and vocal community can your dreams for a better Bulgaria become a reality,” Ms. Schiller said.

ABF Executive Director Desislava Taliokova closed the forum with poet Blaga Dimitrova’s words: “There is light above the clouds. The most direct path to the light, the only one, is through the clouds.” Overcoming the storm requires confronting it.