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Bulgaria's abandoned children

snow princess Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 12-19-07 19:12

Bulgaria's abandoned children

For anyone who is interested, there is an article in this weeks Grazia about the children featured in the documentary series. I know there is already a post about helping the children near Pamporovo, but this new charity aims to help all children in state run orphanages. So if you are not going to Pamp, or don't have any foreiegn currency you can always donate at the following website.
abandonedchildren.org.uk

Since the programme was shown Bulgarias government has admitted there is a ...
For anyone who is interested, there is an article in this weeks Grazia about the children featured in the documentary series. I know there is already a post about helping the children near Pamporovo, but this new charity aims to help all children in state run orphanages. So if you are not going to Pamp, or don't have any foreiegn currency you can always donate at the following website.
abandonedchildren.org.uk

Since the programme was shown Bulgarias government has admitted there is a problem with the way they institutionalise children & have asked UNICEF for help. After medically assessing every child in the orphanage featured in the programme it discovered over a third were suffering dehydration and malnutrition.
The charity aims to raise £250,00 to pay for everything from pyjamas to lon-term healthcare.

£5.00 = a new set of clothes
Just thought this may be of interest to everybody who has posted regarding the poor conditions these children suffer.

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sam Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 12-19-07 19:59

re: Bulgaria's abandoned children

is that £25,000 or did you mean 250,000 just the way you have put the comma in. did it say how you could donate?
snow princess Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 12-19-07 20:05

re: Bulgaria's abandoned children

£250,000, lost a nought in the typing. You can donate on the website.