THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HAVE A LOOK AT MY JUST GIVING PAGE.
I AM RAISING MONEY FOR THE BULGARIAN ABANDONED CHILDREN'S TRUST.
Those of you who know me will know that I have bought the odd bargain from Boots. So... I have decided to combine my love of Boots bargains with my great wish to raise some money for The Bulgarian Abandoned Chidren's Trust. I am selling a few of my items on Ebay to raise some money for the charity. So far, I've sold two items and raised £27 which will go directly to the charity. I have 3 more items selling on Ebay at the moment. My aim is to sell 10 items, so I've got 5 more to add over the next couple of weeks. I'm hoping to raise around £50 through the ebay sales.
I'd love to add to this donation, so please think about donating a couple of pounds through my JustGiving website. Go on.... you know you want to!!!
ABOUT THE CHARITY
The charity is working to challenge the standards of social care in Bulgaria and promote the practice of community based care for all disabled children and adults. The charity began after a BBC documentary film ''Bulgaria's Abandoned Children'' in 2007 caused an international outcry because the images of neglect were so shocking to witness in a country that had just become a member of the European Union.
Viewers were overwhelmed with emotion and anger when they saw Bulgarian children brutalised and dying before their eyes when in State care, having been abandoned by their parents because of some form of disability.
After the transmission of the film, MEP's and Ministers across Europe visited Bulgaria to demand changes, to ask to see conditions in other institutes and to donate money to instigate the process of change and de-institutionalisation in a country suffering from the hangover of Communism.
Eighteen months after filming ''Bulgaria's Abandoned Children'' - Director Kate Blewett returned this year to Bulgaria - to film with a handful of the children featured in the original deeply disturbing documentary - to see where they are today and how their lives have changed since the outcry.
The photo I've added to my page is of a child who was filmed in the original documentary and the follow-up eighteen months later. The picture I've added is of her now. There are photos of her from the original documentary, but I can't bear to add them to my page, as they are so awful and I want to focus on the positives of moving forward.
For further information about the charity, please go to www.tbact.org
WHAT OUR DONATIONS WILL PAY FOR
One of the things I love about the charity is the surrogate Granny scheme. For children in Bulgaria who are living in institutions,a surrogate Granny, or Baba as they are called in Bulgaria, is carefully selected and hired to serve as a primary carer and advocate for two chosen children. The Baba provides care and education to the children individually, for four hours each day, five days a week until the children are moved to new homes or are adopted. They feed, play, sing songs, hold and encourage their children and the little ones respond with tremendous developmental advances, better growth, and most importantly, by learning how to love and be loved. WHAT A FAB SCHEME TO SUPPORT!!
The Baba Programme has been running for several years in Bulgaria and has been replicated in other parts of the world with large numbers of institutionalised children. The benefits to the children are evident; Children who once lay in beds all day with dull expressions now jump with joy when they see their Baba arrive in the morning. They reach for toys to explore, and they babble and laugh. The children’s progress is documented in diaries and photographs that will become part of the children’s memory books. The memory books go with the children as they grow up and serve as a precious source of autobiographical information, identity, and fond memories.
The Baba Program helps both child and granny. Children are nurtured in a close relationship and in turn, the grannies have the opportunity to supplement their retirement pension while making a meaningful contribution to the lives of the children.
The annual cost of providing a Baba to an instituionalised child is £980 but here's what your donations can pay for:
£5 pays for a Baba starter pack
£10 pays for an essential memory book for a child
£20 will fund a Baba for a week
£25 will pay for the training of a Baba
£40 will fund a Baba for a fortnight
£80 will fund a Baba for a month
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
THANK YOU
