Let’s help Michaela’s family and the people of Voden

In moments like this, we realize how powerless and weak a person is before nature and its elements. We also understand how we need to unite and help each other, how we need one another. The fire is mighty and consumes everything in its path. The fight against the fires in different parts of the country has been ongoing for nearly a week.

               Bolyarovo, in the Yambol region, has been the hottest spot in Bulgaria for five days now, after the fire passed through the village of Voden, leaving its residents without homes. Mihaela Koleva, our educational mediator, comes from Voden. She is a young and determined girl who works diligently with the community in Bolyarovo Municipality and the educational institutions there. She has helped dozens of children receive an education. Today, she needs help. The fire has also passed through her home and that of her parents. After the disaster, only three baking trays remain. Her father, in an effort to save something from the home he has built over the years, is now hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.

The people in the village have no shelter, they don’t know where to go or what to do… Devastation and despair.

Mihaela, her child, and everyone like her in the region need compassion and a helping hand. We don’t have time to look for someone to blame. In these precious moments, we need to focus our energy on dealing with the situation.

The Amalipe Center calls on everyone – we know that by nature we all have good hearts. Let’s remove the layers of prejudice, anger, and hatred and bring out our good and big hearts. We ask everyone, in whatever way they can – utensils, electrical appliances, financial means, to join our campaign. Our campaign is also supported by “Traiko Simeonov” Secondary School in Shumen, where donations for those affected can also be delivered.

Collection points for donations:

  • Veliko Tarnovo, 23 Marno Pole Street, Amalipe Center office
  • Shumen, “Traiko Simeonov” Secondary School, Boyan Byulgaranov neighborhood, 44B Gen. Dragomirov Street

You can transfer monetary donations to the following bank account. The collected funds will be provided to Mihaela’s family to rebuild their home and purchase essential items:

Bank: United Bulgarian Bank

Address: Veliko Tarnovo 5000, 29A Vasil Levski Street

Bank code/SWIFT: UBBSBGSF

IBAN: BG71 UBBS 8002 1043297030

Account Holder: Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance

Purpose: Support for Michaela and the affected in Voden

Donations can be brought in until the end of the business day on Friday, July 26, and monetary contributions via our bank account can be transferred until Sunday, July 28.

Contacts: Silvia Stancheva, +359882074264, amalipe.shumen@yahoo.com

THANK YOU!