News

03/02/2012

TBACT's Special ebay Event

Have a clear out, sell any unwanted items and at the same time donate a percentage to TBACT
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24/01/2012

New hope for children with Hydrocephalus

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has announced a change in policy for the treatment of children with hydrocephalus
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18/08/2011

The MDAC Rejects Bulgarian Government's Feeble Plan

15 August 2011. The MDAC applauds hard-hitting conclusions of the UN Human Rights Committee
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27/10/2010

A shocking report from the Bulgarian Helsinki Commission

Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has confirmed it is investigating 166 cases of deaths in children homes...
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24/02/2010

Emilia Maslarova charged

The former minister responsible for Bulgaria's social care homes, Emilia Maslarova, has been indicted by Sofia prosecutors on charges of embezzling nearly £5 million during her term in office.
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10/02/2010

Our 2010 volunteer programme will focus on helping babies and children up to 7 years of age.

We are starting with one home to begin with and volunteers who are interested in taking part should contact CAST for application details.
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08/12/2009

Recycle your old mobile phones and TBACT will benefit

We receive £2 for every phone we receive – no matter how old it is! Maybe you have got old mobile phones lurking in the house somewhere? On average there are three ‘retired’ mobiles, lying forgotten, in drawers or the back of cupboards in every household.
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15/10/2009

BBC Four Documentary - October 15th 2009


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20/10/2009

Bulgaria update in the news

This month Grazia magazine has an indepth interview with Kate Blewett and updates readers on the progress the children from Mogilino have made since the 2007 BBC documentary exposed their shocking neglect.
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05/01/2010

YouTube Film - In the BleakMidwinter

Eighteen months after making a documentary that showed the plight of 75 unwanted disabled children in a Bulgarian institution, director Kate Blewett returns to update the story.
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27/07/2009

Recycle your mobile and help Ivan walk

Have you got old mobile phones lurking in the house somewhere? On average there are 3 ‘retired’ mobiles, lying forgotten, in drawers or the back of cupboards in every household. Why not donate your unwanted mobiles to a good cause?
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16/06/2009

Volunteer programme kicks off in Bulgaria

The first group of CAST volunteers flew out to Bulgaria earlier this month to help care for the children at one of the largest institutions for children 0-7 years in northern Bulgaria. The group of four, who are all experienced volunteers, are starting what is expected to be, a long term volunteer programme at the home.
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17/08/2009

New government for Bulgaria

The GERB Party has won 116 out of 240 seats at the National Assembly and will form a minority government with a mandate to fight corruption and injustice.
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TBACT's Baba Programme begins

TBACT's first fully sponsored Baba Programme began today in a social care home for children aged 0-7yrs in Pleven, Bulgaria.
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Mogilino in the news

Bulgarian National Television News has reported that during a visit to the Mogilino social care home the Bulgarian Social Minister, Emilia Maslarova, announced 30 children from the home are going to be moved out and placed in better facilities.
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Scottish Volunteer Network

We are delighted to announce that Julie Campbell, from Glasgow, has joined the TBACT team as the charity’s first ever Scottish Volunteer Co-ordinator.
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Exposing Europe's guilty secret: the incarcerated children of Bulgaria

It is the smell that assaults you - filthy nappies, unwashed babies, rotting flesh. Then you are hit by the silence, an eerie, unnatural silence, the silence of babies who have given up hope of ever being consoled, cuddled or comforted. It is the dreadful quiet of starving, neglected, unloved children waiting to die.
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US report on human rights in Bulgaria

The US State Department released its 2008 human rights report on February 25 2009
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Volunteer in 2009

Our 2009 volunteer programme will focus on helping babies and children up to 7 years of age. We are starting with one home to begin with and volunteers who are interested in taking part should contact CAST for application details. Their website is www.cast-uk.com
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Raise more for Christmas

The Big Give has created an exciting way to make your donations go further this December. The fundraising scheme supported by The Reed Foundation could raise an additional £1 million for UK charities.
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Fundraise with a cup of tea!

Our Supporters in Ireland can help raise €10,000 for TBACT if they are partial to a cup of tea! Lyons, the tea maker are giving away a total of €120,000 to 12 different winner’s favourite charities
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Mail Online article

Why I'm haunted by these neglected orphans that Bulgaria and the world has forgotten
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Bulgarian President at Mogilino

The Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov visited the children and young adults at Mogilino social care home last week.
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Rick gets on his bike for TBACT

Canadian supporter Rick Witiuk and his son Chris have successfully completed a 300 mile bike trip to raise money for Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children.
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Support the Baba Campaign

Our Baba programme helps to nurture children in these institutions ensuring their need for care and stimulation are met in a close, caring relationship.
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Thornden School raises £2,600

Pupils and staff from Thornden School in Hampshire have raised over £2,600 for TBACT by holding a special day of sales and activities.
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Clothing for charity scam in Ireland

This clothing collection is not endorsed by The Campaign for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children
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The gentle giant catches a big fish

Following the physical abuse that Milen suffered at Mogilino Institute he was moved to a new home several hundred miles away. Our colleague Maria, visited him recently to find out how he is coping in his new surroundings
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News update

The last few months have been very frustrating and the persistent government interference has made an already difficult situation much harder at Mogilino. However, UNICEF continue to manage the rehabilitation project there and some very encouraging results are starting to be seen.
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BAFTA award for Kate and True Vision Team

TBACT Trustee, Kate Blewett, along with her colleagues Brian Woods and Jezza Neumann from True Vision Productions won the BAFTA for the best current affairs programme at Sunday's glittering awards ceremony in London.
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Latest update on Mogilino closure

There has been a great deal of political interference in recent months particularly since Mrs Maslarova declared the home would be closed
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Bulgarian Citizens in Support of Truth

Despite the efforts of Bulgarian MEP's to stop the screening of 'Bulgaria's Abandoned Children' at the EU Parliament next week, support for the film and demands for European pressure are growing within the country.
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Professor Petkov on Mogilino

Here he gives his assessment on the social care crisis and argues that 'the tragedy of Mogilino is not a single isolated case.
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Mogilino fails regulations

Bulgaria finally acknowledges Mogilino did not meet standards
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Aid on a high note

Oxfordshire businessman Peter Florey, from Simon Florey & Son Marquee Hire, has today announced that he has teamed up with 13 year old Zoë Mace to create the first ever spectacular fundraising event called "Aid on a High Note".
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Update for Canadian viewers

Kate Blewett's film' Bulgaria's Abandoned Children' was first broadcast in the UK in September last year and caused an outcry amongst its British audience.
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Commissioner Hammarberg to discuss human rights with Bulgarian authorities

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, will discuss the human rights situation in Bulgaria with national authorities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) during a two-day visit to Sofia starting on Thursday 14 February.
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Government announces Mogilino closure

The Bulgarian government has announced that the social care home in Mogilino as well as six other homes for children will be closed.
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Fundraise with eBay

The Campaign for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children is now registered as a listed charity with eBay for Charity.
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Belgian delegation reports on Mogilino

The Belgian delegation has returned from their fact finding visit to Bulgaria and has released a report of its findings.
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News update

A great deal has been going on behind the scenes at Bulgaria's Abandoned Trust and we want to share all our news with you.
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Fundraise with your feet!

If you are thinking about fundraising for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children and want a healthy challenge then the 2008 Just Walk day could be for you.
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Nederland: Bulgaria’s Abandoned Fonds

Er gebeurt ontzettend veel achter de schermen van het Bulgaria’s Abandoned Fonds en we willen al het nieuws graag met jullie delen.
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Belgium reacts to the film Bulgaria's Abandoned Children

Following the transmission of Bulgaria's Abandoned Children on Belgian television last week, a campaign has been launched by TV Presenter Chris Dusauchoit to help disabled children in the Bulgarian social care system.
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BULGARIAN MEPS CALL FOR EUROPEAN POLICY ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN

Sofia Echo: Wed 30 Jan 2008 - Rene Beekman
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Grazia readers raise over £15,000 for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children

Grazia magazine readers made a huge contribution to our fundraising efforts in December and a staggering £15,000 has been raised.
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£10,000 from the Daily Mail and RBS

We are delighted to announce that The Campaign for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children won £10,000 in the Daily Mail and Royal Bank of Scotland's £1 million charity giveaway at the end of last year.
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A new minibus for Mogilino

Thanks to the generosity of our donors we have been able to provide a new minibus for the children at Mogilino social care home.
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News update on the situation at Mogilino

Following the controversy that the film ‘Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children' has stirred in the UK and Bulgaria, direct action has been taken to improve the immediate care of the children at Mogilino to ensure that they receive improved standards of nutrition, exercise and therapy
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UNICEF calls for enhanced efforts for deinstitutionalization and reform of the child welfare system in Bulgaria

UNICEF today renewed calls for accelerated efforts to improve the child welfare system in Bulgaria, particularly the reliance on institutionalizing children without parental care.
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Demand for reform grows as Bulgaria's Abandoned Children is shown in Sofia for the first time.

The furore that was raised following the broadcast of Kate Blewett's documentary Bulgaria's Abandoned Children on BBC4 in the UK shows no signs of dissipating in Bulgaria
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Mark Oaten MP questions care standards

The Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten has asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Bulgarian Government on the standard of care given to children in (a) state institutions and (b) adult institutions.
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Mothers protest in Sofia

Protestors gathered in front of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy to demand improved situations for children living in orphanages
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05/01/2010

In the Bleak Midwinter

Watch a film showing the plight of the children of Bulgarian orphanages.
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22/06/2011

Give As You Live News

Give As You Live is an online shopping App that raises funds for us every time you shop with us.
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