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Supporting the marginalised communities of Sofia

The BBC documentary, Bulgaria's Abandoned Children was a stark reminder that extreme child poverty is not in some far flung place, it is right here, in Europe. Director Kate Blewett's shocking film, which is being aired again on BBC 2 on Sunday, November 18th at 10pm - showed the harsh reality of life for thousands of children in Bulgaria.

The plight of these children is unfortunately all too familiar for the people of the Sofia Baptist Church in Bulgaria's capital. The fall of communism in Bulgaria in the early nineties may have brought new freedoms, but most people have experienced a significant drop in living standards, which has seen many families unable to provide for their children.

So 13 years ago, in response to the drop in social standards, the Sofia Baptist Church set up The Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF). The GSF began visiting orphanages - just like the one the BBC filmed - where the children live in extreme poverty, with no way out, taking food and clothes and presents at Christmas - anything their limited finances would allow - in order to try and improve the lives of these poor children. But they soon realised it wasn't enough - they wanted to be able make a sustainable difference.

So in 2003, with the help of UK based charity, the Bulgarian Partners Trust, the GSF started work on a Social and Training Centre in the centre of Sofia, which will when finished, provide:

  • A feeding station for homeless and poor people living in Sofia
  • A medical clinic to provide for the 70% of people who cannot afford medical care
  • An educational centre with a library, computer and seminar facilities to train young people and help them find employment
  • A job centre
  • Counselling and advice
  • A new church

The centre's top floor will be let out to local businesses so that it can eventually become self-sufficient, but until then, the centre needs donations.

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