Botanica Life won its first public recognition

29.12.2016

In the eve of 2017 Botanica Life Foundation received its first public recognition. It came from the NGO sector in Targovishte. The young organization received a high assessment and the award for “The most successful start” in the traditional event for the annual awards of Club NGO on the 28th December  in Terra Evropa Hotel, Targovishte. The award was received by the chair of the board of the foundation, Dr.Apostol Apostolov. 

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“We promise to continue the successful development of the project in Nadarevo, and set up a model training centre .The centre will be the first of its kind in Bulgaria, in the field of organic agriculture.”- Dr.Apostolov said.

 

A lot of applause, excitement, style and glamour marked the traditional annual awards of Club NGO. More than a hundred representatives of the NGO sector  witnessed the ceremony , which was opened by the executive director of the club Nevena Madzharova. She highlighted the fact that 2016 had been a difficult , but yet a successful year for the NGO sector in Targovishte, and  thanked everybody for being  an active part of the civil society.

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Besides Botanica Life, some of our good colleagues and friends received awards. Among them are:

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In the category ”The most active NGO” the award went to “Light for us”, which has been working for more than 10 years with people with visual impairments. At the beginning of 2016 the association successfully completed its project, offering assistance to people with special needs in the process of job searching. In the autumn the organization started a major partnership project with the municipality of Dulovo by Operational programme ”Science and education for smart growth”.

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The efficient work in the civil society is connected to the partnership with the local institutions and other organizations. Therefore, in the category “Partnership with institution/organization” the prize was awarded to the Community centre ”Svetlina -1927 ” in the village of Davidovo, Kindergarten “Pchelitsa”, Multifunctional Hospital for active healthcare -Targovishte.

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In the category “Media partnership” the award went to the media, which not only looked forward to, but also looked for and covered the activities of the NGO sector - “Targovishki novini” newspaper.

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The award for “Volunteer of the year" was won by Sanem Dzhelil.

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The award for “Donor of the year” went to “DHL”, which contacted the club and offered its support. During the year the company delivered 11 enormous packages with baby products for families with newborn children, part of the “Support for better health and education” project of the club.