It’s a journey in my world … and … You are welcomed …

It’s the way we welcome our guests

My name is Mariana, I live in

Bulgaria,.I’m 24 years old.

I’m a history teacher in a

primary school in the village of

Gostilitsa , which was established 161 years ago.

In recent years the school has been functioning as a boarding school with 50 children occupying the hostel – the

children are from disadvantaged

Roma, low – income families, with 86% single parents, and the

long – term unemployed.

The families of these children can not

afford to cover the cost of the children’s

schooling, for this reason children from

these groups, are likely to drop out of school, at an early

stage.  

It provides an opportunity for disadvantaged

children to experience and enjoy a more productive,

beneficial, and happier childhood.

It provides shelter, food and

educational materials to the children. In this

way the school is a practical example

for ethnic integration and

tolerance amongst all ethnic groups.

The children are amazing – they have different talents. I’m

one of the 12 teachers in the

school. We are young ambitious

professionals and we are very caring,

devoting time and love to the children.

My idea is to help to these children with establishing an art

class which will have different activities – like theater lessons, learning music and

dances, art, psychology games.

This class will help to prevent the

aggression and bad influence in their

families.

We have a lot of celebrations -

Christmas, Talents’ Day , March 1, Spring Celebration, plays and scenes from fairy tales

Dancing evenings

In search of a treasure

Halloween in a class

Ecology lessons

This is the fairy wall that I made to the children near the entrance to

our school .

We have writers

… and drawers…

This is a picture from the last day of

school. Children don’t want to have a vacation because

they want to be with us.

I could organize a summer school to see them smiling.

We cook together…

and pray together.

My real mission is to help them to be better people, to can decide what is right and what is wrong and when I’m doing this

work it’s my best reward. If you want to support my cause and my

kids vote for us and for the future, because they deserve.