Orphanage in Dolna Banaya

23.-29th of March 2015
Partner organisation: Foundation Avocado
Sponsored by: EEA Grants

During this project, we came to a small city in Bulgaria called Dolna Banaya.

Via our partner Foundation Avocado, we were able to have painting workshops at an orphanage in Dolna Banaya.

The aim was to lift the voices of the children in the orphanage, and also give them opportunities for creative expression.

After the workshops, the paintings that the children agreed to donate were exhibited and sold at an auction in Sofia. The money was used to create a fund for the children in the orphanage to pay for their higher education after the age of 18.

Dolna Bayana Orphanage

Video from the project

A documentary on peacepainting in Dolna Banya, Bulgaria, March 2015; initiated by Foundation Avocado, Bulgaria, in colaboration with Foundation Peacepainting, Norway; financed by EEA. The peacepainting-event, with a value in and of itself, is also a kick-off of Foundation Avocado's long term project at 'Home for Children without parental care K. Liapcheva' to create art stipends for talented students at the home.