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  • USAID helped 29 municipalities establish Local Economic Development Offices
  • 39 Bulgarian municipalities, participating in USAID City Links Program since 2004,
    attracted more than 120 million Euros of investments
  • USAID trained 900 NGO representatives under the Democracy Network Program
    between 1995 and 1998
  • 4,000 jobs were created as a result of Bulgarian American Credit Bank direct
    investments in small and medium enterprises in Bulgaria

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23.Apr.2008
On Earth Day, USAID Marks Planting of More than 500 Trees and Other Improvements to South Park.
At a ceremony on April 22, the day of international celebrations of Earth Day, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commemorated the donation of more than 500 newly planted trees and improved infrastructure in the South Park of Sofia. Ambassador Beyrle, Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov, USAID Mission Director Michael Fritz, and Ginka Kapitanova, Executive Director of the Foundation for Local Government Reform, spoke at the event and unveiled a stone marking the donation.
23.Apr.2008
New Pine Trees in the Rhodopes
USAID’s green initiatives continued in the Rhodope Mountains near the town of Chepelare last week with a record of 200 new pine trees were planted.
"USAID in Bulgaria 1990-2007. A Story of Partnership and Progress." The new report commemorates the closing of USAID's program in Bulgaria.

USAID in Bulgaria 1990-2007. A Story of Partnership and Progress.

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USAID/Bulgaria Assessment Report 1990-2007

USAID/Bulgaria Assessment Report. Seventeen Years of Partnership in Transition: 1990-2007.

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Success Stories

07.Apr.2008
Children with Disabilities Conquer the Highest Peaks
Kazanluk NGO launches social enterprises for long-term sustainability.
The Future for Children with Disabilities Association serves children with disabilities and their families.
25.Mar.2008
Not Your Ordinary Summer Camp
Camp for ethnic Roma and Bulgarians resonates with a whole community.
21.Feb.2008
A Bigger and Better Road
New Montana road
USAID credit guarantee helps the city of Montana make its main thoroughfare safer.
05.Feb.2008
When Dreams Have Wheels
Penko Vassilev of Topolchanni village used a small loan to purchase a vehi-cle for transporting supplies from the city of Sliven to his remote community.
Microcredit helps Roma entrepreneur with crucial step in his business development.
29.Jan.2008
From Beans to Jeans
Microcredit helped Roma family with a successful transition
Small loans from a USAID micro-lending program give Genoveva and Assen the opportunity to expand and to plan for the future.
09.Jan.2008
“You Choose!” Becomes Household Phrase in Bulgaria
Picture shows a young person with a T-shirt and carrying leaflets supporting the campaign
Get-out-the-vote campaigns continue to energize voters in marginalized communities.