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Bulgaria
Children’s Milk Canteen Project: The kitchen for the
Children’s Milk Canteen facility in Dobrich was renovated.
The Canteen currently prepares food for approximately
400 children between the ages of 0 to 3 years old and has
been in operation for 45 years. All parents of young babies
in Dobrich have access to the well-balanced lunches the
Milk Canteen provides at a nominal fee. After the age of 3,
children receive a warm lunch from school. 
Social Teahouse Expansion Project: In 2016, the dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation®
established a partnership with Bulgarian social enterprise The Social Teahouse to create equal
opportunities for children aging out of the Bulgarian orphanage system. This project was to
purchase and renovate a facility—the teahouse—which would employ these orphans to provide
job skills and training. The project also renovated the second floor of this building to use as
their mentorship program space. The expansion project in 2017 finished renovations to the
third floor of the Social Teahouse building. This area will be rented as a co-working space and
will expand the mentorship program to help youth learn skills in marketing and sustainability
through selling of merchandise for funding. 
Mothers’ Care Club Project: Educational opportunities were made available for talented
yet challenged children in Bulgaria, specifically orphans and children from families living in
extremely impoverished financial circumstances.
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Playground Project: Two playgrounds were constructed to provide children in Riltsi
neighborhood, 2 kilometers from Dobrich, a safe place to play. 
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