About us
Credo Bonum Foundation, established in 2006 by Tzvetelina Borislavova, is an independent non-governmental organization striving for positive change in modern society. Some of the areas we focus on are sustainability, environmentalism, spreading positive thinking and attitude in society. We believe that we can start building a better tomorrow today.
Credo Bonum Gallery
Credo Bonum Foundation runs its own gallery, which was opened at the end of 2003 by Tzvetelina Borislavova as Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of The Economic and Investment Bank. Until 2008 the gallery operated under the name CIBANK as the only example of a symbiosis between a bank and a cultural institution in Bulgaria – www.credo-gallery.bg For these years the dynamic switching of expositions and the alternation of classical and modern forms have brought the space recognition as an autonomous authority and helped it rise to the top rank of Sofia’s most eminent and sought-after exhibition spaces. Having accumulated a notable history with background of almost 100 exhibitions and with the support of the Credo Bonum Foundation, the Gallery aimed to become a new space that seeks to arouse the interest of the general public in different forms of art by staging offbeat exhibitions and offering educational opportunities. A key priority is the variety of cultural events, the blending of different forms of arts, the increased social commitment, as well as the full use of the critical potential of arts. In its programme, the gallery sticks by its commitment to presenting modern art, introducing young authors, working with private and public collections, and showcasing the entire gamut of media that contemporary art employs. Thus, in harmony with the various cultural, social and public activity of the foundation, the Credo Bonum Gallery asserts its new ambition to develop and win recognition as an independent space for arts and culture which draws its themes and accents from the everyday life and from the topical problems of our environment. Having accumulated a notable history with background of almost 100 exhibitions and with the support of the Credo Bonum Foundation, the Gallery is a space which seeks to arouse the interest of the general public with different forms of art by staging offbeat exhibitions and offering educational opportunities. Key priorities of the gallery is the variety of cultural events, the blending of different forms of arts, the increased social commitment, as well as the full use of the critical potential of arts.
Credo Bonum Media
In 2011, we launched an online media project, dedicated to positive news. Every day we share with our readers inspirational stories of people and organizations that bring positive change to the world.This is an online media project in Bulgarian only for positive news, successful practices, valuable tips, inspirational ideas. The media shares stories of people and organizations that change the world, inspiring the good in themselves and others, offering solutions for change. The media works with different international and US sources.
Projects:
Days of Happiness is the first of its kind project in Eastern Europe, organized by Credo Bonum Foundation, that combines a series of talks, exhibition, movie screening, and interactive art project in public space. Exploring the pursuit of happiness Days of Happiness will gather leading international speakers, psychologists, scientists, book authors and creative thinkers, offering a range of perspectives on different factors contributing to happiness, positive thinking and psychology. Days of Happiness is an ongoing project conceived shortly before Bulgaria was listed as one of the unhappiest countries in the world in the 2012 UN report on happiness.
Sofia Sveta Gora project, initiated by the Credo Bonum in partnership with Sofia Municipality, seeks to encourage the adoption of a more responsible attitude towards nature and historical heritage. The project’s focus is to improve and popularize the alternative hiking and bicycle routes which connect the churches and monasteries in Sofia Sveta. The foundation’s chief activities are focused on the improvement and the development of the alternative routes between the churches and monasteries in Sofia Sveta Gora—hiking and bicycle routes—known primarily to a handful of devoted pilgrims and aficionados of active recreation. Parts of the steps for the popularization of this route are putting up of signposts, path marking, publication of information materials and others. The foundation created and maintains a website, dedicated to the project – www.svetagorasofia.bg, which contains information about the routes and places in the northern part of Sofia Sveta Gora. Credo Bonum foundation supports other projects for reconstructions of historical monuments in Bulgaria as well.
2020 Initiative – started in and supported by Capital foundation, Centre for Liberal Strategies and World Bank. The Initiative aimed at outlining more distant horizon in the development of Bulgaria till year 2020, provoking a broad discussion about the most important topics of the country with active participation of the citizens. The 2020 Initiative organized a national forum, which included the active Bulgarian community in a debate about the future of economics, energetics, ecology, education, information society, tourism, global warming and others.
PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Credo Bonum has successfully introduced the event in Sofia with more organizations joining the initiative every year.
For Bees and Man campaign – we launched a public campaign for conservation of bees and biodiversity, as well as free courses on bee keeping in urban settings.
European Mobility Week – partnering with the Missing Chapter Foundation of Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands and the Dutch Embassy in Sofia, we organized various activities during the European Mobility Week to promote sustainable urban mobility.
Workshops for kids - we regularly organize workshops for kids on topics related to sustainability, culture, and society. In 2011, we published for the first time in Bulgaria Princess Laurentien’s children book Mr. Finney and the World Upside Down.
"Exchange for Ideas” – another joint project with World Bank, within which is a founder of a special prise for the inclusion of disadvantaged youths
"Restructure and reform of social institutions” together with Social Activities and Practices Institute
Roundtable conference about „Demographic problems of Bulgaria”
Social inclusion of disadvantaged young people and children at risk with “Bulgarian Mothers Movement” foundation
We believe in good and we strive to do good!