First Prize Winner 2024

Bulgaria is the first country in Europe to win FIRST Prize for the King Abdullah II UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2024 Prize

His Royal Highness Prince Boris Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the guardian of the Bulgarian crown, personally presented the first prize for interfaith harmony to BRIDGES-Eastern European forum for Dialogue for their interfaith art-performance “Gift of Love”.

The host Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan H.E. Mutaz Khasawneh helped present the award. BRIDGES members  Angelina Vladikova, Peter Gramatikov, Silvia Trifonova, together with Andrey Yordanov and Nona Kuteva, accepted the award. Also present was the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm, partner and friend of the Association.

The award ceremony began with the presentation of a Gold medal and a certificate and continued with words of gratitude from the chair of the organization and the Ambassador of Austria. Prince Boris of Tarnovo was impressed by the award-winning event and the team, showing it through symbolic gifts he personally gave to  Mrs. Angelina Vladikova. As a small token of our profound appreciation Bridges sent back a symbolic gift: original Bulgarian rose oil, a quintessential symbol of Bulgarian rich heritage and a handcrafted Bulgarian flag.