As is our tradition, the 11th Friendship Marathon in Pleven has a charitable cause again – to provide a scholarship for a medical student as part of the “Ready for Success” program of the BCause Foundation. The financial aid is intended for a student with excellent results, who has lost one or both parents or grew up in a specialized institution.

The marathon has been supporting “Ready for Success” for the last three years. In the 2024/2025 academic year, we had 7 scholarship candidates from Thracian University – Stara Zagora, three of whom are studying “Medicine”. We donated for an excellent future doctor, participant in a number of seminars and conferences, volunteer and successful young person.

Stanimira Georgieva from the social enterprise “Eyes Open”, co-organizer of the event, shares:

“With the eleventh edition of the Friendship Marathon Pleven 2025, we will once again support the cause of education. With the funds raised, we will provide a scholarship to a medical student – a young person who has chosen this humane profession and the calling to help.”

Over the years, the Pleven Friendship Marathon has traditionally supported charitable causes in aid of children with intellectual disabilities, people with different abilities and socially disadvantaged youth. We believe that in this way we help create a more cohesive and tolerant community, where everyone feels accepted and has the opportunity to contribute.