CHICHO: чичо (chicho) [bg] = Uncle [en]
- a family relationship, either the brother of a parent or the husband of a sister of a parent;
- a title of respect for elders (for example older cousin, neighbours, acquaintances, as well as total strangers);
- a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man especially used by children;
- a kindly counselor;
- a source of help and advice and encouragement.
Ilia Bojilov
Born in Sofia in 1977, I graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 1999.
Since 2000 I work as an Air Traffic Controller in Eurocontrol, and since 2003 have been coaching my students in ATC. In 2008 I started a charity iniatiative called ’Ilia’s charity’, which later on gained a lot of support and grew into CHICHO Foundation. In 2009 I was accepted in the executive board of Egats – Eurocontrol Guild of Air Traffic Services.
At the moment our foundation has a very high priority in my life and my intention is to make it a lifetime mission. I hope that one day with our help there will be no abandoned children in the lonely and inadequate institutions of Bulgaria.
Thank you for your trust in us.
Clare Louise Taylor
Born in England and now living in the Netherlands, I have always felt that I was lucky to be born into a loving family and an affluent society. Learning about the plight of so many children without the basic things in life made me want to help. Providing short term relief for these children is just one goal, but raising awareness of the situation is just as important.
Eric Stulemijer
Born and raised in Heerlen/ Landgraaf. I joined the team to help the foundation with my Dutch language skills and to try to improve the lives of less fortunate people. It seemed like a better way of helping than big organisations where a lot of money is spent on advertising and administration.