“It is something obvious for me to take part in a project for children in need in Bulgaria” - Manuela Maleeva
history I Manuela Maleeva
At 42, this former world renowned tennis player, 3rd seed and in the top ten for a very long time, is now the mother of three children. She was the one to point the way to the Foundation’s project to help children in Bulgaria, her native country. The life of underprivileged children has always deeply affected her. While professionally playing, she often participated in exhibition tournaments for handicapped children or tennis players in wheelchairs.
Now very active in the Foundation, she finds the most appropriate orphanages and centres for developing the projects. She also develops links with the Foundation’s partners, with the Bulgarian authorities, and acts as translator for doctors and orthopaedic specialists.
Her ambition is to help as many children as possible and to fill a gap in the Bulgarian health system, where technical orthopaedics does not exist yet . Her vision is committed to the long-term through developing and building knowledge and know-how in this field.
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