BVLGARI DONATIONS REACHED 70 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE INSTITUTION
BVLGARI is proud to announce the #SeeMyWish campaign and a video to share on social networks during the festive season of 2017. Through the campaign launched worldwide on Universal Children’s Day (November 20) and initiated by celebrities, Bulgari will donate $ 1 to Save the Children every time someone shares the video or a photo with their eyes closed on social networks. Find out more information here.
At the same time, Bulgari announces that its contribution to Save the Children, the main charity for children in need, has reached 70 million dollars to this day. Since 2009, Bulgari and Save the Children have collaborated to help the most marginalized children of the world by investing in education programs, emergency response, poverty reduction and youth empowerment. The funds raised through this unprecedented partnership have been invested in 100 projects in 33 countries, reaching more than one million children and young people at risk throughout the world.
With bold, Italian style, Bulgari designed a special collection of rings, earring and bracelets for Save the Children. Each piece sold contributes a part of their earnings to save or improve the lives of children at risk through the work of the institution. Since the beginning of this association, more than half a million people have purchased the distinctive pieces of Bulgari, helping Save the Children to carry out initiatives in five continents such as training 43,000 teachers, teaching 900,000 children, intervening in 7 states of emergencies after major catastrophes and empower 16,000 adolescents, among other feats. Encouraged by this progress, Bulgari has recently committed to another three years of this long-term partnership, to continue investing in the future of the world’s children and youth.
Claudio Tesauro, president of Save the Children Italy, said: “9 years after its creation, the global partnership between Bulgari and Save the Children is now a long-term fruitful relationship and Save the Children is pleased to celebrate this new result. It is a great honor to work with a corporate partner, not only for the extraordinary generosity but also for the long-term vision.Thanks to this vision, we are working together with unwavering passion and commitment.A day by day, we are transforming the lives of millions of children all over the world, helping to create a brighter and more sustainable future for generations to come, and we look forward to continuing our work for a long time to nurture their dreams and build important projects. ”
Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari, said: “BVLGARI strives for excellence in everything we do, from our focus on the creation of a beautiful jewel to our dedication to philanthropy.” This passion of Bulgari, this is also the how we approach our partnership with Save the Children, one of the largest and most impactful international charities, we want to impact the change in the strongest possible way, to achieve significant results for future generations, our vision is to transform the lives of children at risk in the world, and we are proud to have contributed to improving or even saving the lives of our most important resource. There is nothing more rewarding than knowing that we have helped to provide a safer and more prosperous future for more than a million Children to date. “
