One hundred and forty fifth anniversary from the founding of the first women charity "Motherly duty" in Sliven

 One hundred and forty fifth anniversary from the founding of the first women charity "Motherly duty" in Sliven were celebrated in"Sava Dobroplodni" Regional Library on January 21, 2015.

The women charity "Motherly duty" was founded in 1870 by the eminent figure from the time of Bulgarian Revival- a teacher and a great public figure Argira Dimitrova Zhechkova inspired by the energetic and patriotic citizen of Sliven Stefan Gidikov. The first goals of the charity recorded in its first statute were: "to educate Sliven mothers and girls and to exercise charity at every opportunity." And its members followed these goals with great enthusiasm until 1944. The charity started again its activities in 1993.  

 A presentation entitled "Serving society" about the history of women's association from its establishment until 1944, about its biggest charities in the period, as well as information about its chairman and members was presented to the audience that attended the event: teachers, journalists, current members of the charity, patrons of the library.

The current President of the women charity "Motherly duty"- Sliven, Petya Rumenova described the activities of the resumed in 1993 charity and appealed to attract new members to the organization outlining the new guidelines for activity. There have been suggestions made for new ways of announcing the initiatives of the charity, for their promotion and documentation, as well as to fill the "gaps" in its history.