The Ministry of Environment and Water supported the national children's drawing competition "Children - Guardians of the Planet", organized by two private kindergartens in the capital city - "Bobche Topche" and "Veseloto Gardzhe", with the support of the Bulgarian Association of Private Schools.

The initiative aims to encourage free creative expression, emotional development, and environmental awareness among children at an early age and has received entries from a number of cities across the country.

"Each drawing submitted is proof of talent, imagination, and pure childish joy", share the organizers.

Today, the winners of the competition, selected by a jury of experts from the Ministry of Environment and Water were announced.

Age category: 2 - 4 years

1st place: Teodora Todorova Dimitrova, 4 years old - Kindergarten "Iglika", Burgas

2nd place: Maria Derelieva, 4 years old – “Yuri Gagarin” Kindergarten, Kazanlak

3rd place: Eleonora Bogdanova Ilieva, 4 years old – “Veseloto Gardzhe” Kindergarten, Sofia

The winner of the audience, who collected the most likes on social networks, in the category from 2 to 4 years old is Karina Valentinova Posadzhieva, 2 years old from the “Snow White” Kindergarten, Rudozem, Smolyan region.

Age category: 5 – 7 years old

1st place: Savina Dimitrova, 6 years old – “Alice” Kindergarten, Sofia

2nd place: Tea Dzhambazova, 5 years old – “Svetlina” Kindergarten, Sofia

3rd place: shared by Vyara Vernigora, 6 years old – “Little Prince” Kindergarten, Varna, and Eleonora Ivanova, 6 years old – “Slaveyche” Kindergarten, Burgas.

The winner of the audience, who collected the most likes on social networks, in the category from 5 to 7 years old is Iman Boeva, 6 years old from "Voykova Laka" kindergarten, Rudozem, Smolyan region.