We need your help to complete the new Kazana Shelter project - a donation that really matters!

After three years of hard work on the reconstruction of the iconic Kazana shelter in the Pirin Mountains, the project is entering its final and most complex stage. The shelter, built in 1957, is located at 2,442 m above sea level and is of key importance for tourists and for rescue operations in the mountains.

The finalisation of the project required transport of the new structure by helicopter, dismantling of the old structure, unloading and assembly of the new shelter. Each element is carried with a maximum load of up to 850 kg per course, and the action is expected to take 3 days, depending on weather conditions.

The project is being carried out by a team of professionals - mountain rescuers, mountaineers, engineers and builders, and the Romanian company HELIRIDE, which has an enviable track record in such missions, has been engaged for the transportation.

Why do we need you?

Since the start of the shelter renovation project at the end of 2021, with the help of donations, we have raised more than 48,000 BGN, which has been invested in designing a new sustainable structure, purchasing materials for its construction, maintaining the old existing building, and the team behind the initiative has been fully involved with volunteer work and effort in all the accompanying organizational processes.

We are now on the home straight for its successful completion. To this end, we need financial support to secure the cost of specialised transport by helicopter, which is estimated at €23,000. The implementation mission is dependent on a number of factors, which may also generate additional costs. The final budget will only be fully clear once the mission is completed. However, we are ready to take the risk and start work as soon as we receive clearance from the aviation authority. The documents have been submitted and are awaiting approval. Since the resumption of the fundraising communication campaign on 28.08. nearly 8500 euros have been raised so far. We have at least another 11,500 euros to go before the final goal.

The advertised amount for the campaign only covers the hiring of the licensed helicopter company as contractor. All the accompanying activities of organization, securing, transporting, dismantling and assembly will be carried out with entirely voluntary labour on our part. In this campaign we are putting a target amount of 20,000 euros to secure funds to cover all costs. In the event that any funds remain from the donation collected, they will be used for the upcoming maintenance of the shelter, for which we will publish regular reports.

📅 Deadline for donations.

🙏 Let's be in this endeavor together and make happen a meaningful project that our mountains deserve.