The integration of individuals with Down syndrome is one of the initiatives we support, aiming not only to help them develop their personal and professional skills, but also to promote the idea that they are an integral part of our society and deserve to be treated equally and to lead a fulfilling life.

We support young people and adults with Down syndrome. This is the most common genetic abnormality with people having 47 instead of 46 chromosomes in their karyotype. About 100 children with Down syndrome are born in Bulgaria each year.

At the beginning of 2016, Hilton Sofia started its partnership with the “Down Syndrome – Bulgaria” Association. In April of the same year, Hilton hired the first, and in July, the second employee with Down Syndrome - Jordanka and Simone, who to this day are an integral part of our team.

In 2019 Danny won the CEO Light & Warmth Award – Hilton’s most prestigious Team Member recognition and an opportunity for the company to distinguish employees with outstanding achievements in and outside the workplace. Danny was nominated by the Hilton Sofia management team and became one of the 13 employees globally to earn the honor and the award of $10,000. We also organized an Easter workshop with the sunny children from the „Down Syndrome – Bulgaria“Association. Their decorations where purchased by the hotel's guests at a charity sale and the collected funds were donated in support of the creation of the first Center for Special Care for Children with Down Syndrome in Bulgaria. In the end of the year, Dani, Simone and their manager took part in a video, shot on Hilton Sofia premises, promoting the development of labor skills in people with learning disabilities.

Together with our partners from the „Down Syndrome – Bulgaria“ Association, we were able to provide job opportunity and contribute to the development and fulfilling life of two employees with Down Syndrome. We hope that by promoting the initiative we will help build a positive image of people with the syndrome, give hope to their close ones and set an example for other employers in Bulgaria.