CHILDREN LIVING IN INSTITUTIONS

OVERVIEW QUICK FACTS

THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN ORPHANAGES HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION WHEN THE ROLE OF THE STATE WAS MINIMISED.
MANY POOR FAMILIES FOUND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO COPE WITHOUT THE STATE SUPPORT THEY WERE USE TO. ALTHOUGH SOCIAL SERVICES ARE DEVELOPING, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS SLOW AND MANY POOR FAMILIES FEEL
THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE UP THEIR CHILD TO AN ORPHANAGE.

NOW THERE ARE OVER A MILLION CHILDREN LIVING IN ORPHANAGES IN EASTERN EUROPE. FOR THE MOST PART, THESE CHILDREN HAVE AT LEAST ONE LIVING PARENT;
BUT THE BRUTAL CYCLES OF POVERTY, ADDICTION AND ABUSE HAS MEANT THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE ABANDONED INTO ORPHANAGES, RATHER THAN KEPT WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN

SUPPORTING EDUCATION IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE WHEN CHILDREN HAVE BEEN RAISED IN INSTITUTIONS, WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE, ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. EDUCATION FOR THESE CHILDREN IS NOT ONLY ABOUT LEARNING THE SKILLS YOU NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE, IT IS ABOUT LEARNING HOW TO SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN, AS AN ADULT, AND HOW TO ADAPT TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN CHILDREN LEAVE INSTITUTIONS THEY FIND THEMSELVES COMPLETELY CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD, WITHOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SUPPORT THEM. THIS OFTEN LEADS TO DEPRESSION WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.
MANY CHILDREN FALL TO ILL FATE; THEY MAY NOT FIND UNEMPLOYMENT, BECOME HOMELESS, GET CAUGHT UP IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR BECOME VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE.

INPUT HEALTH

THROUGH CSPOC’S PARTNER ORGANISATION, FORMULA DOBRA, WE ORGANISE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES FOR THE ORPHANAGE STAFF SO THAT THEY ARE KEPT UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR CHILDCARE.
IN SIBERIA, STAFF FROM ORPHANAGES IN REMOTE VILLAGES ATTEND CONFERENCES HELD IN ST PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND SOCHI. LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD ARE INVITED TO GIVE TALKS AND RUN TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR THEM.
“I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND PERSONAL DEDICATION PARTICIPANTS SHOWN, HOW QUICKY THEY ABSORBED THE TRAINING AND HOW KEEN THEY WERE TO DO THEIR VERY BEST TO IMPROVE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR HOMES”

INPUT EDUCATION

Last year 40 children on this distance learning program managed to get into University.
In collaboration with the University of Kiev distance learning tutorial programs are run for children living in remote orphanages so that they can gain the knowledge they need to pass their exams and obtain a place in University.
Stella was able to pursue her dreams at becoming a doctor by taking extra biology lessons which helped her get into a medical college
Distance Learning connects orphanages in the far off regions with teachers from Moscow - who provide private online tutorials for children wishing to further their learning in subjects they are passionate about.

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