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February 15, 2007
Kids' Club Room Turned Into A Jacuzzi
Read the story about what happened in the kids' room.
July 13, 2006
A quick search on Google for "Russian Orphans" turns up all kinds of interesting articles. It still amazes me to this day how vast the problem is within the orphanage system in Russia. At times, it appears as if there could be no hope for these Russian orphans. However, we know that with God all things are possible. Here are a few interesting articles:
Number Of Orphans In Russia Has Nearly Doubled (1994-2003) - Pravda.ru
Life In The Russian Orphanage System - ROOF
Russian Orphans: We Won't Take Them, You Can't Have Them - MosNews.com
Russia Gives Orphans Little Happiness - Pravda.ru
Additional Links to Articles About Russian Orphans - Mosnews.com
June 28, 2006
In reading about the conditions in Russian orphanages compared to others around the world, I came across this article at Human Rights Watch. It is long, but well worth the read if you are interested in the unique challenges that face Russian orphans.
Table of Contents Page
Page 1 - Glossary of terms used in the article
Page 2 - Summary and recommendations
Page 3 - The Odyssey of a Russian Orphan
Page 4 - Relevant Russian and International laws
Page 5 - The "Gilded Cage" of the Dom Rebyonka: Infancy to Four Years
Page 6 - The point of no return: Diagnosis at age four
Page 7 - Childhood doomed: Psychoneurological Internaty
Page 8 - The Dyetskii Dom: Truncated lives and gratuitous cruelty
Page 9 - Progress and Impediments in ensuring orphans' rights
Page 10 - Conclusion
June 27, 2006
Unfortunately it looks like the future isn't getting any brighter for orphans in Russia. This is the article referred to in our last newsletter.
Article: Russia Gives Orphans Little Happiness - Pravda.ru