Posts Tagged ‘Aspen Russia’
Russia – South Region
Caring actions for burevestnik’s children “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite,” Read More
Russia – Central District
Rehabilitation centre improvements for Smolensk’s handicapped children Some 45 disadvantaged and physically handicapped children at the OGBU Rehabilitation Center for Minors in Smolensk will benefit from Aspen’s Mandela Day activities. Three Aspen volunteers spent the day painting playground modules, mowing the grass, painting benches and planting seedlings. These improvements will have a positive psychological impact Read More
Russia – North Caucasus Region
Improving the gardens for Nalchik’s inpatients The Nalchik Boarding House for the Elderly and Disabled is an inpatient facility that provides care primarily for the aged. This facility accommodates as many as 205 citizens, these being men over 60 years of age and women from 55. Provision is also made for disabled patients over the Read More
Russia – Siberia
enhancing Krasnoyarsk’s Orphanage for the children Salmina Anita, Petrova Alena and Pienko Inna eagerly volunteered to serve as Aspen Russia’s Siberian Mandela Day ambassadors at the Krasnoyarsk Regional Specialized Orphanage No. 3. The institution, which was opened in 1986, employs some 20 specialists and provides assistance to 30 orphans from one to four years of Read More
Russia – North West Region
Improving an orphanage for 100 children Ten volunteers from Aspen Russia’s North West and Central Region chose to support Baby House No 3 on Zagrebskoy Boulevard for Mandela Day. This healthcare facility was established in 1943 to care for some 100 orphaned children who suffer from neuropsychiatric diseases. The facility has since expanded to include Read More
Russia – Moscow
Caring for Moscow’s orphans Aspen’s team in Moscow chose to support Russia’s orphans – one of the most vulnerable groups of the population who do not receive much state support. It is critical that these children and their potential adoptive parents can establish bonds and engage in a comfortable environment where provision is also made Read More