Ukraine immediately needs development strategy of social policy concerning orphans, who become parents

Majority of internat-leavers have no accommodation. Partially this problem is solved by means of study in vocational school, which have their own hostels. Last time in children rights protection center of “M.ART.IN-club” there are many requests from pregnant young girls, who are orphans and decided to give birth. This decision has grave consequences. Expectant mothers have to choose: to loose their room in hostel (because it is forbidden to live there with babies) and go with the newborn on the street, or to bring the baby to orphanage and turn back to study.
The majority of them loose their chance to preserve their families and become real mothers for their children. Orphans give birth to orphans…
This problem “M.ART.IN-club” can not solve alone, but it is possible if governmental and alternative social services will combine their efforts. Where is the way out of the situation?

Discussion of this problem will take place on Jan 25th at 14:00 in Donetsk press-club.

Speakers:
- president of NGO “M.ART.IN-club” Victoria Fedotova
- head of NGO “Alternative youth centre” Tatjana Nosach
- head of Makeevka city centre of social services for children, youth and families Natalja Merkulova
- director of Donetsk regional social centre for mothers and babies Svetlana Rybalko (the centre is in process of construction).

The representatives of other governmental social services are invited.