On the 25th January in Donetsk press club has taken place meeting devoted to problem of homeless young orphans, who become parents. Workers of social oriented NGOs and representatives of state social services discussed this problems and tried to find the way out of the situation.

More than the half of the internat leavers have no place to live. This fact is more impressive, when we look at the number of orphans in Ukraine. Only in Donetsk region live about 13 thousand children, who have no family care. Partially this problem is solved with the help of vocational schools, which have student’s hostels. But this is rather not the solution, but transfering of the problem. And it becomes really burning, when young orphans become parents. There are no hostels for families and the number of social centers for mothers and babies is very restricted. In Donetsk region such social centre is not opened yet.

From Mai till December 2009 in Ukraine has taken place informational company announced by news Internet portal NGO.donetsk.ua. The contest was called “Civic evolution”.
The contest was devoted to development of civic society in Ukraine and was directed on the popularization of NGO activities. To have influence on people’s life and state policy NGOs must develop positive informational surrounding and must become an everyday occurrence in Ukrainian media-sphere.
NGO “M.ART.IN-club” has taken 1th place in nomination “The best photo spread” and the 3th place in nomination “The best text”. The 1th place in nomination “The best text” has taken the article “Young cuckoos” of Helen Rasscasova about the work Lugansk children rights protection centre.

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…

In the evening Jan 14th the center of children’s rehabilitation “Republic “Pilgrim” was exposed to the intrusion of armed men. They threatened to the director of the center; they used obscene language and acted defiantly. As it turned out they were the policemen from Krivoi Rig. The reason of their coming was two minors. In such an original way the law-enforcement bodies tried to take the kids who had run away from the orphanage in Krivoi Rig couple weeks ago and found a shelter in “Republic “Pilgrim”. Seeing that it is hard to find consensus with the Principle and workers of the center the policemen from Krivoi Rog called a support – special troops.

10th Anniversary! Welcome to the party! December 29, M.ART.IN Club invites friends to celebrate the coming New Year, Christmas and The 10th anniversary of the organization. In our office at: Makeyevka, Sverdlova street, 38 at 15:00 to start the party for all those who during 10 years participated in the life of M.ART.IN club and fates of our children.