Plus one. Minus one. A very simple equation… (about orphanage system in former Soviet states)

”Let’s say there is N number of children that are without their parents. And then one of them is leaving to live with his family. It means, there is N minus one that’s left”. And when you, choking on your tears and adrenaline, talk about the injustice of

April 24, 2007, 5:10 3096
Give me a life

Our chances are high, 70%. And what about the other thirty? I can’t see anything or anybody. I’m looking at my baby sleep after extensive manipulations. Temka, Artermushka, my baby, just hold on, breathe, live!..

April 12, 2007, 5:10 3912
Hosting orphans: Child from the orphanage in your home

“Guest routine or hosting” doesn’t mean further adoption or special relations. It’s just a friendship with a kid. But I’m not going to hide it from you: very often an adult gets attached to a kid and take him to his/her family

April 12, 2007, 4:10 9601
You can save a child. Particularly you. Right now

How can a person help other people once he decides to do that? Should he just go on a street and ask who needs money? Should he open his wallet every time he sees a box with “Donations” sign on it? Or maybe should he visit the website and choose from the

April 12, 2007, 4:10 3868
Help needed: installing playground to the "Sun" orphanage for the youngest children

Parents who love their children will lead them to the best playground in the city. But what can do the little orphans from the children house “Sun”?

April 12, 2007, 3:10 10990
Ukrainian orphans get chance at adoption

A trip to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo gave a group of Ukrainian orphans a rare chance Wednesday to see the world beyond their economically depressed former Soviet republic

April 10, 2007, 3:10 6371
After the adoption, support group helps with adaptation

As the number of international adoptions increase in US, adoption agencies and adoptive parents and kids are seeking out ways to make children feel comfortable with their new country, their old countries and most importantly, in their own skin

April 4, 2007, 4:10 3447
Ukrainian orphans visit Colorado hoping to find families

More than a dozen orphans from the Ukraine arrived in Colorado this week

April 4, 2007, 3:10 4293
A Family Expanding Fast

Now Meg and Patrick are raising Julia and Peter adopted from the Ukraine. "You can go on a cruise or get a new car." says Meg but they decided giving these children a home is how they'd like to spend their time and money

April 4, 2007, 2:10 3279
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April 1, 2007, 19:02 19200
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