Humanitarian Aid in Russia - Past Projects

Winter Clothes for Orphans in Tyumen

Russian winters are very cold and orphanages often lack the funds to provide their children with outdoor winter clothing. Wide Horizons For Children recently sent $10,000 to the Yarovsky Orphanage to provide 120 children ages 4-18 years with a set of warm winter clothes. The money will cover a set of fur hats, fur coats, and special winter pants for each child.

Psycho-Motor-Social Rehabilitation Equipment for Children with Special Needs in Moscow

The goal of the Center for Psycho-Motor-Social Development in Moscow is to create an environment that stimulates and encourages successful social adaptation of children who have physical, social, and/or learning disabilities. The Center provides parents and legal institutions, such as orphanages, with legal and medical support, and provides training for teachers who work in orphanages that care for children with special needs. To help the Center in their mission, WHFC provided funds for the purchase of medical and diagnostic equipment for their services. This equipment will go a long way toward diagnosing and treating psychomotor and social disabilities among Moscow's orphaned and abandoned children, and providing these children with an opportunity to integrate socially with their peers.

Projects for Basic Needs, Educations, and Capital Improvement

In the past year, we have contributed nearly $70,000 to projects in desparate need of funding in orphanages throughout Russia. Projects funded and items purchased have included:

  • Moscow
    • Purchased furniture for Kashira Children's Home
    • Purchase and installation of plastic windows in Orekhovo-Zuevo Specialized Baby Home and Kolomensky Specialized Baby Home
    • Purchased equipment for the children's outside playgrounds at Podolsk Baby Home
    • Furnished and renovated a special classroom for teaching social skills to the children at Kolomensky Baby Home
  • Ufa
    • Purchased a computer and Xerox machine for Baby Home #2
  • St. Petersburg
    • Kitchen renovations which involved replacing the electrical, water, and sewage systems at Kalozhitski Orphanage
  • Leningrad
    • Purchased clothing, school supplies, washing machine, refirgerator, and furniture for Slantsevsky Orphanage
  • Rostov-on-don
    • Purchased computers and booklets, as well as organization of trips and excursions for Shakhty Orphanage
    • Purchased children's furniture for Baby Home #4
  • Yekaterinburg
    • Purchased food, toys, and other items for Baby Home #2