Life is hard enough for for orphanage leavers even when things are going relatively well… But when real challenges arise, support from a mentor is essential. Mee...
"I never knew what a family was. Living in an orphanage, I did not feel loved and was told that after leaving I would end my life badly. Nobody believed in...
Valya lived with her grandma before the orphanage until she could no long afford to keep her. She did not know her father and only met her mother once. She remem...
At age 3 Dimitry was adopted from an orphanage and lived his childhood with a family. But at age 15, when behaviour became a challenging, they returned him to th...
Their carer *Lena told us about Andrei and Yana's developmental problems due to previous neglect, that they did not know how to feed themselves using cutlery...
For family members who decide to ignore the advice of medical professionals and keep and care for a child that's different, life can be hard because of the r...
