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  • IMG_0026 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Jurga. 2015. A girl at the Child center “Happy kids”. Caritas opened the center ten years ago. About 20 russian catholic, orthodox and buddhist children (aged 5-16) tend to attend several courses such as Russian language to prepare public school, ethic, cooking and theatre. Two pedagogists and five social workers look after them, the social workers cooperate very closely with the public school. Some children need psicological support to deal with family problems such as poverty and alcohol. Some families live in a tiny room with three or four children. Caritas provides used clothes to the families too. Jurga is a small city with around 85,000 inhabitants, it is located in the Kuzbass region, along the Transiberian railroad, about 100 km from Tomsk. Main employer was a machine factory which was relocated here from during the II World War. When the factory closed tens of thousands lost their jobs. Without any alternative around 20,000 people left the city.
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  • IMG_0009 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. Orphans in their room at St. Nicholaus Orphanage runs by “St. Elisabeth from Hungary” nuns. 20 children and adolescents (aged 3-18) live at the orphanage. Children and adolescents tend to attend the public school. This years, it should be forced to shut down according to Putin policy towards orphanages.The Russian families will have to look after orphans.
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  • IMG_0007 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. Orphan at St. Nicholaus Orphanage runs by “St. Elisabeth from Hungary” nuns. 20 children and adolescents (aged 3-18) stay at the orphanage. Children and adolescents tend to attend the public school. This years it should be forced to shut down according to Putin policy towards orphanages.The Russian families will have to look after orphans.
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  • IMG_0005 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. Orphan at St Nicholaus Orphanage runs by “St. Elisabeth from Hungary” nuns. 20 children and adolescents (aged 3-18) stay at the orphanage. Children and adolescents tend to attend the public school. This years it should be forced to shut down according to Putin policy towards orphanages.The Russian families will have to look after orphans.
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  • A mentally disabled woman, 40 years-old. She currently lives in a tiny flat with her two daughters. She got married twice, the second husband died four years ago. She works washing floors at the local hospital.In the Altai region the guaranteed minimum income is the lowest of the Russia. The men live up to 60 years the women up to 70 years. There are many single mothers.Caritas supports single moms and families in their effort to create a healthly environment for the development of children. The intention is to break the vicious cycle of helplessness and to keep families together.
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  • IMG_0003 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Slavjanka. 2015. A boy at the Caritas Child Center “Hope”. Children and teens tend to attend several courses such as Russian language, behavior, ethic, cooking and theatre. Slavjanka is a small village about 160 km south of Omsk, in the county of Novowarschavka, near to the border with Kazakhstan. Half of the adults have no jobs and have low paying casual jobs. The alcohol consumption grows with the lack of any prospects. Almost every family is touched with alcoholism. The adults and children feel completely out of place and have difficulties integrating. Caritas assists children and teenagers whose families have been hit especially hard by poverty and lack of prospects. Some children need psicological support to deal with family problems such as poverty, domestic violence and alcohol.
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  • IMG_0028 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Schegarsk. 2015. Some people in the hallway at Shegarski Internat. Most of them can't walk. They spend the days on the floor. This Internat receives many of the most deformed babies soon after their birth. Many of disabled person are the awful legacy of  the nuclear plants in the region. Some of them have a little deformities, if they would have had a good education they could have had an ordinary life. In Russia by burocratic reasons disabled person can not leave the Internats. Until very recently they would spend their live out in the Internat. From two-three years the politicians are talking about a “inclusion policy” to allow disabled persons to live in the society. These days “The Hidden World”, a NGO that collaborates with Caritas, provides used clothes and food to disabled persons at the Internat and take care for them some day in the summer camps in the countryside. Social workers tend to visit the Internat every forthnights. Most of the relatives and parents of disabled persons who live at the Internat do not want to come and see their sons. Schegarsk Internat is about 100 km from Tomsk.There are eight Internats run by the Government in the Kuzbass region.
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  • IMG_0022 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Schegarsk. 2015. Some people in the hallway at Schegarsk Internat, founded in 1950. Most of them can't walk. This Internat receives many of the most deformed babies soon after their birth. Many of disabled person are the awful legacy of  the nuclear plants in the region. Some 200 disabled persons stay at the Internat. Some of them have a little deformities, if they would have had a good education they could have had an ordinary life.  “The Little Arc” visiting service in  Schegarsk’s home for handicapped runs by Caritas since 1990. In Russia by burocratic reasons disabled person can not leave the Internats. Until very recently they would spend their live out in the Internat. From two-three years the politicians are talking about a “inclusion policy” to allow disabled persons to live in the society.These days “The Hidden World”, a NGO that collaborates with Caritas with social workers visit the Shegarsk Internat every forthnights. They provide used clothes and food to disabled persons and take care for them some day in the summer camps in the countryside.  Most of the relatives and parents of disabled persons who live at the Internat do not want to come and see their sons. According to Lenin and Khrushchev policy, homeless, poor and disabled people would have to stay far away from ordinary people, the Soviet man had to be healthy, strong and brave. There are eight Internats run by the Government in the Kuzbass region. There are Internats in every Russian region. Schegarsk Internat is about 100 km from Tomsk.
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  • IMG_0029 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Schegarsk. 2015. A young woman in her room at Schegarsk Internat. Some 200 disabled persons live at the Internat. Some of them have a little deformities, if they would have had a good education they could have had an ordinary life. “The Hidden World”, a NGO that collaborates with Caritas, provides used clothes and food to disabled persons at the Internat and take care for them some day in the summer camps in the countryside. Social workers tend to visit the Internat every forthnights. Most of the relatives and parents of disabled persons who live at the Internat do not want to come and see their sons. Schegarsk Internat is about 100 km from Tomsk. There are eight Internats run by the Government in the Kuzbass region. There are Internats in every Russian region.
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  • A patient in the ward for mentally disabled women at Hospital n. 3. Two social workers provide used clothes and medicaments to 55 mentally disabled women. This building used to be a military facility during the former Czarist period.
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  • Teens taking part Abracadabra party that took place in June 2015 for families and their children at the Caritas center. The life of many children consists of extreme poverty, unemployment, alcohol and drug addiction, neglect and violence due to excessive challenges of young parents and lack of financial support.
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  • IMG_0004 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. Unemployed single mother coming from Uzbekistan. She currently lives with her two children at the Caritas mother child shelter “St. Sophia”. She was studying to become a nurse. She was not able to finish school. Single mothers with children can stay for up to two years at the Caritas center. Caritas supports single moms and families in their effort to create a healthly environment for the development of children. The intention is to break the vicious cycle of helplessness and to keep families together. According to official statistic 18% of the population live in extreme poverty. 32% of all families are single mother households with one or more children whose situation is especially difficult.
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  • IMG_0017 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. Woman (1972 b.) suffering a stroke. She has got a son (20) and a daughter (18). They have bought the facility for the rehabilitation. Caritas nurse looks after her twice a week. Every day a nurse from the local hospital cleans, tidies up the flat and does the shopping.The care for sick people is done mainly by relatives. They lack the necessary experience in home care and do not have the knowledge to prevent secondary illnesses. Caritas in West Siberia supports families who take care of people in need. The goal is to strengthen their self-help mechanism and improve the quality of life of the people in need and their relatives.
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  • IMG_0013 RUSSIA. Western Siberia. Novosibirsk. 2015. A Kirghiz man standing near his house. He lives with his wife and their five children in the downtown area of Novosibirsk. He works in the countryside collecting fruits and vegetables, his wife cleans and tidies up private houses. Caritas signed an agreement with local Policlinic to care people without health coverage. They have got water supply in the summer only, in the winter they are forced to go to Caritas. Their children tend to attend Caritas center and go to school. Novosibirsk, capital of Asiatic Russia, has a population of two million people. According to official statistic 18% of the population live in extreme poverty. Some children need psicological support to deal with family problems such as poverty and alcohol.
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  • A social worker who works for the Protestant Church, at the street dispensary for the homeless people behind the railway station. Three social workers who work for the Protestant Church help Caritas looking after homeless. Homeless receive a warm meal, clothing and medical care and are being helped in their social rehabilitation. Caritas signed an agreement with local Policlinic to take care for people without health coverage. Homeless people are a marginalized group in Russia who are detested in society. They are very often subject to minor assaults, aggravated assaults and even homicide; most cases are commonly not prosecuted. Homeless live in the pipes of the community heating system, in tents and makeshift cardboard houses, at landfills or parks. Homelessness affects men, women, young and old, babies and children. Their lives are in constant jeopardy. According to Lenin and Khrushchev policy, homeless, poor and disabled people would have to stay far away from ordinary people, the Soviet man had to be healthy, strong and brave.
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  • Unemployed single mother, she currently lives with her two children at the Caritas shelter “St. Sophia”. She left her household because her mother could not look after them. Single mothers with children can stay for up to two years at the Caritas center. Caritas supports single moms and families in their effort to create a healthly environment for the development of children. The intention is to break the vicious cycle of helplessness and to keep families together. According to official statistic 18% of the population live in extreme poverty. 32% of all families are single mother households with one or more children whose situation is especially difficult.
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  • A teenage girl, 13 years-old, showing a medal won at a swimming race. She lives with her parents, three brothers and a sister in a house for rent. The family moved from Kazakistan, her father works as driver and her mother is housewife. Caritas supports families in their effort to create a healthly environment for the development of children. The intention is to break the vicious cycle of helplessness and to keep families together.
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