An interesting story about an orphan in Kirov
Andrei graduated from Slobodskoy Orphanage in 2011, which is a Type 8 orphanage. He shared that he remembers all the times that Doug, his sponsor, would visit him at the orphanage-even after graduating-along with his brother, Dima. Andrei and Dima were placed in separate orphanages as children because they were different ages, but Andrei was incorrectly placed in a Type 8 orphanage. Type 8 orphanages are institutions for handicapped children with either mental and/or physical delays which can range from being flat-footed, cross-eyed, having a speech impediments, to being paralyzed.
The children of Type 8 orphanages have a physical label on their government identification card for being a “Type 8” which attaches a permanent social stigma that he or she is incapable of contributing to society, thus must attend specific technical schools and maintain entry-level jobs that do not offer opportunities for advancement.
Andrei shared that he completed Technical School #18 a few years ago. Even though Andrei passed all the classes, he was limited to only learning about construction. Teenagers who “graduate” from a Type 8 orphanage at age 16 are assigned to a technical school in his/her region to learn a trade. The trade can be construction, cooking, sewing, painting, for example. All of which are basic skills that place the teens on narrow paths of employment without much opportunity to advance. Andrey is committed to furthering his education and to have all the opportunities that the world has to offer.
The rest of the story can be found at http://www.hopechest.org/an-unexpected-meeting-in-kirov/
Andrei graduated from Slobodskoy Orphanage in 2011, which is a Type 8 orphanage. He shared that he remembers all the times that Doug, his sponsor, would visit him at the orphanage-even after graduating-along with his brother, Dima. Andrei and Dima were placed in separate orphanages as children because they were different ages, but Andrei was incorrectly placed in a Type 8 orphanage. Type 8 orphanages are institutions for handicapped children with either mental and/or physical delays which can range from being flat-footed, cross-eyed, having a speech impediments, to being paralyzed.
The children of Type 8 orphanages have a physical label on their government identification card for being a “Type 8” which attaches a permanent social stigma that he or she is incapable of contributing to society, thus must attend specific technical schools and maintain entry-level jobs that do not offer opportunities for advancement.
Andrei shared that he completed Technical School #18 a few years ago. Even though Andrei passed all the classes, he was limited to only learning about construction. Teenagers who “graduate” from a Type 8 orphanage at age 16 are assigned to a technical school in his/her region to learn a trade. The trade can be construction, cooking, sewing, painting, for example. All of which are basic skills that place the teens on narrow paths of employment without much opportunity to advance. Andrey is committed to furthering his education and to have all the opportunities that the world has to offer.
The rest of the story can be found at http://www.hopechest.org/an-unexpected-meeting-in-kirov/
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