Our work in Belarus
We have been working in Belarus since 2000 and initially established Small Family Homes for children in institutional care.
The Government is highly committed to reforming its child care system and we are working together to make this happen. As a result of this, we started our first deinstitutionalisation project in 2005, and the subsequent closure of the Pravye Most institution in 2007 marked a period of rapid progress in our work.
During this time, Belarusian childcare professionals used our methods and guidance to successfully close two further institutions and develop community based care services. Also in 2007, after we showcased our work at a national conference in Minsk, the Government of Belarus commissioned us to train all of their childcare professionals in our deinstitutionalisation method.
The country’s Government has now officially recognised us as the experts in deinstitutionalisation in Belarus. This is an important status that will enable us to tackle other pressing childcare issues, such as the institutionalisation of abandoned babies, and ensure that more children are able to grow up in families.
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