The main projects of the "Right of the Child” (ROC)
Projects of the last 5 years.
(July 2013)
   

Life of the organization for small grants - it is always a sort of survival with giant investment of time and efforts on the application and the reporting procedures, uncertain future and annoying debts for the rent of the office. Nevertheless, we actively worked during 17 years and are grateful to all foundations that supported us (the List of these foundations one can see in the Chapter “About us” of the ROC’s old web-site). And we are especially grateful to the French NGO "ACER-RUSSIE" and the American NGO "Kidsave International" whose cooperation with ROC was long-term.

With the support of  "ACER-RUSSIE" charity projects were implemented during 13 years (2000-2013) - see in more detail in Russian: Chapter "The humanitarian program 'Help the Children of Russia'" .

Cooperation with the Kidsave International lasted for 9 years (2000-2008), and has been committed at the implementation in Russia of the main objective of this organization which is also of extreme importance for Russia - deinstitutionalization of senior inmates of boarding schools, providing for them the loving family environment. For children of 8 years and older the task is not an easy one, requiring specific approaches that allow to form in adults (ordinary citizens - potential host parents) the strong sense of psychological attachment to the child. Here the main tool are the programs “Vacation in the Family” which ROC - at the initiative and with the support of "Kidsave International" - realized early in Novgorod region and then on a larger scale in Smolensk region. More details on these activities see in Russian: web-site chapter “Program ‘The Right of the Child to the Family’”

The financial crisis which broke out in the USA in the Fall of 2008 hit the "Kidsave International" as well. It was forced to cut most of its programs in Russia.

In subsequent years ROC has survived mainly due to four grants of the President of the Russian Federation - these projects were performed in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012, and also thanks to our partner participation in the 30-month (2010-2012) EU supported project entitled ‘Positive Childhood’ – see in the List below.

Currently (in 2013) ROC does not have supporting grants – for the first time in 17 years of our work. And we vastly need the support to continue our plural work.

Projects of the last 5 years

2000 - 2013, "Help the Children":
Between 300 and 450 thousand rubles each year:
The French NGO ACER-RUSSIE
The charity project providing humanitarian aid to children - inmates of orphanages in Russia, to disadvantaged families with children, to children born to HIV-infected mothers. Money is provided basically for the humanitarian aid.

December 2012 - August 2013, "To give a child a chance":
924,000 rubles.
"Estee Lauder Companies"
Charitable assistance to ensure breast milk substitutes to hundreds of children under the age of 1 year, born to HIV-infected mothers - in 5 regions of Russia (Karelia, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Rostov, Ryazan region).

November 2011 - October 2012, "Save the family and children" - protection of the rights of the child to the family with the advocacy capacity of NGOs in the Russian regions:
3 500 000, 00 rubles.
MPOO "Resistance"
Grant of the President of the Russian Federation.

November-December 2011, "The system of post graduates of support for orphans and children left without parental care, and foster families living in Moscow":
900 000, 00 rubles
Department of Family and Youth Policy of Moscow.

September 2010 - March 2013, "Positive Childhood":
129 406,00 EUR.
The European Union. The project was fulfilled with the matching charity assistance in a form of the breast milk substitutes provided by the Droga Kolinska Group, Estee Lauder Companies and ACER-RUSSIE.
See in Russian: Chapter "HIV and children"

January-November 2010, "Childhood without violence and cruelty"
2.8 million rubles.:
MPOO "Resistance"
Grant of the President of the Russian Federation.

January-October 2009, "The protection of children from violence and abuse"
2.3 million rubles.:
"National Charity Fund"
Grant of the President of the Russian Federation.

December 2007-June 2008, "Support for the establishment of regional mechanisms to prevent Russian child abandonment and reduce the number of children living in residential institutions":
900,000 rubles.
"National Charity Fund"
Grant of the President of the Russian Federation.