Russian Childrens Welfare Society Inc

THE RUSSIAN CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN RUSSIA BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL WELFARE.

EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMSDURING THE 19 YEARS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE RCWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAS GROWN FROM 3 IN THE 2003-2004 ACADEMIC YEAR TO 187 IN 2020-2021. IN 2021, RCWS WAS SUPPORTING 187 STUDENTS IN THE PSKOV, YAROSLAVL, MOSCOW AND THE NORTH CAUCASUS REGIONS, ALLOCATING A TOTAL OF $211,600. MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS ARE ORPHANS AND THEY CANNOT RELY ON PARENTS OR RELATIVES FOR ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THE RCWS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE A MONTHLY STIPEND FOR LIVING EXPENSES, ENABLING BETTER FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES. RCWS REQUIRES ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS FROM EACH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT, AS WELL AS REPORTS ON THE USE OF THE STIPEND TO ASSURE ACCOUNTABILITY. THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER "BIG CHANGE", MOSCOW THE CENTER HELPS ORPHANED CHILDREN AND YOUTH FIND THEIR PLACE IN LIFE, RECEIVE EDUCATION, DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TO SMOOTHLY TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD AND INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.THE PANDEMIC AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS TEST FOR ALL, AND FOR CHILDREN WHO GREW UP AT THE ORPHANAGES IN PARTICULAR. AT THE CENTER THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $9,104 TO THE CENTER TO SPONSOR 7 COMPUTERS AND OTHER MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT TO EXPAND THEIR ON-LINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS COVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF A DATABASE FOR REMOTE LEARNING.RYBINSK GYMNASIA NAMED AFTER SERAFIM VYRITSII, YAROSLAVL REGIONTHE GYMNASIA DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND SCHOOL FURNITURE TO FACILITATE THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.IN 2021 RCWS ALLOCATED $8,425 TOWARDS 5 COMPUTERS TO EQUIP INFORMATICS CLASS AND MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT FOR INFORMATICS AND PHYSICS CLASS.

MEDICAL PROGRAMS "GIVE BEAUTY BACK TO THE CHILDREN"- PEDIATRIC MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY FUNDIN 2010, RCWS LAUNCHED "GIVE BEAUTY BACK TO THE CHILDREN," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROFESSOR VITALY ROGINSKY, HEAD OF THE MOSCOW CENTER FOR MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (MCMS) AND LEV AMBINDER, HEAD OF THE RUSFOND. MCMS IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE FACILITIES IN RUSSIA PROVIDING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR CHILDREN WITH FACIAL DEFORMITIES. IN 2021, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MCMS AND RUSFOND, RCWS ASSISTED 79 CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND ORPHANAGES IN NEED OF COMPLEX MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERIES. THE AVERAGE COST PER SURGERY IS IN THE RANGE OF $2,500-$5,000. THE HOSPITAL HAS A WAITING LIST OF CHILDREN AND RELIES ON RCWS SUPPORT.THROUGH OUR JOINT VENTURE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSFOND APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL $189,249 WAS PROVIDED TO MCMS FROM DONORS IN RUSSIA.SECHENOV MEDICAL ACADEMY, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, MOSCOWTHIS IS THE LEADING HOSPITAL IN RUSSIA RESEARCHING AND TREATING CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS. THE SYSTEMIC DISEASES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE ARE THE MOST COMPLICATED OF THE RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASES; CHARACTERIZED BY DAMAGE TO THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND INTERNAL ORGANS. EARLY DETECTION OF PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO BETTER CORRECT THEM. IN 2021, RCWS GRANTED $10,400 TO SPONSOR THE HIGHLY NEEDED INFUSION DEVICE, WHICH INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS CARRIED OUT FOR A PROLONGED TIME WITH ACCURATE DOSING OF MEDICINES. THE SPONSORED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WOULD HELP THE DOCTORS TO DETECT AND CORRECT PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THEIR PATIENTS.COVID-19 RUSSIA RELIEF FUNDIN SPRING 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE EPIDEMIC, RCWS ESTABLISHED THE COVID-19 RUSSIA RELIEF FUND TO HELP SAVE YOUNG PATIENTS, PROTECT MEDICS TREATING INFECTED PATIENTS AND TO EQUIP HOSPITALS WITH CRITICALLY NEEDED PROTECTIVE GEAR. DUE TO NEW WAVES OF PANDEMIC DURING 2021, OUR PARTNER RUSFOND RECOMMENDED NEW REQUESTS FROM THE PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS AND ASSISTED WITH DELIVERY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO APPROVED HOSPITALS. CHILDREN'S CLINICAL HOSPITAL, CITY OF KAZAN, REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN THE HOSPITAL CURRENTLY PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO OVER 840,000 CHILDREN LIVING IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN.IN 2021, RCWS GRANTED $4,729 TO THE HOSPITAL TO PURCHASE 1 VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE, 10 PULSE OXIMETERS TO MEASURE OXYGEN LEVEL IN THE BLOOD AND 10 NEBULIZERS (DEVICES FOR INHALATION).THE REGIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL #2 IN VORONEZHANNUALLY, OVER 80,000 CHILDREN RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AT THE HOSPITAL. IN 2021, RCWS PROVIDED $5,675 TO THE HOSPITAL TOWARDS A STEAM AUTOCLAVE FOR MEDICAL WASTE RECYCLING AND UTILIZATION.TOLYATTI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL #1, TOLYATTI, SAMARA REGION THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CONSULTATIONS, DIAGNOSTICS AND MEDICAL CARE FOR OVER 10,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $4,898 TO THE HOSPITAL TO PURCHASE 1 DEFIBRILLATOR (TO RUN THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TESTS AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE), 4 INFUSION PUMPS (FOR DOSING MEDICAL DRUGS ADMINISTRATION), 20 NEBULIZERS (FOR INHALATION PROCEDURES), 1 ELECTRIC MUCUS SUCTION PUMP (FOR SPUTUM REMOVAL FROM THE RESPIRATORY TRACT) AND DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE MASKS.REPUBLICAN CHILDREN'S CLINICAL HOSPITAL, UFA, REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTANANNUALLY ABOUT 20,000 CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED, OVER 65,000 CHILDREN RECEIVE CONSULTATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 6,000 SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL IS ASSISTING NEWBORNS WITH LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW BODY WEIGHT. DUE TO A SHARP SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES, THE HOSPITAL ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN PURCHASING TWO PHARMACEUTICAL REFRIGERATORS (FOR STORING MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS INFECTION, AS WELL AS BLOOD PRODUCTS AND SUBSTITUTES), BACTERICIDAL RECIRCULATOR TO DISINFECT THE AIR IN THE WARDS AND STOP THE SPREAD OF INFECTION (THE HOSPITAL BUILDING IS OLD AND ALL THE ROOMS ARE MULTI-BED: DESIGNED FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH PARENTS), OXYGEN HUMIDIFIERS TO FACILITATE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, AS WELL AS PULSE OXIMETERS TO MEASURER BLOOD SATURATION. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $7,000 TO THE HOSPITAL TO COVER 2 PHARMACEUTICAL REFRIGERATORS, 9 BACTERICIDAL IRRADIATORS FOR AIR RECIRCULATION DEZAR-3, 4 BACTERICIDAL IRRADIATORS DEZAR-7, 10 OXYGEN HUMIDIFIERS, AND 30 PULSE OXIMETERS. REGIONAL CHILDREN'S CLINICAL HOSPITAL, YEKATERINBURG, SVERDLOVSK REGIONTHE HOSPITAL CONSISTS OF 44 SPECIALIZED MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS WITH CAPACITY OF 660 BEDS, INCLUDING 6 INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, AND PROVIDES SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN LABOR OF THE SVERDLOVSK REGION AND THE URAL FEDERAL DISTRICT. THE HOSPITAL URGENTLY NEEDED THE INFUSION PUMPS TO EQUIP THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS INFECTION. INFUSION PUMPS ARE USED FOR LONG-TERM ACCURATE ADMINISTRATION OF MICRODOSES OF MEDICATION. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $7,000 TOWARDS 3 INFUSION PUMPS FOR THE HOSPITAL. VORONEZH REGIONAL CHILDREN'S CLINICAL HOSPITAL #1, VORONEZHTHE HOSPITAL INCLUDES 18 DEPARTMENTS, TREATING MORE THAN 19,000 PATIENTS A YEAR FROM THE VORONEZH AND NEIGHBORING REGIONS. IN SEPTEMBER 2021, THE HOSPITAL URGENTLY OPENED A 160-BED UNIT FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, ACCEPTING CHILDREN AGES 3 AND OLDER. TO ENSURE ADEQUATE QUALITY OF CARE WITH THE INCREASING FLOW OF PATIENTS, THE HOSPITAL REQUIRED OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF OXYGEN SUPPORT.IN 2021, RCWS PROVIDED $7,000 TO COVER 4 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS, 12 CHILDREN'S OXYGEN MASKS, AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES. IN 2021, RCWS ALLOCATED A DIRECT DONATION OF $15,000 FOR THE COVID-19 RUSSIA RELIEF FUND TOWARDS THE REQUESTS FROM THREE PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS:MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, AND IMMUNOLOGY NAMED AFTER DIMITRI ROGACHEV , MOSCOW - $4,964PEDIATRIC CLINICAL CENTER NAMED AFTER K.A. RAUCHFUS, ST. PETERSBURG - $5,067CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL #1, KAZAN - $4,969

ORPHANAGESRCWS GOAL IS TO ENABLE ORPHANAGES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, AND TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT HELP ORPHANS GROW TO BE HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT ADULTS. ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SHATURA, MOSCOW REGIONIN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $10,429 TO REPLACE 28 DOORS AND 18 DOORWAYS AT THE ORPHANAGE, ALLOWING CHILDREN IN THE WHEELCHAIRS TO MOVE FREELY, ATTEND CLASSES AND INTERACT WITH OTHER CHILDREN. ABOUT 35% OF 180 CHILDREN RESIDING AT THE ORPHANAGE REQUIRE WHEELCHAIRS TO MOVE AROUND.DUDINSK ORPHANAGE, TAYMYR ISLAND, KRASNOYARSK REGIONIT IS THE NORTHERNMOST ORPHANAGE IN RUSSIA, SERVING ORPHANS AND CHILDREN LEFT WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE. IN 2021, RCWS PROVIDED $7,867 TO PURCHASE 10 NEW COMPUTERS AND MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. POTMA ORPHANAGE, REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA IN 2021, RCWS GRANTED $18,955 TO THE ORPHANAGE TOWARDS THE EXTERIOR FASADE INSULATION AND REPAIRS. THE ORPHANAGE BUILDING'S WALLS HAD MULTIPLE DEFECTS ALLOWING THE COLD AIR TO ENTER THE BUILDING FACILITIES DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS.KRASNOGORODSKY ORPHANAGE "AGROSCHOOL", PSKOV REGIONIN 2021, RCWS PROVIDED $5,220 TOWARDS THE PROJECT "HOME KITCHEN" TO TEACH CHILDREN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, HOW TO COOK AND CALCULATE FOOD BUDGET, INTRODUCE TO A PROFESSION OF A CHEF AS A POSSIBLE FUTURE TRADE, AND BASICS OF HEALTHY EATING. RCWS ASSISTANCE WAS ALLOCATED TO PURCHASE FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND CONSUMABLES FOR EQUIPPING THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM AT THE ORPHANAGE. PERVOMAISKI ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, KOSTROMA REGIONTHE ORPHANAGE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE 26 OLD WOODEN WINDOWS WITH NEW PLASTIC ONES, WHICH WILL IMPROVE INSULATION, MAKING THE LIVING FACILITIES WARMER AND HEALTHIER FOR CHILDREN. IN 2018 A TOTAL OF 31 WINDOWS WERE REPLACED THANKS TO THE RCWS SUPPORT. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $8,130 TO THE ORPHANAGE TO INSTALL 26 NEW WINDOWS. ORPHANAGE "PECHORA CENTER ASSISTING CHILDREN LEFT WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE", PSKOV REGION IN 2021, RCWS PROVIDED $5,322 TO HELP EQUIP THE TRAINING APARTMENT "MY HOME". AT THE TRAINING APARTMENT CHILDREN WILL LEARN HOW TO LIVE IN A HOUSEHOLD, HOW TO COOK AND USE APPLIANCES, HOST THEIR GUESTS, MANAGE THEIR TIME, GAIN SOCIAL SKILLS, ETC. TEACHERS MONITOR THE STUDENTS LIVING AT THE TRAINING APARTMENT. ORPHANAGE "VELIKIE LUKI CENTER ASSISTING CHILDREN LEFT WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE", PSKOV REGION IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $5,375 TOWARDS THE "AGRICULTURAL BASIC SKILLS" PROJECT AT THE ORPHANAGE TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR INDEPENDENT LIFE IN RURAL AREAS. CURRENTLY, 90% OF THE STUDENTS AT THE ORPHANAGE ARE TEENAGERS, WHO UPON GRADUATION WILL LIVE IN THE RURAL AREA. OPOCHKA SPECIALIZED ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, PSKOV REGIONIN 2021, RCWS ALLOCATED $6,730 TOWARDS THE PROJECT "PRACTICE-ORIENTED PLATFORM" TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SKILLS, EQUIP THE CLASSROOM WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL FURNITURE AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE REMOTE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. RCWS AID COVERED ERGONOMIC MODULAR FURNITURE HELPING TO TRANSFORM THE ROOM FOR VARIOUS TASKS, AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD, A PROJECTOR AND A COMPUTER TO NAVIGATE THE ONLINE EDUCATION.

REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDSREHABILITATION CENTER PREODOLENIE-L, MOSCOWTHE CENTER PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS UNIQUE EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. CURRENTLY, OVER 150 CHILDREN ATTEND THE CLASSES AT THE CENTER. IN 2021, RCWS AWARDED $12,870 TOWARDS THE PROJECT 'ON HORSEBACK TO HEALTH' PROVIDING REHABILITATION TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH THE THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING. A TOTAL OF 26 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AGES 3 TO 25 WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT. EACH CHILD WILL RECEIVE 20 EQUINE THERAPY CLASSES DURING 8 MONTHS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR BALANCE, TONE THEIR MUSCLES, ENHANCE BLOOD CIRCULATION, BOOST THEIR METABOLISM, AND ALLEVIATE DEPRESSION.CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOR PARENTS OF DISABLED CHILDREN "GOORDI", RYAZANIN 2021, THE RCWS PROVIDED FUNDS TOWARDS THE REHABILITATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, TOTALING $6,587.OTHERINTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NAMED AFTER VLADIMIR SPIVAKOV, MOSCOWIN 2021, RCWS ALLOCATED $10,205 TO COVER ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES AND MEALS FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING THE XVIII "MOSCOW WELCOMES FRIENDS" FESTIVAL. OVER 1,000 GIFTED CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF RUSSIA PARTICIPATED. ADDITIONALLY, RCWS PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO 25 TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH THE SPIVAKOV FOUNDATION.YELKA ANNUAL NEW YEAR AND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONIN DECEMBER 2021, THE RCWS WAS UNABLE TO HOST THE YELKA EVENT DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, THE RCWS TEAM MADE PLANS TO DELIVER CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO 3,000 CHILDREN FROM OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS IN PSKOV, YAROSLAVL, KISLOVODSK, RYAZAN, KOSTROMA, NOVOMOSKOVSK, MOSCOW & MOSCOW REGION. RCWS SHIPMENTS WITH CHRISTMAS GIFTS WERE DELIVERED TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS. FOR MOST OF THESE CHILDREN IT IS THE ONLY PRESENT THEY WILL RECEIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.