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Centre for struggling mothers aims to break the cycle of child abandonment in UkraineThe Mother and Child Together Centre for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation in Fastiv (Kyiv Oblast), which provides shelter, child care and psychosocial support, is just one of many projects that aim to help mothers and prevent them from abandoning their babies. Similar projects are implemented by the non-governmental organization Hope and Homes for Children, with support from UNICEF. Mother-and-child centres offer a protective environment and help young mothers gain strength from each other. Counselling and job training are available, along with support to help solve relationship problems.
The whole article telling the story of Oksana and her daughter Marynka is to be found on the webpage if UNICEF Ukraine. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ukraine_40326.html
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2007-09-03 14:55.
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