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<h1 id="pagetitle">Opochka Orphanage</h1><br/>
<p class="column" align="center">This project has been completed successfully.</p><br/>
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<p><img src="/projects/images/opochka02.jpg" alt="opochka_orphanage" name="opochka" width="279" height="244" border="0" align="left">Opochka Orphanage is located in the suburbs of a small provincial town 120km from Pskov. The orphanage houses 150 children between the ages of 7 and 17. All children in the orphanage reside in <nobr>family-style</nobr> groups depending on their age.<br />
Thanks to the RCWS support, the orphanage’s administration was able to create a stimulating environment for the children to pursue computer studies, carpentry and sewing. At the orphanage children learn essential independent living skills, such as cooking and laundry, to ensure that they are able to survive on their own after graduation.</p>
<p>Although the orphanage administration is able to provide the children with a relatively wide spectrum of professional seminars and vocational training, it struggles to organize outdoor activities for them. The piece of land that belongs to the school remained unutilized. While older children could play sports at the neighboring public school field, younger children experienced an acute lack of outdoor facilities. Absence of swings, sand boxes and even simple benches inevitably affected the length and quality of time that children spent outdoors.</p>
<p>A new playground provided a place for the children to engage in developmental <nobr>role-playing</nobr> games like "<nobr>Mother-Daughter</nobr>," <img src="/projects/images/opochka_deti.jpg" alt="opochka_playground" name="opochka" border="0" align="right">"The Shop," "The Doctor," etc. A safe and bright outdoor space for games and sports helped the children to learn how to <nobr>self-organize</nobr> and share. It also enhanced teachers’ ability to monitor children’s safety. Most importantly, a new playground provided an outlet for children to relieve their stress and excess energy, ultimately improving their health.</p>
<p>The Opochka orphanage asked the RCWS for a $10,800 grant to purchase and install a playground for children. The administration of the orphanage allocated $1,100 of the money to beautify the area with trees and bushes. The administration of the orphanage had also secured a donation of wood for the construction of additional items for the playground. Senior students of the orphanage built 3 sand boxes for younger children and 8 benches.</p>
<p>The orphanage receives $14,000 to $18,000 annually from the government toward the maintenance of their building and the adjacent territory, including all incidental repairs. These funds barely cover the cost of repainting. Tatiana Bodrova, RCWS Pskov Representative, listed this project among the six most vital projects that require RCWS’s support in 2009. This is the second playground in the Pskov region sponsored by RCWS.</p>
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<p class="column">RCWS had supported Opochka orphanage with the following grants: <br/><strong>$1,200</strong> in 2001, <strong>$5,000</strong> in 2003, <strong>$6,655</strong> in 2004, <strong>$11,074</strong> in 2005, and <strong>$12,975</strong> in 2008. <br/>All reports have been submitted.</p>
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<td>Beautification of the grounds <nobr>(trees, bushes)</nobr></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>1,136</td>
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<td>Miscellaneous costs (postage, mailings, telephone and bank expenses)</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>—</td>
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<td colspan="3">PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT</td>
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<td>Play complex: slides with attached single swings (2)</td>
<td>4,829</td>
<td>—</td>
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<td>Sport complex: basketball hoop with sets of climbers (1)</td>
<td>4,166</td>
<td>—</td>
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<td>Single swings (3)</td>
<td>1,498</td>
<td>—</td>
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<td>Paint and other supplies</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>—</td>
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<th>TOTAL ($):</th>
<th>10,800</th>
<th>1,136</th>
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