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CHILDREN’S HOPECHEST RUSSIA Charity Fund “Nadezhda” hopechest.org Regions where we work: • Vladimir Region since in 1994 • Kostroma Region since 1998 • Ivanovo Region 2002 up to December 2014 • Ryazan Region since 2006 • Kirov Region since 2007 hopechest.org Orphaned children served by Region: • Vladimir – 9800 • Kostroma – 8500 • Ivanovo – 7600 • Ryazan – 1100 • Kirov – 470 hopechest.org Fund Nadezhda Programs: • Christian Summer Camps – 1995 to 2007 • Ministry Centers – 1998 to present • Family Center group homes – 1998 to present • Graduate Transition Programs in Tech Schools – 1999 to 2014 • Independent living program – 2000 to present • Discipleship and Life Skills programs in orphanages – 2000 to present • Mentorship program – 2003 to present • Young Mother Program – 2003 to present • Moscow Students Program – 2009 to present • Jobs for Life – 2010 to present hopechest.org Our staff: • Lena Idayanova – Vladimir Regional Manager • Olga Chuprakova – Kirov Regional Manager • Irina Vakhrusheva – Kostroma Regional Manager • Elena Kharitonova – PR Manager • Elena Bolshakova – Ivanovo Regional Manager • Galina Sovelieva – Ryazan Regional Manager hopechest.org “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO, AND LIGHT WILL SHINE ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU” Job 22:28 hopechest.org Natasha K. graduated from Neya Orphanage in 2001. Neya had the worst conditions in Kostroma region. After the orphanage, she went to a Tech School in Kostroma. She was one of the first older orphans who became participants of the newly opened Ministry Center in Kostroma. After her graduation from the Tech School, she decided to get a higher education and enter Kostroma State University. Natasha was one of two orphanage graduates in Kostroma region who have graduated from the department of foreign languages at Kostroma State University. She also used to be a mentor for the Independent Living program. Natasha has always been an active participant of all CHC/Nadezhda Fund programs and over the years has become a mature young adult who now works as an office manager, translator, English teacher and mentor for older orphans. hopechest.org Discipleship and Life Skills programs Survive Thrive Succeed Who are the What do we Who are the What do we Who are the What do we kids? do? kids? do? kids? do? The kids who Individual All the kids in Provide Older children Continual run away, have counseling, the orphanages opportunity for who have gone mentoring, conflict with the addressed we work with. writing with US through guidance, and law; or medical pen-pal, discipleship schooling health issues support, discipleship/life and life skills that are not tutoring, skills and are ready covered by prayer classes, to enter a tech insurance; tutoring, school or Others that camps, college. have field trips, huge gaps in excursions, education mentorship hopechest.org Discipleship and Life Skills Programs hopechest.org “FOR WISDOM WILL COME INTO YOUR HEART, AND KNOWLEDGE WILL BE PLEASANT TO YOUR SOUL” Proverbs 2:10 hopechest.org Kristina V. came to Kostroma #1 orphanage at the age of 14 having gone through rejection by her biological and foster families. Academically Kristina was below average. Having met an American team visiting her orphanage, she decided she wanted to become a translator, which would allow her to better communicate with her new friends. Through CHC Kristina was able to take private English lessons staring in the 8th grade. By the 9th grade, she did well with her English, and began doing better at school in general. Kristina set a goal to enter the university and study languages. With lots of help, she got four private teachers, passed State exams with very good results and entered one of the best Universities in the country - Moscow State Linguistics University. Kristina is a second year student. She feels very grateful to her sponsor and American friends who encouraged her and helped her dream true. hopechest.org Family Centers Group homes for teenage boys Survive Thrive Succeed Who are What do we Who are What do we Who are What do we the kids? do? the kids? do? the kids? do? Older Provide a Residents of Daily Those who Parental orphaned place to live Family counseling, have care, boys who are in a family Centers life skills, graduated encouragem entering tech setting regular from tech ent and school or including meetings school, academic college and house with a social college or motivation. will no longer parents, worker, and university. be able to chores, etc. Christian live at the values. orphanage. hopechest.org “God sets the lonely in families” Psalm 68:6 hopechest.org “LET ALL THAT YOU DO BE DONE WITH LOVE.” Corinthians 16:14 hopechest.org Yana Pankova was raised in Mstyora orphanage. Yana had good potential but lots of gaps in her early education. Mstyora, being a village, had little resources to help her. So Yana moved to Lakinsk Family Center. For two years she had tutoring lessons in Math and Russian, got ready to pass entrance exams into Vladimir State University. Simultaneously, Yana attended driving courses and got driving license. After graduating from the University Yana got a job and keeps it until now, she got an apartment from the state and got married. Yana’s sponsors, the Wayman’s played an important role in the girl’s life. “Thanks to the Nadezhda Fund programs everything worked out well in my life. If I had not had Dave and Sondra’s support, I think, I would have had many problems, which I would not be able to overcome. I always had support and understanding of my sponsor family and Nadezhda Fund staff. ” hopechest.org “GOD SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES” Psalm 68:6 hopechest.org Sergei Sidorov is a graduate of Pokrov orphanage. While living at the Family Center in Pokrov, Sergei entered the Aeromechanical College in Vladimir and moved to the Vladimir Family Center until he graduated from college. In addition to keeping up with his college studies, Sergei held down a part- time job at a local supermarket. Sergei matured greatly during the time he lived in the family centers, and these homes and families became like his own home and his own family. To this day, he continues to visit the family centers and is a great example to the current residents. After graduating from college in Vladimir, Sergei went on to study at New Russian University in Moscow. “I’m grateful for the opportunities afforded me through Fund Nadezhda to live in the Family Centers and to receive support while I was a student in Moscow. My life is richer and changed for the better through the people I met and the experiences I had during my student years after the orphanage.” hopechest.org Ministry Centers Survive Thrive Succeed Who are What do we Who are What do we Who are What do we the kids? do? the kids? do? the kids? do? The kids who Crisis Orphaned Educational, Orphanage Leadership have conflict counseling, teens who social, cultural, graduates who projects with the law; Case have graduated psychological, have Health issues management from the medical and completed tech that are not with a social orphanage juridical school and covered with worker, and attend support and have gained insurance; Temporary ministry center counseling. the skills to live those who living programs independently. have dropped arrangements out of educational system. hopechest.org Ping Pong Computer Lab Music Room Dental Clinic Movie Room Kitchen Gym Pool Kids’ Corner Crisis Center Information Center hopechest.org At our Center Individual Consulting Life Skills Music Lessons Friendship Club Psychological Trainings English Lessons Young Families Cooking Lessons Supporting Young Mothers Leadership Computer Lessons Young Mothers hopechest.org Within 8 years 242 orphanage graduates were able to use the crisis center in the time range from 1 week up to 1 year while awaiting personal lodging, or simply when being in a critical situation. hopechest.org Counseling Graduates can get answers to the questions that interest them the most from the social worker or any other Ministry Center staff member… hopechest.org Music room at the ministry center hopechest.org Computer lab at the ministry centers Grads study computers, learning to use hardware as well as software… hopechest.org Cooking lessons In the kitchen we learn to cook different meals. We cook for ourselves and for holiday celebrations at the Ministry Center. hopechest.org Leadership Training groups of leaders for meeting with the children at orphanages and tech schools. The graduates mentor the children at orphanages to help them find their way in life, and obtain life skills by sharing their own experiences. hopechest.org “I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND PUT A NEW SPIRIT WITHIN YOU.” Ezekiel 36:26 hopechest.org “Labeled kids” Kolya D. graduated from Soligalich orphanage (boarding school for children with special needs.) Having left the orphanage, Kolya went to a Tech School where he learned to do house renovations. He finished the program, but did not work in this field. Kolya lacked basic life skills and tended to expect that help would be provided by those around him; he never planned ahead or set goals. He wasn’t able to find any solutions on his own, and had difficulties interacting with others. Kolya became a participant of the Independent Living Program in Kostroma and remained under the supervision of the ministry center staff for 5 years. Today Kolya has a steady job working as a janitor; he also works at the ministry center as a cleaning person. Kolya has become more self-confident and composed, he has no trouble communicating with the staff and other graduates at the ministry center. He has made plans for his future and has goals to reach for. He is always ready to help when it is needed and is very responsible when it comes to requests.