Sponsor Hayden M Wetzel has been supporting Lyudmila Ivanovna, one of beneficiaries of the "Babushka Adoption" Foundation for the last 9 years. The fate of this babushka was very difficult. She was born in 1938 in Leningrad city (Russia) and grew up in an orphanage. In 1960 she got married, but she could not have children because of health problems. Due to the reason the relationship with her husband became complicated and they got divorced. In 1964 after the divorce Lyudmila Ivanovana moved to Frunze city, Soviet Socialist Kyrgyz Republic. During her life this babushka worked in the field of the “Kolkhoz” (Soviet collective farm). After the collapse of the Soviet Union she started receiving a small pension, and she didn’t have anyone to ask for help.

Anyone in Bishkek who wishes to help needy pensioners can do so through buying a pack of "Maisky Chay" tea. In November 2011, Alliance Produce and Babushka Adoption Foundation arranged for 1 som from each sold pack of tea two be donated to supporting lonely elderly people. In one month, enough money was collected from the tea project to adopt and sponsor 4 elderly people through Babushka Adoption Foundation. These 4 people will receive additional money during the whole year of 2012. The organizers hope that this initiative will inspire every person and that soon more money can be collected to adopt more needy elderly people.

A charitable concert devoted to the International Day of the Elderly was held on 30th September in the Historical Museum Hall with the participation of young and talented artists of Kyrgyzstan. Babushka Adoption Foundation, with the participation of gerontology network AgeNet, organized the concert. Our beneficiaries were able to listen to Soviet retro and modern music. Omurbek Andarbekov, Talgar Jakshylykov, Islam Akmatov, and Zaira pleased the elderly with their outstanding talent, and they were specially thanked by Babushka Adoption Foundation.

A roundtable discussion on “Improving the status of the elderly in society” was held on 24 October 2011 at the Park Hotel conference hall in Bishkek. Issues of the current status of the elderly, factors affecting the image of the elderly, activity of state and non-governmental organizations dealing with the elderly, charitable activity of business organizations as well as attitudes to the elderly in the society were addressed at the roundtable discussion. There were 27 participants in the discussion, including elderly people, representatives of the Ministry of Social Security of the Population and the Ministry of Health, representatives from four social security departments of the city, representatives of the business sector (Demir Bank, Mol Bulak Finance, Alliance Product), the media and more.

In the last quarter of 2011, the beneficiaries of Babushka Adoption Foundation got an opportunity to gather on Sundays and enjoy hot meals provided by Church of Jesus Christ in Bishkek. Every Sunday charitable hot meals for needy people are cooked in the building of the former cultural centre named after Lenin. A team of 6-8 people works in the kitchen and serves every person with great love and care. The menu consists of pasta with a topping–following a special recipe the cook adds various vegetables according to the season–meat rissoles, salad and several pieces of newly-baked rye-bread.

In December 2010, the organization Alliance Product “adopted” two elderly people. According to the director of the organization, a picture they saw on the internet (www.diesel.elcat.kg), of a 94-year-old old woman being supported by social workers of the Charitable Foundation, really touched their hearts.

Workers at Alliance Product congratulated their “adoptees” on the forthcoming 2011 New Year and presented them with boxes of biscuits and 5 kg of noodles. It was a real joy for the elderly people, as not all of them can afford sweets.

Babushka Adoption Charitable Foundation expresses its gratitude to the administration and employees of Alliance Product and wishes them happiness and success in their work.
 at Shmel and Mobilnik internet clubs. All donated money will go to supporting the elderly, who will be able to buy food, medicine and pay for public utilities. Due to your contributions they will have a chance to live better!
Babushka Adoption charity fund expresses its gratitude to the administrators of Shmel internet clubs as well as to those who contribute money and support our elderly.

As of February 2011, making contributions to the elderly in need is now possible via terminals at Shmel and Mobilnik internet clubs. All donated money will go to supporting the elderly, who will be able to buy food, medicine and pay for public utilities. Due to your contributions they will have a chance to live better!
Babushka Adoption charity fund expresses its gratitude to the administrators of Shmel internet clubs as well as to those who contribute money and support our elderly.

Special support was provided by participants of the online public forum Diesel. A new topic, devoted to the problems and needs of elderly Kyrgyz, was opened on October 29, 2010, on www.diesel.elcat.kg in the charity section. Thanks to this forum, many people in Kyrgyzstan learned about Babushka Adoption and how they can support needy elderly men and women. As a result of a joint effort by participants of the forum in January 2011, 5 elderly women and 1 elderly man were “adopted”. For the next 6 months they will receive monetary assistance collected by the participants and guests of the forum.

On January 15, 2011, Subaru Customs Service held the fundraising event “SUBARU DAY 2” under the motto “Let’s make this world a kinder place – any contribution is welcomed!”. The technical personnel of the Subaru automobile service centre rendered diagnostics services to all Subaru owners for free. The owners in turn donated clothes, food or money. All donated clothes and food, which were plenty, were given to representatives of the Charitable Foundation Babushka Adoption to distribute to the elderly.

Babushka Adoption Charitable Foundation expresses its thanks first of all to the organizers of the fundraiser as well to all those who participated and supported our elderly.

1) On the 9 of March 2010 Babushka Adoption opened Initiative Support Centre for Elderly people. The Centre will be a base where older people, newly established SHG members from Belovodskoe village are going to gather and conduct many activities together preventing social isolation and the feeling of loneliness, and to reduce the social interaction difficulties which older persons tend to encounter. It also aims to encourage the elderly to participate in social life. They will be planning their further activities, advocating, participating seminars, holding meeting and celebrating holidays.

Babushka Adoption Board members, Dutch consul, local and regional authorities, members of SHG from Batken district and local citizens and elderly people took part in the opening of the Centre.

2) Babushka Adoption partner provides confirmation for tax authorities for German, Swiss and Dutch Sponsors. About sponsorship programme

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