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About the Adopt a Babushka program
We have chosen "adoption", or sponsorship, as our primary means for helping elderly people in Kyrgyzstan because we have found that pairing a babushka (grandmother) or dedushka (grandfather) with one sponsor is the most effective way to provide stable, ongoing benefits and services to the elderly.
The elderly people selected for this program have pensions that are less than their minimum cost of living and live in desperate conditions without close relatives or any extra sources of income. The identification, assessment and selection of the most vulnerable cases is carried out by our social workers with the support of an independent commission of experienced people working in the social sector.
Babushka Adoption Foundation disburses €10 per month to the adopted babushkas and dedushkas as a supplement to their pension. This cash transfer goes a long way, enabling the elderly to heat their homes, purchase medications and live a better life. Furthermore, Babushka Adoption Foundation also works to establish a personal relationship between you and your adopted beneficiary, easing their feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Our  staff members translate letters, distribute presents and even help sponsors to visit their adopted babushka or dedushka.
Adopting a babushka or dedushka in Kyrgyzstan for one year costs €150. From this yearly amount, the Kyrgyz som equivalent of €10 monthly is distributed to the babushka or dedushka. The remaining funds are used for the running of the adoption program, such as salaries for social workers who conduct needs assessments, office staff who translate profiles and letters, staff who deliver letters, parcels and money, and expenses such as postal and internet communication with sponsors, fuel and utilities.
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The following figure shows the numbers of sponsors per country.
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