Orion

Building a Second Kitezh Village!

We are excited to announce a new development for Kitezh Children's Villages in Russia: we are building a second village for foster families and orphan children, named Orion.

Orion is located 75km from Moscow on the way to Kitezh, and will be home for 10-15 new foster families and 30-50 orphan children.

Spearheaded by Dmitry Morozov, the founder of Kitezh Children's Community, and young adults who were raised at Kitezh, Orion is the first step towards creating a network of children's communities that take orphan children out of institutions to give them a family, an education and a real chance in life.
In 2004 the first house was built for two families

Masha Pichugina is the Head of Orion and has two foster children of her own while studying for a psychology degree by correspondence. She spent her teenage years at Kitezh where her leadership qualities developed as the first head of the Children’s Council.

Currently 4 adults and 6 children live permanently in Orion. In order to keep a close relationship between the two communities a system of exchange education has developed called “plunging”. Every week groups of children and their teachers pile into the minibus and travel 200 km from Kitezh to Orion for intensive lessons in a particular subject. The older children also help with building and therefore they feel very much part of their new community village.

Much of the building work has been done by the young Kitezh graduates who grew up in Kitezh and now live and study at university in Moscow. During summer 2005 the youngsters cooked under canvas and camped out while they dug foundations, laid bricks and heaved logs to build a further two log houses for the next families. When they complete their studies, Orion will become their home, as many of them plan to return to live and work there, to give back to other children what they have received. Orion belongs to the next generation!

The next ambitious project at Orion is to complete the Education Centre. This circular building will house classrooms, an auditorium and an indoor sports facility.

We welcome your support for this great initiative that improves the lives of increasing numbers of Russian orphans.

We welcome your Donations to help to build Orion

By Credit Card:
Make a secure online donation through the Charities Aid Foundation: 

Send a Cheque in any denomination to:
Ecologia Youth Trust, The Park, Forres, Moray IV36 3TD Scotland

Make a Bank Transfer to: Bank of Scotland, Forres IV36 1PA. Code:80-06-81
Account No:00122750 Ecologia Youth Trust.

We are also able to receive US tax deductible donations. Please ask us for information info@ecologia.org.uk

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