Russia will send funds to help Belarusian children with disabilities
The Russian Federation will allocate funds for the purchase of equipment, staff training and organization of the work of institutions providing assistance to children with disabilities and children with disabilities.
The Russian Federation will allocate funds for the purchase of equipment, staff training and organization of work of institutions providing assistance to children with disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in Belarus. This was stated by senior adviser of the Embassy of Russia Sergey Sedykh at the presentation of a joint initiative to strengthen social inclusion and promote family care for such children.
The project is funded by the Russian government. It is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Health of Belarus, the National Statistical Committee of the Republic and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The three-year initiative aims to improve the health, development and opportunities of the most vulnerable children in Belarus. To do this, it is planned to improve the quality of services in the field of health, education and social protection.
As Sergey Sedykh noted, Russia’s support will not be limited to financial participation. The project provides for the retraining of specialists on the basis of Russian scientific and practical centers, where experience has been accumulated in working with children with special needs. One of these centers is the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents named after G. E. Sukhareva. The name of the child psychiatrist, who owns the first scientific description of the clinical picture of childhood autism, is this institution.
The main task of the initiative is to make sure that children with disabilities and autism spectrum disorders receive love and care at home, and not get into the children’s homes or boarding schools, the Russian diplomat said.
