Heart Dedicated to Children

The family placement of orphans and children left without parental care is one of the priorities of the state policy of our country. In recent years, the number of children being placed in families for upbringing has increased. However, in our region, as of today, 411 orphans and children left without parental care are being brought up in state institutions.

There are several forms of placement for children left without parental care in the country, namely: adoption, guardianship and foster care, patronage and foster family. In East Kazakhstan region, there are currently 56 registered professional patronage families. This form of placement has been operating in Kazakhstan since 2004.

One of these families is the patronage family of Svetlana V. Pushkareva. Since 2004, Svetlana Vladislavovna has taken in her family 6 foster children from an orphanage, 3 of whom have already reached adulthood, started their own families and have children of their own.

As a patronage caregiver, Svetlana Vladislavovna fully realizes her rights and obligations towards children, pays great attention to communication, upbringing, protects and ensures the children’s interests, creates all conditions for their education and development.

In order to support such patronage families as S.V. Pushkareva, who taken children from state institutions into their family for upbringing, starting from June of this year, the payment for the services of patronage educators has been increased to 35 MCI (KZT 120,750).

All citizens wishing to take children into their family for upbringing can contact the guardianship and trusteeship authorities at their place of residence.