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Russian orphanages spending less than a penny a day on each child
http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1685562,00.html
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Russian orphanages spending less than a penny a day on each child
Tom Parfitt in Moscow
Friday January 13, 2006
The Guardian
An investigation by the Russian general prosecutor's office into violations of the law in state orphanages has found some institutions allocate as little as 30 kopecks (0.6p) a day for each child's care.
The report reveals catastrophic conditions in thousands of children's homes across the country, many of them crumbling buildings where children go barefoot or without adequate clothing. ...
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2/17/04 Signed up with Agency. Chose Rostov-on-Don region (this agency requires you to select a region up front)
4/22/04 All required documents sent to agency
9/20/04 Got appointment date to travel to Rostov-On-Don (blind referral as expected)
10/5/04 Met our daugher for the first time
12/7/04 Court date
12/18/04 Home with Rebecca (born 4/15/03)
4/24/06 Signed contract with agency to do it again
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