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Old 01-13-2006, 07:15 AM
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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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