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Volunteering is one of the most common ways to help children living in orphanages and institutional care facilities. The project involves personal contact between an adult and a child, or a group of children.

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Voluntariness and selflessness
Regularity and planning
Do not require significant financial expenses
Aimed at the socialization of children
Involve the use of personal skills and experience
Require personal involvement in the child’s life
Do not demand as much time as mentorship or family-based forms of child care

Somewhere near the beginning of our work, a more experienced volunteer shared this story: “A group of caring people was preparing for a trip to a children’s home, each eager to help. The day before, the trip coordinator gathered all the ‘newcomers’ and briefly explained the specifics of volunteering in a children’s home. Then, they asked each person a simple question: Are you ready to dedicate a year of your life to helping these children?

You might wonder why ask such a question — I’m here today, eager to share my experience, and tomorrow is another day. But it’s not that simple — these children have already lost their loved ones, their trust in adults, and the ability to form friendly relationships. A sudden end to meetings may lead a child or children to blame themselves. So, this question is very relevant, and perhaps every volunteer should answer it before starting their journey.”

Please note, it is advisable to postpone personal contact with children and choose another way to help if you:

Are not confident about working with children on a consistent basis;
Are not psychologically ready for close interaction with children.

We emphasize systematic work because it is this approach that can deliver results — laying the foundation for a child’s socialization, building trusting relationships, and providing the child with motivation for learning and self-development.

“Storming the Orphanages”

Thematic Materials

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One of the directions of volunteer work.

It has been estimated that adapting children from one institution requires about 10 volunteers who will visit the children regularly—not with entertainment programs, but with meaningful, important lessons and personal communication.

And for this, you don’t need extraordinary abilities or special knowledge and teaching skills. What you need is the desire to inspire, motivate, teach, and help children grow. To be a so-called “navigator.” A navigator is a person who charts the course, determines the ship’s position, and ensures the proper functioning of the ship’s instruments. Similarly, orphaned children need just such a responsible adult. Other reasons for visiting children can actually harm them.

Volunteer groups of detdom.info have the opportunity to use years of organizational experience collected in methodological materials. All you need to do is take these materials in hand and systematically visit the children and conduct these sessions over the course of one year.

Thus, the volunteer journey starts right here!