PCs at the AIM center remain a big hit with the kids, who otherwise would not have an opportunity to use one. Russian youngsters enjoying what a computer can do! Teachers Masha (center) with Jola (at left) and class. Masha is our second native Russian teacher assisting at the center.

Meeting Russia’s Socio-Economic Challenges
Astrakhan Initiative for Minors (AIM), Astrakhan, Russia

Astrakhan Initiative for Minors (AIM), Astrakhan, Russia
The breakup of the former Soviet Union gave way to a whole new set of socio-economic challenges and conditions to the citizens of its former regions and republics. Astrakhan, a Caspian Sea port in the southeastern part of European Russia, and its emergent generation are no exceptions.

Volunteers of Astrakhan Initiative for Minors (AIM) conduct classes and seminars for teenagers and young adults in orphanages, shelters, kindergartens, primary schools, as well as Chechnyan refugee camps. Their center of operation is a center for street kids, where they conduct classes and seminars for Astrakhan youth, as well as providing free medical help courtesy of volunteer doctors and staff. Other programs include AIDS awareness and anti-drug campaigns.

A "Return to School" program is underway to allow youth who quit school prematurely to resume their studies and/or prepare for exams. Children who have never entered school are encouraged to do so and are supplied with needed books, etc, combined with home visitation and counseling.

To learn more click the following link: Astrakhan Initiative for Minors (AIM).

 

 

 

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