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Austrian philanthropists help children from Vorontsovo boarding school Students Vorontsovo boarding school The Austrian non-profit association klein herzen (Little Hearts) started to help children of Vorontsovo boarding school district Ostrovsky in year 2008. The support of the association kleine herzen is not only limited in acquiring the necessary goods for the boarding school (home and sporting equipment, mattresses), but also in organizing a sponsorship program for children. About 30 families sponsor children through the Association. The families write regularly letters and send personal gifts to their sponsored children.  Liga Engizere Since September 2009 the Austrian partner kleine herzen of the Pskov regional branch of Russian Children's Foundation (RCF) supports a scholarship project and began to support the student Misha Osnovskogo, graduated from the Velikiye boarding school for orphans. Michael has successfully completed a second year of studies at St. Petersburg State University, thanks the Austrian association for its monthly support of 85 Euros. Since April 2010, kleine herzen supports also the scholarship of another student, Liga Engizere, who also grow up in the Velikiye boarding school and is now student at Torzhok Teachers College. This scholarship project helps students, graduates of boarding schools to get a good education and find their place in life. The scholarship project has been implemented by the Pskov regional branch of Russian Children's Foundation (RCF) in year 2003, with the financial support of the American Society of Russian assistance to children, the Dutch Foundation "Russland Direct", the Norwegian volunteers "Yammskaya group" and the Austrian association kleine herzen. Until now 55 students and orphans could take benefice of this project. This spring, the Austrian Association kleine herzen already provided financial supports to the Vorontsovo boarding school: in the beginning of May, the Austrian association gave 1.500 Euros to purchase new beds. With these grant, the boarding school was able to buy 20 new beds for the children. kleine herzen made another donation of 2,600 Euros last week to purchase a new carpentry machine for teaching children carpentry at the Vorontsovo boarding school. The non-profit association kleine herzen was founded in 2006 by Pascale Vayer, a French citizen who adopted three children. Pascale adopted her son in Russia, in the children's home of Kaluga city, where she worked 6 months as a volunteer. It was at this time that she decided to leave her job and started to help orphans of the former Soviet Union.  Contact Russian Children's Foundation, Pskov: Tatiana Bodrov |
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