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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent support he has given to projects in the Russian Federation aimed at improving facilities for (a) street children, (b) orphans and (c) children with disabilities; what his plans are in this area; and if he will make a statement. [192526] Mr. Gareth Thomas: DFID has provided support to the following projects in the Russian Federation aimed at improving facilities for street children, orphans and children with disabilities: "Supporting Vulnerable Children in Ekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk Region". The project ran from 2000 to 2003 and addressed the problems of orphans and street children through provision of family-focused care, with a budget of £816,000. "Health and Social Care Partnerships": From 2000 to 2004, DFID funded 17 small projects each with a budget of around £50,000. The projects addressed issues such as: programmes for street children, homelessness, foster care, drug and alcohol awareness among vulnerable children and programmes for children with various disabilities. DFID is currently working in two regions of Russia through Oblast Partnership Programmes. These programmes include work on addressing the problems of street children, orphans and children with disabilities: Families and Children at Risk--a component of Leningrad Oblast (region) partnership programme being implemented during 2004-07 with a budget of approximately £1,000,000. Targeted Social Assistance--a component of Nizhny Novgorod partnership programme being implemented during 2003-06 with a budget of approximately £1,800,000.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c738W; 192526

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disability Children Development aid Protection Orphans Sleeping rough Russia

Contains statistics

Yes

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