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- 2005 More than 100,000 children are
thought to have been surrendered to orphanages due to
poverty. - The number of children living on the streets has
risen steadily over the past decade, creating urgent
problems in human trafficking for forced prostitution,
forced labour and sexual exploitation. UNICEF Report, 2005
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2005 There are 450 orphanages or orphan homes
in Ukraine. Of these: 50 are baby houses/ 100 are regular
orphanages for ages 8-17/ 100 are boarding schools for
specialized needs including learning disabilities/ 100 are
shelters where 30,000 children live temporarily between
leaving home and being assigned to an orphanage / 100 are
private institutions, housing a total of 1000 children,
mostly Christian efforts.>
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2005 Only 10% of orphans are in orphanages
because of death of a parent, 90% are social orphans – due
to alcoholism, abandonment, or imprisonment of parents.>
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2005 There are presently 6,000 adoptions a
year (almost all foreigners adopting).
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- 2004 Mother-to-child transmission of HIV
in Ukraine increased from 2% of total infections in 1997 to
13% in 2001. Many of these children are surrendered to the
orphanage system - UNICEF Report, 2004
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- 80 orphanages
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Partial information:
150 – Kiev State Baby Orphanage -Read “Kiev’s Children’s
Work”
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30 – Beregena Orphanage
120 – Dom Invalid Orphanage
Read “Dnepropetrovsk Orphanages and Children’s Work”
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