In this issue of ODR, Maxim Tucker details the deinstitutionalization challenges facing Ukraine. Under an older care system developed during the Soviet Era, children were housed in internats – boarding schools for children who were orphans or came from poor families. This system was set up to turn children into workers, not necessarily look out for their best interests. Since Ukraine’s independence, little has changed in this care model.
A group of organisations led by Ombudsman Kuleba are working to end the internat system. Kuleba has a plan that he wishes to put in place. The major challenge to date is obtaining the funds.
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