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Published on Aug 30, 2016
Russia
has long struggled with overcrowded children's homes and a large number
of orphans in need of housing, due in part to continued changes in
government during the past many years.
These challenges were further
brought to the country's attention when in 2012, after years of
international adoptions, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into
law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans.
But for more than a
decade, a small orphan village south of Moscow has been experimenting
with what the founders think may be a novel solution to support both
foster children and the families who take them in.
And now the Russian government is also pitching in financially to help support this experimental community.
BBC
Pop Up, the company's travelling bureau, has relocated to Russia for a
month in order to film stories suggested by their viewers. The team
visited Orion community village after they received an email from a
viewer asking them to look into adoption and fostering.
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