Krasif Aid is a company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales No: 6533519 Registered Charity No: 1123948
Serving & Partnering in Bulgaria
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Kermen is around 20 kilometers from Sliven, and help from the UK first began back in 1993. Over 30 children still live at Kermen, and all suffer from some degree of disability.
Our visiting mission teams have always been welcomed, and have undertaken many different projects, typically combining building, painting & decorating with interactive times with the children. Over the years, conditions and practices gradually improved at Kermen, despite the limited staff and resources available, and the children continued to progress. Three years ago major EU funding became available and the building was completely upgraded
Kermen
Kermen Children's Home & NEW Safe Houses
NEW SAFE HOUSES
One major concern for children like those at Kermen had always been, what next? The adult residential institutions are slowly improving but are still harsh by comparison. Over the past few years, the Bulgarian Government have opened three new safe houses each with 10 places and have moved the oldest children, at 18 and above, from Kermen into these new facilities. There they have far more independence, learn many life skills, and are encouraged to find work in the community if possible. A very different lifestyle to the old homes and something which we could never have imagined happening just a few years ago!
Genka and the team at the Blue House have been major partners with the local Town Hall in the planning and development of the new safe houses, bringing many years of experience in social care in the Sliven region. We remain committed to adding our support to these exciting new initiatives, and with the final closure of Kermen as a home expected in 2014, plans for three further safe houses for the remaining children are currently underway