Humanitarian Report
For children that remain in orphanages in Armenia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Georgia and Ukraine, Hopscotch is active in spearheading projects that both improve the physical environments of institutions and support children’s emotional and physical health while residing in them. We believe in the virtuous circle of adoption and humanitarian aid, and we are grateful to our families for their continual dedication to the children of the countries where we work.
Current projects underway:
Special Need Grants: Hopscotch has underwritten the service fees for the adoption of many children with special needs and that of children with Down Syndrome. As contributions and grants are made to Hopscotch, many more children are able to come home to forever family.
Developmental Assessment: Evaluation services provided for waiting children with Down Syndrome in the amount of $700.00. This gift was provided by Hopscotch and other generous contributors. 2008
Foster Care Support: Funds in the amount of $2500 provided to sustain the care of waiting children during the Russian Invasion. Hopscotch matched contributions from the many families that came together for this urgent need. August 2008.
Orphanage Support: $400 support provided to Bethlehem House in Armenia. August 2008.
MRI for Waiting Child: Contribution of a Hopscotch family in the amount of $500. September 2008
Projects 2003 - 2007
Educational Supplies: $1000 donated specifically for Gyumeri Orphanage. January 2007.
Pediatric Casting Supplies: $1000 purchase to provide better medical treatment for patients recovering from orthopedic corrective surgery. January 2007.
Kybele Obstetric Anesthesia Teaching Clinic to Georgia and Armenia: $900 donated to aid a second clinical teaching team. October 2007.
Grants for Special Need Adoptions: Grants awarded to assist families adopting children with non-correctable special needs to include, Down’s syndrome, heart disease, corrective orthopedic needs, limb deficient, etc.. 2007
Tskhneti Orphanage: New beds purchased for 20 children in October 2005, along with, additional beds purchased in the amount of $3500 in January 2006.
Sensory Playroom: $4500 has been donated for the specific purchase of a sensory playroom for the Nork Marash infant house in Armenia. This gift was made possible by a generous Hopscotch client family. November 2006
Kybele Obstetric Anesthesia Teaching Clinic: 14 doctors traveled to Georgia and Armenia to host the first Obstetric Anesthesia Conference and teaching clinics. $2000 donated towards this specific project and provided full coordination and contacts to initiate and execute this teaching project. Kybele focuses on safe child birth as a women's rights issue and reduce the institutionalized population due to needless and preventable birth trauma. September 2006.
Sensory Playroom: $4500 has been donated for the specific purchase of a sensory playroom for the Nutsubidze infant house in Tbilisi. This generous contribution is from the Georgian Angels. 2006
Food Fund for Nutsumbidze Baby House: Raised $3500 in two days through church auction and yard-sale to provide an additional $500 per month in food support for the infants to be fed on demand versus scheduled ‘watered-down’ feedings. Additional $4000 sent in November 2005.
Armenian Special Needs Fund: This fund was funded solely by Robin Sizemore and her attorney in Armenia for the restricted purpose of awarding families $1,000 gifts towards the adoption of non-correctable special need children from Armenia. Four families received such gifts in 2005.
Tskhneti Orphanage: Partial renovation with materials purchased 2004.
Telavi Children's Home: Donated a sewing machine to a young lady that was leaving the orphanage care and needed a vocational skill, purchased winter coats and boots for all children. Gift was courtesy of our generous family from Switzerland. Winter 2005
Orthopedic Surgical Clinic: Dr. Tammy Martin developed a team of traveling surgeons to provide clinical and surgical skills to improve the quality of technique surgical skills offered through the Republican Children’s Hospital in Tbilisi. Clinics took place in May of 2004, October 2004, May 2005 and September 2005. A large container was collected and shipped with pneumatic orthopedic surgical supplies and various other necessary surgical tools and equipment.
Tskhneti Dental Clinic: Examined 60 children and developed charts for future care of each child. 18 children received urgent treatment to include, extraction, root canals, crowns and antibiotic treatment. An interactive and lively dental education program was presented to the delight of the children. October 2004.
Play Units for Nork Marash: Play units for 5 rooms have been purchased for the Nork Marash orphanage in Armenia. 2004-2005. $3000 expense.
Tskhneti Orphanage: Providing orthopedic surgical clinic for children with club feet, free of charge. October 2004, October 2005.
Nutsumbadze Orphanage: $1000 in formula purchase, electricity funding. Increase $1.47 daily allowance for three meals a day per child to $5.45 per day per child. Heating system installed for entire campus. ** October 2004, providing orthopedic surgical clinic for children with club feet free of charge.
Social Worker Training: At the invitation of the Ministry of Education, funds were raised to bring two highly experienced social workers from the field of domestic and international adoption to conduct a week long seminar. Participants included all 30 certified social workers and various Ministry of Education officials. July 2003
Lawn Mower Purchase: Purchased a lawn mower to keep the high grasses down for the Tskhneti play ground. Reports of snakes and rodents prompted this purchase. Children can now play safely in their playground. 2003
Surami Orphanage: Playground structure, fencing for property, shoes, clothing, generator and school supplies. July 2001.
Senaki Orphanage: Electrical connection, glass for window replacement and wood for fuel. July 2001.
Batumi Orphanage: Clothes, medication, installation of running water system, (funds used to attract loans and grants for complete renovation of facility). July 2001
Tskhneti Orphanage: Electrical renovations and lighting fixtures, 1 group cottage home fully renovated furniture, shoes, clothes, medication, school supplies, refrigerator, ovens, televisions, cabinets and wardrobes, gas heaters. 2000
Child and Environment: medication, sporting equipment.
Telavi Homeless Children’s Shelter: Running water system provided and renovation/repair of kitchen.
Free Medical and Surgical Services, Transportation and Hosting: Provided for Sonia Bonetti and Sam Whitten. Arranged by Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.
Obstetric Anesthesia Mini-Clinical: provided by Dr. Medge Owen, of Kybele Organization, via CAS free of charge in October 2004. Georgia’s first international obstetric anesthesia conference is scheduled for September 2006.
Educational Grant for Armenian Orphanage: A sum of $1000 was hand delivered to the director of Gyumeri Orphanage for the purchase of new furniture for an educational program. The furniture will be used in their new preschool.
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