Time for Enlightenment: How Moscow NGOs Help Children Gain Knowledge

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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One of the important areas of activity of Moscow non-profit organizations (NPO) is support of education and science. Funds help children left without parents to master the school curriculum, successfully graduate from school and enter colleges or universities, and teenagers with behavioral problems – to improve relationships with others, to improve their studies. In addition, NPOs direct funds to support young scientists who are working on the implementation of promising and ambitious projects.

Caring and responsive citizens can also provide educational assistance to those who need it. One way to support the wards of non-profit organizations is to make a donation using charity service on the mos.ru portal.

"Moscow residents help orphans study well and realize their potential in the future, and help schoolchildren with behavioral problems socialize and learn to work in a team. Every caring citizen can contribute to the development of science and education by making a donation or by signing up for a regular subscription to the charity service on the mos.ru portal," noted the Chairperson of the Moscow City Committee for Public Relations and Youth Policy

Ekaterina Dragunova.

Acquire knowledge in the main subjects and continue studying at a university

Fund "Simple Things" helps orphans get a secondary school education. This charity implements the “Stairway Up” program. Its goal is to support children left without parental care and having difficulties with learning school material. The main participants of the project are students from the sixth to the 11th grade, living in centers for the promotion of family education. Experienced teachers work with children individually in key subjects: Russian language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, history, social studies and others.

In addition, senior school students receive consultations from psychologists. Thanks to the classes, the children's interest in studying increases and their academic performance improves. Psychological support helps teenagers gain self-confidence. Tutors find an approach to each child and win their trust. As a result, the children successfully pass the Basic State Exam (OGE) and the Unified State Exam (USE). For example, this year, participants in the "Stairway Up" program entered secondary and higher educational institutions in the capital, including the Moscow State Pedagogical University, the Russian University of Medicine, the Moscow Automobile and Road College named after A.A. Nikolaev and many others.

Focus on your studies and improve your academic performance

Charity fund "Shalash" helps children with behavioral problems master social skills. Often in adolescence, children have mood swings, they can lose self-control and show aggression. It is quite difficult for such children to build relationships with peers and adults, as well as to learn school material. For teenagers with behavioral problems, the Shalash Foundation has created a unique training program. Experienced teachers and volunteers conduct classes on the development of emotional intelligence and study skills. During these classes, children learn to correctly express feelings, listen to the interlocutor, negotiate with each other, work in a team and take responsibility for their actions and decisions.

The specialists of the Shalash Foundation also teach teachers and parents how to deal with difficult behavior in junior and senior schoolchildren. They explain in detail why children act this way. They also tell adults about effective tools that help them cope with difficult behavior.

Digital technologies and new methods of treatment

The activities of young scientists and research teams in Moscow are supported by the foundation "Global Alliance for Assistance". The organization directs the collected funds to conduct research and improve developments in various fields, including biotechnology, medicine, and artificial intelligence. Scientists also receive organizational and informational support. For example, this year, thanks to donations from city residents throughcharity service The mos.ru portal has produced a series of popular science podcasts

In addition, the foundation allocated resources to the implementation of the VR Inclusion project. The technology is a special application based on virtual reality. It is designed to teach children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) everyday and social skills. With the help of VR glasses, children find themselves in realistic situations, for example, when they need to cross the road or go to the store. The training is like a game, and actions can be performed as many times as necessary. Thus, children with mental disabilities experience less stress and difficulties in acquiring useful life skills. More than two thousand children with ASD have completed training in VR format. In addition, the charity plans to open and equip eight specialized classes in centers for helping children with ASD and rehabilitation boarding schools with VR equipment, as well as train specialists in educational institutions to work with it.

You can learn more about the activities of the listed funds in the charity service in the category "Science and Education". You can transfer any comfortable amount to support the program you like. You can also click on the "Help everyone" button, and then the payment will be divided equally between all organizations in the category. The service also allows you to open your own charity collection in a couple of minutes and support the wards of the "Science and Education" category programs. After opening the collection, you can share the link to it with your friends and family. This format of collective support allows you to provide more help, draw attention to the problem, and increase awareness and involvement of citizens.

You can set up regular support for funds. To do this, you need to log in to mos.ru. How to register on the portal and log in is described in one of instructions. Then, after making the first donation, you need to click on the "Connect auto payment" button on the page that will appear immediately after the funds are transferred. Next, the user needs to select the frequency and date of the write-off, as well as the amount and method of payment. At any time, the subscription can be disabled or the donation amount can be changed.

Charity service on the mos.ru portal – a joint project of the capital's Department of Information Technology AndCommittee on Public Relations and Youth Policy, implemented with the support of the Public Chamber of the City of Moscow. The service has been operating since 2020.

The use of digital technologies to improve the quality of life of city residents is in line with the objectives of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" and the Moscow regional project "Digital Public Administration". More information about this and other national projects implemented in Moscow can be found atspecial page.

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