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Thanks to the funding from Cargill company, we have launched social rehabilitation classes in Rostochek group on the 3 September 2016. The classes take place twice a week on Wednesdays from 11.00 till 13.30 and on Saturdays from 11.00 till 14.30 at Taganka children's fund venue Marksistsky per. 3. Rostochek group is now getting prepared for the Autumn celebrations. Participants with various degrees of disability have started learning new songs, poems and dances. They also work on new crafts and decorations for the celebrations, so that they are fully involved in all activities for the performance.

Studio "Warmhearted" has succesfully presented its project during the seminar at the All-Russian People's Front (ONF). The project aims to provide additional earning opportunities and part-time employment to those mothers, who are not able to work full-time due to the difficult life situation. This project is realised in the framework of the Charitable programme of support to NGOs and physical persons on invitation from CAF Russia with support from CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)

Studio "Warmhearted" invites 16+ year olds who are entitled to benefits to come join its classes and become a craftsman or a craftswoman, to learn to create sweet bouquets from chocolates, educational toys, interior accessories and many other useful things. You will also participate in exciting workshops. Upon completing this training, you will be able to earn additional income by selling your hand-made products. For more information and to sign up, please call +7(495)369-00-34. The classes will take place at the following address: Bolshoy Fakelny pereulok. 9/11. This is a Taganka children's fund project within the wider "Help Yourselves" strand of work supported by the Charitable programme of support to NGOs and physical persons on invitation from CAF Russia with support from CAF (Charities Aid Foundation).

The "Children's World" foundation has organised a charity event "Participate! and "Back to school together" from the 1 till 31st August 2016. The Children's World chain shops located at Dubravnaya street and Pyatnitskoye shosse have collected donations and passed them on to Taganka children's fund. THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all anonymous benefactors, the staff of the "Children's World" foundation and staff of the "Children's World" chain shops for the provided help to children from low-income families. Thanks to your care, children from these families have started the new school year well-equipped with everything they require at school, including notepads, paints, pens, pencils and gym uniforms. With your support children are already proud to achieve first good results.

On the 7th September 2016 Taganka children's fund hosted an off-site traineeship entitled "The Municipality is the Territory of social cohesion", as part of the 7th All-Russian exhibition-forum "Together for the sake of children! Together with children!". Professional community has been presented with the experience of joint promblem solving of families with children through utilizing and combining all available resources of the Taganka district. Presenters included Nadezhda Smirnova, the head of the department for support of Social projects of the Agency of Strategic Initiatives and Sergey Golubev, the General Director of the LLC "Foundation for social investment". Sergey Borzov had lead the round table discussion on professional development of NGOs and utilizing available resoures: achievements, difficulties and prospects". Taganka children's fund own project entitled "Studio "Warmhearted" aimed at training and part-time employment for teenagers and adults has been the topic of the lively professional discussion. Participants of the event also had a chance to take part in adn enjoy the show class of the "Inclusive theatre "Taganka Shed", which presents techniques of tackling psychological issues of children through inclusive creative process.

August 27, 2016 Taganka Children's Fund participated in the garden party dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, which took place atthe residence of British Ambassador . Together with young and older guests of the festival actors from the theater " Taganka Shed " and participants Workshop “From the bottom of the heart” spent time , enjoying the nice weather , playing , doing sweet boutonnieres , sang and played croquet . Thanks to all the guests of the event for their attention and support.

Britain through the eyes of Russian artists. The new project of Taganka children`s fund and Dr.MoLi Consulting to the 100th Anniversary of the Russian-British Chamber of Commerce

Inclusive Theatre " Taganka Shed " took part in the festivities for families with disabled children and young people with disabilities in Moscow , dedicated to the International Day of the Family, Сreative marathon " ROAD TO DREAM " May 15, 2016 in Tagansky park . Festival is organized by the Public Council of parents of disabled children and young people with disabilities of the Central Administrative District Department of Labour and Social Protection of Moscow City Population.

Taganka children’s fund expresses sincere thanks to all participants for making the 11th CHARITABLE BOWLING TOURNAMENT on May 12th 2016 such a great success! The tournament took place at Bi-Ba-Bo bowling club – our generous annual host since the very 1st event and its director Nikita Kozlov! Our special congratulations go to the winning team Mercury , a faithful participant and supporter of TCF for many years. Second prize -Work Service team supporting TCF for 7 years , and third prize –Dream team . We would also like to say a huge thank you to our great friend and organizer of the bowling tournament – Don Craig, without whom this annual event would not be possible!

Taganka Children's Fund expresses heartly thanks to the Federation of KUDO of Russia, to the Dojo of the sensei Sinyutin, the Professional Club, equipment center of KUDOWEAR, personally to the President of KUDO of Russia R.M.Anashkin, instructors D.N.Sinyutin and K.A. Simankin for the extremely important and necessary project of Kudo - Strength and Kindness, for organisation of the adaptive physical culture trainings for children and adults with disabilities.

The new “Taganka Shed” performance "Maslenitsa-Кomoyeditsa" is created based on Old Slavic myths and ceremonies. At the beginning of a story three modern teenagers accidental get to far times of our ancestors where they should win against the pagan goddess of winter and to remove a spell from the sun. During the traveling children understand that our modern Maslenitsa not simply entertainment and eating of pancakes, and the important tradition which passed to us from our ancestors.

Таganka Children's Fund is pleased to invite to the11th Charitable Bowling Tournament,which will take place on the 12th of Maу 2016, 18.00-22.00 in the coziest and most generous bowling club in Moscow - "Bi-Ba-Bo“( Karmanitskiy pereulok 9, metro Smolenskaya). Terms of participation: teams of 4 players, if you don’t have a team we can offer you participation in a combined team. Donation: 3500 rubles per person Booking: tcfcharity@mail.ru, or +7 (495) 911 74 49 We look forward to see you ! The major sponsor of the tournament is Bowling club "Bi-Ba-Bo“.

Project participants "Self-Help " were trained on a master - class "Union of candies" and are ready to offer the first production.

The team of the first 20 participants of the project "Self-help" has found it`s name: Workshop "From the bottom of the heart"

On Friday, 11th March the Marsh Insurance Brokers company organized the Shrovetide fair. At the festival were selling souvenirs made by mothers from Taganka children’s fund. These mothers taking part in our new project “Self-help”, where they are learning various crafts in the framework of a new charitable program. We sincerely thank the Marsh company for their support of our project!

      In 2016 "Taganka children's fund” launched the new project "Self-help" supported by  Caterpillar Foundation and CAF Russia. The beneficiaries participating in the project will gain crafts skills that will provide them with  part- time employment  to increase family income. The beneficiaries of the project are  mothers of disabled children, disabled youth and at risk families, who have no possibility to have full-time job.  

On March 1, 2016 Taganka children's fund`s program director Sergey Borzov appeared on the Conference of the Central administrative district of the city of Moscow with the message on experience of interaction of socially oriented NGO in operation on increase of efficiency of work with families with children. The deputy head of Department of work and social protection of the population of the city of Moscow T.M. Barsukova, the head of department of social protection of the population of CAO of the city of Moscow T.E. Tikhonova, representatives of agencies of guardianship and the commissions on affairs of minors and protection of their rights presented at the meeting.