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Taganka children's fund would like to offer its heartfelt thanks to the students of the Department of Government management of the Moscow Foreign Affairs University for their invaluable support to the families with disabled children. Children in Rostochek group cannot stop remembering the wonderful celebration organised by the students for them just before the New Year. During this interaction two separate worlds have crossed the boundaries and have joined together. This was the first such meeting, and we think that the students have approached this task very responsibly and left so many wonderful memories. Thank you very much! Our special thanks go to the people who helped this come true: Aigul Musina and Ilona Ilyasova. We look forward to future meetings with you!

The inclusive theatre company Taganka Shed is pleased to invite to its play on the occasion of the Pancake festival, which is based on the ancient Slavic traditions. The plot focuses on a group of teenage friends who travel in time to the time of our ancestors. They will face challenges tackling the pagan winter goddess and freeing the sun. Everyone who will attend will have a chance to learn more about our ancient traditions, not just pancake-eating. We look forward to see you on the 16th February at 4pm in the House of childrens arts Dinaoda (Philipovsky per. 8 bld. 1, metro Kropotkinskaya).

The theatre association "The Union of Taganka Actors" invites their little friends to take part in the drawing competition The Art of the Little Spectator. When you return home from the theatre performance, overwhelmed by what you have just seen, the pencil or the painting brush can become your magic wand. All parents know about the importance of drawing in the creative development of the child. This exciting way of getting your head round what you have just seen, to discuss important meanings of things, to learn about the world in the way that suits the little person. All children like drawing. And the Union of Taganka Actors loves its little spectators, that is why they launched this competition. When the results have been announced, the exhibition of the drawings will take place both in the theatre and in the premises of Taganka children's fund. The best drawings will be displayed. Partner-organisations include internet-portal Leisure activities with Children, the Moscow House of Books, Taganka children's fund and the Centre for social support to family and children - Semya(Family). For additional information, please contact tel. +74959151024 or email 9151024@mail.ru

Taganka children's fund is pleased to announce that it has won a competition for funding from the Committee of the Public Connections of Moscow for its programme "The territory of solidarity - together to help family", which aims to combine resources available for social work with families and children.

On 19th January Taganka children fund's programme director Sergey Borzov has participated in the Moscow Family-2017 dialogue platform of the Public Chamber of Moscow, which has brought together social organisations of the Department of labour and social protection of the population of Moscow working with families and children and socially-oriented NGOs - winners of the grant competition of the Committee for Public connections of Moscow. Sergey Borzov has presented Taganka children's fund programme "The Territory of Solidarity - together to help family" at the event.

We are very pleased to announce that the programme director of Taganka children's fund Sergey Bodrov has been elected as the deputy chairman of the Public Expert Council for Family and Children issues at the Department of labour and social protection of populations of the city of Moscow. The election took place on the 12th January 2017, the meeting was chaired by the director of the Department T. Barsukova (pictured).

New Year is the most amazing and magic holiday of the year for children in Russia. Many children are looking forward to the NY celebrations more than to their own birthdays, because this is the magic night when Father Frost comes to them and fulfils their most wanted wishes. For over 15 years students of the Anglo-American school in Moscow have been making amazing gifts to the children in care of Taganka children's fund. Thanks to their care and support, every child at Taganka children's fund always receives a surprising gift in time for New Year. bringing them lots of joy, happiness, amazement and fills their holidays with magic. We would like to offer our most sincere thanks to the students, parents and staff at the Anglo-American school in Moscow for the magic they have once again shared with the kids at Taganka children's fund! Thank you!

The new play Festive stories from Father Frost by the inclusive theatre Taganka shed was an amazing present to all friends of Taganka children's fund. The plot about the difficulties of magic characters and how they did everything possible to overcome them was developed and realised by the kids themselves with the help of their talented teachers: Alexey Vasuykov, Yaroslava Sokolovskaya, Vita Moroz, Varvara Habibulina and Ekaterina Zhogleva. We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to Dinaoda centre for children's arts, who have been a wonderful host for the Taganka shed and provided their stage for the performance.

Inclusive theatre Taganka shed invites you to come see its new performance Festive stories from Father Frost on the 22nd December 2016. In a magic holiday story we will experience traditional celebrations as well as magic encounters with New Year machine that produces decorations and multiple fantasy creatures who will have to overcome a number of challenges to reach a happy final! Please join us in the House of children's creative arts Dinaoda at Filipovsky per. 8 bld. 1 (metro Kropotkinskaya). We look forward to see you there!