Who are we?

We are a centre for children and teenagers who have been declared to be ineducable.
Ineducable means that these children/teenagers in Kirgisistan receive no official support for kindergartens, schools or health measures, and are not integrated into society.
They are regarded as "worthless, discarded children".

We work with these children and teenagers using therapeutic pedagogical methods, including elements of the Waldorf pedagogy and that of Janusz Korczak, as well as with other forms of therapy; the result is that with time around half of the "ineducable" are able to move into governmental institutions. The approach is integrative, which means that children of staff, sisters and brothers, or neighbours are also accepted.

In recent years the centre has begun to care for street children as well.

The centre sees itself as a large family, with its first concern the well-being of the children and those near to them.

Disabilities of our children and teenagers

• Down's syndrome
• Brittle bone disease (Osteogenesis imperfecta)
• Infantile paralysis
• Severe developmental problems 
• Muscle dystrophy
• Damage from exposure to radioactivity (Chernobyl)
• Autism
• Damage from accidents
• etc.

Funding of the centre

The centre is largely funded through donations from German-speaking regions. A small proportion comes from the parents, either as money or through work in the centre. Meanwhile, support now comes from the population, in the form of material donations or money.