Ties of Generations

Ignatiy Kim ’10 (Osh, Kyrgyzstan)

Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

$446 in FLEX Alumni GYSD Grant Funding

$530 cost share from partners

FLEX alumnus Ignatiy Kim ‘10 brought together orphans and elderly people with his project “Ties of Generations”. Four FLEX alumni worked with young children to increase their awareness of how they can make a difference in the lives of elderly people in the community and organize events to support them. The first step of the project was to organize training events for the children at the Svetliy Put and Uchkun Orphanages. on April 6, alumni and Unity Fund members held interactive presentations for the children to help them to think outside of box in regard to the older generation, understand their stories, and show respect to them.  

Next the volunteers held a craft training with the 30 children involved in the project to make postcards and crafts.  The 350 cards and crafts that were made, were then sold for over $250.   
On April 27, the children and volunteers went to the Serofimovskiy Nursing Home to meet the elderly people that they helped!  Participants brought food and personal hygiene items, which were bought with the money fundraised by the craft items.  The volunteers and children spent part of the day with the elderly people, socializing and making their day brighter!  
Program organizer would like to thank the partner organizations for such a meaningful event.