05.11.2024

On November 5, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of proposals on supporting children in need of social protection and involving people with disabilities in sports.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child states that upbringing in a family environment is an inalienable right of every child. According to UNICEF, half of the world's orphans are not covered by social protection services.

The “From Poverty to Prosperity” program, adopted by Presidential decree on September 23 of this year, also sets goals for preventing social orphan hood and caring for children deprived of parental care.

The document focuses on the creation of conditions as close as possible to a family environment and on an individual approach to each child. Accordingly, measures have been developed to place such children in foster care and provide them with social services.

In particular, priority is given to preserving the family setting when placing a child in foster care. The main forms of placement are guardianship, trusteeship or adoption. Placement in a specialized institution is considered only as a measure of last resort.

In addition, the practice of placing children in merciful homes and orphanages on the grounds of family poverty has been abolished. In the case of employment of parents from low-income families, the costs of kindergarten until the child reaches the age of three will be reimbursed from the Social Security Fund.

Special units for women planning to abandon a child will be organized in orphanages. They will be provided with social, legal, psychological and medical support, as well as training in maternal skillsand assistance in learning a profession.

Non-governmental organizations will also be widely involved in the provision of these services.

Children in difficult life situations will be temporarily placed in family orphanages by the Inson Centers before being placed in foster care. An individual development plan will be drawn up for each child placed in foster care.

The “Social Protection” system will keep records of identified orphans and persons who have expressed a desire to foster them. Inson Centers will act as legal representatives of the children, protecting their rights and interests.

The centers will also monitor the living conditions of the children placed in foster care, the targeted use of the assistance provided and the fulfillment of the guardians' obligations.

Citizens who have established a family children's home will be registered as self-employed persons. Children raised in such families will be reimbursed for living and care expenses until the completion of secondary general and specialized secondary education.

Earlier, Parliament adopted the Law "On the Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence", which was developed based on the experience of developed countries. It sets out the legal framework for the protection of children from violence and clearly defines State bodies and their powers. The President signed this law.

The presentation also considered proposals to involve persons with disabilities in sports.