There are 4 mln . 922 thous . 647 children at the age of 0 to 18 in Kazakhstan

1. Republic of KazakhstanMinistry of Education and Science of the RoKFoster Care Implementation:Experience, Lessons Learnt 1

2. There are 4 mln. 922 thous. 647children at the age of 0 to 18 in Kazakhstan 543 thous. 903– studying youth including 46 126 children deprived of parental care 1 mln. 824thous. 608 children of preschool age 2 mln. 554 thous. 136 – children of school age 2

3. Organizations for orphaned children and children deprived of parental care (total of 204 organizations with subpopulation of 16 thousand 008 children) 26 orphanages in public health system (1 820 children) 159 children’s homes and boarding schools in educational system (13 156 children) • 19 children’s homes and boarding schools in social safety net (1032 children) 3

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5. Every year we reveal about 10 thousand street children among whom: 10% go back to their families 60% are resigned under guardianship (kinship), adoption, patronat 25% are put into institutions Data on revelation and placement of street children 5

6. Data on placement of orphaned children and children deprived of parental care of which: • resigned to families under guardianship or kinship – 28 113 children • put under patronat - 2 005 children • put into different organizations - 16 008 children 6

7. Implementation of the Law on Marriage and Family of the Republic of Kazakhstan in terms of children’s placement under patronat 7

8. Appropriation of funds from local budgets for patronat (in thous. tenge) 8

9. Family support services Tasks: • Provision of complex approach in solving problems of children requiring state protection • Formation of data base on children, foster homes, blood families, families from risk groups • Preventive and rehabilitation work with family and child in order to reunite the child with his/her blood family • Development of family forms to place children deprived of parental care • Preventive work with families from risk groups in order to maintain family for a child • Creation of child friendly environment in children’s homes • Public information about forms of placement and possibilities to take a child into a family Objective – protection of rights, rendering of timely assistance to children who require state protection, including orphaned children, children deprived of parental care, children in difficult reality situation, their parents and foster homes; realization of the right or children for upbringing in a family 9

10. Results obtained Number of children resigned under guardianship and kinship increased by 61% Number of children put under patronat increased by 12% Number of adopted children increased by3% Number of Kazakh citizens willing to adopt children increased by 33 % 10