December Collection for the Orphanages!
We collected educational toys and clothing for the Baby Houses in Bishkek and Tokmok through December, 2011.
For Ak Beshim Orphanage, we collected clothing and shoes for children ages 7 – 16.
In January, 2012, everything was shipped by container.
Kyrgyz Language Classes!
Kyrgyz language classes began on October 1, 2011. Classes are held each Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Kyrgyz Embassy in Washington, DC. All ages are welcome. There is one class for adults and one class for children. $10 per class or $25 per month. To register and for more information, please contact Goulnara Assanova at kyrgyzchild@yahoo.com.
Please join us!
Kyrgyzstan Heritage Weekend!
Families who adopted children from Kyrgyzstan gathered in the Washington, DC area on Memorial Day weekend (May 28-29, 2011) for two days of fun family activities celebrating the culture of Kyrgyzstan. See photos from the event.
Meeting President Otunbaeva
Representatives from Kyrgyz Children’s Future had the honor of meeting President Roza Otunbaeva during a reception at the Kyrgyz Embassy in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. President Otunbaeva was very approachable, and sincerely interested in hearing the adoption stories from Americans who have brought children home from Kyrgyzstan as well as from those still waiting. She expressed her support for adoption several times and hopes that Parliament will end the moratorium, and she was excited to hear about the upcoming Kyrgyzstan Heritage Weekend! It was a wonderful evening, and an experience we will never forget.
KCF receives its 501(c)(3) status!
Kyrgyz Children’s Future has been determined to be a public charity by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All deductions made to KCF after September 6, 2006, are retroactively tax deductible!
View our letter from the IRS
February 18th Fundraiser
Kyrgyz Children’s Future was honored, along with another charity working in Kyrgyzstan, at a fundraising evening at the home of Ms. Pamela Allen in Virginia on February 18, hosted by Ms. Allen and Ms. Ann Bates. It was a very pleasant, gracious opportunity to talk about the needs of orphans in Kyrgyzstan and to respond to questions. The evening included a “silent auction” of felt handicrafts made by the children of Ak-Beshim orphanage, which they had given to Kyrgyz Children’s Future to help raise funds. In addition to the sales, KCF received several hundred dollars worth of donations, which will be used for upcoming projects at orphanages in the Kyrgyz Republic.
