Charity

June 12, 2014

Charity

 

On June 10, AUCA staff members participated in a charity event for Beikut Family-Type Home.

 

“We are very glad to see children’s intentions to read.”

 

The American University of Central Asia is actively hosting charity events. Within the network of the national event “Give books to rural libraries” AUCA activists together with librarians have visited Beikut Family-Type Home in Tokmok and donated books, toys, and sweetmeats to children of preschool and primary school age.

 

This day became a holiday for children, who everyday wait their parents.

 

AUCA PR-Director Dinara Orozbaeva noted that beyond just AUCA administration and staff, students actively take an interest in charity.

 

-          “Since the charity event “Give books to rural libraries” has begun, we have donated books to several libraries and orphanages in the country. Education for orphanage children and their ability to acquire a profession has great significance. We are very glad to see children’s intentions to read. Rendering support to orphanages has become a good tradition of AUCA, and the University will never move from its purposes to this end.”

 

“The most important thing is cleansing children’s inner worlds.”

 

Aisuluu Kerimalieva, senior teacher of Beikut, told us a little about Beikut Home:

-          Beikut was opened in 2007 under the aegis of an initiative group from Denmark. As of today Tokmok City Council allocates means for maintenance of the orphanage. Kindly souls are doing what they can to help us. There are 5 employees in our staff. Since our Home was opened, we have accepted about 50 children. At the moment 17 children from the ages of 5 to 18 years old are living and studying here. Their main desire is to be with their parents. All day long they look out of the window and wait for them. Even though their parents do not come, anyway the children wait for them and believe some day they will.

 

Children of age are going to school, and after school we do homework together. We are very happy to see that they are full of ambitions to study. Our children study Kyrgyz and other foreign languages. Fortunately, now we have dictionaries. Thank to AUCA for the books and gifts, it is not first time you have come to our home and helped us!

 

We always say to our children: “Don’t say that you live in an orphan’s home! You live in a normal home. You have a mom who takes care of you. Our headmistress is your mom!” Generally we work on developing children’s inner worlds. It is very important to cleanse their inner world for both the present moment and the future.

 

We want to land criminals

Taking the opportunity, we decided to learn what children are thinking about. We were glad to listen to them, but some of their ideas made us thoughtful…

 

We asked Ruslan, a third-grader: Who does he want to be when he grows up?

-        I want to serve in Special Forces troops.

-        Why?

-        I want to catch criminals.

-        What grades do you have at school?

-        5, 4, 3.

-        Do you have poor marks?

-        Yes, I got poor grades for Russian language.

-        Do you read books?

-        Yes, we do. After school, after lunch we are doing homework. Our teachers help us. Sometimes volunteers come to our home and help us in studying.

-        You have to be strong to be a commando and catch criminals. Are you doing sports?

-        Yes, I do. I joined a boxing group two months ago.

-        What holds have you learned?

-        I know how to do punches on the jaw and kidney.

-        What athletes do you know?

-        I know Ruslan Abasov. But gangsters killed him.

-        Did anyone who you have seen on TV come to your home?

-        Azamat Ismailov from Tamashow, singer Nurzat Sadykova and dancer Atai Omurzakov have visited our home.

-        If Goldfish says that she will realize your wish, what would you ask?

-        I would ask her to bring my brother Beksultan to me. He lives at 165 Saadaev street.

 

Daniil is also a third-grader. We asked him same question: Who do you want to be?

-          I want to be a serviceman and catch gangsters.

-          Why do all of you say that you want to catch gangsters?

-          Because they are doing bad things in the world. They steal and kill people.

-          Daniil, you speak Kyrgyz language quiet well. How did you learn it?

-          My grandfather is native Kyrgyz. He taught me.

-          Do you read books?

-          Yes, I do. There are tales amongst the books that you have brought to us. Now, we will read them with delight.

-          Daniil, I’ll ask you a man’s question, do you have a girlfriend in your class?

-          I don’t have a girl in my class. My girl is in Bishkek. Her name is Nastya.

-          When did you see her last time?

-          One year ago. When I was on a Bishkek tour. She also lives in orphanage. We meet once in year, when I go on the Bishkek tour.

-          Do you remember that day when you first met? How is she?

-          Yes, I remember. It was April 13, a Saturday. We met in the hospital. Nastya is good girl. She is beautiful, and has black hair.

-          Will you marry her?

-          Yes, I will, when I am 23 years old.

-          What would you ask from Goldfish?

-          I would ask her bring to me Nastya.

-          Are you ready to do anything for Nastya?

-          Yes, I am!

 

Oleg, a fifth-grader:

-          I have the same question for you: what is the name of your girlfriend?

-          Dinora.

-          Tell us about Dinora.

-          She lives near the bazaar. We see each other every day. We are classmates.

-          Who do you want to be?

-          I also want to be a commando. Therefore I go in for judo.

-          Do you like this home?

-          Yes, I like it. We ride bicycles, go to the pool, and play football.

-          Do you have time to read books?

-          Of course. Reading and studying are the first priority. Our teachers also work with us after school, so we play only at leisure time.

-          Which football players do you know?

-          Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

-          For which team you will root in the World Cup?

-          For Brazil.

-          What wish will you make for Goldfish?

-          I want my mom. Let my mom come here.

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