Not Alone: Mentors for Russian Teen Moms, Children

On June 24, 2015 teen mothers, volunteers, mentors and Kidsave partners participated an event orginised by Kidsave. It was a final event of “Teen Mother” program in 2014/2015 school year.

Warm and friendly atmosphere gives an opportunity for girls and future mentors to communicate each other, to create a base for strong relationship. A lot of mentee-mentor pairs were formed during such events.

“Thank you, Kidsave, for an interesting event, which I participate for the second time”, teen mother Nastya B. said. “It was something special this year. I followed my mentor Svetlana all the time and helped her to organize a lottery. Also we participated a master class and made paper flowers. Svetlana is very purposeful, open and friendly person. And she helps me to develop the same skills. Once again I want to say thank you to Kidsave because thanks to its program I met Svetlana who became a close friend to me”, Nastya added.  

And that's what Nastya’s mentor Svetlana L . said: "We met with Nastya on the same event last year. It was not easy in the beginning. And now I’m really happy. Nastya helped me during this event, we understand each other and like to spend time together. It is very important for everyone to be valued and loved. I’m happy to support Nastya and her baby, to share my experience”.

Some girls have recently entered the program and still do not have a mentor. During the event they met new people, communicated them trying to find a person whom they would like to see as a mentor. 

Thanks to your support almost all participants of Kidsave's Teen Mother program in Moscow got a mentor this year. This is a real chance for them to change their lives, to become more sustainable and confident.