In late May, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the commencement of the Decade of Childhood next year.
With such a proposal, the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko originally appeared.
During the three summer months, the regions collected all the proposals (or, to be more exact, they are collected now) from citizens and public figures about which projects could form the basis of the social policy of the region in support of childhood and the family. We are talking about the construction of schools, the transition to training in the first shift, on legislative initiatives and, in general, on the civic education of the younger generation.
Not actions, but real deeds
There are a lot of work directions, but to concentrate on the best proposals, the Public Chamber of Ugra has already held meetings in Nizhnevartovsk and Surgut. Chairman of the Chamber Irina Maksimova headed the regional working group. The plans of the public are to organize a series of meetings in the cities of Yugra in order to designate the "rules of the game" and to attract as many citizens as possible to work.
- We have already visited Nizhnevartovsk and Surgut, we plan to hold a meeting in Nyagan. In my opinion, it is important to involve in the "brainstorm" all the cities and almost all the inhabitants of Ugra. Now on the website of the public chamber and the electronic platform "Open Region", the idea of Ugra people to implement the Decade of Childhood in the region is being collected. We instructed the municipalities to prepare their plans for the near future and came to the conclusion that the activities in the plans are ongoing and are no different from those that we hold every year. We also need to preserve the existing experience and multiply it, not just hold contests and actions, but lay the foundation for our children to grow in better conditions. And for this, serious projects are needed, "says Irina Maksimova.
Map of childhood
It was for this that the public turned to the inhabitants of the region, that is, parents and children, directly. Already, the public has come to the conclusion that one of the first steps will be the creation in each city of an "electronic childhood map" that will simplify the search for the necessary events and institutions for parents. It will be able to find institutions for additional education, analyze prices for educational services, track leisure activities and consult with social workers on measures to support different categories of children.
- Creation of a common card will simplify life and managers, since every department - education, culture, sports or social protection - has its own network of institutions, shares and projects. But, if we create a common base, we will be able to gain experience in interdepartmental interaction and become complicit in the projects of our colleagues, "said the director of the Surgut Education Department Anna Tomazova.
One of the main rules that have been determined for themselves in Ugra, is that the Decade of Childhood should not pass by children, but with their direct participation. The pioneer was the Public Council under the administration of the Surgut district, who put forward the idea of creating a children's working group of a municipal formation.
- We have already held the first meeting of the working group on the implementation of the Decade of Childhood, and during the discussion we came to the conclusion that it is illogical to solve the issues of childhood without the main actors. Now we are preparing for the elections to this working group, we are collecting proposals from active students, - the chairman of the public council Irina Kovaleva smiles.
Willingness to make decisions
Another idea was also put forward in the Surgut district. The head of the NGO "Mnogodetki", a large mother from Lyantor Galina Kozhemyakina proposed to revise the district law No. 45.
- The law prescribes social guarantees for supporting large families. However, if the older child becomes an adult, the family automatically ceases to be large (in case there are three children in the family.) - Auth. Galina Kozhemyakina proposes to keep financial support from the authorities of Ugra to a large family until the older child studies in a secondary school or university, - explained Irina Kovaleva.
In addition, the municipality expressed its readiness to seriously consider not just the projects, but important strategic decisions that would be relevant in the context of the Decade of Childhood.
- We are ready to talk and take the first steps in solving such issues as the creation of new sports facilities, the transition of schools to the first shift of training, the development of social volunteering. In the Surgut region there are children who need serious care. And we believe that it would be fair to talk about the emergence of palliative care center for such children in the district, - said the deputy district head Tatyana Osmankina.
Surgut is ready to share experience
In the administration of Surgut, in turn, they are ready to broadcast the successful experience of the local department of education to all municipalities. One of the effective projects implemented by the administration, a deputy of the City Duma Dmitry Pakhotin, was the project "Become more visible on the road."
- He solves several problems at once, and one of the main things is to ensure