They are tought to wait for their death...

I have been watching documentaries. The last one I watched was about the social care  houses in Bulgaria. Parents in these countries had abondend their chidlren, due to that they had different disabilites, such as being blind, having autism or not knowing how to talk. These children ended up at the houses. At these places the children became worse, most of them after a year became really crazy and got strong drugs so they would be quit and still. Due to the lack of nutrious food, many of them starved to death. Because they never got any stimulation what so ever, they often became violent, and never learnt how to speak or communicate, rather they self-abused themselves. It was also shown that they often had injuries, caused by getting abused by the staff. Almost all the girls at the house had lost their virginity to some male member of the staff.

So, how can these happen? Bulgaria is a country part of the European Union. This is not a unusual case, most social service houses in Bulgaria are like this, or worse. I am chocked, angry and wishing that I can do something about this right now, at this moment. After voluntering at Ivy Mount, I have the knowledge of how a good place for children with disabilities should be. Their goal was to prepar the children to be self-sufficient in the world. Well, as seen in Bulgaria, they are tought to wait for their death!

I want to change this! I am going to change this.

Here you can watch the documentary: Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children

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