Dec 01, 2021 7:30 AM
Aiana Tazabekova, Director
The Bubushka Adoption Serving Central Asian Elders

About Bubushka Adoption (BA)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kyrgyzstan ended up in an economic crisis. The provision of basic social services became a big question and Kyrgyz citizens who worked hard all their lives had no guarantee of getting a decent pension. At the same time, the cost of living was growing and many citizens migrated in search of work, leaving their elderly without means of survival.

In 1999 the Babushka Adoption project was established, with financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), to help the most vulnerable elderly in Kyrgyzstan who could not support themselves, by starting a sponsorship program for them.
In 2004, the project received its independence and became the Babushka Adoption Charitable Foundation.

The Babushka Adoption (BA) Foundation operates in: Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the Leilek district of Batken region and Belovodskoe village in Chui region.

The main goal of the foundation is to provide support to elderly people in Kyrgyzstan who do not have any family members that can care for them.   This is exactly what its name suggests, as the term "babushka" is Russian for "grandmother" or "old lady".  The objective of Babushka Adoption is not to replace Kyrgyz social institutions, but to work with them to help Kyrgyz pensioners.

During the Presentation you willl learn:

  • Why BA supports the elderly in Kyrgyzstan
  • How BA helps the elderly in Kyrgyzstan
  • What impact BA is having on the individual lives of the elderly in Kyrgyzstan