Parents take disabled girls to orphanage more than disabled boys

Disabled girls are often given to orphanage than boys. And if 68% of boys with disabilities live in families, only 32% of girls with disabilities live with their families. This is according to a report the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) «On availability of educational, health and social protection for children with disabilities,” which was based on results of  study on children with disabilities living in our country.

According to official information, the number of disabled children is around 8000, but according to experts there are many children who don`t have the disabled status and they remain out of the social security system.

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