Bulgarian Child, Inc.
Love and
Loaves to Those in Need
7522 Campbell Rd. - St. 113 - 172 - Dallas, TX
June 2003 Trip
Kermen
Kermen is a home for 60 children with mild mental illnes.
There has been some great work going on here by the Sliven
Baptist Church and the Saltmine Trust. These people have
provided for food supplements, some remodeling and lots of
other items.
This home was the site of an extremely
heart-wrenching child. This little girl is shown in her
"world". Due to the lack of time to deal with her, this
little gal's aggressive behavior gets her isolated in this pen
almost all of the time.
We met two British women who had stayed at
this home to help for the two weeks prior to our visit.
They told us that this little girl became restless and
uncomfortable outside of this pen but that they had worked
with her some and had seen a little progress.
Other kids live in a very crowded but clean environment.
As in Petrovo, some are in bed most of the time with little or
no stimulation.
The staff that we met seemed to be gentle
folks who are trying to do their best in a bad situation.
The indications were (from the staff) that
their schooling possibilities were limited considerably by
their lack of supplies of anything like construction paper,
pens, markers etc. Because of their partnership with the
Saltmine Trust the basics such as food and washer/dryers has
been addressed.
There is a stated problem with water in the
1st floor of one of the wings but a cursory look indicated to
us that this was beyond our expertise to even address.
