Image: In the Oak House, Ajara gets a stepping stone to a good future.
Ajara is 17 years old. In the Oak House project in Kyrgyzstan, girls like Ajara and many other vulnerable girls have a safe place to live. Ajara, like the other girls at the Oak House, grew up in an orphanage but could no longer live there when she turned 16. Some of the orphanage children have no family to live with when they leave the orphanages. It is these - the most vulnerable girls in Kyrgyz society - who can live in the Oak House.
She says: "It's a great opportunity for me that I can live in Egehuset! It's because I get the opportunity to study and not have to work to cover my expenses. If I hadn't joined the project in Egehuset, it would have been difficult for me to support myself and it would have meant that I would have had to find work. But it's difficult because I'm only 17 years old and I have no education or experience and no one will hire me. I thank God for this wonderful opportunity so that I can finish my technical school education and get a profession."
"And during my stay at the Oak House, I can also learn how to get along in society. It would also have been difficult for me to find a room even right after I finished at the orphanage - almost impossible - and I really don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been given the opportunity to live here in this project."
At Egehuset, Christian social workers cook for the girls, talk to them, care for them and help them integrate into society outside the orphanage. This enables the girls to get an education and gain social skills so they can become well-functioning members of society. The girls also have the opportunity to attend a Bible study group and learn about the Christian faith and become involved in a church. Thank you to everyone who supports the project.
