ABL covers the annual room/board costs for young women who graduated high school from their orphanage and are currently in good standing in higher education programs.  With the Moldovan government paying orphans' tuition to pursue a degree or certification program, the students' remaining, basic cost-of-living is paid by ABL.   ABL  administers the project locally.  Project began with two students in 2006.  ABL seeks expansion of its in-country Student Sponsorship Program based on success to date.  Human rights organizations have determined that higher education and vocation skills development play a significant role in trafficking deterrence involving impoverished women and children.  Especially vulnerable are teenage orphans.  Cost:  $50 US per month per student.

Education Sponsorship - Outside Moldova

ABL contributes to the room/board of a Chisinau orphan currently studying international relations at a Moscow university.  A gifted pianist and strong student, her ability to stay in school depends on a modest cost-of-living allowance.  Cost: $125 US per month.

ABL provides follow-up prosthetic management for teenage boy (born 1990) from Ialoveni Boarding School.   A clubfoot amputee, the growing teen is receiving a new prosthetic devise in the fall of 2007 (Phase III), as part of ongoing, routine adjustments. We would also like to furnish him with a bike in the spring of 2008 to help him get to work.  ABL was lead donor for his life-changing below-knee amputation (Phase I) in October 2005.  The intervention at Albrecht Clinic, St. Petersburg, has successfully resolved chronic infection and significant mobility problems.  ABL also funded his permanent prosthesis manufacture and fitting in 2006 (Phase II).  The child could not walk for 15 years but is now able to playing outside, live at home, and hold a job.

Playground Project

ABL is facilitating playground equipment installation for 5-12 year olds at an orphanage boarding school in Moldova.  Equipment purchase is made possible from a generous donation from the Gerson Fund (United States).  Additional funding will help with shipping and installation costs for this project benefiting hundreds of children.    

"Steps" Project - Under Development

In 2007, ABL is developing a project intended to provide multiple forms of aid over time to children affiliated with one orphanage/boarding school facility.  The objective is to maximize quality-of-life improvements through ongoing sponsorship. The project seeks to put in place resources that have sustainable, long-term benefits to minors, both while they are residents and also as they "age out" in need of employable skills essential to their survival.  Services would comprise capital projects and repair; meeting basic needs including on-site sustainable food-source development; education resources such as language and vocational program training; and micro-business development.