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KFOR CHRONICLEards a Better Futureattending to a child"GmeinerThere is also a center for childrenwith special needs, which hasalready taken care of more than 200babies. Many of them were adopted,many placed with foster families orother types of placement. However,there are also those for whom suchlong-term solution could not befound.The Children's Village offers a permanenthome in a family-style environmentto children who have losttheir parents or can no longer livewith them. Normally, children areadmitted to the Village up to age of10. Every child receives individualsupport, education and training inkeeping with his or her needs andabilities. The current capacity of SOSChildren's Village is 14 children.All children who are a part of the programgrow and develop togetherregardless of social status, religion,ethnicity or race.KFOR provides donations to theproject. On October 3, a truck withsport equipments arrived to theChildren's Village from Film City. Dueto this donation the children received10 bicycles, 20 sets of skis and skiboots,exercise mats, balls and variousother sports equipment. COLMichael Cleary, CommanderHeadquarter Support Group andWarrant Officer Thomas Reischl,Morale Welfare Activity office, FilmCity, paid the substantial contributioninto organizing of the humanitarianproject.www.nato.int/kforOct. 31, 2005 25