FORA

Helping Russian-speaking emigrant families with special needs gain access to comprehensive assistance and resources worldwide.

Supporting their integration and improvement of quality of life in the global community.

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We are experiencing the most significant wave of migration since the collapse of the USSR. It is difficult to accurately estimate the number of those who have already moved or will leave their country.

We understand that these are millions of people.

According to the WHO, one in six people in the world has a disability. For us, this means that hundreds of thousands of people with special needs, as they become emigrants and refugees, face additional challenges.

FORA helps emigrant families with special needs

We search for local support programs and specialists' contacts
Together, we organize necessary treatment, care, and assistance
We provide support and help with orientation in the new environment

I need your support

Testimonials

— Dear FORA, my husband, my son Arseniy, and I are deeply grateful for your incredible help and support. Your consultations and advice have been invaluable to us!

Shortly after Arseniy was diagnosed with autism, the *** family had to emigrate to Israel. The FORA team organized free consultations with Israeli specialists, including psychotherapists and behavioral therapists. This support helped Arseniy adapt and start attending a specialized school.

The parents gained confidence and are now actively helping other families.

— You gave us hope and faith in the future. Thank you for what you do!

The *** family has two children, one of whom has a severe form of autism. Two years ago, they moved to the United States, hoping to find the necessary treatment and inclusive education for their child. FORA organized consultations with American specialists, including doctors and ABA therapists. The child began attending a specialized school and receiving the necessary treatment and support.

Thanks to personalized guidance, the parents feel more confident and at ease. The family has gradually adapted to life in the United States and started supporting other local families.

— Many thanks to FORA and Elena Bagaradnikova for the consultations with parents of children with ASD!

A mother living in Vietnam asked FORA specialist Elena Bagaradnikova to help develop reading skills in her son with ASD. During the meetings, they discussed playful methods and the creation of particular learning materials for reading.

The child’s mother believes the meetings were beneficial: it is now easier for her to work with her child, and the lessons have become more effective.

— Thank you so much! We are now much more optimistic about the future, thanks to the knowledge you provided us with :)

A child with ADHD moved to live permanently with his father in Portugal. The father needed to figure out how to ease his child’s adaptation to the new country and how and when to start learning the new language.

FORA consulted the family before the move and again a month and a half after.

With the support he received, the father did everything necessary to ensure that his son’s adaptation to the new country was smooth and non-traumatic.

FORA is a group of experts and parents whose families with special needs were forced to leave their homeland. We created FORA to help other families in the same situation.

Elena Bagaradnikova

International expert on autism. Founder of large-scale projects supporting families with children with autism in Russia: the “People Like People” festival, “Parent Reception Room,” and others.
Lena Pirogova

Head of the social and legal public organization Bari Aragil (Armenia). Fundraiser and program manager for supporting families with children with ASD.
Nika Grigorieva

Leader of support groups for parents of children with special needs. Founder of a community for a rare genetic disease.
Galina Alexandrovskaya

Manager of assistance programs for beneficiaries. Experienced in coordinating volunteer work with refugees and leading social projects.

Olga Shamayko

Expert in marketing and partnership development. Founder of projects supporting families with children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Alina Glembotskaya

Psychologist, facilitator of psychological support groups, expert in supporting helping professionals.
Evgeny Shvedovsky

Neuropsychologist, clinical psychologist, certified play therapist. Volunteer psychologist for refugees from Ukraine and Russia.

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You can also contact us with a request that concerns the adaptation of your child — directly or indirectly. This could be a request related to education, health, disability, legal issues, or issues related to a specific region of residence. We do not guarantee that we will be able to provide assistance in every situation, but we promise to familiarize our specialists from the relevant country with your problems and try to solve some of them.

FORA provides free advice

Our specialists work with different requests, including advice on the following topics:

behavior correction and skills development in children with PHA with the help of ABA therapy;
application of the DIRFloortime approach to assist children and adolescents with ASD.
education and development of children with mental disorders at an early age;
education and upbringing of high-functioning children with ACD and ADHD;
education and development of low-functioning children with ACD
adaptation of children with special needs in the new countries;
support for children with oppositional behavior, pathological avoidance of demands, and episodes of anger, aggression, and self-aggression.
support for high-functioning adolescents with ASD. Consultations for teenagers and parents;
individual anti-crisis consultations for parents, family consultations;
Consultations for a neurotypical child (from 9 years old) or an adolescent from your family.

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I hereby give my consent to the Non-Governmental Organization Bari Aragil for the collection, processing (including automated processing), and storage of my personal data. The personal data I provide is for the purpose of participating in events and projects conducted under the FORA program by the NGO Bari Aragil, as well as for the purpose of receiving information about events and projects developed and implemented under the FORA program by the NGO Bari Aragil. The personal data will be collected, processed, and stored until the FORA program by the NGO Bari Aragil is terminated or until a request is received from the participant to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data.

Contacts

Facebook Group

FORA’s Channel in Telegram

“Kovcheg” Channel in Telegram

Relocation and emigration with children and adults with disabilities

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YouTube Channel

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