Kirill Kosolapov

Every year, approximately 48,000 children end up in orphanages. Some find families, others remain in the orphanage until they reach adulthood, and only then set out on their own. But how can you become independent in the adult world without an adult? How do you manage your daily life if you don't know one? How do you find work and save money? And what about finding friends and love? Psychologists, foundation leaders, and the children themselves will discuss the subtle difficulties, stereotypes, and adaptation outside of orphanages. This film is an inside look at the problem of orphanhood in Russia—the perspective of people who are tackling it right now.

"Teacher for Russia" is about a community of caring people who change the Russian school for the better every day. The participants of the program-graduates and specialists from different fields-make a non-trivial choice: they move to small towns and villages in Russia to become teachers in local schools for two years. Teachers for Russia works to ensure that every child can become the author of their life, regardless of where they were born and grew up. So the program intends to equalize the chances of children for a high-quality school education, for a decent future and for the opportunity to dream for real.