This is not the first time that representatives of the Old Believer church from Bendery attended the reception of the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council Galina Antyufeyeva. Peter Dubrovin and Nikolai Petrov are members of the church administration. They told the vice-speaker of the parliament, at what stage is now the construction of a new church. Roofing is being completed. It is necessary to install a dome. Vice-speaker Galina Antyufeyeva previously informed the President Vadim Krasnoselsky about the situation. The cost of manufacturing the dome is 218 thousand rubles. Currently, the Bendery Old Believer church with a century of history is in disrepair. About two hundred people from Bendery visit it. Most parishioners are holders of Russian citizenship. Petr Dubrovin and Nikolai Petrov want to ask the Russian deputies for help. Galina Antyufeyeva promised to assist in the transfer of their letter to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
At the reception of the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council is also the head of the Bendery Society of Disabled People Eduard Khramov. Next year, the public organization will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Edward has been leading it since last year. He says that today it consists of about 600 disabled people of groups I and II. He himself became a member of the organization after he lost his eyesight in 2005 due to an accident.
According to the chairman of the organization, sponsorship is also being provided to the disabled society. Clothing, shoes, products are provided. Along with this, there are problematic sides. According to Eduard Khramov, about 150 disabled people are bedridden, they always need hygiene products. In addition, the head of the organization raised the topic of travel in public transport. Those who are accompanying blind people should pay for travel in public transport. Eduard Khramov raised the problem of employing people with disabilities.
Not so long ago, the Supreme Council adopted the state target program "Equal Opportunities", designed for four years. The document is aimed at maintaining the social activity of disabled people and people with limited mobility. In particular, it is planned to create conditions for the free movement of persons with disabilities, as well as their employment. Work will continue on creating a barrier-free environment in vocational education organizations. Planned cultural and leisure activities for people with disabilities of various age groups. The plans include the acquisition of a production printer for printing literature in Braille. The amount of funding for the program is almost 5 million rubles. These are funds of the republican and local budgets.
Totally, about 20 people came to the reception of the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council today. These are residents of Tiraspol, Bendery, Dubossary, Slobodzeya district. Voters raised questions of housing character, obtaining Russian citizenship, untimely payment of wages, rendering financial assistance. Vice-speaker Galina Antyufeyeva, after listening to everyone who came to her reception, assured that she would study the issues and would assist in their resolution.