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A Child Needs a Family: Arthur D., born in 2001

August 14, 2016, 19:15 2451 Author: Julia Doikova; The operator and editor: Zhirov Ruslan, translated by Yelyzaveta Anpilohova www.deti.zp.ua Arthur is 18 years old now

Arthur was born in 2000. He is a serious and courageous child who seemed to be self-assured and kindly participated in creating this video, even though it was stressful for him. It is apparent that he believes in better tomorrow in a new family, nevertheless he’s 16 years old.

Arthur is an old head on young shoulders, he has a keen glance. This boy is tall, well-built, quiet and concentrated. He is very careful, and his gestures, demeanor and walking prove that Arthur can behave well.

Housemasters respect this boy and trust him. They underline his especial wisdom. Frankly speaking, this boy surprised us all the time. It seems that Arthur is capable of anything. He amazed us with his ball possession while he was playing in the yard; Arthur chinned up quickly without labored breathing and with pleasure. He looks well not only with a camera in his hands, but also working on the laptop. Arthur dotes on the laptop, and it reminds of his carefulness with the things. What’s more, he loves talking about football with journalists.

It’s no wonder that Arthur has plenty of friends and he appreciates them a lot.

His favourite subject in school is History (especially the one of Egypt), and of course he likes historical films where film director talks about secrets of humanity. The most favourite film of this boy is “Harry Potter”.

Our central figure dreams to be a hairdresser and a cook! He nicely talks about preparation of Ukrainian national dishes: varenyky, borshch and special bacon – “salo”. He shared a secret of delicious borshch: love must be the main ingredient! As for hairstyling, he has already practiced in his foster home.

Talking about the things that he likes, the boy finally relaxed and smiled.

We hope that he finds his family who will help him to engage in self-realization and to achieve considerable success. In return, he’ll become a faithful defender and helper, who is always ready to support and to help.

If you are interested in adopting this child or other children, please read the memo to the potential you can also contact Children’s Affairs' service of the Zaporozhia State Administration by telephone +38 (061) 239-02-51 or +38 (061) 239-01-56 and make sure to provide them with Arthur’s file numbe 0061315.

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