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Caring for Children in Georgia, from UNICEF

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Watch this UNICEF video about family structures in Russia on HowStuffWorks. Institutionalization of children was common in Georgia when it was a part of the former Soviet Union. Now UNICEF is promoting family centers and helping socially withdrawn children. See how families work in the former Soviet Union in this video from UNICEF.

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