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Women's Scholastic Exchange was established in 2006 to help Russian orphan girls who have completed their high school education in Russia and then are released from the orphanages.
These girls need to be taught a job skill and find a way to get a job in Russia so they don't end up on the streets, or worse. WSE's mission is to bring the girls to the United States, teach them English, teach them compu- ter literacy and other job skills or trades.
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WSE's mission is to bring the girls to the United States, teach them English, teach them computer literacy and other job skills or trades.WSE will then return these orphans to Russia and assist them in finding employment. The average life expectancy of an orphan in Russia is less than 30 years. About 50 percent of Russian orphans fall into high-risk categories for survival after their release from state-run institutions. After their release from state orphanages, 40 percent of former Russian orphans will become addicted to drugs or alcohol;
40 percent will be recruited into lives of crime; 10 percent will commit suicide. (Statistics are from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Russian Life Magazine and the Russian Journal.)
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