The Commissioner held a ceremony to award the “Hurry to Do Good” medal
22 December, within the walls of the Moscow musical theater “Helikon-Opera”, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova held the twelfth ceremony of awarding the Commissioner’s medal “Hurry to do good”, which completed a series of ceremonial events, dedicated to the day of adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Federal Constitutional Law “On the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation”.
The tradition of awarding the “Hurry to Do Good” medal began in 2005 Vladimir Lukin. Human rights activists are not awarded, and ordinary people, those who have done great things. Different people, different destinies, but they are all united by the main thing - the ability to sympathize with the grief of others, unwillingness to stay away, desire to help.
Unfortunately, The award is not always given to the living. It happens, that there is a minute of silence in memory of the victims, and relatives receive the medal with tears in their eyes.
How good deeds have no nationality, religion and age, Likewise, the Commissioner’s medal does not have the usual boundaries. According to the Regulations, it can be awarded as citizens of Russia, as well as other states, as well as public organizations. The criteria for awarding the Commissioner's Medal are dedication, heroism and courage, manifested in a situation of real threat to human rights and actions, done at the will of the heart and sometimes beyond the bounds of the possible. This year's winners of the “Hurry to Do Good” medal are: 10 man, who are united by selfless and selfless service to the great idea of goodness and mercy.
The winner of the medal was the abbess of the Marfo-Mariinskaya Convent of Mercy, Abbess Elisaveta. In their daily service, the sisters of the Convent are guided by the law of mercy and goodness, provide assistance to those, who are in difficult circumstances and need support: contribute to the rehabilitation of children, those suffering from cerebral palsy; provide multifunctional qualified assistance to terminally ill children and their parents - there is an on-site palliative service; organize round-the-clock stays for disabled children in the social recreation department.
The “Hurry to Do Good” medal was awarded to Lyubov Kats from the Vladimir region. This is that rare case, when family drama, related to a child's disability, became an incentive for, to find your calling and life's work. Starting with overcoming ailments and rehabilitating his son Misha, Lyubov Katz has today become the most prominent advocate for the rights of children with disabilities in the region and one of the most prominent figures in the non-profit sector..
Natalya Popova was nominated for the award for her invaluable assistance and protection of the interests of disabled children., which heads the Krasnodar non-profit organization “Center for the Development of Charitable Programs “Edge of Mercy”. Among the organization’s wards are more than 500 family, raising children with disabilities. it, perhaps, the only organization in the region, dealing with children, which cannot be cured at all. But you can help them live in society, and society - to live with them.
The Commissioner's Medal was received by Dmitry Frolov, director of the Yamal Children's Support Fund "Yamine". The main goals of the Foundation are to promote the organization of diagnostic and treatment care for seriously ill children, disabled children and members of their families: assistance is provided in co-financing high-tech treatment and social adaptation of children with special needs, medicines are purchased, which cannot be obtained from budget funds, technical rehabilitation equipment is purchased. During the foundation's work, about 2000 children, which is almost 85% of the total number of disabled children, living on the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
“We work for children’s smiles” - this is the motto of the charitable public organization “Children of Pavlovsk”, which formulated its mission in just two words: social integration. Organization based in 2014 year by a team of professional volunteers. Currently, “Children of Pavlovsk” organizes targeted support and accompaniment for 15 adult graduates of the orphanage and their goal is to take their charges beyond boarding school life and their successful integration into society. The founders of the charitable organization “Children of Pavlovsk” are trying to do everything, so that the lives of their “special” pupils become more joyful and expand their world. Director of the organization Daria Kalach was awarded the Commissioner's Medal.
The winner of the Commissioner's medal was Dmitry Balykin from Nizhny Novgorod, who proved by his example, that disabilities should not prevent a person from living a full life. Dmitry Balykin was born blind, however, this did not stop him from graduating from university with honors and becoming a highly qualified lawyer. In his 4th year at university, he was offered to participate in a competition. Students with various forms of disabilities wrote essays about their vision of their professional future.. Dmitry reached the final, and as a result, he was offered the position of legal assistant in the public organization “Invatur”. Despite, that the salary offered was modest, Dmitry agreed. Today Dmitry has hundreds of consultations under his belt, legal support of cases in courts, implemented grant projects.
For her contribution to charity and attracting public attention to the problems of protecting fundamental human rights - the right to life and the right to health - Ksenia Simonova-Paskar was nominated for the award.. Ksenia - Honored Artist of the Republic of Crimea, author of a rare genre: sand animation and drawing with liquid sand. For several years now she has been creating short sand films and videos about those sick children, who need expensive treatment and rehabilitation. Ksenia created more 60 films about children, those suffering from cancer and who need help. IN 2007 year, Ksenia founded the social movement “Live, Sun", whose volunteers actively help raise funds for the treatment of seriously ill children.
The whole country knows the driver Sergei Blokhin today, as a hero, saved 38 children from Yekaterinburg on the highway near Rostov. 8 November Sergei Blokhin drove a bus with children. Schoolchildren from Yekaterinburg with five accompanying persons traveled along the Golden Ring. Suddenly from a side road, A 20-ton truck flew across the double solid lane towards the excursion bus. Not wanting to risk the children's lives, Sergei put the driver's cabin at risk and thereby saved 44 life. However, Sergei himself died that same night in intensive care from severe injuries.. For heroism, manifested in an emergency situation, Sergei Blokhin was posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Medal.
"Noah's House of Labor" was created for people, who were left homeless, but are determined to start over and change life for the better. In the social house of hard work, people become full members of society: are working, get paid, restore documents and create families, but most importantly, lead a healthy lifestyle. Today "Noah" counts 13 branches in Moscow and the Moscow region, in which live about 600 man. Olga Fomina was awarded the “Hurry to Do Good” medal, which leads the social block in the organization: provides direct assistance in the implementation of measures for the social adaptation of persons without a fixed place of residence, who have lost socially useful connections, provides legal support.
This year marks 150 years from the date of formation, perhaps, the most famous public organization in the country - the Russian Red Cross. This is the oldest and largest charitable organization in Russia. The Chairman of the All-Russian public organization "Russian Red Cross" became the laureate of the Commissioner's medal., Member of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Raisa Lukutsova. She devoted her entire life to protecting the health of citizens, For many years he has been successfully and effectively leading the oldest and most authoritative public organization in the country.
The ceremony ended with the famous Helikon operetta “The Bat”, created with the participation of the great Mstislav Rostropovich.
