Ascent Russian Orphan Aid Foundation - Converting Old Cow-Barn into Pigpen

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Converting Old Cow-Barn into Pigpen for Hope Family Commune
Cost: $3,200
Status: Completed 12/01/2005.

This project has been funded in the memory of Nadia Ulyanenko.
Thanks to kind donations by her colleagues from Lehman Brothers office NYC: Peter Ramsey, Bill Gavaris, Josh Levine, Beverley Brathwaite, Terence Tucker, David Sposito, Kevin Lowe, Jay Wells, Amy Papandreou, Joshua Evens, Lawrence McDonald, Peter Hammack, Nathan Wiesenfeld, Karim Babay, Michael Blaustein, Richard Gatward, Ken MacHarg, Peter Chang, Dave Fillmore, Matt Hansen, Malik King, Michael Manley, Llewellyn Connolly, Michael Schneider, Laura Borelli, Michael Noone, Stephanie Spinner, Spyros Papadakis, Monica Gianelli, Michael Schmanske, Gerry Donini, Jean Altier, Bob Baron, Robert Fagen, Steven Yang, Larry Stevens, Jay Elkins, James Dietrich, Daniel Rottenberg, Anthony Buoscio, Kirill Gellman, Diana Sierra, Jason Straus, Natalie Makshanov, Rutwik Ghodadra, Sam Panageas, Tom Kasa, Tom Zhang, Ryan Romanowski, Willy Echeverri, Peter Toolan, Cornelia Speigel, Dan Link, Omar Gzouli, Yidong Ding, Dmitry Noraev, Todd Lowen, Rick Thoms, Julian Iragorri, Dmitry Nesterov, Vladimir Morozov, Grigor Peradze, Rick Bernard, Amit Mehrotra, Michael Keeney, Walter Maloney, Joe Corcoran, Bruce Spolansky, Alan Tannenbaum, Greg Sacco, John Snyder, Eric Schlanger and Matthew Ambrogi.

Before Photos - Pigs living outside

After Photos - Pigs living inside

Thank You Letter

Our little piglets need a roof over their heads

		The current project is part of the project "Russian Country Life" and will help solve one of the most critical problems in Russia by preventing the delinquency of minors (homeless, neglected children) who have ended up in very difficult living conditions. In the little village of Tervu in the Russian Republic of Kareliya there is a subsidiary farm and summer camp for foster children of the family commune "Hope". The commune fully solves the problems of survival, self-sufficiency, social development and adaptation of child orphans and social orphans who are in need of social rehabilitation. In 11 years of operation the commune has helped more than 450 teenagers find their way in life, having made them full-fledged citizens.
		With the support of the administrations of St. Petersburg and the Republic of Kareliya the commune received an old Finnish house and farming machinery. In 11 years of its existence the farm of the commune was able to obtain livestock (10 head of large horned livestock and 10 pigs) in order to help these unfortunate children. In October we will finish the construction of a new cow-barn. This is a huge event for us! The space of the old cow-barn will be freed up and it would be very expedient to transform it into a pigpen. Our subsidiary farm needs a pigpen to house 4 sows, a boar and offspring (up to 50 piglets are expected). At the present moment we have 19 piglets. *The fulfillment of this project, creating normal conditions for the upkeep of livestock, will allow for a food provision program for the "Hope" family commune!*

Transformation of the cow-barn into a pigpen will require reconstruction, including:

Dismantling and replacement of the interior finish of the walls and ceilings

Bearing constructions of the ceilings, installation of heaters

Replacement of the floors

Construction of drainage pipes and a septic tank

Replacement of the roof

Setting up a distribution kitchen for livestock

According to the enclosed estimate of the cost of materials, 58,000 rubles are needed for reconstruction. Payment for the work of construction experts will cost 32,000 rubles.
The total cost comes to 90,000 rubles or $3200.

Supporting Documents

Pigpen Cost Estimate and Drawing

Translation of the Pigpen Cost Estimate and Drawing is enclosed below:

List of materials for reconstruction of the pigpen for the commune "Hope" in Tervu, Republic of Kareliya

1: Replacement of interior paneling, board 20 mm.
2: Construction of doors inside cages, quantity 8
3: Replacement of entrance door, 1
4: Replacement of ceiling: Plywood 10mm
5: Replacement of covering: Ceiling covering Beam 100*50*6000
6: Replacement of floors
a) setting a concrete foundation
b) construction of concrete drainage
7: Construction of cages
4 at 2400*1400
1 at 2400*1500
2 at 2400*2000
1 at 3000*2000
8: construction and replacement of roof covering (roofing slate)
9: Construction of a septic tank

Total Cost of materials = 58,000 rubles
Engineer-builder A.P. Sinyakin