Shirin Aroonova (right) stands on the second floor landing to look at the work volunteers completed on 12 March 2006. Her children, in her arms is Isman (3-mos), on the stairs is Meerim (left, 12 yrs.) and IzLam (3 yrs.). When the home is reopened, her husband and family will be part of the staff and care takers of the children's home / physical therapy center. The Bishkek International Womens Club describes the home as being at the foot of the snow-decked mountains of the Tien-Shan range in the little village Kok Jar [.. over the o] (Schar) just outside Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, there used to be a small center where groups of handicapped children could receive therapeutic treatment over a periods of three weeks and where 8-10 homeless disabled children used to live. This center was part of the Hadjeshda Children?s Center, today housing more than 60 children and teenagers. However, in April 2004 the roof burned down and the other parts of the house were badly damaged.  Today more than 120 children are still waiting for the center to re-open. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)<br />
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