Charity event “And the world becomes more beautiful!” was held by Yanka Kupala State University’s primary organization of the Belarusian Women’s Union

The campaign was held as part of the celebration of International Women's Day. Kupala students visited convicted women in the open-type correctional institution No. 25 of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Grodno region. More than 30 convicted women are serving sentences of restriction of liberty there.
Members of the Kupala Women's Union and volunteers from sponsored high schools prepared a bright and colourful programme. There were songs about love to Motherland, to mother. Young volunteers from high schools in Grodno performed musical compositions on the flute, read poems about mothers.
A master class in hairdressing and makeup, which was held by representatives of the vocational College of consumer services, turned out to be creative. Several women were invited to participate, who in a few minutes received spectacular makeup and beautiful hair-do. A few training moves on the catwalk — and the image of feminine and romantic ladies was completely ready.
At the end of the programme Kupala students gave all women the flowers that were made by members of “Belarussian Women’s Union”.
Marina Karpitskaya, Chairwoman of Yanka Kupala State University primary organization of the Belarusian Women’s Union, noted that this was not the first event in this institution. The main result of such meetings is not only the formation of positive festive emotions, but also a change in the consciousness of convicted women within the legal culture, the institution of family and motherhood.
— The time spent in an open-type correctional facility allows convicted women to think about their mistakes, make certain conclusions, and our task is to help them quickly adapt to the realities of today, find a job, build a psychologically competent communication with their families after returning home, said Marina Karpitskaya. We, as organizers, see it important that many women after such meetings apply to the appropriate authorities to restore their parental rights.
As part of the primary organization of Yanka Kupala State University, “Belarussian Women’s Union” is planning to implement a comprehensive project that combines social, legal, and entrepreneurial orientation, involving teachers and students of several faculties, which will contribute to the socialization and correction of convicted women.