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Vaggan – a better life for disabled children

The Lopselis orphanage is located in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second largest city. It is run by the Vaggan Foundation, with Dagens Medicin and Vi Föräldrar as two of its main sponsors

Photo: Jann Lipka

In Lithuania, 3,500 children are abandoned every year. Sixty percent of them are disabled. One of the most common causes is fetal alcohol syndrome, a disorder caused by drinking during pregnancy.