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As part of the Week of Parental Love, Ivyevsky State College hosted a dialogue platform “Youth. Family. The future: traditions, health, safety"translated

October 19, 2026 · 1 min read

The speakers were Deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vitaly Rakovets, Deputy Chairman of the Ivye District Executive Committee Anzhelika Tsisar, Rector of the Church of the Holy Infant Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok in the city of Ivye, Dean of the churches of the Ivye District Vyacheslav Pashkevich, Acting the head of the clinic of the Ivyevsky Central District Hospital Alexandra Yarmosh, the local inspector of the Ivyevsky District Department of Internal Affairs Ksenia Dekhtyarevich. At the beginning of his speech, Vitaly Rakovets emphasized that the issues of preserving and developing the institution of family are especially important for the state. — The demographic problem is a pressing issue for many countries, including Belarus. Together with other negative trends (delayed marriage, a high number of divorces, postponing the birth of the first child, changing family models), we find ourselves in a difficult situation where, in order for the population to constantly grow, it is necessary for each family to have at least three children.

The state is taking many measures to support families with children: maternity leave for 3 years, family capital, family allowance and many other guarantees. We need to change our attitude towards...

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