Sustainability takes a big step forward at 45th WorldSkills competition
Recycle/reuse and children from Derbyshkinskiy Orphanage in Russia were both winners at conclusion of event.
Champions and experts from more than 30 countries and regions joined efforts to deliver three new toilets and washrooms to the Derbyshkinskiy Orphanage in Russia. Reusing some of the materials from the Plumbing and Heating Test Projects, including the steel frames, pipes and ceramics, they assembled the toilet and washrooms at Kazan Expo in a special team project on the final day of competition, and readied them for transportation to the orphanage where they were installed in the days following WorldSkills Kazan 2019.
The new sanitary facilities were officially handed over to the Ministry of Building, Architecture and Housing Municipal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan, which was responsible for the selection of the orphanage following completion of the installation project on Aug. 29, 2019. Derbyshkinskiy Orphanage, which opened in 1976, today cares for 176 special needs children and teenagers between the ages of 4-23. There are 171 staff members who work at the orphanage, providing rehabilitation to residents including social adaptation, education, medical care and work experience.