The welfare of children is a priority for the UN. In 1 Europe and 2 Asia the research is focussing on those kept in institutions like children's homes and 3 because the care they get there is often completely 4. Driving west from Tbilisi into a green 5, turn 6 and pass a ruined factory, a 7 shell, there exists a Children's Hospital. As you walk down a long, 8 corridor you can hear crying and 9 and occasionally 10. Kaspi is home to 11 children. Most have been 12 by their families and 13 here. In Georgia disability carries a serious social stigma. Georgia's situation is 14 by the economic collapse. Now half of all families live below the 15 line. Each nurse earns 16 dollars a month. Officially the children are meant to leave at 17. But most have nowhere else to go so they stay put. A few 18 organisations are trying to change this. But few families want the disabled children back. Just 19 children have moved out of Kaspi in two years. So the emphasis now is on trying to prevent the children from being 20.