MAKHACHKALA, February 26 – RIA "Dagestan". At a press conference held at the TASS Caucasus Regional Information Center, Dagestan's Children's Rights Commissioner Marina Ezhova announced plans to extend a bilingual fairy tale initiative for children with disabilities throughout the North Caucasian Federal District.
Launched in the previous year with the publication "The Pearl of Dagestan Folklore", the project features traditional stories presented in Russian and indigenous Dagestani languages. The book includes illustrations created by children with disabilities and incorporates QR codes that provide audio versions narrated by professional theater actors, making the content accessible to blind and visually impaired readers.
The upcoming edition will expand the collection to include folktales from Ingush, Chechen, Kabardian, and Ossetian traditions.
Ezhova also noted the region's progress in addressing child welfare, stating that the Northern Caucasus maintains the lowest rate of children in institutional care across Russia and has effectively eliminated the issue of orphanages. She attributed this outcome to the preservation of traditional family structures and coordinated state support policies.