live news in the studio elizaveta lakotka, good afternoon, in this issue: holiday gifts for a million children and thousands of elderly people, the new year's marathon of goodness has finished its march across the country. everything your heart desires on the shelves of belarusian stores, emotions from the variety of goods in the video of a foreign guest. belarusians took out over 8 million rubles in loans for their native goods, favorable conditions per year of quality. the our children campaign has ended and gave a holiday to a million children across the country. today we summed up the results of the good marathon. for a month representatives of more than 150 republican organizations visited hospitals, shelters, orphanages, boarding schools, large and low-income families. the boys were given not only matchmakers. gifts, but also equipment,

toys, books, and most importantly, not a single child was left without attention or warmth of care. the action has been held in the country for more than 25 years, every year it acquires something new, for example, this year the action was launched in a new format, on december 15 , the our children action started at the estate of the belarusian santa claus in belovezhskaya pushcha, during of this event, a teleconference was organized with all... the country, the tradition of the grand opening will be continued, next year the start of the marathon of the ubr region will be hosted by vitebsk. good deeds do not end with the end of the campaign; the organization forms patronage connections and continues to provide assistance. how one decision laid the foundation for a tradition, without which it is already difficult to imagine the new year's holiday season. right now there is a new section: history of issues in focus, marathon of goodness for our children. the entire event is under the patronage

of the president, and specific orphanages have their own chefs. today announcements and calls are unnecessary. belarusians know that there are our children, and we must help them. it's hard to imagine, but it's a fact. in the early nineties, people were forced to look into children's eyes. the ministry of education and science tried to introduce a system, but few people thought about... boarding schools or small patients in hospitals. the collapse of the union, life on coupons, here you can feed yourself. in april ninety-five, the president of belarus decides not only political and economic issues, he predetermines the fate of boys and girls who were let down for decades adults. to help all of you support the younger generation, we have developed a large, adult program “children of belarus”, for you, for your children. protection from

injustice and evil has been adopted ; today in our country there is a law called the child’s rights, your rights. i want you to know that despite any difficulties, we will always protect and support you. in april 1995, alexander lukashenko approved a national action plan to improve the situation of children and protect their rights for a five-year period. creation of a national center son.

thank you, now less than one and a half thousand children, including those with disabilities, live in homes and boarding schools, and as many as new year’s holidays are celebrated in hospitals, santa claus comes to each of them today. i ask you,

never upset your loved ones, never do anything that can cause harm in your country and your land. our action. children in the 23-24 season started on december 15 and lasted exactly a month, of course, the most important thing for them is faith in miracles, a sweet gift, but adults, who today do not need to be led hand, they bring much more, playgrounds , sensory boards for learning, sports equipment, furniture, kitchen appliances, i’m in a good mood because i came to minsk for the christmas tree, it’s fun, to lift the new year’s mood, new year -

belarus doesn’t stop there for the second season, our children are adding another campaign from the bottom of our hearts: we warm up and give gifts to the older generation. we value the past, grow the future and live in the present. and today we summed up the results of the action with all our hearts. over 330 thousand elderly people received congratulations people, this is twice as many as last year. over the course of two weeks, gifts were given to veterans of the great patriotic war, centenarians, and simply lonely people. they were visited at home, in

social service agencies, hospitals and hospices. and the most valuable thing in such meetings, as the recipients admitted, is the sincere conversations and attention. in addition, organizations provided financial assistance, which amounted to more than half. authorities, but also thousands of volunteers, students and schoolchildren, the marathon has become truly popular, belarusians took out over 8 million rubles in loans for national goods in 2 weeks, in total almost 1,700 contracts were concluded, let us remind you that 4% per annum is a fixed rate for the entire loan term,

which is 3 years for a special product of belarusbank, favorable conditions apply to a certain list of domestic goods, and this list may expand over time, because such a loan... product turned out to be in demand among belarusians. the bank emphasizes that in each specific case the maximum amount will be determined depending on the applicant's solvency and the cost of his purchase. almost 2 weeks have passed since the introduction of such a socially significant credit product as a loan for native goods and it is in great demand by our clients. during this time, we issued more than 8 million rubles on this loan, with an average loan amount of 5,000.

you can submit an application remotely on the bank’s website, through internet banking or a mobile application, or contact a bank branch. guests of our country also love belarusian goods when they come to us. warsaw was liberated. during 5 years of occupation the nazis practically destroyed it.