An educational platform for care leavers, helping them take
their first steps into independent adulthood
ADULT LIFE
IS A PATH
We help teenagers leaving care enter adult life with greater confidence
Year founded
Project Team
Users
Regions reached
2025
20+ ppl
1500+
5+
★ Winners of the Moscow Regional Stage
SEMIFINALISTS OF THE #WEARETOGETHER
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
★ Top 0.9% of 60,000+ applicants
FROM A TEEN TO TEENS
Hi! My name is Samira Sagitdinova, and I created Path into Adulthood when I was 16.
The idea grew out of my own experience. At some point, I realised that, like many teenagers, I knew very little about the basic things that make up adult life.
As I gradually started learning about them, I saw how confusing and inaccessible this information can be — even for someone who has support. That is when I decided to focus on care leavers: young people leaving orphanages and children’s homes, for whom clear explanations and practical steps can be especially important.
This is how Path into Adulthood was created — a project that helps make the transition to independent adult life calmer, clearer, and safer.
Founder, Samira Sagitdinova
A PLATFORM
BUILT ON TRUST
1. Created with Experts
Our platform was developed together with lawyers and social educators from the Bureau of Good Deeds Foundation and the Bogoyavlensky Children’s Home
2. Developed with Universities
The project is being developed in collaboration with law students and a professor from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
The project is also being developed in collaboration with law students from Saint Petersburg State University
3. Used in Practice
Our platform has been presented at orphanages, including the Bogoyavlensky Orphanage
Our materials are already used in Arithmetic of Good Foundation's trainings
4. Receiving Recognition
We reached the semifinals of the #WEARETOGETHER International Prize — top 0.9% of 60,000+ participants
Winner of the nationwide “I Change the World” competition — top 0.25% of participants
RECENT PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
08.26.2026
Samira presents Path into Adulthood at the international Impact Innovators Forum during the LearningPlanet Festival, held in partnership with UNESCO, a UN agency.
04.11.2026
Samira meeting with the Head of the Legal Clinic at the Financial University: discussing collaboration and the future development of the platform.
11.25.2025
Samira presenting the platform at the Bogoyavlensky Children’s Home in the Nizhny Novgorod Region: receiving feedback from children and educators.
PROJECT GEOGRAPHY
70,000+
potential beneficiaries across covered regions
MOSCOW AND THE MOSCOW REGION
40,000+ orphans
This is where the project was created and continues to develop.
Go to the section to see which benefits and support measures are available in the region.
The information was prepared in collaboration with the Financial University.
SAINT PETERSBURG
10,000+ orphans
Go to the section to see which benefits and support measures are available in the region.
The information was prepared in collaboration with the Financial University and Saint Petersburg State University.
KRASNODAR KRAI
12,500+ orphans
Go to the section to see which benefits and support measures are available in the region.
The information was prepared in collaboration with the Financial University.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION
8,000+ orphans
This is where we first presented the project in person to teenagers living in a children’s home.
OUR GOALS FOR 2026-2027
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Building new partnerships with volunteers and NGOs
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Adding region-specific information on benefits and support measures for children and young people leaving orphanages and children’s homes
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Holding offline lectures and practical workshops
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Presenting the platform in children’s homes
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Launching an AI support chat where users will be able to ask questions and receive guidance
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