Representatives of Vitebsk region awarded the Order of Motherhood
Fifty Belarusian women have been awarded the Order of Motherhood for giving birth to and raising five or more children, including representatives from the Vitebsk region. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on April 20.
The list of award-winning mothers from the northern region includes Lyubov Sergeeva, a housewife from the regional center; Oksana Vartanova from Novopolotsk, who works as a nursery and kindergarten educator No. 30; and Natalia Shidlova, a nurse at the Orsha Central Polyclinic.
As reported by the Committee for Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Regional Executive Committee, a total of 705 residents of the Vitebsk region have been honored with this prestigious award for motherhood to date.