Published on: 2026-08-25
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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On August 29, a family event will take place at the Southern River Station as part of the fifth anniversary of the “Lost? Don’t Leave!” project. Visitors can expect educational lectures about safety in transport and in the city, games, quests, and prize drawings. Both young city residents and their parents can participate in the program.
“By the instruction of Sergey Sobyanin, we pay special attention to child safety in transport. In 2021, together with the ‘Missing Children Search’ foundation, we launched the project ‘Lost? Don’t leave!’ It has already helped 47 young passengers return to their parents. Special stickers have been placed at all metro stations and the Moscow Central Circle, which are monitored by cameras. A lost child can stand next to them and a metro employee will quickly assist. This year, such stickers also appeared in electric buses. In addition, we constantly hold lectures on transport safety. On August 29, we will meet at the celebration at the Southern River Station,” said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry issues.
The event will begin at 12:00 with a quest. Participants will learn what to do if they get lost in the city or forest, or if they miss their stop on public transport. In addition, they will be told how to properly use individual mobility devices, ride an electric bus safely, pay for their travel, and how the traffic patrol of the Traffic Management Center operates. The most active participants who complete all tasks will receive prizes at the end of the event. It is necessary register.
Throughout the day, visitors will attend educational lectures. At 1:00 PM, young guests aged five to ten will learn what to do if they get lost in transport or in the city, and who they can turn to for help. Advance registration is required registration.
At the same time as the lecture for children, there will be a meeting for parents with Dmitry Vtorov — a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and president of the Missing Children Search Foundation. Adults will be told how to build a trusting relationship with their child and talk to them about safety, as well as how to prepare them for moving about the city independently.
At 14:30, there will be a lecture for teenagers aged 11 to 17. Listeners will learn about rules of conduct on the internet, how to behave with strangers, and how to protect themselves on the street. It is necessary register.
Throughout the entire day, visitors will be given informational brochures dedicated to safety rules. In them, the children’s character of Moscow transport, Metrosha, explains in an accessible and understandable way to kids what the metro employees’ uniforms look like, so that young passengers know whom to turn to for help. Additionally, children will learn what the posters and floor stickers of the “Lost? Don’t leave!” project look like.
On September 1, the project “Lost? Don’t leave!” will turn five years old. It was launched by the Moscow Metro together with the “Search for Missing Children” foundation in 2021 to make metro rides safer for young and adult city residents.
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