Ivan was taken from his dad, Stoyan, when he was just three years old. Because he has cerebral palsy and his dad is a single parent, the authorities had decided Ivan would be better off in an orphanage. That’s when our social worker, Elitsa, stepped in.
When Mihai lived in the orphanage, he had a roof over his head and food on his plate but he was always hungry for he thing he needed most: love.
The Mihăescus are a family with 5 children, ages 1 to 16. When we met them, in March 2021, they were at risk of losing their children
Read part 3 of a series of 3 blog posts by Regional Advocacy Manager, Stephen Ucembe. Here, he explores the long term damage caused by orphanages.
Uwera was abandoned in a bush as a baby. After several years in an orphanage, she was reunited with her rescuer.
The success of a groundbreaking project to close orphanages in Rwanda and Uganda, shows that all children can leave institutions for the warmth and security of a family, once they have the right support.
With no access to specialist family support, it was nearly impossible for Cary’s family to meet her additional needs. Read how Cary went on hunger strike to fight for her right to love and a family.
Devi tells her extraordinary journey about getting seperated from her family and reunited again after spending seven years in an orphanage.
Buddhi Maya is a single parent to her four daughters and Maya is one of them. Three years ago, Buddhi’s husband disappeared, leaving her and her daughters in a very vulnerable situation.
Most people who volunteer overseas genuinely want to do something meaningful and experience a new culture. But often they are doing more harm than good.
