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Hope and Homes for Children took a central role in the preperations for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)’s DGD in September 2021. This article reflects on the DGD.
Author: Hope and Homes for Children
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Better Care Network NL’s Wees Wijs campaign acknowledges voluntourism can be harmful to children in orphanages.
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For care reform to truly flourish at scale, it requires greater coherence, collaboration and to be centre-stage in global initiatives to promote human rights, address poverty and build community resilience. Read our recommendations for the 2021 United Nations Day of General Discussion on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care
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Minela spent the first precious months of her life alone in an orphanage. Her mother, Lana, shares how she lost her daughter and how she fought, with our help, to get her back.
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A number of children with disabilities, reunited with their families through our work, are now calling on the UN to recognise orphanages as one of the biggest barriers to progress on creating safe, healthy and inclusive communities.
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Elizabeth Niyongana recounts her search for a young boy’s family, and the day he left the orphanage for good after they were reunited.
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Alongside 23 organisations, we outline our joint recommendations for how to make this Strategy a success for all children.
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Today, the EU is meeting with the Government of Ukraine to discuss the human rights situation in the country. We are urgently asking the EU to push the Ukrainian government to take action to protect the rights and future of Ukraine’s hidden children in institutions. Ukraine has one of highest institutionalisation rates At least 1.3% […]
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The new strain of Covid is causing devastation in India and Nepal. We are working to support our partners, colleagues and their families at this concerning time.
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Read The EU Funds Checklist to Promote Independent Living and Deinstitutionalisation