Like many, we at Hope and Homes for Children are deeply concerned about the impact of escalating conflict on children and families across the wider Middle East. We strongly support the UN Secretary-General’s call for urgent dialogue, de-escalation, and respect for human rights and international law. In times of conflict, children are always among those […]
Our CEO responds to Syria’s Stolen Children documentary This investigation by Lighthouse Reports with BBC Eye and The Observer and four other partners makes one thing very clear: the world must wake up to the dangers of orphanages and consign them to the history books. The investigation uncovers how, under Assad’s regime, hundreds of children […]
The exhumation of dead babies from a mass grave on the site of an orphanage in Ireland is not the consequence of an isolated tragedy. The evidence is conclusive. Orphanages have proven to be associated with high levels of child mortality around the world for a long time. They still are. And children who otherwise […]
Overseas Development Assistance is not charity, nor is it a cost or burden. It is an investment in humanity. Millions of families, and many more millions of children, have their health, education and homes secured as both the direct and indirect consequences of aid. Their well-being and the economic benefits this promotes increases the likelihood […]
Our CEO Mark Waddington writes from Ukraine, where he has been visiting our teams to understand their progress with our strategy and its impact on children. During his trip, he’s witnessed the incredible work our teams are doing under extremely trying, dangerous conditions: Yesterday was remarkable. We met one of our mobile teams in Bucha. […]
Our CEO Mark Waddington writes from Ukraine, where he has been visiting our teams to understand their progress with our strategy and its impact on children. During his visit, he’s witnessed the incredible work our teams are doing under extremely trying, dangerous conditions: Yesterday morning I watched through the windscreen of our car as smoke […]
CEO Mark Waddington discusses the important work we are undertaking in India with children living with the consequences of deafness
A message from our CEO, Mark Waddington, ahead of the SDG Summit in New York (18-19 September)
Recently, our CEO Mark Waddington visited our brave team in Ukraine. Here are Mark’s reflections following the visit.
In May 2022, our CEO Mark Waddington visited our brave team in Ukraine. Despite the danger, these incredible people have stayed in the country to support the children and families still living there.
