Author: Stephen Ucembe

The harm of orphanages (part 2): weakening family and community structures in Africa

by Stephen Ucembe - 13 Mar 2022 Africa, Insight

Read part 2 of a series of 3 blog posts by Regional Advocacy Manager, Stephen Ucembe. Here, he explores the damage of orphanages in the African context.

A child on a swing in Noel Nyundo orphanages, Rwanda, closed by Hope and Homes for Children in April 2015

The harm of orphanages (part 1): the illusion of protection

by Stephen Ucembe - 11 Mar 2022 Africa, Insight, voluntourism

Read part 1 in a series of 3 blog posts by Regional Advocacy Manager Stephen Ucembe. Here he explores voluntourism and how orphanages pretend to help children.