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Our CEO Mark Waddington was recently in New York for the UN’s General Assembly week where he launched our Children Confined in Conflict campaign. We asked him to tell us why this campaign, why now and why your support matters.

In Nisporeni county, we’ve reached a landmark moment: every child under six years old is out of orphanages and Back to Family. We sat down with Livia Marginean, who works with our partner, CCF Moldova, to find out more about this important achievement.

Tessa Boudrie, our Regional Director in Asia, was in Nepal with our partner, The Himalayan Innovative Society, when catastrophic floods struck. We asked her to reflect on her journey, and on why it’s so important that as the world’s attention moves on, we redouble our efforts to get children back to family in Nepal.

Eurochild Conference on Child Protection Systems, Paphos, 16–17 June 2026 Back in June, I had the pleasure of facilitating the workshop Sustaining Child Protection and Care Reform Through Policy and Practice at the Eurochild Conference on Child Protection Systems. I was joined by three inspiring contributors: Rima Pušić, self-advocate with CCF Moldova; Anouk Moser, Senior […]

Our Trustee, Ruchira, has taken on the extraordinary challenge of skydiving to help separated children get Back to Family. We asked her why she’s chosen to take part – and why she thinks you should too.

On World Humanitarian Day, honour the local staff who make care possible — and let go of the colonial model that keeps failing them

Bilal Kovačević is President of the Association for Children and Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina “Iuventus”, where he leads initiatives focused on supporting children and young people, with a particular emphasis on those growing up or transitioning from alternative care. Through his work, he advocates for their empowerment, independent living, education, employment opportunities, and social […]

Just a couple of days ago a father told us that his child had previously had no interest in anything at all. Now he’s started showing interest in toys. A new centre for children with disabilities opened on 30th March, in Bucha, Ukraine. Four months on, the centre is providing a vital day care service […]

We live in an age when almost anything can be measured — and now, for the first time, that includes the care of children who cannot live with their parents. Victoria Olarte, Senior Strategic Research Partner at Hope and Homes for Children, reflects on the launch of ICare, the new UN-endorsed global standard for children’s […]

Orphanage trafficking happens when children are recruited into orphanages not because they have no one to care for them, but because their presence attracts donations. At least 5.4 million children are locked away in orphanages worldwide — over 80% are not orphans. Hope and Homes for Children works to bring children Back to Family. When […]