Think about what it means to grow up without a family. Not without a perfect family — just without a family. Without someone who knows how you like your eggs, who notices when you’ve had a bad day, who cheers the loudest when you walk across a stage. For millions of children right now, that […]
Our Director of Global Advocacy Brenda Kariuki responds to the recent 60 Minutes segment which uncritically promoted an orphanage in Haiti. Last week, millions of viewers tuned in to a 60 Minutes segment featuring bestselling author Mitch Albom and his Have Faith Haiti orphanage in Port-au-Prince. The images were powerful: a walled compound rising above […]
Our Regional Advocacy Manager Stephen Ucembe gives his reflections from the World Without Orphans – Hope in Action Forum 2026 Last week in Bucharest, Romania, Christians from across the world gathered under the World Without Orphans movement to refresh, reflect, plan, and dream boldly about how to strengthen care for orphaned and vulnerable children globally. […]
Nine-year-old Ihor* loves making videos. On his YouTube channel, he films the small wonders of everyday life: street cats wandering through alleyways and birds fluttering above rooftops. His videos are so engaging that he has already gathered more than a thousand subscribers. He loves reading so much that sometimes his grandmother has to remind him […]
Former Apprentice and Countdown star reveals how Christian donations are fuelling overseas orphanages – where children taken from their parents are marketed as orphans. By Nick Hewer, Patron of Hope and Homes for Children Here’s a number that should make us stop and think. $4.5 billion. That’s close to the entire GDP of a country like Eritrea […]
Much of our work is proactive – preventing families from reaching the point where the children are institutionalised, and helping them to form a stable environment for the children to thrive in. One such family is the Bușecan family in Romania. Our Philanthropy and Partnerships Development Manager Samantha Kassir and Director of Global Programmes Pete […]
Today, the global child rights community convenes in Geneva at the occasion of the Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child. As in previous years, Hope and Homes for Children seizes this opportunity to shine a light on the need for global care reform and the challenges that millions of children deprived […]
To mark International Women’s Day this year, our Senior Strategic Research Partner Victoria Olarte reflects on the costs and pressures that women absorb in holding families together, especially in times of conflict. The care we don’t see I am reminded every day that care is not a soft word. It’s a force – often invisible […]
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 […]
Many people consider leaving a gift in their Will to help causes that they care about. We asked Rebecca Druce, a Solicitor at Wilsons Solicitors LLP, to answers some of the most common questions that people have about writing a Will in the UK. Q: Should I write a Will?A: The answer is always a […]
