This April, three friends from Munich will take on the London Landmarks Half Marathon in support of Hope and Homes for Children. What began as weekend runs and shared goals has become a powerful way to help children grow up in safe, loving families. They tell us their story their story. We are three friends […]
Our Director of Global Programmes, Pete Garratt, returned to Romania this week to see the challenges faced by families in Romania, and the help that these families are getting from Hope and Homes Romania to avoid intitutionalisation and destitution. “Picture the scene: you are desperate. Absolutely desperate. Your partner has abandoned you and your three-year-old […]
Samantha Kassir is our Philanthropy and Partnerships Development Manager. She travelled to Romania with our Director of Programmes to witness firsthand the impact of Hope and Homes Romania‘s work with families and communities. “Following a smooth flight and a scenic, if rather winding, drive through the stunning Carpathian Mountains, we arrived in the Transylvanian city […]
The film After the Rain is a stark reminder that behind every statistic on conflict-related separation is a child with a name, a family, and a story. A child whose rights have been violated. Its portrayal of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia and placed in orphanages highlights the profound harm caused when war uproots children […]
This week we addressed why a new Netflix documentary sends the wrong message about orphanages, at the wrong moment. Rukhiya Budden endured a traumatic childhood in a Kenyan orphanage, and is now a passionate advocate for their closure. She explains why such documentaries can be unhelpful, and where we can go from here. “The recent […]
Photo – Mark Jones (Creative Commons) Coming from members of one of the world’s most famous families, Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix documentary set in a Ugandan orphanage is surprising – at a time when the UK is leading a global call to end orphanages and help children find their way Back to Family. Netflix describes Masaka Kids: […]
In Northern Rwanda, a powerful story of change has reached a new milestone. This month, we joined with local and national leaders to celebrate the opening of a new Inclusive Community Hub in Musanze District – a place designed to serve children and young people with disabilities in the heart of their community. But this […]
Through our partnership with the World Childhood Foundation, we’re strengthening family care and child protection in Ukraine, preventing at-risk children from ending up in institutions. Read three stories of hope from our Ukraine Team. In communities across the Dnipropetrovsk region, families are facing extraordinary challenges. War, displacement and poverty have pushed many parents to breaking […]
This World Children’s Day, we join Transform Alliance Africa’s Rooted in Families campaign to champion one powerful truth – children grow best in families, not institutions. Today, on World Children’s Day, we mark a moment of hope and resolve as we stand alongside our partners and communities to reaffirm our commitment that every child belongs […]
2000 miles across a warzone to rescue her siblings from a brutal orphanage Tetiana had been on the bus for two days. All the way from Ukraine to Turkey, she shook and rattled in the same seat, and breathed the same hot, stale air. But two days was nothing to her. She had been fighting […]
