At our recent Our Voices Matter Summit in Bulgaria, young people from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria came together to talk about what accountability means, and how people with power over their lives can be held to account. Following the meeting, the young people produced The Sofia Declaration – which you can read below – […]
A 70-year-old man walking the entire length of Britain – and BACK AGAIN – to raise money for vulnerable children is set to pass through Glasgow on Saturday (July 12).
Our Senior EU Advocacy Lead Irina Papancheva reports on three recent key meetings on the future of care reform in Ukraine.
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 […]
As she comes to the end of an incredible 7 years as a member of our Board of Trustees, we caught up with Anna Segall – a former humanitarian lawyer, charity Chief Executive and one-time child gymnast – for a chat. Speaking with Anna on a video call from her home in Paris, we found […]
Late last month, our Rwanda team partnered with the country’s Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), to organise a two-day field visit to Musanze district in the north of the country. The visit brought together almost 50 participants – including government agencies, UN agencies, and both local and international organisations – with the aim […]
A powerful joint commitment from both the Moldovan government and the European Union was on display at the high-level round table, Enhancing Child Protection and Care Reform in Moldova through EU Accession, held on 25 June at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was co-organised by Hope and Homes for Children and European Parliament […]
Doris* was at high risk of being separated from her mum Mukamuhire* – but support from people like you enabled our local team to keep mother and daughter together. Not long after Doris was born, she began to shake severely. She was diagnosed with epilepsy and slow muscle growth. The hospital bills for her care […]
Batman was an orphan. So was Superman. Spider-Man. Iron Man. The origin story of almost every superhero begins with the loss of family. Now, one of the most iconic Batmans of all – Christian Bale – is stepping into real life to fight for children facing the same fate. He’s funding the creation of 12 […]
On the 29th of May, we officially opened our new Early Intervention Service in Fastiv, a city in Ukraine’s Kyiv region. This new Early Intervention Service will provide comprehensive support to families with young children aged 0 to 4 who have developmental delays or are at risk of such delays, and its launch was only […]
