Abandoned in an orphanage, Lizuca’s* life changed forever when she was adopted by Ecaterina* and her family. When she found out that her daughter had Down’s Syndrome, Lizuca’s* mother didn’t know what to do. She was so afraid of the difficulties and challenges that she might face, she ended up making the heartbreaking decision to […]
Education is more than just a basic human right – it’s a cornerstone of personal development, economic growth, and societal progress. Which is why on January 24 each year, the world unites to celebrate the International Day of Education. The International Day of Education 2025 is a day for emphasising the importance of education, the […]
As the year comes to a close, we want to thank supporters like you for the incredible things you’ve made possible for children in 2024. In the past year, your support has made a huge difference to the lives of children all around the world. From keeping the precious bonds of family from fraying, to […]
As Hope and Homes for Children’s Senior EU Advocacy Advisor, I recently visited Moldova to deliver training to some of the country’s leading children’s rights organisations. At the end of October, I spent three exceptional days in Chisinau, Moldova, where I’d been invited by the Children’s Rights Alliance to deliver a two-day training on EU […]
Our staff in Bulgaria work with parents and families who are struggling to stay together. We provide them with the essential resources they need, so that children are able to grow up in safe family environments, rather than in institutions. Baby T* was born in Pleven with a congenital defect that required hospital care and […]
Our CEO Mark Waddington has been visiting our teams in Ukraine to understand their progress with our strategy, and its impact on children. Here, he speaks with Alevtyna Zhembotska, a Regional Project Manager for Hope and Homes for Children in the Kyiv Oblast. Hi Alevtyna, we first met in April 2022, shortly after the full-scale […]
Our CEO Mark Waddington writes from Ukraine, where he has been visiting our teams to understand their progress with our strategy and its impact on children. During his trip, he’s witnessed the incredible work our teams are doing under extremely trying, dangerous conditions: Yesterday was remarkable. We met one of our mobile teams in Bucha. […]
A new global conference is boosting international awareness that institutions are harming children and that institutionalisation must end. When you think of violence against children, what are the images that spring to mind? A smack? A punch? A wounded child in a warzone? Usually when we hear the word violence, our minds go the physical […]
Our CEO Mark Waddington writes from Ukraine, where he has been visiting our teams to understand their progress with our strategy and its impact on children. During his visit, he’s witnessed the incredible work our teams are doing under extremely trying, dangerous conditions: Yesterday morning I watched through the windscreen of our car as smoke […]
Hope and Homes for Children began working with local authorities and national government in Romania in 1998. Since then, we’ve made remarkable progress in transforming the care system and making the world a better place for many thousands of children to grow up in. Our Chief Executive Mark Waddington writes with an update on our […]
