Our CEO responds to Syria’s Stolen Children documentary This investigation by Lighthouse Reports with BBC Eye and The Observer and four other partners makes one thing very clear: the world must wake up to the dangers of orphanages and consign them to the history books. The investigation uncovers how, under Assad’s regime, hundreds of children […]
Hope and Homes for Children is set to officially launch Hope and Homes for Children Asia, a new regional hub dedicated to ending orphanages and reuniting children with families across the continent. The launch will take place at an invitation-only event on Friday 12 September at 6.30pm at White Cube, Hong Kong.
A dark past, a brighter future When Nicolae Ceausescu’s reign ended in Romania, the world was shocked by images of more than 100,000 children crammed into bleak institutions. Those pictures marked the beginning of our decades-long effort to end orphanages in Romania. Today, thanks to your support, another dark chapter has closed. Ion Holban – […]
Thanks to the tireless work and dedication of our Rwanda team, and the support from people like you, Cigy* is now back with her mother, Mutoni*. When Cigy was born with disabilities, Mutoni did everything she could to support her daughter. She worked hard and took Cigy to nearby health facilities for care. But the […]
Hope and Homes for Children’s advocacy efforts to secure a strong 2025 UN Resolution on Early Childhood Development (ECD) are anchored in our conviction that every child deserves the right to grow up in a loving family. Yet, millions of children remain trapped in harmful institutions. This September, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will adopt a critical Resolution […]
In Rwanda your support has helped Chadia to grow up in a loving home, despite the challenges she and her family have faced.
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 […]
