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Bilal Kovačević is President of the Association for Children and Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina “Iuventus”, where he leads initiatives focused on supporting children and young people, with a particular emphasis on those growing up or transitioning from alternative care. Through his work, he advocates for their empowerment, independent living, education, employment opportunities, and social […]
Just a couple of days ago a father told us that his child had previously had no interest in anything at all. Now he’s started showing interest in toys. A new centre for children with disabilities opened on 30th March, in Bucha, Ukraine. Four months on, the centre is providing a vital day care service […]
We live in an age when almost anything can be measured — and now, for the first time, that includes the care of children who cannot live with their parents. Victoria Olarte, Senior Strategic Research Partner at Hope and Homes for Children, reflects on the launch of ICare, the new UN-endorsed global standard for children’s […]
Orphanage trafficking happens when children are recruited into orphanages not because they have no one to care for them, but because their presence attracts donations. At least 5.4 million children are locked away in orphanages worldwide — over 80% are not orphans. Hope and Homes for Children works to bring children Back to Family. When […]
Photo: Richard Munyaneza When shelling damaged homes and disrupted vital services, we worked with Ubumwe Community Center in Rwanda to provide counselling, family assessments and practical support. Our Advocacy, Communication and Safeguarding Coordinator Richard Munyaneza reflects on how conflict near the Rwanda–DRC border affected children with disabilities and their families. Conflict spills across the border […]
When a child moves from an orphanage back to their birth family, into kinship care, foster care or adoption, a fair question follows: does it last? In the UK, placement breakdown is a well-documented and serious issue — so it’s natural for supporters to ask whether the same risk applies to the children Hope and […]
Every year on 12 July, the United Nations marks the International Day of Hope — a day dedicated to hope as a force that bridges divides and drives progress. This year, we’re marking it with a story about what hope looks like when it moves from feeling to policy: a European Parliament round table where […]
The Ghetto Kids, Shakira, and what a billion viewers aren’t being told When Shakira announced that Uganda’s Ghetto Kids would join her on stage at the FIFA World Cup final halftime show at MetLife Stadium on 19 July, the response was almost universally joyful. A billion people will watch. The story writes itself: children from […]
More than 5.4 million children around the world are locked away in orphanages — and over 80% of them are not orphans. In Ghana, 250 delegates from 13 countries came together to address that crisis. HHC’s Regional Advocacy Manager Stephen Ucembe was there. Here is what he heard — and what it means for the […]
In 2001, Hope and Homes for Children arrived in South Africa with four local partners and one conviction: no child needs to grow up in an orphanage. Twenty-five years on, South Africa has committed to ending institutionalisation of children by 2030. This is how it happened. What we found: South Africa’s hidden crisis When Hope […]
