Transforming systems. Changing lives.

Hope and Homes for Children is a global expert in the field of deinstitutionalisation. By closing institutions, supporting children into loving, stable families and working with governments to tackle the root causes of family breakdown, we are working towards a day where orphanages have been eliminated for good.

We’re working tirelessly to keep families together and protect children. We must ensure that orphanages are never a solution—neither now, nor in the recovery from this pandemic.

Our response to Coronavirus
Our Chief Executive, Mark Waddington CBE, has written to supporters explaining how we plan to overcome the challenges of Coronavirus—and how they can help.

Read Mark’s letter

Global impact

Countries of operation

Countries of influence

Former countries of operation

How we work

Hope and Homes for Children is working alongside governments and civil society organisations in over 30 countries to dismantle orphanage-based care systems. Our transformation model is driving reform and laying the foundations for long-lasting change.

Political Will

We work with political leaders to create the environment for comprehensive and sustainable reform.
Know-How

Through pioneering closures and training of child protection professionals and policy makers we build know-how in country.
Social Workforce

We work with governments and civil society organisations to build a strong, educated national social workforce.
Resources

We create the right conditions for multilateral funders to invest in the transition to family-based care systems.

Children’s stories

We’re inspired by the courage and resilience of the families we work with. Here are some of their stories.

Stories

Aimé’s story:
From Rwandan orphanage to speaking at the UN
Aimé de Jesus is a remarkable young man. This week, he’ll be speaking to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child about his experiences of orphanages and alternative care. But this isn’t the first time he’s taken on the role of human rights defender on the world’s biggest stage.
The Journey Home:
Tika’s Story
Like so many children, Tika had been taken from his family by traffickers. For a high fee, they promised his parents that he would be well cared for and educated in an institution in the city. Instead, he was taken to an orphanage.
Poverty and prejudice sent Maxim to an orphanage; love and determination brought him home
The Moldovan authorities had no faith a single father could care for a child with disabilities. When his son was taken into an orphanage, Alexandru became angry and almost lost hope. Then Renata made contact.
Finding family: Devi’s extraordinary journey home to be where she belongs
Devi lost her mum on a crowded railway platform and spent seven years alone in India’s orphanage system. Then she met Nipa, the woman who would help her find her way back home.

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Transforming systems. Changing lives.

Global impact

How we work

Political Will

Know-How

Social Workforce

Resources

Children’s stories

Donate today

Your generosity will bring us closer to a day when every child grows up in a loving family. Thank you.

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