A former employee details the abuse going on inside orphanages and calls for the end of institutional care in Ukraine.
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Gabriela* was separated from her grandchildren for nine long years. This is how she fought to bring them back to family.
After three years living inside one of nine orphanages left in Rwanda, Uwase* is now growing up with a loving adoptive family. Read on to find out how.
“I was pregnant with his child. And then the next moment, he was dead. Without the Mobile Team, this would have been so much harder.” Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, young mum Tina shares how our Mobile Mental Health Teams are bringing strength and recovery back to family.
“If one of us made a mistake, all of us would get beaten.” In 2019, our local partners in Nepal reunited Moti* with his family. Now, he looks back on a childhood spent locked away inside an orphanage – sharing an exclusive personal insight into the heartbreaking realities of institutionalisation.
Wendy has supported Hope and Homes for Children for 25 years. Now, her granddaughter Grace, 11, is continuing the tradition.
Hear Daryna’s story, from growing up in a Ukrainian orphanage to being separated from her siblings when Russia invaded, to becoming a refugee at 17 years old.
To celebrate Global Day of Parents, we’re sharing three stories of brilliant parents who fought for their children, adopted children, and rebuilt relationships with their children following the devastating impact of orphanages.
In this interview, Simona gives an insight into her career as a social worker in Romania, and her involvement with us
When Nelu’s mother died suddenly, Nelu and his four elder siblings were hauled out of school and confined to an orphanage far from home.