Esmeralda feared that her six children would be put in an orphanage when she took them and fled from her abusive husband. We worked with them to find a home where they would rebuild their lives.
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Minela spent the first precious months of her life alone in an orphanage. Her mother, Lana, shares how she lost her daughter and how she fought, with our help, to get her back.
Elizabeth Niyongana recounts her search for a young boy’s family, and the day he left the orphanage for good after they were reunited.
Justine Cowan, American author and laywer, describes how London’s ‘Foundling Hospital’ affected the lives of herself and her family.
Galina was desperate to escape her abusive marriage. But she knew that if she left with nowhere to go, her son Ivan would be at risk of being sent to an orphanage.
On International Day of Persons With Disabilities 2020, we are reminded not to forget in a post-Covid world.
Like so many Nepalese 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 where he survived alone for two years; neglected, abused and exploited to elicit donations from tourists.
Rwanda’s Postcode Equality Trust, funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, backs Hope and Homes for Children programme in Rwanda.
When Covid hit, strict lockdown measures meant Valerie could no longer go to work. A Community Volunteer discovered that Valerie had no money left for food or water, and alerted our team who co-ordinated emergency support for her family.
The Coronavirus pandemic puts children living in orphanages at even greater risk of neglect, abuse and illness.