On 25 June in Brussels, Hope and Homes for Children, together with European Parliament Vice President Victor Negrescu, convened a round table on Child Protection and Care Reform in Moldova Through EU Accession. The event brought together key stakeholders to discuss progress, challenges, and the next steps needed to ensure that every child in Moldova can […]
Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a fundamental human right, essential for ensuring that all children have the opportunity to survive and to thrive – regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, or crisis situation. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), is one of the multiple international agreements that affirm that children have rights to […]
Our new child-led report on the rights of children in Romania has received praise from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The report was created and led with the support of children and young people, and looks at the current state of children’s rights in Romania.
🇩🇰 Today (1st July) marks the start of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU! We warmly welcome its commitment to children’s rights—especially its focus on children in care and foster families, and on ensuring the quality of placements. 💙 At Hope and Homes for Children, we believe this is a key opportunity to accelerate […]
The war in Ukraine has been devastating for the country’s children, particularly those in the most vulnerable situations, including children without parental care, children with disabilities, children at risk of family separation, those residing in residential institutions, as well as those who have been evacuated from such institutions during the war. Read More
These reports came out of the work of the Children and Families Together (CAFT) – India program, a consortium comprising Keystone Human Services International (KHSI), Hope and Homes for Children (HHC), Child in Need Institute (CINI) and Keystone Human Services India Association (KHSIA); funded by USAID and the Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST).
Hope and Homes for Children, Lumos, Eurochild and Save the Children presented the Toolkit for the European Institutions and Delegations Staff Reforming Child Protection and Care in EU accession at DG ENEST at the European Commission. Irina Papancheva, HHC Senior Advocacy Lead, shared the key recommendations from the toolkit. Livia Marginean, Program Manager at CCF Moldova, Otto Sestak, […]
Hope and Homes for Children, the University of Leeds, University of Pretoria, One Child One Family HHCSA, Bishop Simeon Trust, DeafKidz International and Thrive joined forces in a unique research partnership to support youth accountability and disability inclusion in children’s care in South Africa. This was under the umbrella of the participatory arts programme Changing […]
We are proud to have Lourenza Foghill, our Senior Programmes Lead Global, representing us at the ongoing African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 45th Ordinary Session in Lesotho. She commended the Committee for prioritizing child care reform across the region and passionately advocated for the rights of children living with disabilities. Read the full statement […]
The Romanian Government, through the National Authority for the Protection of Children’s Rights and Adoptions, released its Biennial Report on the Implementation of the Child Guarantee (CG) in Romania. The report is divided into 7 chapters, with chapters 3 (Roll-out of services) and chapter 4 (Indicators, targets and monitoring) being the ones that provide data […]
