To RSVP to this event, please register here (EN-FR live interpretation will be provided) Join our official World Social Summit Solutions session (side-event) The Second World Summit for Social Development (World Social Summit) taking place on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar, will convene Heads of State and Governments and senior stakeholders to renew political commitment […]
Sima with her Auntie Nozi*Juliana Van Well Dias/ Hope and Homes for Children Pauline is a Social Worker with Hope and Homes for Children in South Africa. Her work has been key to the inspiring story of Sima*, whom she helped rescue from an orphanage and return to the love and warmth of her family. […]
World leaders gathered during the United Nations General Assembly yesterday to launch the Global Charter on Children’s Care Reform – a landmark commitment to ensuring every child has the right to grow up in a safe and loving family. For three decades, we’ve worked to end the institutionalisation of children. We know beyond doubt that […]
Our CEO responds to Syria’s Stolen Children documentary This investigation by Lighthouse Reports with BBC Eye and The Observer and four other partners makes one thing very clear: the world must wake up to the dangers of orphanages and consign them to the history books. The investigation uncovers how, under Assad’s regime, hundreds of children […]
Hope and Homes for Children is set to officially launch Hope and Homes for Children Asia, a new regional hub dedicated to ending orphanages and reuniting children with families across the continent. The launch will take place at an invitation-only event on Friday 12 September at 6.30pm at White Cube, Hong Kong.
A dark past, a brighter future When Nicolae Ceausescu’s reign ended in Romania, the world was shocked by images of more than 100,000 children crammed into bleak institutions. Those pictures marked the beginning of our decades-long effort to end orphanages in Romania. Today, thanks to your support, another dark chapter has closed. Ion Holban – […]
Thanks to the tireless work and dedication of our Rwanda team, and the support from people like you, Cigy* is now back with her mother, Mutoni*. When Cigy was born with disabilities, Mutoni did everything she could to support her daughter. She worked hard and took Cigy to nearby health facilities for care. But the […]
Hope and Homes for Children’s advocacy efforts to secure a strong 2025 UN Resolution on Early Childhood Development (ECD) are anchored in our conviction that every child deserves the right to grow up in a loving family. Yet, millions of children remain trapped in harmful institutions. This September, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will adopt a critical Resolution […]
In Rwanda your support has helped Chadia to grow up in a loving home, despite the challenges she and her family have faced.
At our recent Our Voices Matter Summit in Bulgaria, young people from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria came together to talk about what accountability means, and how people with power over their lives can be held to account. Following the meeting, the young people produced The Sofia Declaration – which you can read below – […]
