Where we work
We work in countries across Eastern Europe, South and Eastern Africa and South Asia, closing orphanages and getting children back to family.
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The problem
Around the world, over 5.4 million children are trapped inside orphanages, even though over 80% aren’t even orphans. It’s not right and it ends today.
Romanian orphanages, 31 years on
Hope and Homes for Children’s founder, Mark Cook, and orphanage survivor, Alexandra Smart, have appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Reunion programme to discuss their experiences inside the abusive network of orphanages discovered in Romania in 1990.
Why I am calling for childcare reform in Asia
Asian Regional Director, Tessa Boudrie, highlights why she’s standing with women on the frontlines, fighting for change.
The journey home: Tika’s story
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.
