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There is growing awareness that a proportion of children in orphanages have been recruited or transferred into the facility for a purpose of exploitation and/or profit. These children are often falsely presented as orphans to evoke sympathy and solicit funding. This process is known as orphanage trafficking. Although orphanage trafficking can be prosecuted under legal frameworks in some jurisdictions, including Cambodia, there have been limited prosecutions to date. One factor that likely contributes to a lack of prosecution is poor detection, yet the indicators of…
The long-term consequences of COVID-19 have been tough for children around the world, but even more so for young children already in humanitarian crises, whether due to conflict, natural disasters, or economic and political upheaval. Young Children in Humanitarian and COVID-19 Crises: (2024), edited by Sweta Shah and Lucy Bassett, investigates how organizations around the world responded to these dual challenges, identifying solutions and learning opportunities to help to support young children in ongoing and future crises. Drawing on research and voices from the Global South…
Families First Project is a program initiated by Save the Children in Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesian Government to promote a safe family environment for raising and caring for children, either in their own families or in family and community-based care alternatives.
In the past 15 years, the Families First Project has made great achievements in shifting the childcare paradigm from institution-based to family-based and enabling hundreds of thousands of children to go back home and stay with family whilst also having access to education. Statistically, in 2007, there were…
The purpose of this study is to explore how growing up in private residential care in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces of Thailand has affected children’s well-being over time. The research provided an important opportunity for young people to describe and analyze their experience, as well as make their own conclusions and recommendations. Understanding the life paths of these young people after leaving care offers important insights for developing strategies, policies and services to improve outcomes for other children facing similar experiences. The study was commissioned as part of the…
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ไม่ ใช่เด็กทุกคนได้เติบโตอย่ างอบอุ่นและปลอดภัยกับพ่อแม่ ของตน และไม่ ใช่เด็กทุกคนได้เติบโตใน “บ้าน” หรือสภาวะ แวดล้อมของครอบครัว ซึ่งถือเป็นสภาวะแวดล้อมที่เหมาะ สมต่อการเจริญเติบโตของเด็ก เด็กในประเทศไทยหลาย คนถูกส่งไปอยู่ ใน “สถานรองรับ” เช่น สถานสงเคราะห์ บ้านพักเด็ก หอพัก โรงเรียนประจำ ศาสนสถาน โรงเรียน สอนศาสนา และสถานที่ประเภทอื่นๆที่รับเด็กไว้ในการเลี้ยง ดูเป็นระยะเวลาหนึ่งเพราะพ่อแม่ ไม่ สามารถหรือไม่ประสงค์ จะเลี้ยงดูลูก โดยมี วิธีการเลี้ยงดูที่ต่างจากการเลี้ยงดูในรูป แบบครอบครัว โดยเฉพาะการมี ผู้ดูแลจำ นวนน้อยเมื่ อเทียบ กับจำ นวนเด็กและมี การเปลี่ยนผู้ดูแลบ่อย มี…
A research on children in institutional care in Thailand and policy brief
This new study reveals that over 120,000 children in Thailand are living in institutional settings, mostly due to poverty and limited access to education. 90% have at least one living parent. Although institutional care may be appropriate in emergencies, it is often overly misused and can affect children’s emotional, cognitive and mental development. More than 50% of private “orphanages” are unregistered and unregulated.
The study lays out the extent of the problem, identifies risks, and provides…
Results from the Enhancing Identification, Prosecution and Prevention of Orphanage Trafficking Study in Cambodia.
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This is a list of indicators of acts: Unlawful Removal, Recruitment, and Transfer of a Child into a Residential Care Institution
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This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that explored children's and families' experiences of alternative care in Thailand. The study used arts-based methods to engage 160 children living in a range of care settings.
This included government and NGO-run residential care settings (RCS), children's villages, Buddhist temples, migrant learning centres and foster care homes. Interviews were also conducted with 20 parents/guardians who had placed their children in care. Findings show that despite the alternative care system presenting significant challenges,…
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This qualitative research aimed to develop the alternative care action plan for Thailand. The method used in this study included the analysis of documents related to the alternative care situations in Thailand and the interviews where the key informants were specifically selected so that the collected data could be used to develop the alternative care action plan. The study found that Thailand had seven areas of strengths and challenges related to the alternative care i.e. laws and policies related to the gatekeeping and family strengthening, collaborative structured and…