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This research gathers data on the volume of search queries that indicate an intention to do orphanage volunteering in a foreign country in order to gauge the pro-active demand for this type of volunteering in five different countries (Australia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America).
In this online event, Family for Every Child members FSCE (Ethiopia), The Mulberry Bush (UK), Praajak (India) and CSID (Bangladesh) discussed children's care in the context of COVID-19. Discussion points included responding to vulnerable groups including children on the move and children with disabilities; domestic violence; kinship care and the digital divide. This webinar also included an overview of what is happening across the membership, and how Family is adapting to support members during this time.
On 18 October 2019, the UK Government updated its guidance on gap years and volunteering overseas to include an advisory on volunteering at and visiting orphanages abroad. The guide explains some of the harmful impacts of orphanage volunteering and encourages prospective volunteers to consider these risks and safeguarding considerations in their research and planning. The guide also highlights the International Forum for Volunteering in Development's work to establish a Global Standard for Volunteering in Development, which would require organizations adopting the Global…
UK Aid Direct announced its commitment to family and community-based care for all children and not providing funding to orphanages and children's institutions. This page of its website outlines what types of programs and activities UK Aid Direct will not be funding, including orphanages. "Applications for the funding of orphanages or other residential children’s institutions are not accepted under UK Aid Direct. Children’s prospects are generally best served by family-based care – be it with their own families, extended families or qualified foster families. Consideration may be given to…
This report was commissioned by the Swedish network Schyst Resande and conducted by the Fair Trade Center, with the overall objective of raising awareness of children’s rights in relation to tourism and travel destinations which many Swedish tourists visit. It pays specific attention to booming tourism destinations in Thailand, Cambodia and South Africa and focuses on how children are directly and indirectly affected by tourism, and in particular on how their rights as children are affected in these countries.
The report includes a specific section on “orphan tourism,” with examples from…
This conference, hosted by Tearfund Ireland, will explore the topic of Care Reform and why volunteering in orphanages is changing. This conference will take place on Zoom and will be fully accessible, with live captioning and International Sign Language interpretation. It will bring together expert practitioners, care leavers - individuals who have grown up in orphanages in the Global South and are now calling for reform, disability experts and advocacy experts in the Global South.