This article from All Africa describes the recent investigation by Disability Rights International (DRI) into the conditions of institutions and child homes in Kenya. "While many people think having children at orphanages is a brilliant idea, an American rights organisation that investigated such facilities in Kenya for two years is questioning the impact of this model on children's well-being," says the article.
The article highlights some of the exploitative practices of child homes and "orphanages," including their use as money-making enterprises. "By supporting orphanages rather than parents -- many of whom are desperate to keep their children -- donations are effectively splitting families apart and leaving children exposed to neglect, abuse, and trafficking," says DRI.
The article also explains the ways in which institutions do "more harm than good" for children and families. "At the centres, the children might get physical support in terms of food, shelter and clothing. But there is the other bigger challenge of socio-psychological support that is required, which can only be found within the family or the society," said Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani.