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Kinship care – the care of children by relatives or friends of the family - represents a significant resource available for meeting the needs of girls and boys who are orphaned or otherwise live apart from their parents. 1 in 10 children worldwide are living in kinship care. In some countries, it is as high as 1 in 3. This makes it the most common type of care, after parental care. Kinship care can support the most vulnerable children in ordinary and crisis periods.
In this How We Care series webinar, Family for Every Child presented the programming of three CSOs on how they are…
A New Zealand-based volunteer tourism company, International Volunteer HQ, will begin phasing out volunteer placements in overseas orphanages due to concerns of child exploitation, according to this article and accompanying video from 1 News. "There's growing concern that orphanages in some countries are simply becoming a money-making endeavor," says the video. The article and video also highlight the ways in which children can be exploited in orphanages and feature comments from UNICEF New Zealand and others calling for family strengthening measures that would allow families to…