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The nature of orphanages means that they often fail to provide the individual sustained attention and stimulation a child would get from growing up within a family. In many cases the children living in them are at risk of harm. [37] There are also many reports of orphanages being abusive [33] [38] or having very high death rates. [39]
Hope and Homes for children then began to pioneer the deinstitutionalisation of orphanages and children's homes. By March 2024, the charity had closed 139 institutions in more than 20 countries, prevented over 288,000 children entering or re-entering institutions and had helped to change childcare systems. [8] [9]
The true number of children who lived in orphanages during the communist era is not known, due to the fact that it is not possible to obtain reliable data on practices and policies that took place under the regime. According to some sources, in 1989 there were approximately 100,000 children living in orphanages. [5]
Funded by millions of dollars in donations for their work in Haiti, Western church organizations operate scores of facilities in a shadowy but sprawling industry that often leaves children ...
Since other countries, like the Netherlands and Denmark, are closing their doors to inter-country adoption, more children who cannot be placed domestically will continue to languish in uncertainty.
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The 2006 General Comment No.9 reports concern with the lack of adequate treatment provided, as well as increased vulnerability to institutional abuse and neglect. [5] In Russia, 400,000 to 600,000 children are under institutional care, and these children are subject to the concerns stated in the committee's report. [6]
It's estimated there are more than 100,000 children in orphanages in Ukraine. CBS2's Alice Gainer spoke with one American man who runs two there. He's afraid the government will cut off funding ...