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The number of Euro-orphans in the EU is estimated to be between 0.5–1 million, most of whom live outside the EU, e.g. in Ukraine. [ 6 ] A similar term, "old euro-orphans", describes elderly parents left behind by migrants.
More than 4 out of 5 children living in institutions are not orphans. [35] This amount rises to 98% in Eastern Europe. [36] 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 ...
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]
However, in the early 2000s, [3] as many of the Eastern European countries joined the European Union, they were required to deal with the situation of street children and orphans; and the situation has improved in many of these countries. Unemployment and the extremes of income inequality are some of the causes behind the phenomenon of street ...
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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Orphanages in the United Kingdom (1 C, 21 P) Orphanages in the United States (1 C, 41 P) This page was last edited on 20 May 2017, at 14:37 (UTC). Text is available ...
Orphanages in Europe (9 C, 17 P) Y. Youth organizations based in Europe (8 C, 14 P) This page was last edited on 3 February 2020, at 05:13 (UTC). ...