ABLE
You Know My Name: The Journey to Belonging
Last month we introduced you to Courtney, one of our ABLE Technical advisers. This month she reflects on her experience of accompanying one of our ABLE children to a medical
2017-10-13
Category: Orphans
Advocacy
Celebrating ‘Anne with an E’ Part 2: Resilience and Reintegration
Myth #1: Orphans are inherently resilient and institutionalised children can easily reintegrate into society. Last post we introduced the idea that orphans are a central part of Western popular culture.
2017-07-05
Advocacy
Celebrating ‘Anne with an E’: Orphans in Popular Culture
Part One: An Introduction to Orphans in Popular Culture Ludwig Wittgenstein once said “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Our language shapes our perceptions of
2017-06-30
ABLE
From Lonely Orphan to Loved Son
From birth to five-years-old, Sam Ang, a blind child, lived in an orphanage, suffering developmental delays and self-harm due to trauma. When CIF placed him with a foster family, he
2016-06-21
Advocacy
Media: The Power of Dignity or Shame
A recent media campaign by a Cambodian NGO, portraying children in rags and labelling them as “a sex worker” or “a street kid” has kicked off a storm of discussion. How
2016-06-13
Community Based Care
Support Families, Not Orphanages
Explaining why you should support families, not orphanages, Friends-International put out a short-but-powerful illustrated ChildSafe video. They reiterated the same message Lumos Int., Children in Families (CIF), and several other
2016-06-01