Advocacy
Celebrating ‘Anne with an E’ Part 3: Family- based care in Fiction
When we think of foster care and kinship care in popular fiction, we can very easily believe that kinship care and foster care are harmful.
2017-07-12
Tag: 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
Community Based Care
Orphanages to Family Care: Leakena at CIF
Meet Leakena. This amazing, 28-year-old Khmer woman started at CIF as our Outreach to Orphanages Manager in January 2016. She was previously a teacher’s assistant for toddlers at an international
2016-05-25
Advocacy
Stories – Powerful and Valuable
“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.” ― Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet and Novelist Humanity gathers together around stories. Whatever the format – a book,
2016-04-08