For some families it is grinding poverty and the absence of any local care support that forces them to institutionalise a beloved child.

Orphanages in the developing world have often been perceived as a social good, or at least a necessity. They are neither.

“Ani is friendly, smiles a lot, likes contact with others. Repeats words she has heard without understanding their meaning (eholalic speech). She is fed blended ...

In 2012, a twelve year old boy, Veliko, joined a group of young spokespeople at his school. Veliko has intellectual disabilities and this group, initiated ...

Andre is an inquisitive boy who dreams of exploring the world. He is hard working and loves to do lots of different activities. Andre also ...

Viorica’s son, Daniel, is 12 years old. He is severely disabled with epilepsy and needs a high level of care. Viorica has made many sacrifices ...

Mihaela, now in her mid-20s, has an intellectual disability. Having spent time in an institution herself, Michaela now advocates for children’s rights to family-based care, ...

Cristina and Igor Ciurlan have intellectual disabilities. When they were very young, their parents were told by doctors that they would need to go into ...

Two years ago, Daniel’s mother died of cholera, an epidemic that has claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Haiti since October 2010. Poor ...