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Gemma’s story of hope

Based in the capital of Uganda, Kids Club Kampala has been bringing hope and love to vulnerable children in the slums of Kampala for the last 10 years. They help children who have been abandoned, provide them with emergency help and a safe place to live, whilst searching for and reuniting children with their families.

Bernard's Homecoming - Part One

Going on a Short-Term Missions Trip

Orphanage Volunteering: Why to Say No

Transitioning to Family Care for Children: Guidance Manual

Changing Mindsets and Practice: Engaging Christian Faith-Based Actors in Deinstitutionalisation and Child Welfare Systems Reforms

1 Million Begins with One More

Why Time is Running Out for Orphanages

Short-term Missions and Volunteering: Safeguarding Orphans and Vulnerable Children

The Christian Case Against the Orphanage

Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission

Bernard's Homecoming - Part Two

The Love You Give: The Untold Story of Orphanages

Lydia’s story: From orphanage volunteer to family care advocate

Previously describing herself as the “ultimate advocate for orphanage volunteerism”, Lydia shares from her personal experience what she has learnt about orphanages, family care and the best ways of supporting vulnerable children overseas.

Children Belong in Families

Children belong in families: The story of SFAC

SFAC (Strengthening Families and Children) was just an idea for founder, Mick Pease, in 2002. Now SFAC works in over 40 countries with numerous organisations from the grassroots to governments in order to advocate for family care. Here’s why and how they got there…

The fight for family: Amahle’s story

Penuel Children’s Foundation is based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They work alongside government, social workers, police, attorneys and children’s magistrates to provide temporary care for children coming from backgrounds of abuse, neglect, abandonment or orphanhood.

Think Orphan Podcast Interview: Creating Homecomings

Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions

Short-Term Missions: Guidance to Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children

How charities change: The story of Global Care’s move away from orphanages

Global Care has been providing support for vulnerable children around the world for decades. They share how and why they moved from orphanages to family care.

Discovery - The Agape Model

Children, Orphanages and Families: A Summary of Research to Help Guide Faith-Based Action

Keeping Children Out of Harmful Institutions: Why We Should be Investing in Family-based Care

A Continuum of Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Keeping Children in Families

Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself

What we do

How Family Reunification Works

Ethical Short-Term Missions Online Training and Toolkit

Kinnected Myanmar: Hani and Thari

Due Diligence Guidelines

Partnership Due Diligence Check

Orphanage Checklist

Ethical Short-Term Missions & Volunteering: Selecting an Ethical Trip (for Individuals)

Avoiding Harm Self-Check

Ethical & Responsible Student Travel

Protecting Children in Short-Term Missions

Bernard's Homecoming - Part Three