07 February 12
As the global financial crisis deepens, the impact of austerity measures is being felt by families worldwide.The resignation of Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc hit the news this week, in the wake of weeks of protest against austerity measures which …
Read more03 February 12
The Romanian Government’s pledge to create an orphanage-free childcare system by 2020 was bolstered this week with the closure of yet another harmful children’s institution. Our Romania team officially closed the doors to the Sighet Institution, …
Read more02 February 12
We are playing a key role in a breakthrough in Ukraine's childcare policy, as the country embarks on a new national strategy to reform its social care system. This week Halyna Postoliuk, our Ukraine Country Director, was invited to meet with the …
Read more27 January 12
News coverage over the past fortnight has highlighted the challenges that many young people in care face when they reach 18 and are effectively discharged from the childcare system. While other young people will be celebrating their 18th birthdays, …
Read more25 January 12
In 2005, Dave Cornthwaite gave up his day job as a graphic designer to skateboard across Australia, breaking a world record in the process. Today Dave is a renowned British adventurer, author and motivational speaker, best know for his …
Read more18 January 12
When President Kabbah declared Sierra Leone’s 11 year civil war officially over ten years ago today the country was in ruins. As the impoverished country reflects on the tenth anniversary, our team in Sierra Leone is attempting to re-educate an …
Read more17 January 12
Read our response to the decision by a Turkish court this week to charge the Duchess of York after she exposed conditions in the country's orphanages in a controversial documentary in 2008: A Turkish court’s decision to press criminal charges …
Read more12 January 12
Hope and Homes for Children is today welcoming a report which confirms that family is the single most important component of a child’s wellbeing. UK charity The Children’s Society has today released the Good Childhood Report 2012 which brings …
Read more06 January 12
Good luck to our Patron, Alastair Humphreys and his three team mates who are setting off to row across the Atlantic Ocean for charity.Alastair has chosen to support Hope and Homes for Children and is aiming to raise £1 for each of the 3,000 miles …
Read more03 January 12
Would-be explorers and daredevils are advised to book early for Night of Adventure London to avoid disappointment. Tickets for the event, which sold out in a matter of weeks last year and raised £9,000 for our work, go on sale today. Funds raised …
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When we began work in Romania in 1999 there were 100,000 children trapped in institutional care. Today the figure is less than 11,000 and the Romanian Government has committed to working with us to close every state run institution by 2020.
Our pioneering project to reform childcare in Rwanda and close its first orphanage has attracted the attention of The Spectator magazine.
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