Global arm of ReThink Orphanages, a cross-sector coalition working to prevent family separation and the unnecessary institutionalization of children.
Global
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ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
British sex offenders are setting up orphanages and schools in developing countries to target children for abuse, inquiry finds @lumos @caoilfhionnanna @silvia_eirini @ECPATUK
thetimes.co.uk/article/briti… #orphanages #trafficking #abuse
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
We have 6️⃣ criteria for effective child protection in the #travel industry. ✈️
4️⃣ Companies should inform travelers on children's rights, the prevention of sexual exploitation of children and how to report suspected cases 👁️
#ChildProtection #EndSexualExploitation
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
And please don't visit or volunteer in orphanages! Check out this 60-sec film from JK Rowling's @Lumos to inform people of the hidden harms and link to family separation / child trafficking
youtube.com/watch?v=97YfJyRB…. Visit helpingnothelping.org for more info #HelpingNotHelping
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ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Keeping children safe in travel & tourism increasingly involves keeping children safe online. We need #tech companies taking active measures, #education for parents & children + authorities monitoring online crime 📲
@INHOPE_PR @ECPAT @WeProtect
#DigitalSafety #ChildProtection
According to @Microsoft’s @BradSmi, #DigitalSafety is 1 of the top 10 #tech policy issues of the decade. Children face evolving dangers online, and #socialmedia companies escape liability for illegal and dangerous content on their sites bit.ly/2uj9iQs
#childprotection
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
UGANDA: 22 children rescued from illegal orphanage in Luweero; Pastor faces charges of child trafficking and operating an illegal children’s home monitor.co.ug/News/National/…
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
WOW - SUPER IMPORTANT blog post by Martin Punaks today. We have often shared information about the situation of orphanage voluntourism, but we rarely hear such a clear & compelling proposition about where the campaign needs to go from here. Please share! learningservice.info/the-orp…
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Today #WorldChildrensDay is the 10th anniversary of the Guidelines for the Alt Care of Children & #CRC30 and BCN will be publishing a newsletter issue taking stock of where we are & where we’re going re: children's care & fam strengthening. Subscribe now! ow.ly/i2CI50xeYZb
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Lumos Interim CEO, Sir Roger Singleton: “No matter how heavily staffed, modern, or clean they may be – institutions simply cannot offer the same outcomes as family and community-based living and stand as a barrier to human rights, social inclusion, and active citizenship.” #DI
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
This is not uncommon. Globally over 80% of children in orphanages aren’t orphans. In E. Europe & Central Asia a 2012 report found that 95–98% of under threes in care had families that with the right support could care for them. buff.ly/2PjnhOA
#AlwaysFamilyNeverOrphanages
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Great to see this new campaign #HelpingNotHelping launched by @lumos today. On the heels of our #OrphanageTourismTaskforce launch with @ABTAtravel, it’s a positive step forward in the movement to raise awareness about the dangers of orphanage tourism and volunteering.
Alex: “Those children are a commodity, who suffer lifelong attachment issues and developmental issues as a result of growing up in an orphanage.”
#HelpingNotHelping #EndOrphanageTourism #OneYoungWorld19
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Ruth: “I can totally identify with that child. Initially he looks happy because each time a new visitor comes it gives you hope. Then each time they leave that hope gets crushed.”
#HelpingNotHelping #OYW2019
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
J.K. Rowling: “No child needs to be in an orphanage. The stark reality is that most children have loving families and communities that many could return home to, with just a little extra support.”
#HelpingNotHelping #OYW2019
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Now, our #HelpingNotHelping film is unveiled for the first time to the packed audience attending this panel session @OneYoungWorld @Lumos
#HelpingNotHelping #OYW2019
youtu.be/97YfJyRBFCU
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
J.K. Rowling: “Few people are aware that statistically 8/10 children in orphanages are not orphans. They usually have one living parent, and don’t want to be separated. This is due to two main factors - poverty and disability.” #OYW2019 #HelpingNotHelping
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Incredible news ahead of @lumos campaign launch on Thursday... UK Government issues official Travel Advice warning of harms of orphanage volunteering and visits, incl the link to #exploitation @BetterCareNet @RO_global #orphanages #volunteering #tourism wearelumos.org/news-and-medi…
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Voluntourism, orphanage tourism and sexual abuse exploitation ecpat.org/news/voluntourism-… via @ECPATUK
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
State strategies should foresee measures to address the root causes which led to family separation and see to it that children, wherever possible, are cared for effectively by their own families and communities #ForEveryChild
ALT #ForEveryChild #4TheChildrenWeUsed2Be
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
A few months ago we had the chance to work with @VSO_Intl in Cambodia on this #responsiblevolunteering video. Volunteering has the potential to be a force for good but thinking carefully before choosing to go is crucial #StopOrphanTrips → youtube.com/watch?v=HM515ljp…
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
The Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty @GSCDL #GSCDL has been published! It is 1st scientific attempt to comprehend the magnitude of the situation, its possible justifications & root causes, as well as the harmful impacts of detention on children ow.ly/QIvv30pH4C4
ReThink Orphanages Global retweeted
Video: Strengthening Families and Preventing Separation | Better Care Network. In this video, Sophorn Ngath shares some of the key learning from the @CCTcambodia pilot phase of the Holistic Family Preservation Program in rural Cambodia. youtu.be/_1E-lCViK80