BY EMMA STONEHOUSE CRANE, our partner network in Uganda, has a vision for all children: that they would live in the care of safe and secure families. For the 50,000 children who live in 800 orphanages, and the 10-15,000 children on the streets in Uganda, this means finding families who will give them supportive, long-term …
BY EMMA STONEHOUSE Myanmar continues to be afflicted by long-standing conflict, with Unicef estimating that 460,000 children require humanitarian assistance due to war and natural disasters. However, in the midst of such a disheartening statistic, there is abounding hope. Children can often be a forgotten party in times of war, as many find themselves far …
BY HANNAH BARR We begin Lent with Ash Wednesday, the day we remember that from dust we came ‘and to dust we shall return.’ It’s a time to remember that the world is in a broken state; that its citizens are daily subjected to appalling horrors and terrors. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, says …
BY CLARA HODGE Clara Hodge reports on the impact of the family reintegration programme in Uganda during the last two years and shares the story of a boy helped out of rubbish bins to get back home again. No child should have to grow up alone. Together Viva and our partner network CRANE are working …
BY JANE TRAVIS As Viva’s partner network, CRANE, promotes better family-based care for children in Uganda, what is the reaction of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) to this message of reintegration? Jane Travis visited Kampala to find out. “Breakthrough!” “An epiphany moment!” “A blessing!” It was encouraging to hear these positive responses as I met …
Last month, Justine Demmer, Asia Network Consultant and Viva HK National Director, visited a new network in Myanmar, where a committed group of 20 organisations are working together to help children displaced by conflict to go home again. Here are Justine’s reflections.