{"id":12033,"date":"2016-06-25T11:31:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T10:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=12033"},"modified":"2016-06-25T11:34:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T10:34:14","slug":"international-development-organisations-say-no-orphanage-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/06\/international-development-organisations-say-no-orphanage-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"International Development Organisations on why to say \u201cno\u201d to orphanage volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A<\/span> number of leading development organisations are supporting a growing movement to discourage volunteering in orphanages abroad.<\/p>\n

A position paper, entitled \u201cOrphanage volunteering\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy to say no<\/a>\u201d has been developed by Better Volunteering Better Care and endorsed by 23 organisations. Better Volunteering Better Care<\/a> is an initiative created in 2013 by Better Care Network<\/a> and Save the Children UK<\/a>, specifically to discourage orphanage volunteering and to promote responsible alternatives.<\/p>\n

The paper has been formally released during the #StopOrphanTrips campaign\u200a\u2014\u200aa month-long \u201cblogging blitz\u201d during May, aimed at raising awareness about the problems associated with the growing trend of volunteering with vulnerable children in orphanages abroad.<\/p>\n

During the #StopOrphanTrips campaign a number of international development organisations also published blog posts on this topic, explaining their position, and demonstrating wide-spread support of the message.<\/p>\n

Save the Children UK<\/strong> published a blog post on May 24th detailing why theydon\u2019t support orphanage volunteering<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re worried about unskilled and untrained volunteers having access to extremely vulnerable children\u200a\u2014\u200aand that the demand for this kind of volunteering is contributing to the harmful practice of building and funding orphanages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

VSO<\/strong><\/a> (Voluntary Service Overseas),<\/strong> an international development organisation that works with volunteers to fight poverty and reduce inequality, also responded to the #StopOrphanTrips campaign stating:<\/p>\n

\u201cVSO has been working with volunteers for nearly 60 years to help address poverty and social exclusion across the globe. We recognise the valuable and compelling academic research that demonstrates the detrimental impacts that volunteer contact can have on institutionalised children, which is why VSO does not support such placements.<\/p>\n

VSO strongly welcome Better Volunteering Better Care campaign on this issue and we are ready to work with all organisations to ensure that orphanage trips are consigned to history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Executive Director for <\/strong>Hope and Homes for Children<\/strong><\/a>, Delia Pop,<\/strong>also released a blog post on 8th May explaining why \u201cIt\u2019s good to volunteer\u200a\u2014\u200abut not in orphanages\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cVoluntourism in orphanages leaves children vulnerable to abuse where child protection regulations are lax, it creates attachment problems in children who become close to short-term visitors and perpetuates the myth that many of these children are orphans in need of adoption.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Georgette Mulheir, the CEO of Lumos<\/a>, the children\u2019s charity founded by JK Rowling also spoke out this month against volunteering in orphanages<\/a> in an article published on The Pool<\/a> on May 25th:<\/p>\n

\u201cVolunteering in orphanages unfortunately perpetuates the cycle of orphanage care, which decades of research has shown to be harmful to almost every facet of child development,\u201d says Georgette. \u201cChildren need consistent, loving adult care, which they can only truly receive from families. Orphanages, even those that are well-run, cannot replace the love of a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

All of these organisations are part of a growing, global movement against orphanage volunteering\u200a\u2014\u200abuilding on initiatives from organisations such asFriends International<\/a> and their Children are not Tourist Attractions<\/a>campaign.<\/p>\n

#StopOrphanTrips Blogging Blitz<\/div>
This post is part of a month long #stoporphantrips Blogging Blitz.\u00a0You can see all the posts and learn more about the campaign on our Orphanage Volunteering special focus<\/a> page. <\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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