UK Aid Direct announced its commitment to family and community-based care for all children and not providing funding to orphanages and children's institutions. This page of its website outlines what types of programs and activities UK Aid Direct will not be funding, including orphanages. "Applications for the funding of orphanages or other residential children’s institutions are not accepted under UK Aid Direct. Children’s prospects are generally best served by family-based care – be it with their own families, extended families or qualified foster families. Consideration may be given to projects that support the reintegration into families/family-based care of children from institutions."
