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This post is part of Better Volunteering Better Care’s month-long spread of articles aimed at raising awareness around the issues of orphanage volunteering. The post poses the question “would you be happy for a volunteer, who has no experience and has undergone no background checks, to help out at your local school or nursery?”

This post is part of Better Volunteering Better Care’s month-long spread of articles aimed at raising awareness around the issues of orphanage volunteering. The post offers a brief explanation as to why most children in “orphanages” are not orphans, what happens to those children, and a list of ways in which people can help address  the situations.

This document includes the full closing remarks and call to action from the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, presents a situational analysis of children with disabilities in Zambia and explains why disability should be at the core of care reform.

This presentation by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, presents a situational analysis of children with disabilities in Zambia and explains why disability should be at the core of care reform.

This presentation by Esther Ngulube of CMMB, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, outlines the objectives and activities of the Kusamala Project in Zambia and the key learning from this project.

This presentation by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, outlines eight strategic actions to be taken to accelerate care reform in Zambia.

In this video, a boy in a shelter in Athens, Greece shares his story of migration to Europe and the trials and challenges he has endured.

The video ‘Last Minute Orphanage’ offers an unique insight into the world of volunteering. It tells the story of 3 volunteers who travel to Cuzco Peru to volunteer for a few weeks with children.

This presentation by Janestic Twikirize and Florence Martin of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (GSSWA) and Better Care Network (BCN) respectively, given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, describes the work of both organizations and highlights the importance of mutual supporting in advancing care reform efforts.

This presentation by Amy Bess & Janestic Twikirize of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (GSSWA), given at the Zambia National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform, presents a working paper by GSSWA and BCN on the role that building the capacity of social service workers has in reforming child care systems.