This article from the Epoch Times tells the story of Aisha Usman, adoptive mother of three and advocate for ending the institutionalization of children in Nigeria. The article also describes the global movement to move away from institutional care of children. "Multiple reports of fake orphanages and the bitter experiences of children in approved ones have sparked a debate on whether they should be banned," says the article.
“I will suggest to authorities to go undercover to investigate what is happening in these so-called orphanages,” said Usman. The article highlights the work of Lumos, Hope and Homes for Children, UNICEF, Save the Children and other partners to close orphanages and put children in kinship or family-based care settings and explains the situation in the Nigerian context.