A New Zealand-based volunteer tourism company, International Volunteer HQ, will begin phasing out volunteer placements in overseas orphanages due to concerns of child exploitation, according to this article and accompanying video from 1 News. "There's growing concern that orphanages in some countries are simply becoming a money-making endeavor," says the video. The article and video also highlight the ways in which children can be exploited in orphanages and feature comments from UNICEF New Zealand and others calling for family strengthening measures that would allow families to keep their children at home, rather than send them to institutions.
