The Australian federal government has announced its plans "to divert well-meaning Australian volunteers from foreign orphanages that exploit fake orphans for profit," according to this article from the Guardian. While the government is still considering recommendations to discontinue Australian aid funding to overseas orphanages from the recent inquiry on modern slavery, the Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, will announce "a campaign involving states, territories, schools and universities to curb Australian involvement in so-called orphanage tourism in developing nations." The article refers to the advocacy work of Cambodia Children's Trust, ReThink Orphanages, and partners to call for the end of voluntourism in orphanages.
