In a recent investigation in the Kaski district of Nepal, conducted by the District Child Welfare Council, 63 children’s homes in the district were found to be operating illegally (without government registration), according to the article. One orphanage, called Utpidit Kalyan, has not opened an organizational bank account and is still operating via personal account. What’s more, many of these orphanages, such as Namuna, are not only unregistered but also fail to meet the guidelines for Operation and Management of Residential Child Care Homes, set by the government.
These guidelines forbid child care homes from keeping children whose parents are still alive. However, the monitoring team found that many children who are living in those child care homes have living parents. All of the institutions investigated have been given ratings by the District Child Welfare Council and the District Administration Office of Kaski has so far shut down one child care home, relocating three children living in that home to another orphanage.
Also see ‘Kaski child homes operating illegally’ and 'Orphanages operating illegally in Kaski'