In this article, the author discusses "voluntourism", where volunteers travel to other countries for a week or two for a “project” — a temporary medical clinic, an orphanage visit or a school construction. A 2008 study estimated that 1.6 million people volunteer on vacation, spending around $2 billion annually. 

A woman flew from Istanbul to Paris with an infant girl hidden inside her hand luggage, Air France has said.

Este informe presenta información sobre el problema de institucionalización de niños en América Latina y el Caribe.

Este documento pretende impulsar un cambio en el paradigma de la institucionalización como respuesta a la situación de los niños, niñas y adolescentes privados de cuidados familiares. 

Este documento discute el enfoque integral utilizado por Save the Children para promover la sinergia entre la autonomía personal y el desarrollo económico. 

This document discusses the comprehensive approach used by Save the Children to promote synergy between personal autonomy and economic development. 

This chapter from Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives, First Edition discusses how residential care has evolved and how it currently exists in the English-Speaking Caribbean.

This chapter from the book Global Perspectives discusses the challenges young people in Jamaica face as they age out of care.  The researchers review three Jamaican studies, which highlight challenges for young people, service providers and policy makers.  The reviews found that while there are state mechanisms in place, more needs to be done to ensure these mechanisms are followed.

This report is an analysis of the overall findings from the research project on Haitian child domestic workers.

Lumos is an international organisation working to end the institutionalisation of children globally.