The purpose of this consultancy is to build knowledge about the different forms of, and approaches to, arranging alternative care for children in communities in Cambodia, including pagoda-based care. 

Singapore’s Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will be launching a new pilot project by December which aims to enhance parenting skills and overall functioning in vulnerable families, according to the article.

This article highlights the findings of a recent report on residential child care centers in Cambodia, published by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) and UNICEF Cambodia, and discusses current programs and campaigns underway to enhance child protection and children’s rights in the country.

The Childline Foundation, along with three universities, will be conducting a mapping exercise of all child care institutions in Kerala, India, according to this article from NYOOOZ.

This article describes recent research on children in institutions in Cambodia. 

A survey conducted by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) in 2015 found that 11,788 children were living in 267 residential care institutions in five provinces alone. In 2014, only 139 residential care institutions were known to MoSVY in the same five provinces (housing 7,545 children), indicating a 92% increase in the number of recorded institutions.

In this video, Australian politician, Alannah McTiernan, delivers a speech to Parliament discussing the negative impact of Australians volunteering and visiting orphanages in Cambodia. McTiernan notes that across Western Austra

This article describes the alarming trend of poor families placing their children in orphanages in Cambodia, in the hopes of providing them with better educational and other opportunities.

Australian politician Lunda Reynolds, a Senator for Western Australia, issued a press release warning parents and schools contemplating helping Cambodian orphanages to proceed with caution to ensure they are not unwittingly taking part in “orphanage tourism." The Senator recently visited Cambodia to look at Australian aid projects.

This article describes growing skepticism around the value of "voluntourists" for local communities around the work, and many NGOs are questioning the unregulated industry that brings many young, unqualified westerners to developing countries. Often, volunteers are ineffective in providing help to communities, and sometimes can even pose danger to the community members or themselves.