Asia

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Amir Murtaza - A Safe World for Women,

Due to increasing incidents of violence, exploitation, neglect, and abuse of children, the government, NGOs, INGOs, and UN agencies have taken several steps to protect the children in the country.

Dr Helen Baños Smith - CWISH, with support from Family for Every Child ,

This report documents a study of the reintegration of child domestic workers in Nepal.

Elana Gaia & Denise Stuckenbruck - Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support,

This presentation from Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support includes an overview of family trends in the CEE/CIS region, some promising practices in social protection, and thoughts for going forward.

Bernadette Madrid - Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support,

This presentation from Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support discusses a study on the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on brain development.

Pete Pattisson - The Guardian,

This video describes the situation of orphanage “voluntourism” in Nepal and how it contributes to the exploitation of children and the growing orphan industry.

Pete Pattisson, The Guardian ,

This video shines a light on the exploitation of children in orphanages in Nepal and how it can be perpetuated by well-meaning foreign visitors.

Pete Pattisson - The Guardian,

This article, and corresponding 11-minute video, shed light on the rise in orphanage volunteering in Nepal, describing it as “a business model built on a double deception: the exploitation of poor families in rural Nepal and the manipulation of wealthy foreigners.”

BBC News,

This BBC article tells the story of two families, like many others in China, who need intensive medical attention for their children but cannot afford it and are faced with difficult decisions.

This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as part of its examination of the first periodic report of Azerbaijan under Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at its 125th and 126th meetings, held on 1 and 2 April 2014, respectively.

Tara Winkler in an interview with Phil Kafcaloudes for Radio Australia,

In this piece from Radio Australia, Phil Kafcaloudes interviews Tara Winkler, an Australian woman who set up an orphanage in Cambodia at the age of 21 and who has since changed her mind about institutional care.