Romania's Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes has demanded an official investigation into 771 deaths in the dismal Communist-era orphanages for disabled children.

Lumos es una organización internacional cuyo trabajo se centra en poner fin a la institucionalización de los niños a nivel mundial para el año 2050.

Lumos is an international organisation working to end the institutionalisation of children globally by 2050.

El Director de Programas e Incidencia estará ubicado en Panamá (aunque podrían considerarse otras ubicaciones), ocupará un puesto a tiempo completo, reportará directamente al Director General Adjunto y será responsable de la ejecución operativa general, la elaboración de políticas y la incidencia en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.

Based in Panama (alternative locations would be considered), this full time role will report directly to the Deputy CEO and is responsible for overall operational delivery, policy development and advocacy in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

This paper explores the question: What does the literature tell us about how many children worldwide are in institutions/orphanages; how likely they are to be exploited and in which ways; and what interventions are most effective in preventing this?

This paper highlights some of the challenges of reforming child care policy and offers recommendations to advance the political priority of care reform at the national level. 

This case study describes the coordinated care and case management system for highly vulnerable children and their caregivers implemented by the Yekokeb Berhan program in Ethiopia.

This case study describes the case management system developed by the Sustainable Comprehensive Responses for Vulnerable Children and their Families (SCORE) project in Uganda. 

This study investigates how the intensification of immigration enforcement in the United States contributes to higher rates of undocumented immigrant children entering the foster care system.