Children who are placed in orphanages usually go through many more difficulties than their peers. As well as the emotional challenges associated with being separated from their families, children in institutional care often lack support, and struggle in school….
Last week three of our social workers visited remote villages in Chin state, to check up on children from five different families who have left orphanages in Yangon and gone back to live with their families…
In many rural areas of Myanmar it has sadly become fairly common for families to send their children away to orphanages, whenever a difficult situation arises. A major problem is that when one family sends their child away, it can encourage others to follow suit…
Every day in Myanmar, children are sent away from their families to live in orphanages. One boy who ended up in an orphanage in Yangon came from a small, rural village. He and his older sister were sent away in the hope that they would receive a better education outside their village….
Family breakdown is one of the biggest reasons why children in Myanmar are placed into orphanages. Without support to help parents during these difficult times, whole families can rip apart. When Tar and Lay’s parents got divorced, their lives were changed forever…
