Family survival - families send children to orphanages
Jun 25th, 2008 by Jon Posted in Nicaragua News | 1 Comment
This article on CNN.com reports on a phenomenon that I’ve heard about before, but never read or seen a real account of it until now. Due to bad social and economic conditions, families are “forced” to send children to orphanages because the family can not provide the basic necessities of life.
This is a very difficult idea to fathom… the sad desperation of these families as they have to choose between their own survival and the inclusion of one of their own.
With the world economy in turmoil due to increasing food and fuel prices, more children are finding themselves as orphans. According to the article, Indonesia has had a 30% increase in orphans in the month of May 2008.
Though CNN.com is reporting this story, another story that goes unreported is the fact that many more children are orphaned by abandonment.
Luckily, organizations like [tag]Empowerment International[tag] (see their website here) are working one-on-one with children and their families bringing new hope. This story in particular highlights the importance of grassroots involvement in repairing a family fabric that has been tattered.
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June 27th, 2008 at 5:02 am
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