Comments on: Are orphanages a necessary evil, or is there a better way?

By: The Tragedy of Orphanages | Transitions Initiative Worldwide Network

The Tragedy of Orphanages | Transitions Initiative Worldwide Network — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:16:18 +0000

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By: Susan Nowell

Susan Nowell — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:55:18 +0000

There’s no doubt that our society must step up on behalf of the world’s orphans if we are to be make a difference in the lives of children. Unfortunately, though, it’s not possible to empty the orphanages … because not every orphan is adoptable.

My husband and I work with Hope Unlimited for Children (www.hopeunlimited.org) Due to the realities of their young lives, children in our residential homes in Brazil are not adoptable … but that doesn’t stop God from working miracles of healing and transformation in their lives!

To understand why adoption isn’t possible, I hope you’ll read this post I just published on my blog: http://myplacetoyours.blogspot.com/2012/10/day-29-of-31-days-of-creative-caring.html

By: Albert Reingewirtz

Albert Reingewirtz — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:31:51 +0000

It would be correct to post “some” or “most” orphanages fitting her description. I was raised in 4 orphanages and I came out OK. To this day my discards always go to the Salvation Army. I owe my life to Capitaine Riom of the French Salvation army and finding remnants of my family. I can’t accept her generalizations. Efforts should go to better all orphanages.

By: Kariuki Kiragu

Kariuki Kiragu — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:24:50 +0000

Yes, it’s dreary but to a large extent, it is a matter of design and the level of child desperation.

I have participated in the setting up of the Nyumbani Village, Kitui, Kenya (www.nyumbani.org) with 1,000 orphans and 125 elders and I think it is different from the description given.

More of these are needed though a scheme is on to encourage, socio-economically, fostering.

Let’s talk

By: Albert Reingewirtz

Albert Reingewirtz — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:28:43 +0000

So you visited a terrible orphanage and make generalizations such as 10 time more likely to be involved in prostitution or 40% more likely to be involved in crime. I was hidden in an orphanage of the Salvation Army during WW II my parents unbeknown to me already murdered. After the war I grew up in different Jewish orphanages. I have never been involved in crime or prostitution. Who writes such non-sense?